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USA : Act Now! Tell Congress not to leave the unemployed out in the cold

Source: The Nation

ICTSI terminal on Black Sea goes live with terminal operating system

Tideworks Technology has announced that the Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT) has successfully deployed Tideworks’ Mainsail Vanguard as its new terminal operating system (TOS).
In addition, BICT, located in Adjara, Georgia on the Black Sea and operated by International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), has installed Forecast, Tideworks’ port community web portal, and Traffic Control, its equipment dispatch system.
Michael Schwank, president of Tideworks, said, “We are very proud of the work we do for the three ICTSI sites in Gdynia, Poland; Portland, Ore.; and Adjara, Georgia.”
More at Port Technology

ZIM in talks to expand cooperation with G6

ZIM and the G6 alliance (APL, HMM, MOL, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL) are holding discussions in order to cooperate in the Asia-Pacific North West Coast trade, expanding the current cooperation between ZIM and G6 on the Asia-US East coast trade, the company said in its press release.
The new structure is planned to commence from the second quarter of 2014. Any cooperative agreement will be subject to FMC approval.
More at IAA Port News

USA : AFL-CIO Supports Fast Food Strikers

Source: PA AFL-CIO

USA : Labor leaders rally in support of striking county social workers

Source: LATimes

USA : Labor protest at LaGuardia Airport

Source: Queens Chronicle

USA : The 102 cities where fast-food workers are striking today

Source: Washington Post

USA : Oakland Fast Food Workers Walk-Out At McDonalds In National Workers Action For Union Rights

Source: LVP

USA : Omaha fire union votes to accept new contract negotiated with Mayor Stothert