The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), a labor union representing maritime workers at many East and Gulf coast ports, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), representing shipping carriers, jointly announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year labor contract.
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As a government shutdown at midnight Friday looms, Congress continues to try to find a path forward on extending government funding and possibly addressing the debt limit in an effort to appease President-elect Trump, who has said the debt limit should be addressed alongside continued government funding.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week announced a round of grants totaling $300 million under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) to promote U.S. agricultural product exports in emerging global markets. This includes $10 million allocated to the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council.
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