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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This week, President-elect Trump has continued announcing his nominations for senior government positions, including those at the Departments of Commerce (DOC), Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Attorney General (DOJ), Interior (DOI), Energy (DOE), Veterans Affairs (VA), Transportation (DOT), Education (DOE), as well as various other senior White House roles. President-elect Trump has not yet named a nominee for Secretary of Agriculture (USDA).
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President-elect Trump has named seven nominees to serve in the cabinet, including secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security (DHS), Justice (DOJ), State (DOS), Defense (DoD), Veterans Affairs (VA), as well as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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