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Biden awards billions for LTL trucker pensions

8 December 2022

The Biden administration has released $36 billion in bailout money for the Central States Pension Fund (CSPF) that will go toward protecting the pensions of over 350,000 workers, including drivers who work for or have retired from less-than-truckload carriers Yellow and ABF Freight.

The money was authorized within the Butch Lewis Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021, legislation that was rolled into the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan signed into law by President Joe Biden in March last year.

“These...

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US should speak up on key issues at next week’s G20 meeting

11 February 2022

US should speak up on key issues at next week’s G20 meeting

Friday 11 February 2022 – Vol.13 Ed.6.5

Commentary: US must strengthen IMF at February G20 meeting

By Meg Lundsager and Mark Sobel

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather on 17-18 February. Amid high-profile topics including inflation, key issues beneath the surface could challenge the International Monetary Fund’s global leadership role. Three such issues are Argentina’s relationship with the IMF, low-income country debt...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/11/us-should-speak-up-on-key-issues-at-next-weeks-g20-meeting/

$1,400 COVID relief checks to trigger surge in e-commerce shipments

10 March 2021

Federal stimulus checks of $1,400 could be landing in Americans’ bank accounts by next week. It won’t be long before some of those dollars are recycled into online orders and e-commerce fulfillment companies see a spurt in volume, logistics experts say.

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected Wednesday to pass the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package and President Joe Biden says he will quickly sign it into law.

Individuals earning up to $75,000 and couples earning up to $150,000 are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/$1400-covid-relief-checks-to-trigger-surge-in-e-commerce-shipments

Medically Necessary: Stimulus bill has billions for vaccine distribution, executive orders signal supply chain focus and Merck helps J&J produce vaccine

3 March 2021

This is an excerpt from the March 2, 2021 edition of Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here.

Good afternoon. Medically Necessary is a newsletter by Matt Blois about the health care supply chain — how we get drugs, devices and medical supplies to health care providers and patients.

Stimulus bill has billions to boost vaccine distribution

The COVID-19 stimulus bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives includes billions of dollars for the vaccine...

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