Mainebiz

Golden, Jackson criticize lack of action on Canadian logger loophole

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act, passed by the U.S. House Thursday, offers sweeping reform to programs that allow foreign agricultural workers to be employed in the U.S. One thing it doesn't do, ...
Overdrive

Canadian ELD mandate looming, registration process could pressure U.S. registry

The Canadian government announced this month it has finalized a mandate to require the use of electronic logging devices, setting a deadline of June 12, 2021, for carriers to replace their paper logs ...
Mainebiz

State alleges logging labor violations

State officials have found pervasive violations of foreign labor laws by Canadian logging companies operating in Maine and have asked federal regulators to step in. Canadian firms working in the North ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

With or without tariffs, use fewer paper products

I read with interest the article (“Will tariffs give logging more teeth?” March 31). The article gave many interesting facts about local and Canadian logging and timber production. Not every felled ...