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Big US businesses pledge to extend working hours to ease supply chain backlogs

Biden administration secures commitment from Walmart, UPS and FedEx to work round the clock

Joe Biden has secured pledges from Walmart, UPS and FedEx to extend their working hours in a bid to ease supply chain bottlenecks that are weighing down the US and global economic recoveries.

The three companies on Wednesday committed to move towards a round-the-clock, seven-day-week model as part of a broader effort to help clear the mismatches between booming demand and lagging supply and alleviate shortages.

The moves from corporate America were unveiled at White House summit hosted by Biden, who met with business leaders, port and freight executives and union officials to discuss the strained state of global supply chains.

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