BLET News
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Daily Headlines
MTA audit reveals ‘unanticipated’ surplus of nearly $2 billion
(Source: Associated Press, September 28, 2013) NEW YORK — An audit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by the New York state comptroller has found the transit agency has $1.9 billion in “unanticipated funds.” State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Friday the...
Lac-Megantic: Tourist train’s visit a part of devastated town’s recovery
(Source: Toronto Star, October 1, 2013) LAC-MEGANTIC — In “a step towards reclaiming our town,” the mayor of Lac-Mégantic announced Tuesday that trains will return to the Quebec town later this month, the first time since the derailment disaster that killed 47 and...
Judge to decide whether victims of Quebec train explosion have voice in bankruptcy proceedings
(Source: Bangor Daily News, October 1, 2013) BANGOR, Maine — A federal bankruptcy judge considered Tuesday pending motions in the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway bankruptcy, including one that would allow victims of the devastating crash in Lac-Megantic, Quebec,...
Lead plaintiff drops out of lawsuit against MMA Railway over Lac-Megantic
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 1, 2013) TORONTO — One of two class-action lawsuits launched after the rail disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Que., has lost its lead plaintiff nearly three months after an oil train derailed in the small town and set off explosions that...
Opinion: The dishonesty of voter ID laws
(Source: New York Times editorial, September 30, 2013) NEW YORK — The Justice Department on Monday sued North Carolina over the state’s restrictive new voting law, which requires photo identification for in-person voting and cuts back on early voting and same-day...
TTD: Government shutdown impacts transportation system and jobs
(Source: AFL-CIO's Transportation Trades Department press release, October 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement on the impact of a government shutdown on transportation: “This is a...
More than 800,000 federal workers are furloughed
(Source: Wall Street Journal, October 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government's forced shutdown of vast swaths of its operations will send more than 800,000 federal workers home without pay, close national parks and cripple some programs, while leaving...
Lawmakers worry government shutdown could last weeks, could lead to default by Treasury
(Source: Associated Press, October 2, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — First slowed, then stalled by political gridlock, the vast machinery of government clanged into partial shutdown mode on Tuesday and President Barack Obama warned the longer it goes "the more families will...
Consultants’ contracts soar to more than $62 million for Detroit bankruptcy
(Source: Detroit Free Press, September 29, 2013) DETROIT — Contracts approved for consultants and lawyers advising emergency manager Kevyn Orr’s team as it restructures city government and prepares for a likely Chapter 9 bankruptcy have skyrocketed to at least $62...
Wall Street predators wage secret war on American retirements
(Source: AlterNet, September 27, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lips are smacking on Wall Street. Today’s tasty treat? The pensions of hard-working people across America. Financial hustlers have been working overtime to convince the population that we are in the midst of an...
