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Robert Reich: We can save the economy if we get serious about taxing the rich
(Source: AlterNet, September 23, 2013) It’s one of the central issues of our time. It spawned both the Tea Party and the Occupy movements. It has the potential to deeply sabotage our economy. And, argues former U.S. secretary of labor Robert Reich, the problem is much...
Walmart losing customers as it cuts employee hours so drastically they can’t keep shelves stocked
(Source: Think Progress, September 24, 2013) NEW YORK — After cutting employees’ hours so deeply that stores could not keep their shelves stocked, Walmart is adding more full-time workers in time for the holiday shopping season. The retail giant has been shedding...
Brunswick train facility foes to challenge noise analysis
(Source: Morning Sentinel, September 25, 2013) BRUNSWICK, Md. — Noise and vibrations created by a proposed Amtrak layover facility in Brunswick would not exceed federal noise guidelines, according to an environmental assessment submitted to the federal government by...
Teamsters, Horizon Air reach tentative agreement on proposed five-year contract extension
(Source: Alaska Air Group press release, September 23, 2013) SEATTLE, Wash. — Horizon Air and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters today jointly announced a tentative agreement on a proposed five-year contract extension covering the airline's 280 aircraft...
CN Rail responds to allegations to financial mismanagement
(Source: APTN National News, September 23, 2013) OTTAWA — APTN has been investigating the Holmes vs. CN case for several months, interviewing sources and collecting documents. Full story: APTN National News
Most locomotive engineers have stories to tell about close calls
(Source: Ottawa Citizen, September 20, 2013) OTTAWA — Train engineer Paul Boucher still recalls the day with dread. It was the early 1990s and he was driving a CNR freight train through Collins Bay, between Napanee and Kingston. Two teenage girls appeared up ahead...
LA appeals for help following increase in ‘suicide by train’
(Source: Associated Press, September 23, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Alarmed by an increase in suicides on its rail tracks, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is making a rare appeal for the public’s help. Full story: Los Angeles Daily News
National Transportation Safety Board hearings to examine Metro-North crashes
(Source: Hartford Courant, September 24, 2013) HARTFORD, Conn. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold two investigative hearings in October to examine two Metro-North railroad accidents earlier this year. On May 17th, more than 70 people were injured,...
SEPTA is heading for a crash
(Source: Philadelphia City Paper, September 24, 2013) PHILADELPHIA — Self-hating Philadelphians love to complain about the city and its services. One of their favorite targets? The underrated, underfunded, enormous and, yes, aromatic Southeastern Pennsylvania...
Blue Island rail project to smooth freight traffic
(Source: Southtown Star, September 24, 2013) CHICAGO — Freight trains and motorists will be able to move more efficiently now that a $9.7 million project to install crossover tracks has been completed at the rail yard in Blue Island. Full story: Southtown Star
