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
Amtrak train adds stop in Bill Clinton’s hometown
(Source: Associated Press, March 25, 2013) CHICAGO — Amtrak's Texas Eagle has added a stop in Hope, Ark., birthplace of former President Bill Clinton. Full story: www.kwqc.com
Plans for Detroit River rail tunnel move forward
(Source: Associated Press, March 25, 2013) DETROIT — Supporters of a long-delayed second rail tunnel under the Detroit River say the project could break ground as early as next year. Full story: Bloomberg Business Week
Freight cars derail in CSX yard in South Philadelphia
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 25, 2013) PHILADELPHIA — Six cars of a CSX freight train derailed early Sunday afternoon in the company's Greenwich Yard in South Philadelphia between the sports stadiums and the new GlaxoSmithKline building at the Navy Yard. Full...
Illinois gets $808 million train business Scott Walker destroyed in Wisconsin
(Source: The Political Environment, March 22, 2013) When Scott Walker forced the cancellation of a Madison-to-Milwaukee Amtrak line in 2011, he and legislators also broke a contract to build train equipment for several states at a developing Milwaukee factory in the...
Flight attendants applaud bi-partisan budget amendment to keep knives out of aircraft cabins
(Source: Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions press release, March 22, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions, representing 90,000 Flight Attendants, is marshaling support for an amendment to the budget resolution submitted by U.S. Senators...
Corporate-back Trans-Pacific Partnership shrouded in secrecy
(Source: Truth-Out, March 19, 2013) The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a multilateral trade deal currently being hammered out by the United States and ten other countries, could end up affecting every human being and dollar of wealth on the planet. The extent to...
Anti-union laws, reduced ranks — what’s next for organized labor?
(Source: Associated Press, March 24, 2013) NEW YORK — On March 28, Michigan's right-to-work law takes effect, a stunning shift in this symbolic capital of organized labor. The historic change is just the latest sign of turmoil in the union movement that has seen its...
Scores of critics denounce emergency financial manager for Detroit
(Source: Detroit Free Press, March 24, 2013) DETROIT — Amid shouts of "No justice, no peace," the call to action was clear Saturday as speakers at Historic King Solomon Baptist Church denounced the appointment of an emergency financial manager for Detroit — and...
Pro-democracy movement against ‘disaster capitalism’ in Detroit
(Source: Common Dreams, March 24, 2013) DETROIT — Community and pro-democracy activists in Detroit have no intention of rolling over and playing dead for Kevyn Orr, the city's new 'emergency manager' appointed by Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, who will begin his...
Union Pacific to announce 1Q 2013 results on April 18
(Source: Union Pacific Railroad press release, March 21, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — You are invited to listen to Union Pacific Corporation's first quarter 2013 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference on Thursday,...
