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ALEC’s insidious influence in Iowa exposed today
(Source: Teamster Nation, March 12, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iowa lawmakers may unknowingly belong to ALEC, the escort service for corporations and state lawmakers, according to a report released today in DesMoines by Progress Iowa. The report also identified more...
If corporations don’t pay taxes, why should you?
(Source: Truth Dig, March 12, 2013) Go offshore young man and avoid paying taxes. Plunder at will in those foreign lands, and if you get in trouble, Uncle Sam will come rushing to your assistance, diplomatically, financially and militarily, even if you have managed to...
Roanoke departure added to 21st Century Steam schedule for March 17
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, March 12, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — A round trip between Roanoke and Lynchburg, Va., on Sunday, March 17, has been added to the previously announced 21st Century Steam excursions. The train, powered by the Tennessee Valley Railroad...
NJ Transit awards $17 million for Sandy recovery
(Source: NorthJersey.com, March 12, 2013) NJ Transit is preparing to officially launch its superstorm Sandy "Disaster Recovery Program" on Wednesday by awarding an additional $17 million to firms that already have open contracts with the Newark-based agency, spokesman...
Republicans want Las Vegas high-speed rail spiked
(Source: Associated Press, March 12, 2013) LOS ANGELES — Top congressional Republicans want the Obama administration to reject a $5.5 billion loan being sought by a private Nevada company to build a high-speed train from the edge of California's Mojave Desert to Las...
After watering down financial reform, ex-senator joins Goldman Sachs’ lobbying firm
(Source: Think Progress, March 11, 2013) During his nearly three years in the U.S. Senate, Scott Brown (R-MA) frequently came to the aid of the financial sector — watering down the Dodd-Frank bill and working to weaken it after its passage — and accepted hundreds of...
Teamsters educate city leaders about Republic Services’ poor record
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 11, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamster members exposed Republic Services/Allied Waste’s [NYSE: RSG] problematic record today at the opening session of the National League of Cities’ annual...
Teamsters converge on Memphis to coordinate response to Republic/Allied Waste’s attacks on health care, job security and workplace safety
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 11, 2013) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Teamsters from across the country met in Memphis yesterday to plan a coordinated response to Republic Services/Allied Waste’s efforts to impoverish their workers, ignore...
Missouri senate backs anti-union paycheck deception bill
(Source: Associated Press, March 11, 2013) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to a measure that would require public employee unions to seek annual consent to automatically deduct dues from members' paychecks. The Senate voted in...
GE Transportation eyes natural gas locomotives
(Source: Erie Times-News, March 11, 2013) ERIE, Pa. — GE Transportation doesn't simply build diesel-electric locomotives. The company, which has its main manufacturing facility in Lawrence Park Township, invented this system of using diesel engines to generate power...
