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Opinion: Postal service dying from 1,000 cuts and a GOP stab in the back
(Source: Los Angeles Times, February 7, 20130 LOS ANGELES — In 2006, the GOP Congress passed a bill that required the Postal Service to fully fund future retiree health benefits for the next 75 years and to accomplish this within a 10-year period. Republicans are...
Washtenaw County takes stance against Michigan’s right-to-work legislation with unanswered legal questions
(Source: Ann Arbor.com, February 7, 2013) ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners gave its initial approval to a resolution Wednesday night aimed at deferring the effects of right-to-work legislation without answered questions on its legality....
Anti-union dues collecting measure is examined by Missouri, Kansas lawmakers
(Source: Kansas City Star, January 31, 2013) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Republicans say it’s a simple change, from opting out to opting in. But by making it more difficult for public employee unions to collect dues, GOP lawmakers in Kansas and Missouri could weaken a chief...
Dwight D. Eisenhower locomotive meets its sister Mallard in UK’s National Railway Museum
(Source: The Press, February 7, 2013) YORK, England — The newly-restored sister of the world’s fastest steam locomotive, Mallard, has joined the record breaker to take pride of place in York, writes Naomi Nightingale. The Dwight D Eisenhower has been unveiled to the...
Snow trains to the slopes may be making a comeback
(Source: Boston Globe, February 7, 2013) BOSTON — It’s taken more than half a century, but the notion of traveling to ski country by train is starting to shift from archaic to retro chic. “Snow trains” were once the backbone of New England skiing, when rail service...
AAR: Freight railroads plan to invest $24.5 billion in rail networks, hire 11,000 employees in 2013
(Source: Association of American Railroads press release, February 6, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today announced the nation’s major freight railroads plan to invest an estimated $24.5 billion in 2013 to build, maintain and...
Administrator Szabo: Goal is to lead the way in railroad safety
(Source: Railway Age, February 6, 2013) NEW YORK — Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo addressed the Railway Age International Conference on Communications-Based Train Control on Feb. 5. He spoke about rail's growing role in moving people and freight, as well...
Opinion: A U.S. high-speed rail network shouldn’t be just a dream
(Source: Opinion column by Alfred Twu published in The Guardian, February 6, 2013) LONDON — I created this US High Speed Rail Map as a composite of several proposed maps from 2009, when government agencies and advocacy groups were talking big about rebuilding...
Thanks to Congressional incompetence, Saturday mail delivery is history
(Source: Think Progress, February 6, 2013) The U.S. Postal Service announced on Wednesday that it will discontinue first class Saturday mail delivery, marking another milestone in the decline of the once-ubiquitous government service. But it isn’t a switch to online...
Opinion: 401Ks are a disaster and Social Security benefits need major boost
(Source: USA Today, February 5, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recent and near-retirees, the first major cohort of the 401(k) era, do not have nearly enough in retirement savings to even come close to maintaining their current lifestyles. We need an across the board...
