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St. Paul March for Middle Class aims to continue Dr. King’s work
(The following appeared on the Minneapolis Star Tribune website on April 4, 2011.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — From the Cathedral they marched -- teachers, Teamsters, locomotive engineers -- united Monday in support of workers' rights and in defense of the middle class. Out...
Unions rally on April 4, linking their cause to Dr. King
(The following appeared on the New York Times website on April 4, 2011.) NEW YORK — Labor unions and civil rights groups held hundreds of rallies and teach-ins on Monday to defend collective bargaining and to tie it to the cause the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was...
NJ Transit suspends payouts to nonunion employees for unused vacation days; eyes same for unions
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 1, 2011.) NEWARK, N.J. — NJ Transit is curbing payouts for unused vacation time, suspending the payouts to nonunion employees. NJ Transit spokeswoman Penny Bassett-Hackett told the Asbury Park Press the action...
Rep. Rahall announces $1 million in federal funding for W.Va. rail study
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 31, 2011.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rep. Nick Rahall says West Virginia is getting $1 million in federal funding to assess the state's rail network. The West Virginia Democrat said Thursday the funding goes to the...
AAR: Continued gains in weekly carload and intermodal traffic
(The Association of American Railroads issued the following on March 31, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported rail traffic gains for the week ending March 26, 2011, with U.S. railroads originating 299,903 carloads, up...
New export grain terminal slated for La. port
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 31, 2011.) LAKE CHARLES, La. -- An international agribusiness investment firm has signed the final agreements to build a $59.2 million grain export terminal at the Port of Lake Charles. The terminal being...
An interview with D.J. Stadtler, CFO of Amtrak
(The following appeared on the CFO Magazine website on April 1, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama devoted a portion of his January State of the Union address to the subject of high-speed rail transport, and the following month Vice President Biden announced a...
20 homes lost to Riverside rail improvements
(The following appeared on the Press-Enterprise website on March 31, 2011.) RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Nearly 40 years ago, Frances Villegas and her husband were looking for a house to buy in Riverside. When they saw the one-story half-brick, half-stucco home at the corner...
Vermont, Rhode Island governors vow to unite on high-speed rail
(The following appeared on the Boston Globe website on March 31, 2011.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee are promising to work together on plans for high-speed rail in New England. Vermont, Rhode Island and several...
Rhode Island to compete for share of federal high-speed rail money
(The following appeared on the Providence Journal website on April 1, 2011.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island will compete for a share of $2.4 billion in federal money for high-speed rail that had been originally set aside for Florida. The state Department of...
