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Wisconsin governor exposed as corporate tool in prank call
(The following is from teamsternation.blogspot.com.) If you ever had any doubt that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is a toady for corporate welfare and queen union-busting billionaire David Koch, you have to listen to this. Right now. A journalist, pretending to be Koch,...
Hoffa in Wisconsin, urges working families to stick together
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following on February 23, 2011.) MADISON, Wisc. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today addressed a crowd of thousands of working families in the Statehouse Rotunda, urging all workers to stand strong...
Jesse Jackson joins Ohio union workers in opposition to attack on collective bargaining
(The following appeared on the Plain Dealer website on February 23, 2011.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Rev. Jesse Jackson revved up union workers at a downtown rally today to oppose Senate Bill 5, a Republican-backed proposal to overhaul the state's collective bargaining...
Ohio’s attack on collective bargaining could jeopardize its federal transit money
(The following appeared on The Plain Dealer website on February 23, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ohio could lose a significant portion of its $171 million in yearly federal transit money if state legislators adopt a proposal that would curtail collective bargaining...
Norfolk Southern orders 1,500 coal cars
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 22, 2011.) Norfolk Southern Railway is ordering 1,500 high-capacity coal hauling railcars from FreightCar America, in an order valued at more than $100 million. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, who...
CP and Vancouver port look to speed cargo movement
(The following appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on February 22, 2011.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian Pacific and Port Metro Vancouver announced on February 22 a collaboration agreement intended to accelerate the movement of cargo through Canada's largest...
BNSF likely to appeal locomotive engineer’s $1.9 million award
(The following appeared on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram website on February 22, 2011.) FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway Co. says it will probably appeal a $1.9 million jury verdict that found the railroad responsible for the back injuries that forced a longtime...
CSX opens new Ohio intermodal hub
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 22, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation began operating the big new intermodal terminal it built at North Baltimore, Ohio, near Toledo, which will be the western anchor of its National...
SEPTA puts its new Korean-made railcar in service
(The following appeared on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on February 23, 2011.) PHILADELPHIA — With no fanfare, the first of SEPTA's long-delayed production Silverliner V passenger railcars made their debut Monday. The two cars were the first of 117 being...
U.S. Supreme Court sides with CSX in Alabama tax case
(Bloomberg News circulated the following on February 22, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court broadened the ability of railroads to challenge state taxes as illegally favoring other types of carriers, ruling in favor of CSX Corp. in an Alabama case. The...
