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Martin on Via Rail funding: ‘We will review every single government decision’
(The following Canadian Press story by James McCarten was circulated on October 28.) WATERLOO, Ont. -- Liberal leader-in-waiting Paul Martin repeated his promise to review every one of his predecessor's spending decisions Monday as he refused to say whether Transport...
Opposition attacks a government divided over Via
(The following report by Allison Dunfield appeared on the Globe and Mail?s website on October 27.) TORONTO -- Transport Minister David Collenette was attacked Monday by opposition MPs opposed to a $700-million cash injection for Via Rail, especially since Paul Martin...
Via’s competitors fighting mad
(The following story by Nicolas Van Praet appeared in the Montreal Gazette on October 27.) MONTREAL -- A train with Via's new-style cars, the refurbished Renaissance cars put into service over the past couple of years, pulls into Central Station yesterday. Via plans...
Senate and House seek consensus on Amtrak subsidy
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on October 27.) WASHINGTON -- The Senate has approved a $1.34 billion subsidy for Amtrak for the fiscal year that began on Oct. 1. The action sets up a conflict with the House, which approved $900 million less...
Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney On the Arrests of Undocumented Immigrant Workers at Wal-Mart Stores
(The AFL-CIO issued the following statement on October 24.) The arrests of hundreds of undocumented immigrant workers at Wal-Mart stores in 21 states underscores the sobering fact that the "Wal-Martization" of our economy is driving down wages and workers' rights...
Opinion: Grocery strike, spiraling health costs are very close to home
(The following column by Michael Kinsman appeared on the San Diego Union Tribune?s website on October 27.) SAN DIEGO -- If you think the Southern California grocery store strike is someone else's problem, you might want to take off your blinders. Increasingly, the...
Workers caught in St. Louis grocery strike lean on principle
(The following story by Repps Hudson appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on October 25.) ST. LOUIS -- With the work stoppage at the St. Louis area's three leading grocery chains in its third week, some striking or locked out union workers are running out...
SJ Rail officials await judge’s ruling against project
(The Pasadena Citizen posted the following story by Deanna Sheffield on its website on October 26.) PASADENA, Calif. -- San Jacinto Rail officials are still waiting to learn why a judge ruled they could not use neighboring Bayport property to construct a rail line...
Rerouting rail
(The Rocky Mountain News posted the following story by John Rebchook on its website on October 24.) DENVER -- Then came the churches. Then came the schools. Then came the lawyers. Then came the rules. Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads. "Telegraph...
UP no longer part of local chamber
(The Idaho State Journal posted the following story on its website on October 27.) POCATELLO, Idaho -- Union Pacific will no longer be a member of the local chamber of commerce, Chamber President Arlen Witrock said Friday. "Clearly we're disappointed," Wittrock said....
