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Ohioans gather for hearing on "right to work" bill

December 2, 2015 The crowd that gathered in the committee hearing room, the overflow room and Statehouse hallways was reminiscent of Senate Bill 5, the law aimed at public sector unions. Ohio voters overturned it back in 2011. The bill Republican Representative Tom Brinkman is sponsoring woul [...]

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Hillary Clinton unveils infrastructure investment plan

December 2, 2015 Evoking the investment in American infrastructure by Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton on Monday unveiled the most sprawling — and costliest — government program of her campaign to date. Mrs. Clinton said her five-year, $275-billion federal i [...]

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Railroad bridges of the Crooked River

December 2, 2015 CLEVELAND –- Norfolk Southern owns the Conrail vertical lift railroad bridge, which is near the river’s mouth at Lake Erie, northeast of Willow Bridge. This operational bridge, which fell under a Corps of Engineers bridge-replacement project in the 1940s, replaced an ol [...]

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SMART TD member victim of shooting

December 1, 2015 It wasn’t unusual to see commuter rail conductor Jephthe Chery at work seven days a week as he tried to rise quickly in the company, former colleagues say. Coworkers described Chery — who died after being caught in crossfire early Thanksgiving outside a Fenway Park bar [...]

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Study finds Americans support more public transit

December 1, 2015 WASHINGTON – A new national survey reveals that more than 7 in 10 Americans support increased federal funding for the nation’s public transportation systems, including those that serve small cities, towns, and large urban areas. The survey was conducted by ORC International f [...]

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PLA Support Grows On Capitol Hill

December 1, 2015 U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez toured the $345 million wharf project at Naval Base Kitsap this week, which is being built primarily with local labor thanks to a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). After touring the facility, Perez and Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) met with the h [...]

FMCSA publishes final rule prohibiting coercion

December 1, 2015 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the publication in the Federal Register of a Final Rule to help further safeguard commercial truck and bus drivers from being compelled to violate federal safety [...]

Tags final rule, FMCSA, MAP 21, OSHA, U.S. DOT, whistleblower

BNSF may pay for failing to report leaks on time

December 1, 2015 Railroad has tentatively agreed to pay $71,700 for faililng to timely report leaks of crude oil along the state’s railway system OLYMPIA, Wash. — BNSF Railway has agreed to pay $71,700 for failing to timely report crude oil leaks and other hazardous material spills along the [...]

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Decision time in S.D. on huge Bakken pipeline

November 30, 2015 WILLISTON, S.D. – South Dakota regulators are poised to make a decision this week on the Dakota Access Pipeline while North Dakota officials wait for the company to provide more information. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission expects to vote Monday on the state’s po [...]

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Union-made Thanksgiving shopping list

November 25, 2015 As you prepare to head to the grocery store to pick up your Thanksgiving dinner ingredients, double check your shopping list to make sure your Turkey Day fixin’s are all union made in America. Appetizers Del Monte Blue Diamond Almonds—BCTGM Kraft/Nabisco crackers—BCTGM [...]

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