Infrastructure
Rebuild America’s infrastructure
February 25, 2016We didn't need the horrors of children at risk from fouled lead pipes in Flint, Michigan to know that our infrastructure is dangerously decrepit.
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Liberal election victory in Canada holds lessons for Americans
October 26, 2015Liberals campaigned on making investments in infrastructure to create jobs, raise income taxes on the richest Canadians to fund services for those at the bottom, and democratize the political system.
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Activist group wins improvements in “Call-A-Ride”
July 21, 2015The Coalition for Truth in Independence held a press conference to highlight recent successes around the "Ride with Respect Campaign."
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Unions and allies get support for gas tax hike for highway-mass transit funding
June 24, 2015The legislation is important both for jobs creation and to repair and replace the nation's crumbling infrastructure and to repair, replace and upgrade bus and subway systems.
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Unions open contract talks with General Electric
June 2, 2015The negotiations cover 10,000 IUE-CWA workers and another 6,000 workers from other U.S. unions.
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