mass transit
Trying to haul highway-mass transit bill out of ditch
June 22, 2012With the House and the Senate trying to hash out their differences on the highway-mass transit bill, Minnesota Democratic Rep. Tim Walz gave them a shove. The House backed his shove on June 20.
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GOP forces anti-labor provisions into transport bills
February 2, 2012Unions are mobilizing this week to fight anti-labor provisions the Republicans have inserted into major transportation bills.
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American-made streetcars: Portland company rebuilds lost industry
July 28, 2010United Streetcar, a union company in Portland, Ore., and wholly owned subsidiary of Oregon Iron Works, has built the first American-made streetcar in over half a century.
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Bus riders protest 20 percent fare hikes
June 1, 2010Video: Bus Riders Union protests the proposed 20% fare increase for Los Angeles County passengers.
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A demand grows in Brooklyn: fund kids, not bombs
April 16, 2010Local residents filled the library at Brooklyn Tech High School to see how the oversized Pentagon budget is draining resources from their community.
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