transportation
Teamsters campaign against extra-large trucks
May 5, 2011The Teamsters and several safety groups and advocates opened a campaign on against the truck lobby's plans to put extra-large rigs on U.S. roads.
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LaHood “had no idea” air traffic controllers were tired
April 19, 2011The problem started 30 years ago when Reagan fired the air traffic controllers who were protesting the very conditions that led to this debacle.
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Video: Fighting for Chicago mass transit
February 21, 2011Transit workers and environmental activists rallied here in support of mass transit last Thursday, calling for increased funding, not cuts.
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TSA airport checks: making sense of the furor
November 23, 2010Civil liberties advocates, libertarians and some passengers are protesting new airport security screening procedures, while some are skeptical about the furor.
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Truckers find their voice on Twitter
April 13, 2010One of the most influential truckers on Twitter is TruckerDesiree, who has 5,786 followers and is a whistleblower on truck driving school scams.
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