transportation
Putting high-speed rail back on track
May 25, 2011President Obama announced recently that $8 billion in Recovery Act grants are going to the development of America's first nationwide high-speed intercity rail service program.
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What a flight attendant owns
May 11, 2011Former flight attendant remembers her co-workers, her union sisters and brothers, and the dignity and hard work of the profession, which makes the industry belong to those who work in it.
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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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