A Champion of the Rails Takes Center Stage

I don't know if anyone realizes this, but Joe Biden may very well be one of the best supporters of railroaders in government. He's Amtrak's biggest supporter, and can you imagine what a man with a soapbox aa big as his can do for us?

Biden commutes to work each day on Amtrak and has been a strong supporter of the beleaguered rail service. He is an original co-sponsor of the Amtrak Reauthorization Bill (National Defense Rail Act), S.104, introduced on January 7, 2003. Introducing an earlier version of the bill with Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC) on March 6, 2002, Biden stated, "For 30 years, I have witnessed Congress dangling a carrot in front of Amtrak's eyes, funding it just enough for it to limp along. And I'll tell you, this has to stop. Now is the time to commit politically and financially to a strong, safe, and efficient passenger rail system."

Biden has been particularly concerned with rail passenger security, and has, in the words of communications director Norm Kurz "worked furiously" to secure funding for Amtrak to upgrade its tunnels, hire more cops and bomb-sniffing dogs, build more fences, and add lighting to terminals.

From this site.

Breaking Labor News

Labor Movement Comes Together to File Complaint Against Wal-Mart
On August 14, the labor movement, joined by other worker rights and progressive groups, filed a formal complaint with the FEC demanding they look into Wal-Mart’s intimidation of workers. The complaint stems from a Wall Street Journal article that detailed the specific steps Wal-Mart took to encourage employees to vote against Sen. Obama because of his support of the Employee Free Choice Act.

“Wal-Mart has bullied its workers and managers for years. Now it wants to bully the political process, and the FEC should take Wal-Mart’s threats very seriously,” said AFL-CIO President John Sweeney. “Wal-Mart has shown exactly why our nation needs the Employee Free Choice Act - - we must outlaw the kind of behavior for which Wal-Mart is famous and give workers a free and fair choice on whether to form a union.”

For more informatrion on what's going on with this campaign, visit our friends at Wake Up Wal-Mart.

We Are Back!

Over the last couple of weeks, we've been unable to update the site due to a hacking attempt made by somebody connected to the UTU plaintiffs.

It seems that instead of promoting the truth, they instead want to suppress it.

Fortunately, some of our friends in the law enforcement business have gotten involved in the matter. We're bursting with anticipation to find out who in the plaintiff's corner thought they could deny our LMRDA rights.