HOME :: SEARCH :: LINKS :: CONTACT US :: SITE MAP :: INTERNATIONAL STAFF

 
State of the Union
A Message From International President James C. Little

American companies that produce everything from televisions to cordless drills have been abandoning our shores for decades.
Read Full Text....





  

  




 

 


 

 

 

Check Your Email (Click Here) | IT HelpDesk Instructions (Click Here)

News Headlines for 9/05/08
Open/Download PDF to read full stories

Miami-Dade transit fares reconsidered; Deep bus service cuts and layoffs are looming again at Miami-Dade's troubled transit agency after one commissioner decided to take another look before passing a fare increase in a down economy.
The Miami Herald, September 5, 2008

An Experimental Bus Route Gets Passengers' Praise
The New York Times, September 5, 2008
           
Hearings to discuss new bus routes: Changes in Summit coming next year when Akron transit center opens
Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio), September 5, 2008

Study: Use mass transit, save more than $9,000 a year
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 5, 2008

Sen. Boxer hears requests for transportation funding
Ventura County Star (California), September 5, 2008

TTC unveils new subway arrival system; 'It makes people feel better about knowing the information'
National Post (Canada), September 5, 2008

Carriers expected to ground 1000 planes
The Australian, September 5, 2008

US Airways cuts nonstop flights to Florida
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), September 5, 2008

US airlines maintain Puerto Rico flights after intervention from the Island's Tourism Authority
Airline Industry Information, September 5, 2008

Pilots' union files lawsuit against Spirit Airlines; A pilots' union sued Miramar-based Spirit Airlines over working conditions, escalating an ongoing contract dispute.
The Miami Herald, September 5, 2008

27 American workers laid off at RDU
The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), September 5, 2008

Qantas faces safety issues
The National Business Review (New Zealand), September 5, 2008

After UK crash, new rules for Boeing 777s
Associated Press, September 4, 2008

FAA says airlines complying with regs in 98 percent of cases
Star Telegram, September 5, 2008

Analyst bullish on rails even as they slide
Investor's Business Daily, September 5, 2008

Transit trend boosts Bombardier; 'Rail Renaissance'
National Post's Financial Post (Canada), September 5, 2008

Pension plans increasing investments in head funds, conference board says
BNA Daily Labor Report, September 5, 2008

Ohio Coalition pulls initiative from ballot to mandate paid sick leave for employees
BNA Daily Labor Report, September 5, 2008


GOP platform addresses flexible workforce, ‘modernizing’ labor laws, H-1B Program
BNA Daily Labor Report, September 5, 2008
 


Hit Counter

 

 

© Copyright, Transport Workers Union, 2006