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So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That Does Nothing to Improve Safety At All

America as we know it was built largely upon and because of our rail industry, and today it remains a pillar of our economy.

Unfortunately, a destructive proposal before Congress misleadingly named the "Railway Safety Act" (RSA), part of broader surface transportation reauthorization, threatens great harm to our railroads.

Simply put, the bill has nothing to do with improving safety, but has a lot to do with advancing the political agenda of Big Labor.  At a moment when inflation burdens American families and fragile supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption, the last thing our economy or rail sector need is another costly federal mandate imposed upon one of the nation’s most important transportation sectors.

As an initial matter, as noted by The Wall Street Journal, the…[more]

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Wednesday, March 03 2010

A woman from New York is suing Burger King for ignoring her request to stop texting her.

Elizabeth Espinal claims the company acted like an ex-boyfriend when it repeatedly text-messaged her with spam ads, despite the fact that she asked for the messages to stop.  According to news reports, in April 2008, Espinal’s phone beeped with a text message from Burger King that said, “Kick it up a notch with a loaded steakhouse burger.  Try one today at BK.”  Espinal claims she immediately texted back, “Stop.”

Two months later, Espinal received an identical text, followed several months later with a third message urging her to try a refreshing Mocha BK Joe Iced Coffee.

Claiming she was unable to have it her way and get Burger King to stop texting, Espinal filed a federal lawsuit alleging violations of Section 47 of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, “which prohibits unsolicited voice and text calls to cellular phones.”  Espinal contends that Burger King “caused actual harm” by harassing her with the cryptic messages, which she was forced to pay for as part of her cellular service.

Espinal filed the lawsuit as a class action and is seeking $5 million in relief for allegedly being “subjected to aggravation.”

Burger King declined to comment.

—Source:  Miami New Times

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