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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, July 14 2010

A New York woman sued General Mills, Inc. for allegedly misleading consumers about the nutritional and health qualities of its Fruit Roll-Ups and other fruit snacks popular with children.

Self-proclaimed “life-long consumer” of General Mills products and plaintiff Payton McClure filed a complaint in Manhattan federal court alleging that defendant General Mills failed to properly disclose that its fruit products snacks contain partially hydrogenated oil.  McClure is seeking class action status for the lawsuit that claims General Mills’ marketing ads were “false and misleading” because they claimed the snacks were “nutritious” and “healthy to consume.”

According to news reports, a General Mills spokeswoman declined to comment since the company had not yet reviewed the complaint. "To our knowledge, this suit has not been served," said General Mills spokeswoman Kirstie Foster.

The case is McClure v. General Mills Inc., U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 10-05015.
 
—Source: Reuters.com

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