FREEDOM LINE BLOG: So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That…
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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]

May 20, 2026 • 04:28 PM
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Thursday, April 04 2013

A Lehigh University (Pennsylvania) student is suing the University after receiving a C+ in a course.

Graduate student Megan Thode is seeking $1.3 million in a lawsuit that claims the C+ she received prevented her from becoming a professional counselor. Thode did graduate and is working as a drug and alcohol counselor, but she claims the low grade denied her the opportunity to be a state-certified counselor. According to news sources, Thode alleges that she would have received a B in the course had in not been for a zero she was given in class participation.

Thode's lawyer, Richard J. Orloski, is alleging that his client received a zero because her teacher and program director were unhappy with Thode's classroom behavior and her activism for LGBT rights. Lehigh's legal team counters that Thode showed unprofessional behavior in the classroom, including crying and swearing outbursts.

"I think if your honor changed the grade, you'd be the first court in the history of jurisprudence to change an academic grade," Neil Hamburg, an attorney for Lehigh, told the judge.

—Source: HuffingtonPost.com

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