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]

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Wednesday, April 08 2015

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania inmate seeking a salary for his time behind bars.

Kentlin Hopkins landed in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility after allegedly exposing himself to a woman at the Luzerne County Adult Probation and Parole Department. Hopkins sued the district attorney's office, charging that it put his life in danger by identifying him as a possible witness against several shooting suspects. According to news reports, Hopkins alleged he was in “immediate danger” and that as a result he should be paid $150 per day, retroactive to his date of incarceration -- November 10, 2014.

U.S. District Judge Richard P. Conaboy recently dismissed the lawsuit as frivolous, saying the complaint is “based on an indisputably meritless legal theory.”

—Source:  citizensvoice.com

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