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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Thursday, January 12 2017

A California woman is suing Raisinets-maker Nestlé SA for allegedly under-filling its boxes of candy.

According to the lawsuit, Sandy Hafer purchased a box of Raisinets in an opaque movie-theater-style container and, after opening the box, discovered it was only 60% full. Hafer claims Nestlé engaged in "deceptive packaging" and that she would not have purchased the candy if she had known the box was not full of chocolate-coated raisins.

The lawsuit seeks at least $5 million in damages to refund (plus interest) every California moviegoer who purchased a box containing "slack fill" - the government's term for empty space in a container. The lawsuit says the 40% of space in Nestlé’s boxes of Raisinets that is empty is “non-functional,” since the candy isn’t “susceptible to cracking, breaking or crumbling like potato chips in a bag would be.”

“All Nestlé products and labels comply with FDA regulations and provide consumers the information they need to make informed purchasing decisions,” a Nestlé spokeswoman said.

—Source:  blogs.wsj.com

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