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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Wednesday, June 28 2017

A restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri, is being sued by a customer who is claiming his gyro salad led to near-catastrophic injuries.

According to news reports, Phillip "Gus" Wagner is suing Michael's Bar & Grill after he claims the restaurant served him a salad with gluten based on inaccurate information from a server who said it was gluten-free. Wagner's lawsuit charges, among other things, that the gluten in the dish left him with "injuries to the cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, internal organs, respiratory system and body as a whole ... [and] that he has sustained loss of a normal life."

The restaurant counters that it has a special gluten-free menu, which includes a different salad option, and that all of the servers are aware the gluten-free menu exists and that the gyro salad is not on it. "Nobody remembers a customer asking about the gyro salad, and all of them knew the right answer right away," said the restaurant's general manager, Katina Malliotakis. "We have plenty of gluten-free options if people ask for that."

—Source: riverfronttimes.com

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