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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, August 16 2017

A California high school baseball coach is being sued by a former player who claims the coach bullied him by benching him his senior year.

Robbie Lopez and his parents are suing Robbie’s former Los Altos High School baseball coach Gabriel Lopez (no relation) for $150,000 in damages, saying the coach’s option not to play him displayed a pattern of “harassment and bullying.”

“For over four (4) months and 14 games, (Robbie Lopez) has been benched and not [had] the opportunity to show his offensive or defensive capabilities,” the lawsuit reads.

According to news reports, the first-year head coach and Robbie’s father apparently had several disagreements, leading Robbie’s father to complain to the district’s athletic director after a disagreement over a fundraising game. Robbie’s father reportedly felt that the benching was retaliatory.
 
The lawyer representing the former player and his parents noted that benching Robbie was “an abuse of the coach’s discretion.”

—Source: sgvtribune.com

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