A lawsuit brought on by eight shippers accusing the top four U.S. railroads of colluding to set fuel surcharges gained class action status recently. The lawsuit accuses BNSF Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, Norfolk Southern...
Read MoreThe Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners voted to accept $17 million in grants from a federal transportation program to help fund the “Green Port Gateway,” which will improve rail flow and the environment at the Port of Long...
Read MoreExcerpts from the Daily News: A hung jury forced a mistrial late Friday night in the misdemeanor trial of ILWU President Robert McEllrath, accused of obstructing/delaying a train Sept. 7 at the Port of Longview. McEllrath, the...
Read MoreThe Commonwealth has begun legal action against the Maritime Union of Australia and its WA assistant secretary over the distribution of flyers vilifying Fremantle Ports workers as “scabs”. The ombudsman said Mr...
Read MoreFrom the Alliance for Global Justice: The Solidarity Center has some good and helpful programs and some that are at least more or less benign. But these good programs can act to hide a more fundamental purpose to infiltrate and...
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