Meeting Seeks Transit Keys for Low-Income Workers
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By Caren Burmeister  Transportation officials offered potential solutions and funding sources this week to improve transportation across the Beaches and expand bus service for workers travelling to Ponte Vedra Beach.
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The incoming Democratic-led U.S. Congress intends to give a hand to dishwashers, fast-food cooks and America's other poorest-paid workers by raising the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade.
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By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 8--A resident group examining the feasibility of a regional transportation authority called Thursday for the Fort Collins City Council to reconsider its stance on the proposal.
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After a decade-long wait, America's lowest-paid workers saw Congress poised Thursday to increase the federal minimum wage by $2.10.
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Italy&#39;s struggling state carrier Alitalia met with labor unions Tuesday, trying to persuade them to accept a sweeping restructuring plan after announcing a further worsening of the airline&#39;s financial situation.
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The number of workers signing up for jobless benefits edged up a smaller-than-expected 4,000 last week, suggesting resilience in labor markets, a government report showed on Thursday.
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Business travelers who pack light and like to save money and time might consider rapid transit.
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Group demonstrates possible solutions, but lawmakers also need to act.
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A plan is being developed to alleviate the growing pressure from pedestrian and vehicle traffic in Times Square.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority(MTA), the agency responsible for public transit in Greater New York area, is lowering its projected fare increases and will not lay off employees, officials said Thursday.
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The City of Boston said yesterday that it will rely on $1 million in linkage funds to finance more job training programs for low- and middle-income men, and weekend training for workers -- men and women -- seeking to escape low-wage, dead-end jobs.
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The Transportation Department acknowledged Tuesday encouraging members of Congress to weigh in with the EPA on California's request to implement global warming controls on automakers.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to sponsor educational events and seminars aimed at reversing the steady decline in the number of federal employees with severe disabilities.
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The Women's Business Center is sponsoring a panel discussion regarding changes in the workplace from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at the Salt Lake Chamber.  The panel will consist of six advocates of workplace flexibility from various Utah businesses.
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By Elwin Green, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Mar. 8--Pittsburghers soon will be able to ride to Chicago for less than  the cost of a Zone 1 trip on a Port Authority bus.
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By Mark Ginocchio And Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 14--Millions of dollars worth of transportation, environmental and public safety projects in lower Fairfield County could lose federal funding if a congressional Democratic budget proposal is approved.
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Transport strike keeps broad-based incomes talks at standstill The deadline for a broad-based incomes agreement is being pushed back by the ongoing transport strike.