Fighting to keep two person crews on freight trains. Safety is our concern as big business tries to cut jobs. All opinions are my own.
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BNSF has hired one of Congressman Graves's aides right after he receives a political donation from their PAC. All of this happens as the Rail Safety Act is being considered. Graves is Chairman of the Transportation Committee and in a key position to block the legislation.
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Yesterday, Administrator Amit Bose testified alongside @PHMSA_DOT & @NTSB on rail safety.
The Administrator made clear, "Accidents are neither acceptable nor inevitable, & that's why FRA has been pushing the rail industry to do better."
Full statement: bit.ly/46r22QI
ALT FRA Administrator Amit Bose testifies before a congressional committee
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🚨 "Norfolk Southern worker sues, claiming railroad put 'profits ahead of safety' after East Palestine derailment" @railroadworkers
You know we're looking into it @TheRealNews
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This is happening on Saturday! Get your unions/community orgs/environmental orgs/etc to sign on in support! Help us spread the word! Get a posse together & come to East Palestine with us to show our fellow workers we stand with them! ❤️✊🏽
IF YOURE IN A UNION, ENVIRONMENTAL/COMMUNITY ORG, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Join the campaign to declare East Palestine a mass casualty incident so residents poisoned by @nscorp get healthcare NOW. Fellow workers like @coachcalbright have been disabled by the toxins & @POTUS can help
ALT Flyer: WE NEED HEALTHCARE NOW! President Biden, Make East Palestine a Mass Casualty Incident Site, So All Residents and Workers Can Get Healthcare NOW! National conference: Saturday, March 23, 2024, 12 noon at 1st Church of Christ in East Palestine, Ohio ... To endorse this campaign initiated by JUSTICE FOR EAST PALESTINE RESIDENRS AND WORKERS and help make this happen, contact: Chris Albright: 724-650-0304 Penny Logston: 319-520-8742
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“...rail safety has deteriorated under precision scheduled railroading [PSR]. It’s nothing more than a cost-cutting business operating model that is founded upon the root of all evil, which is the love of money. The sole focus is to maximize profits for shareholders.” #1u
"Two weeks ago, BNSF announced 362 mechanical department furloughs. It’s absolutely asinine that they are furloughing people” - Peter Kennedy, @smartunionworks
With House GOP stalling on Rail Safety, @TransportDems hold Roundtable
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Reach out to your Colorado legislator on HB24-1030 Rail Safety.
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@CBSNewsColorado @smartunionworks @SMARTunionTD @SecretaryPete
@AFLCIOCO
Why is HB-1030 Rail Safety important for Colorado? It limits the maximum train size to 8500' and limits the time spent blocking railroad crossings to 10 minutes.
#SafeRailroading #RailSafety
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America needs bipartisan leadership when it comes to rail safety. Yet rail safety legislation proposed by Democrats and Republicans has yet to advance in Congress.
Almost one year since the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, it's long past time to get this done.
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It's been almost one year since the derailment in East Palestine and rail safety legislation, proposed by Democrats & Republicans, has yet to advance. For the safety of thousands of communities that live along rail lines, it's time to get this done.
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Yet more glaring examples of how RR’s prioritize profits above all else. Rail workers know this all too well and are mercilessly & unethically intimidated to not report personal injuries. Don’t believe RR’s when they say safety first, it’s simply not true.
Freight railroad companies say they are among America's safest employers.
But ProPublica found a culture that blames workers when they get hurt and motivates supervisors to go to extreme, sometimes dangerous, lengths to keep injuries off the books. propublica.org/article/railr…
"The Federal Railroad Administration has submitted its final rule on train crew staffing to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, with the final rule potentially being released in March, according to OMB’s website."
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Here's our piece from last night about freight trains...youtube.com/watch?v=AJ2keSJz…
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A recent FRA letter reveals serious concerns about #railsafety on Union Pacific Railroad property. Despite UP's claims of safety, defect ratios on their network are alarmingly high, with many locomotives and freight cars operating with federal defects. What's worse? UP's reluctance to address these concerns, even resisting FRA inspections. Yet, during the last legislative session, Nevada's Governor @JosephMLombardo was swayed by the powerful railroad lobby, ignoring these risks. He, along with @NVGOPAssembly and @NVGOPSenate, chose to believe UP'$ narrative over rail workers blowing the whistle. How many more warnings do we need before prioritizing safety over corporate interests? #nvleg #AB456
Inspections found a signficant number of defects on rolling stock and locomotive — and caused significant havoc for UP operations at its yard in North Platte, Neb.
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"Many companies have complained about poor railroad service over the past couple of years as the industry worked to recover from the depths of the pandemic. The railroads have acknowledged they cut their workforces too deep in 2020..."
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..six other Republicans have committed to backing the measure... But Vance told the Washington Examiner that, in addition to the unified support the (Railway Safety Act) is expected to receive from Democrats, he “privately” has the two additional GOP votes
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"U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and other area transportation officials are growing increasingly frustrated with what they call an "inadequate response" to..."
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U.S. freight-rail traffic tumbled 4.2% to 472,498 carloads, containers and trailers in the week ending Aug. 12 compared with the same period in 2022, according to Association of American Railroads data.
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A rail union group wants to know why the Class I railroads haven’t yet adopted a federal program in which railroad employees may anonymously report safety-related incidents.
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"The Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) also disclosed it is considering enforcement actions against the Atlanta-based railroad on a number of issues..."
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A CSX Transportation conductor trainee was killed in the Cumberland, Md., yard early this morning, with the accident prompting the railroad to impose a safety stand down for its 350 conductor trainees.
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The Kooimas, owners of land at the site of a 2018 train derailment near Doon, Iowa, are seeking damages from the BNSF Railway after 33 tank cars derailed and spilled approximately 160,000 gallons of oil.
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