Rail unions tell Biden officials that workers have fallen ill at Norfolk Southern derailment site
Publishing timestamp: 2023-03-01 19:44:54
Summary
Union leaders from 12 unions met with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Amit Bose, administrator of Federal Railroad Administration, in Washington, D.C., to discuss a derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The union leaders reported that rail workers have fallen ill at the derailment site and are not being provided with proper safety equipment. The meeting comes on the heels of a Railway Safety Act of 2023 being introduced by a group of bipartisan senators. The legislation includes safety protocols for the transportation of hazardous materials.
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Keywords: business news, norfolk southern corp, united states, politics, pete buttigieg, business, transportation, washington, mike dewine, josh hawley,
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/01/norfolk-southern-derailment-labor-unions-biden-officials.html