Daniel Strokis
Ivan JarmolukOn this #Caturday, George and I would like to remind you that railroads and power grids being privately owned hurts everyone except for the investors. I can't believe it's 2023 and we're still dealing with this.
Also we should #NationalizeTheRailroads
Mast0b1t#NorfolkSouthern #derailment #WV #WestVirginia #capitalism #trains #railroad
And again. And again. And again and again. #NationalizeTheRailroads
Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails as CEO Alan Shaw Appears Before Senate
In West Virginia, an empty coal train jumped its tracks and caught fire in the community of Sandstone on Wednesday, injuring three workers and spilling diesel fuel into one of North America’s oldest rivers. A day later, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Alabama 80 miles northeast of Birmingham. Local officials said no hazardous materials were involved in Thursday’s crash. It was the third derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in the U.S. since February and came as the company’s CEO Alan Shaw testified to the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee. Shaw apologized for the derailment on February 3 which blanketed the town of East Palestine, Ohio, with a toxic brew of spilled chemicals and gases. But Shaw refused to commit to ending a profit maximization scheme known as “precision-scheduled railroading.” Unions say the practice involves staff cuts, running fewer trains with larger loads, and shortcuts on maintenance. Under questioning from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the Norfolk Southern CEO also refused to commit to granting workers seven paid sick days per year. Sen. Bernie Sanders: “Will you make that commitment right now, to guarantee paid sick days to all of your workers? That’s not a radical demand. It really is not. Will you make that commitment, sir?” Alan Shaw: “Senator, I share your focus on our employees. I will commit to continuing to discuss with them important quality-of-life issues.”
mvarioHow Congressional Rail Industry Allies Helped Block Safety Regulations
https://theintercept.com/2023/02/21/east-palestine-rail-safety-congress/
#NationalizeTheRailroads #Unionize #RaiseCorporateTaxes #EndCorporatePersonhood #AntitrustReform #MoneyOutOfPolitics #EndCorporateLobbying #OverturnCitizensUnited #VoteProgressive
Railroad Corporations Are Blocking Safety Regulations to Protect Profits https://jacobin.com/2023/02/rail-companies-safety-rules-ohio-derailment-brake-sytems-regulations
Railroad Corporations Are Blocking Safety Regulations to Protect Profits
For years, rail companies have resisted federal safety regulations to cut costs. The major train derailment in Ohio last weekend, which resulted in the emergency evacuation of residents nearby, is the fruit of such profit maximization.
Strikes Are Stronger Than Laws
https://inthesetimes.com/article/strikes-uk-labor-union-ontario-biden-rail-workers
#RailroadStrike #UnionStrong #NationalizeTheRailroads @[email protected] @[email protected] #UnionJobs #SupportUnions #VoteProgressive #FairPayForNursing #UnionsForAll #StrongerTogether @[email protected] #NHSStrikeNow
Railroads Riding High After Victory Against Workers
2 major railroads are pursuing a merger and a 3rd is retaliating against a worker
https://theintercept.com/2022/12/22/railroad-workers-retaliation-merger
#RailroadStrike #UnionStrong #NationalizeTheRailroads @[email protected] @[email protected] #SupportUnions #VoteProgressive
Ryan Grim on Railroad Workers’ Rank-and-File Union Organizing & Vote on Yemen War Powers Resolution | Democracy Now! https://www.democracynow.org/2022/12/13/ryan_grim_on_railroad_workers_rank
#RailroadStrike #UnionStrong #NationalizeTheRailroads @[email protected] @[email protected] #UnionJobs #SupportUnions #VoteProgressive
Ryan Grim on Railroad Workers’ Rank-and-File Union Organizing & Vote on Yemen War Powers Resolution
Ryan Grim discusses his new piece, “The Railroad Fight Was the Product of Eight Years of Militant Rank-and-File Organizing,” and the pending vote on the Yemen War Powers Resolution in Congress.
The Railroad Fight Was the Product of Eight Years of Militant Rank-and-File Organizing https://theintercept.com/2022/12/11/how-militant-rank-and-file-railroad-caucuses-grabbed-the-nations-attention/
#RailroadStrike #UnionStrong #NationalizeTheRailroads @[email protected] @[email protected] #UnionJobs #SupportUnions #VoteProgressive
