Scott SchmidtFeb 16, 2023
Robert Reich

RT @rbreich
Norfolk Southern:

-Helped kill a safety rule to upgrade outdated braking systems

-Fought off a shareholder initiative to mitigate risks of transporting hazardous materials

-Cut thousands of employees despite the safety risks of understaffing

Atrocious corporate greed.

Feb 16, 2023 at 9:21pmWeb
Show threadLassielmrFeb 16, 2023
@rbreich spot on. We’ve seen much commentary about Erdogan signing off building regulation exceptions, yet those same people fail to recognise lobbying to prevent safety legislation across a wide range of areas is a similar behaviour.
Show threadSINKLERFeb 16, 2023
@rbreich AMEN!
Show threadHfbFeb 16, 2023
@rbreich throw the book at them for gross negligence.
Show threadMidwest BobFeb 16, 2023
@rbreich Welcome to America. Greed is good. Ask any corporate board room.
Show threadWCOW The ArchersFeb 16, 2023

@rbreich

Typical of railroads.

Show threadpliableHashFeb 16, 2023
@rbreich Atrocious…and this will just keep getting worse under neoliberal capitalism.
Show threadChris MingusFeb 16, 2023
@rbreich And they let the actual rails get in pretty bad shape too.
Show thread[empty]Feb 16, 2023
@rbreich Can you imagine being the chief PR officer for a company like that?
Show threadWCOW The ArchersFeb 16, 2023

@rbreich

It's not just brakes, it's track maintenance, safety rules and regulations.

Show threadRandy CC is RealFeb 17, 2023
@rbreich And they also dumped and burned more chemical in stead of pumping the chemical off into another safe car or truck. Screw the environment and town.
Show threadMike McGrawFeb 17, 2023
@rbreich
The Norfolk Southern rail company needs to be sued out of existence.
Show threadjenarchieFeb 17, 2023
@rbreich
All I read is that some Norfolk Southern train people need to go to prison.
Show threadChuck, just ChuckFeb 17, 2023
@rbreich, big rail needs to have the rig pulled out from under them. On top of having been allowed to do whatever they want, for decades at least, they’re also the biggest hurdle to having a decent, modern, passenger system in the US. This needs to stop.