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Top pilots’ union sounds alarm as regulators consider smaller crew sizes

Firms accused of putting profits over safety as EU group weighs cutting minimum number of pilots from two to one

The Guardian - US

Buttigieg urges safety changes after fiery Ohio derailment

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the nation’s freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules in the wake of a fiery derailment in Ohio that forced evacuations when toxic chemicals were released and burned

The Independent UK

Ohio train derailment reveals need for urgent reform, workers say

Unions say rail companies’ desire for increased profits is driving up safety risks – and more accidents will happen without action

The Guardian - US

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Fiery Ohio derailment raises railroad safety questions

Officials are asking about railroad safety after a fiery derailment in Ohio generated a huge plume of smoke and forced evacuations in a small town because of concerns about the toxic chemicals the train was carrying

The Independent UK

Ohio derailment disaster "cover-up"

The "employers are the voice of the cover-up," says Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen

Salon

Rail strike likely averted as labor bills head to Senate

Bill heads to Senate to impose White House-brokered contract deal.

Axios

‘We didn’t sign up to die’: US transit workers sound alarm over rising violence

Unions say trend of assaults and abuse on staff is intolerable – and crisis will worsen without federal action

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Infrastructure law demands new focus on transit worker assaults

WASHINGTON — Mohammed Miah signed onto the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York City to operate trains. He did not sign up to be punched in the face.

Tribune News Service

Infrastructure law demands new focus on transit worker assaults - Roll Call

Transit operators and unions say they’ve seen a spike in violence against transit workers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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