safety
ProPublica probe details how big railroads put profits before safety
November 22, 2023Details unknown before are exposed in this latest report on criminal negligence by railroads.
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Illinois Nurses Association and other unions lobby for state safe staffing law
October 4, 2023Unions launch a major push to get the state legislature to act.
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EXCLUSIVE: Top AFL-CIO official says rail safety within one GOP vote of Senate OK
August 4, 2023A big push is underway to finally achieve passage of this important worker safety legislation.
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Tenth anniversary of Lac Mégantic tragedy shows little change on rail safety
July 12, 2023The East Palestine, Ohio disaster moved minds in Washington but we still wait for it to move legislation.
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Is Detroit safe?
April 13, 2023Anxiety over safety in the city has a history all its own.
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