Tag: Rail workers
How America Can Stop Dangerous Train Derailments
An unlikely coalition of Republicans and Democrats are taking on railroad companies’ greed. Recently, following a disastrous crash in East Palestine, OH, there has been…
May 12, 2023
The Ohio Railroad Disaster, Explained
On February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. It's an environmental catastrophe that illustrates how workers' rights, corporate exploitation…
February 14, 2023
Rail Workers Oust Union President Who Backed Labor Deal
In a stunning upset, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the 28,000-member union of railroad workers, has elected a new president. Eddie Hall, a…
December 14, 2022
Tim Ryan Stands With Workers
Produced and edited by Aida Chavez and Meg Herschlein Tim Ryan rallied with rail workers in Ohio who are on the verge of a major…
August 26, 2022