U.S. rail union leaders push Biden administration for safety after works fall ill at Ohio train incident site

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🚂 U.S. rail union leaders push Biden administration for safety after works fall ill at Ohio train incident site.

Leaders from twelve of the rail unions met with the Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Amit Bose, administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, this week to discuss the illnesses. Norfolk Southern rail workers who have been working at the cleanup site of the devastating East Palestine train derailment that occurred in early February have been reporting extreme migraines and waves of nausea. Additionally, union leaders claimed that these workers were not being provided with respirators, eye protection, or protective clothing.

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