Residents react to NTSB findings on cause of Ohio train derailment
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- The NTSB says a flaming wheel bearing caused the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last year. The board also says the decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the vinyl chloride that was inside was botched and unnecessary. (AP Video by Patrick Orsagos). Read more: bit.ly/4cgnKcc
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So what was the cause?
Big time toxic chemicals plus a burn they did of those toxic chems..smh
Big time toxic chemicals plus the burn they did of those chemicals so they wouldn't xplode..wow smh..what a disaster
Most likely human error.
@user-mt8zc8ww1y train crew got alarm sound but 'tried to stop train but were unable to' according to AP news
Never say the dude in charge of NTB there. He was flying with his man across the country.
Where was the accident info i heard alot of caterwauling no answers
⚖️⚖️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻for all these family's
Malcom….
What? When did this occur?
Like 2 yrs ago
@areyouben_inaz ohh ok..oh wow. I just did a Google search on it. Tyvm for ur kind and speedy reply..
I sure as heck hope you're not a voter
@@user-mt8zc8ww1y WNKR...GTH
Yall took wasay to long to make an assessment to the environmental impact the Ohio train fire would cause. In addition too, the fallout of vinyl chloride making the inhabitants of Ohio more subsectable to viruses that normally wouldn't harm healthy individuals
Heavenly Father how can this stuff keep happening? In Jesus name Amen ❤🙏😇
Biden signs bill to block U.S. railroad strike
By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose
December 2, 20222:04 PM CSTUpdated 2 years ago
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to block a national U.S. railroad strike that could have devastated the American economy.
The U.S. Senate voted 80 to 15 on Thursday to impose a tentative contract deal reached in September on a dozen unions representing 115,000 workers, who could have gone on strike on Dec. 9. But the Senate failed to approve a measure that would have provided paid sick days to railroad workers.
"It was tough for me but it was the right thing to do at the moment -- save jobs, to protect millions of working families from harm and disruption and to keep supply chains stable around the holidays," Biden said, adding the deal avoided "an economic catastrophe."
Eight of 12 unions had ratified the deal. But some labor leaders have criticized Biden, a self-described friend of labor, for asking Congress to impose a contract that workers in four unions have rejected over its lack of paid sick leave.
"That fight isn't over," Biden said of the push for sick leave.
Railroads have slashed labor and other costs to bolster profits in recent years, and have been fiercely opposed to adding paid sick time that would require them to hire more staff.
A rail strike could have frozen almost 30% of U.S. cargo shipments by weight, stoked already surging inflation, cost the American economy as much as $2 billion a day, and stranded millions of rail passengers.
US President Joe Biden has signed a measure to avert the first national strike by railway MAINTENANCE OF WAY workers in 30 years.
The president had called on Congress to act, saying a rail strike would "devastate our economy".
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the legislation, which imposes a contract deal on a dozen unions representing railway workers.
An amendment to add paid sick leave for workers, however, failed to pass the Senate.
The bill will help avoid "an economic catastrophe at a very bad time", Mr Biden said before signing.
The bill was tabled in Congress after Mr Biden cautioned that a strike by railway workers could have a significant economic impact that would "hurt millions of other working people and families".
Business organisations had said that a strike would disrupt the flow of fuel, medicine, and other vital goods, with an estimated financial hit of $2bn (£1.67bn) per day.
It would have also disrupted commuter rail services for up to seven million travellers per day.
Without action from Congress, the rail worker labour stoppage would have happened as soon as 9 December.
What would be affected if a rail strike happens?
The Senate's vote on Thursday was expedited, with lawmakers agreeing to hold three votes back-to-back on the issue - one on the bill and two on proposed amendments. Usually, the upper chamber takes days of procedural votes to pass a bill.
The measure passed on Thursday, one day after it was approved by the House of Representatives, imposes a previous agreement with railway workers' unions that include 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses stretched over a series of annual payments.
Employees are also expected to pay a larger portion of their health insurance costs, but premiums would be capped at 15%.
The deal, brokered in September by the Biden administration, was rejected by four of the 12 labour unions involved in negotiations over its lack of paid sick leave.
Senator Bernie Sanders proposed an amendment to the bill that would add seven paid sick days for rail workers, but it was struck down in a Senate vote of 52 to 43, as it needed a minimum of 60 votes to pass.
Another amendment by Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska proposed extending negotiations between unions and rail operators for 60 days past the deadline of 8 December, but that also failed on a 26-69 vote.
The US House of Representatives passed a separate paid sick leave bill for railway workers on Wednesday, but the Senate has yet to vote on it.
The bill would guarantee workers seven days of paid sick leave each year. It has received opposition from some Republican lawmakers and the US Chamber of Commerce, who said a sick leave law "would impose an unworkable, one-sided modification to a labour agreement".
Paid sick leave became a contentious issue during prior negotiations, with the unions - which had previously expressed a preference for higher wages and strong disability benefits over sick days - arguing that the immensely profitable railroad companies could afford them with minimal impact.
The president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters criticised Thursday's Senate vote on sick leave in a post on Twitter.
"Rail carriers make record profits. Rail workers get zero paid sick days. Is this OK? Paid sick leave is a basic human right," wrote Sean O'Brien.
Absolutely Horrible & Sadly Don't expect Joe Biden to show up.
He Doesn't want to waste his time.
There is a case before the Supreme Court to declare all our protective agencies (FDA, FTC, FEMA, FEC, EPA etc) unconstitutional as they are part of the executive branch. The GOP wants to put all those agencies work into Congress, so we will lose oversight of big business completely. The safety of freight trains, airlines, cars, how clean our air and water are, the safety of our food, clothes, toys, houses, roads - all with no one to watch over, investigate, enforce laws, or penalize corporations.
Why? So corporations can increase their billions in profits.
So in Nov, you can vote for us and our safety or you can vote for the GOP and their billion dollar handouts to corporations.
And never forget who out those "only the wealthy should rule" justices on our Supreme Court.
Biden signs bill to block U.S. railroad strike
By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose
December 2, 20222:04 PM CSTUpdated 2 years ago
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to block a national U.S. railroad strike that could have devastated the American economy.
The U.S. Senate voted 80 to 15 on Thursday to impose a tentative contract deal reached in September on a dozen unions representing 115,000 workers, who could have gone on strike on Dec. 9. But the Senate failed to approve a measure that would have provided paid sick days to railroad workers.
"It was tough for me but it was the right thing to do at the moment -- save jobs, to protect millions of working families from harm and disruption and to keep supply chains stable around the holidays," Biden said, adding the deal avoided "an economic catastrophe."
Eight of 12 unions had ratified the deal. But some labor leaders have criticized Biden, a self-described friend of labor, for asking Congress to impose a contract that workers in four unions have rejected over its lack of paid sick leave.
"That fight isn't over," Biden said of the push for sick leave.
Railroads have slashed labor and other costs to bolster profits in recent years, and have been fiercely opposed to adding paid sick time that would require them to hire more staff.
A rail strike could have frozen almost 30% of U.S. cargo shipments by weight, stoked already surging inflation, cost the American economy as much as $2 billion a day, and stranded millions of rail passengers.