Rail union says Union Pacific layoffs of over 1,000 track maintenance workers jeopardizes safety
The head of the union that represents track maintenance workers says Union Pacific is jeopardizing safety by delaying nearly 1,200 planned projects until next year and laying off more than 1,000 workers, but the railroad says the seasonal move shouldn't be alarming. The president of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union has been sending letters to regulators for more than a month raising concerns about the layoffs, but the the Surface Transportation Board hasn't intervened. “Chaos and disruption with Union Pacific’s Maintenance of Way forces ca...
Source: yahoo.com
