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Union negotiations shut down by Biden and Congress included safety reforms regarding car length and working hours. Both were factors in this derailment: https:/
by weard_beard 4y ago
Union negotiations shut down by Biden and Congress included safety reforms regarding car length and working hours. Both were factors in this derailment: https://www.rutgers.edu/news/why-did-government-step-prevent-rail-strike-and-what-does-it-mean-unions https://www.rutgers.edu/news/why-did-government-step-prevent...
- ballenf 4y agoIt would be nice when the dust settles to have a single bad actor to blame instead of systemic negligence, decades of inadequate maintenance or the like. Hopefully the investigation findings will reflect willingness to assign clear blame where it belongs.
- robertoandred 4y agoNo, the factor was a broken car axle.
- bsder 4y agoIt also included limits around the scheduling systems that are being used to overrun the infrastructure as well as maintenance requirements.