Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of railroads retaliating against workers who report safety violations or injuries on the job.
Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February, a judge ruled a former railroad employee could proceed with a lawsuit claiming he had been harassed for years by managers who said he reported too many flaws in rail cars he inspected and had his job changed after reporting an injury.
Harsher penalties for CEOs and make board criminally accountable for disasters.
If private companies can’t run important infrastructure then they shouldn’t own it.
They should also be held criminally accountable for retaliation related to safety issues ... Clearly civil liability does nothing to prevent it.