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Re:Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train... by themitigating on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:52AM (#34791105)
"People are upset because it's another case of the government completely failing to do their jobs of keeping regular people safe, "

Even though this is a private company you only blamed the government?

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Re:Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train... by kevviiinn on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:56AM (#34791193)
Part of the government's responsibility is to regulate
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Re:Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train... by themitigating on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @04:52PM (#34796659)
Not according to republicans
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Re:Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train... by cshimmin on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:57AM (#34791203)
I think this comment is referring to the govt blocking the rail workers from taking collective action against the private companies.
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Re:Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train... by themitigating on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @11:20AM (#34791594)
and what does that have to do with the crash?
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Re:Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train... by delecti on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @11:45AM (#34791994)
Part of the rail workers' demands included safety concerns.
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Re:Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train... by llbeansandrice on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @11:50AM (#34792081)
The demands of the union included a lot of increased safety precautions.
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Re:Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train... by yunwal on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @03:29PM (#34795495)
Including the fact that trains are too long, which directly contributed to this incident.

https://www.timesunion.com/allnews/article/Railroad-union-sa...

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Re:Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train... by themitigating on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @03:43AM (#34801467)
And was that part of the deal?
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