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Teamsters criticize rail security rules The Teamsters Union says that new rail freight security rules proposed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lack whistleblower protections and ignore the role workers play in ensuring rail safety. The union says that the proposed new rules focus on the dangers posed by the transportation of hazardous materials and yet fail to compel railway operators to provide emergency training for their employees. “We call on the Bush Administration and its TSA to mandate emergency situation training for the thousands of rail employees on the job every day,” said John Murphy, director of the Teamsters Rail Conference. “And we call on them to create adequate employee protections so that those employees reporting safety and security breakdowns will not face retaliation.”
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