Executive Council Statement
A Serious Investment In Our Transportation System And Its Workers
… to Section 13(c) coverage—which the AFL-CIO opposes—that would negatively impact job security, employment rights and training benefits for transit and commuter rail workers. In particular, the Senate bill reduces the duration of certain 13(c) … hazardous materials face heightened danger, yet a hazmat reauthorization bill has not been passed in 10 years, making many training programs inadequate. We therefore support provisions in the Senate bill that increase funding to train hazmat … scene of a hazmat accident, such as maintenance of way employees and railroad signalmen, do not yet receive basic hazmat training, an omission that must be corrected in reauthorization. We will also work to ensure that the Occupational Safety and …