Rail unions tell Biden officials workers have fallen ill at Norfolk Southern, $NSC, derailment site where toxic chemicals were spilled

Rail unions tell Biden officials workers have fallen ill at Norfolk Southern, $NSC, derailment site where toxic chemicals were spilled.

“My hope is the stakeholders in this industry can work towards the same goals related to safety when transporting hazardous materials by rail,” said Mike Baldwin, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. “Today’s meeting is an opportunity for labor to share what our members are seeing and dealing with day to day. The railroaders labor represents are the employees who make it safe and they must have the tools to do so.”

Both the DOT and the FRA Wednesday in which union representations claimed rail workers had gotten sick at the derailment site.

According to the letter, Norfolk Southern rail workers who have worked or continue to work the cleanup site have reported experiencing “migraines and nausea.”

The letter also claims workers are not being provided appropriate personal protective equipment such as respirators, eye protection or protective clothing.