Letters to Industry

March 8, 2024  Norfolk Southern Shareholders:  I am writing on behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO and the unionized workers on Norfolk  Southern as represented by our affiliated unions. We are gravely concerned by recent news reports that a hedge  fund, Ancora Holdings, has amassed a $1 billion stake in Norfolk Southern with the…

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August 16, 2023 Alan Shaw Norfolk Southern 1200 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA Mr. Shaw: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, we are writing to urge Norfolk Southern (NS) to swiftly join the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System, which enables workers to confidentially report “close call”…

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August  16, 2023 Tracy Robinson Canadian National Railway 935 de La Gauchetière Street West Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 2M9 Ms. Robinson: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, we are writing to urge CN to swiftly join the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System, which enables workers to…

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August  16, 2023 Kathryn Farmer BNSF Railway Company 2650 Lou Menk Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76131 Ms. Farmer: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, we are writing to urge BNSF to swiftly join the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System, which enables workers to confidentially report “close…

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August  16, 2023 Keith Creel CPKC 427 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO, 64105 Mr. Creel: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, we are writing to urge CPKC to swiftly join the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System, which enables workers to confidentially report “close call” safety…

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August  16, 2023 Jim Vena Union Pacific Railroad 1400 Douglas Street, Stop 1550 Omaha, NE 68179 Mr. Vena: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, we are writing to urge Union Pacific to swiftly join the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System, which enables workers to confidentially report…

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August  16, 2023 Joseph Hinrichs CSX 500 Water Street, 15th Floor Jacksonville, FL 32202 Mr. Hinrichs: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, we are writing to urge CSX to swiftly join the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System, which enables workers to confidentially report “close call” safety…

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