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      A Norfolk Southern locomotive travels along the Susquehanna River during light snowfall in Danville, Pennsylvania on February 22, 2021.

      Norfolk Southern Conductor Death in Ohio Shows Need to Boost Rail Safety Rules: Union

      "All railroad accidents are avoidable," said BLET's national president. "This collision underscores the need for significant improvements in rail safety for both workers and the public."

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 07, 2023

      A Norfolk Southern conductor was killed in Ohio early Tuesday, elevating scrutiny of the rail giant and calls for dramatic improvements to industry safety regulations in the wake of a devastating derailment in the state last month.

      Louis Shuster, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) Division 607, was fatally injured when a dump truck collided with a train while he was on the outside of a railcar at the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works steel plant.

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      Major Police Overhaul Goes Down in Minneapolis, But Austin and Cleveland Advocates Notch Wins

      "It's a long road to liberation and our journey doesn't begin or end with Question 2," said one campaign group in Minneapolis.

      Julia Conley
      Nov 03, 2021
      Advocates of a push to amend Minneapolis' city charter and replace the city's police department with a "public health-oriented" Department of Public Safety were undeterred from their fight for far-reaching reform on Wednesday after their proposal failed to win a majority of voters' support, while activists in other U.S. cities celebrated victories against powerful law enforcement structures.

      "Regardless of tonight's outcome, there's broad agreement that Minneapolis residents want more tools for public safety. There's also consensus that the status quo is not an option."

      The grassroots group Black Visions Collective applauded the "historic" Yes on 2 campaign, which helped push nearly 44% of Minneapolis voters to support Question 2 after launching a petition to demand the question be included on the ballot.

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      'Hello Somebody!' Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Campaigns for Nina Turner in Cleveland

      "I think it's extremely clear that Nina Turner is the candidate in this race that answers to the people of Ohio first and foremost."

      Jessica Corbett
      Jul 25, 2021

      In a congressional primary race that's been framed as part of a broader battle for the future of the Democratic Party, Nina Turner has won not only an endorsement but on-the-ground support from one of the most high-profile progressives in the U.S. House of Representatives: Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

      Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was in Cleveland on Saturday to campaign for Turner, a former member of the city's council as well as the Ohio state Senate. More recently, Turner served as a national co-chair for the 2020 presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is also backing her bid to represent Ohio's 11th Congressional District.

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