A major new directive, the Final Rule, announced by the Federal Transit Administration and Department of Transportation, puts the safety of trackworkers front and center. This comes after years of the Union fighting for their members’ right for physical protections on the job. The Final Rule requires minimum safety standards to protect trackworkers from on-the-job injuries and deaths. The Rule also includes, among other major changes, the fact that workers have the right to refuse work they think is unsafe. A year ago, a trackworker, a father of six, was killed while flagging.
Read the full story by Transport Worker News, published here: https://www.twu.org/fta-finalizes-critical-trackworker-safety-protections/
