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Toledo AFL-CIO passes remote control safety resolution CLEVELAND, April 15 -- The Toledo Area AFL-CIO Council recently passed a remote control safety resolution and asked the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to adopt enforceable Federal regulations that would ensure the safe operation of remote control trains. The resolution calls upon the city of Toledo, Ohio, to prohibit the use of remote control locomotives until safety conditions are improved. The letter, written by Toledo Area AFL-CIO Executive Secretary George Tucker, reads in part, “Therefore, we call on the Federal Railroad Administration to implement strict regulation, not guidelines that are openly flaunted.” Jim Ong, Chairman of the BLET’s Ohio State Legislative Board, credited Tom Galloway for going above and beyond the call of duty on this safety effort. Brother Galloway is Legislative Representative of BLET Division 4 in Toledo. Brother Ong also thanked Executive Secretary Tucker, other members of the Toledo Area AFL-CIO Council, and everyone else involved for making the effort a success. So far, 16 AFL-CIO State Federations have passed remote control safety resolutions, as have 37 cities and 15 counties. A copy of the Toledo AFL-CIO resolution is available at: http://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/toledoaflciores.pdf A copy of their letter to the FRA is available at: http://www.ble-t.org/pr/pdf/toledoaflcio.pdf Thursday, April 15, 2004 bentley@ble.org © 1997-2010 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

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