http://teamsters.ca/en/blog/2018/01/19/tragedy-at-lac-megantic-time-for-the-government-to-take-responsibility TRAGEDY AT LAC-MÉGANTIC: TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY Laval, January 19, 2018 — The Teamsters Union is relieved by the acquittal of three Montreal, Maine & Atlantic workers who were accused of criminal negligence causing death in the Lac-Mégantic derailment. The lengthy trial highlighted major shortcomings in…

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Press Release Friday, January 19th, 2019 at 2:40 PM Central Time For Immediate Release For more information Contact: Ron Kaminkow, RWU General Secretary phone:608-358-5771 or 202-798-3327 email: secretary@railroadworkersunited.org RWU Statement Upon the Acquittal of Canadian Railroad Workers Railroad workers – together with all citizens concerned with worker justice – across…

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Congratulations from Italian railroad workers Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are happy and moved by the absolution of Tom Harding and the other two MMA railroaders accused of the Lac Mégantic disaster. Immediately we followed the case, informed the Italian railway workers and expressed solidarity with Tom, convinced that the…

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3 former MMA rail workers acquitted in Lac-Mégantic disaster trial Locomotive engineer and 2 others found not guilty of criminal negligence causing 47 deaths By Alison Brunette, Kalina Laframboise, CBC News Posted: Jan 19, 2018 2:12 PM ETLast Updated: Jan 19, 2018 3:48 PM ET Train engineer Tom Harding leaves the…

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The Lac Megantic criminal negligence trial sent a question to the court this morning asking for clarification on the concept of differentiating between gestures, actions, or decisions made by the accused, and those that might have been made by another employee with the same duty. — Sherbrooke Record (@recordnewspaper) January…

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January 18, 2018 Broadcast UNION CITY RADIO Weekdays at 7:15 am on 89.3 WPFW, Your Station for Jazz and Justice!

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Any conviction of rail workers at the end of the long danger chain is an obstacle to safety or accountability That can only come from a full public inquiry that holds policy makers responsible. Here’s a review of some of the critically important factors that will never be addressed by…

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CBC.ca Justice Gaétan Dumas rejected motions to acquit 2 accused but scolded Crown for weakness of case Marie-Hélène Rousseau • Claude Rivest • CBC News 4 Hours Ago The jury is is deliberating in the trial of three former rail workers charged with criminal negligence causing 47 deaths for their…

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Superior Court Justice Gaétan Dumas to instruct jury Wednesday as 3-month trial wraps By Alison Brunette, CBC News Posted: Jan 09, 2018 7:35 PM ETLast Updated: Jan 09, 2018 7:40 PM ET Defence lawyer Charles Shearson wrapped up two days of closing arguments at the Sherbrooke courthouse Tuesday. (Antoni Nerestant/CBC) The…

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Thomas Harding’s lawyers say rail company never assessed risks of parking train on Nantes slope By Alison Brunette, CBC News Posted: Jan 08, 2018 7:21 AM ETLast Updated: Jan 08, 2018 8:15 PM ET Tom Harding, left, consults with his legal team, Charles Shearson and Tom Walsh, at the Sherbrooke courthouse.…

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