Transport Workers Solidarity Committee

Ca-Osha Fines Against BART Bosses But No Criminal Prosecution For Criminal Negligence And Deaths
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/citation.html
Date Issued Establishment Inspection Site Cal/OSHA Office Violations Description and
Proposed Penalty Documents by
Inspection # Appeal
Documentation
by Docket #
4/17/2014 Bay Area Rapid Transit District Walnut Creek Concord District Office
Willful/Serious – 3
Total
Violations - 3

South Korea's response to ferry sinking assailed; captain apologizes "cargo on ships is often not securely tied down as many operators seek to cut labor costs."
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-ferry-sinking-20140417,0,...

Korean Railway Workers Union KRWU Fights Privatization & Union Busting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAEvgdFKkLc&feature=
On April 4, 2014 So-Joon Song, Korean Railway Workers Union International
Affairs Director gave a report on the Korean Railway Workers Union
2013 general strike against privatization, their history and struggle against
privatization, health and safety and for public control of transportation system.

Railroad Workers Unite in Chicago
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/16566/railroad_workers_unite_in_ch...
WEDNESDAY, APR 16, 2014, 10:10 AM
Railroad Workers Unite in Chicago
BY KARI LYDERSEN

Nancy Lessin (L), an expert on safety programs, joins Ron Kaminkow (R), a longtime rail worker, for a moment of levity during last weekend's Railroad Workers United conference. (Kari Lydersen)

OSHA fines Port of Portland terminal ICTSI Oregon operator
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/04/osha_fines_port_of_...

Terminal 6 at the Port of Portland. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian)
By The Associated Press
on April 15, 2014 at 6:42 PM, updated April 15, 2014 at 10:06 PM