Norfolk Southern rejects union claims that it wasn't providing personal protective equipment to workers.
union that represents workers on Norfolk Southern Railroad, the rail operator of the train that derailed last month alleges that workers at the cleanup site are getting sick with "migraines and nausea" and are not being provided necessary protective equipment.
The American Rail System Federation of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters sent the letter to the Department of Transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration, East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine .
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