CLEVELAND, November 20 — In late October, the Georgia State AFL-CIO unanimously passed a remote control safety resolution, becoming the 10th AFL-CIO State Federation to enact such a measure.
The resolution was submitted by Brother Raymond Taylor, Chairman of the BLE Georgia State Legislative Board, at the 47th annual convention of the Georgia State AFL-CIO in Savannah, Ga.
As a result of the resolution, Georgia State AFL-CIO President Charlie Key sent a letter to FRA Administrator Allan Rutter, which read in part, “In addition to normal safety concerns of having an unstaffed multi-ton vehicle moving through traffic and rail yards, a major concern is that such vehicle can more easily become the target of a terrorist.”
Also at the convention, Brother Taylor was re-elected to the office of Vice-President, 4th District, of the Georgia State AFL-CIO.
In addition to Georgia, nine other AFL-CIO state federations have passed remote control resolutions. They are: Arizona, Texas, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.