(Source: Opinion column by BLET member Jim Dayton, which appeared in The Dalles Chronicle on June 6, 2013. Dayton is a member of BLET Division 236 (Portland, Ore.) and serves as General Chairman of the BLET’s Union Pacific-Western Region General Committee of Adjustment.)
PORTLAND, Ore. — I am proud to be an Oregonian, proud to work for the railroad, and proud to support a cleaner environment for our children. For all of these reasons, I am supportive of the proposed export terminals in the region, and believe they represent a net benefit for both Oregon and the planet. I would ask those opposed to them to consider the bigger picture.
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