CLEVELAND, November 12 — The city of River Rouge, Mich., has become the 39th U.S. community to pass a remote control safety resolution.
The resolution, which unanimously passed on November 5, calls on the Federal Railroad Administration to conduct a review of the safety of remote control operations.
Greg Powell, Chairman of the BLE?s Michigan State Legislative Board, thanked Brother Frank Battaglia, Legislative Representative of BLE Division 1 (Detroit), and Dan Cook III, a member of Division 1, and all the members of Division 1, for working to get the resolution approved. Chairman Powell also thanked the Mayor of River Rouge and the City Council for supporting this measure.
In addition to River Rouge, 27 U.S. cities have adopted similar resolutions: Baton Rouge, La.; Detroit, Mich.; Shreveport, La.; Marysville, Mich.; Boston, Mass.; Cleveland, Ohio; Pine Bluff, Ark.; North Little Rock, Ark.; Beardstown, Ill.; Bakersfield, Calif.; Woodbridge, N.J.; Maple Heights, Ohio; Alliance, Neb.; Evansville, Ind.; Dupo, Ill.; Durand, Mich; Flat Rock, Mich.; Woodhaven, Mich; Flint, Mich.; Sparks, Nev.; Commerce, Calif.; Clinton, Iowa; Montebello, Calif.; Saginaw, Mich.; Mankato, Minn.; Wamac, Ill.; and St. Louis, Mo.
Also, 11 counties have passed similar remote control resolutions. They are: Douglas County, Wisc.; West Baton Rouge Parish, La.; Point Coupee Parish, La.; Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Huron County, Ohio; Erie County, Ohio; Whitley County, Ky.; Unicoi County, Tenn.; Contra Costa County, Calif.; Knox County, Tenn.; and Clinton, County, Iowa.
Nine AFL-CIO state federations have also passed remote control resolutions. They are: Arizona, Texas, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
For a PDF of the resolution, click here:
http://www.ble.org/pr/pdf/riverrouge.pdf