{"id":37707,"date":"2015-03-30T12:22:17","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T16:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/train-crew-bill-passes-minn-senate-committees\/"},"modified":"2015-03-30T12:22:17","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T16:22:17","slug":"train-crew-bill-passes-minn-senate-committees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/train-crew-bill-passes-minn-senate-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Train-crew bill passes Minn. Senate committees","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-24575\" style=\"margin-top: 4px;margin-bottom: 4px;margin-left: 8px;margin-right: 8px\" alt=\"Minnesota_map\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Minnesota_map.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>A bill that would require two-person crews aboard Amtrak and most freight trains operating in Minnesota passed out of two Senate committees last week. The safety measure is a top legislative priority of theUnited Transportation Union, which represents about 70,000 workers in North America.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ann Rest (DFL-New Hope) introduced the legislation in the Senate, and the measure received bipartisan support in the Judiciary and Transportation committees. But Republican leaders in the House have refused to take up a companion bill introduced by Rep.Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis).<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete story at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.workdayminnesota.org\/articles\/two-person-train-crew-bill-passes-mn-senate-committees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workday Minnesota<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill that would require two-person crews aboard Amtrak and most freight trains operating in Minnesota passed out of two Senate committees last week. The safety measure is a top legislative priority of theUnited Transportation Union, which represents about 70,000 workers in North America. Sen. 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