{"id":46183,"date":"2019-03-29T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T20:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=46183"},"modified":"2019-03-29T16:00:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T20:00:37","slug":"former-virginia-sen-dlc-willard-moody-sr-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/former-virginia-sen-dlc-willard-moody-sr-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Virginia Sen., DLC Willard Moody Sr. dies","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
Willard James Moody, Sr., a well-regarded attorney and former state legislator who served as a longtime Designated Legal Counsel (DLC) for the United Transportation Union (UTU) and advocated on behalf of railroad workers in the court of law throughout his life, passed away March 27. He was 94.
\n“Willard devoted his professional life to securing and strengthening the FELA (and) seeking justice for thousands of injured railroad workers over a career that spanned seven decades,” said James A. Stem, retired SMART Transportation Division\/UTU national legislative director and executive director of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys. “We all stand on his shoulders.”
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