{"id":47080,"date":"2019-06-20T19:46:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T23:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=47080"},"modified":"2019-06-20T19:46:15","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T23:46:15","slug":"president-previsich-testifies-before-house-subcommittee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/president-previsich-testifies-before-house-subcommittee\/","title":{"rendered":"President Previsich testifies before House subcommittee","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-45429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/062019-previsich.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<ol id=\"attachment_45429\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 300px\">SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich testifies Thursday afternoon before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich appeared before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials to testify on the state of the railroad workforce.<br \/>\nRather than use <a href=\"http:\/\/static.smart-union.org\/worksite\/PDFs\/062019+--+John+Previsich+House+testimony.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his prepared written testimony<\/a>, he delivered a statement in response to the testimony given earlier in the hearing by Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Ron Batory. In his statement, President Previsich told the representatives about issues crucial to the rail labor workforce, including what he described as FRA\u2019s \u201cabdication\u201d of its safety oversight duties in the wake of its withdrawal last month of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding a minimum train crew size.<br \/>\nHe also addressed questions posed by subcommittee members on subjects including Congress\u2019s role in helping to ensure a safe working environment for rail workers, the national Safe Freight Act two-person crew legislation and the role of technology, including automation, and its effects on the rail labor workforce.<br \/>\nA video of President Previsich\u2019s testimony and responses is embedded below.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JGF4wgQolJ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video of the full hearing containing President Previsich&#8217;s testimony as well as that of other railroad labor leadership in attendance is available here on YouTube.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich testifies Thursday afternoon before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich appeared before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials to testify on the state of the railroad workforce. 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