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Right-to-work defeated in Colorado for 30th consecutive year

(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, March 19, 2019)  WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the 30th consecutive year, a so-called “right-to-work” (RTW) proposal has gone down in ignominious defeat in Colorado. In 29 of those 30 years, the anti-worker measure was defeated in the state Legislature. The other time was in the 2008 general election when…

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23-car derailment shuts down Union Pacific line in Eastern Washington, prompts controlled burn of hazardous chemical

(Source: Seattle Times, March 19, 2019) SEATTLE, Wash. — The Union Pacific line that runs through Eastern Washington has been shut down since Friday by a 23-car derailment near Ritzville, Adams County, that included a hazardous cargo spill of sodium chlorate and subsequent fire that flared over the weekend. Full story: Seattle Times Wednesday, March 20,…

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