Oregon’s two Senators demand answers from UP on layoffs

(Source: My Columbia Basin, May 22, 2019) 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s two U.S. senators are demanding Union Pacific Railroad answer questions about the layoffs of nearly 200 people in Hermiston and the damage those job cuts would do to worker safety, transportation and the regional economy. Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Jeff Merkley have sent a letter to Union Pacific President and CEO Lance Fritz.

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Thursday, May 23, 2019