Lac-Mégantic Rail Workers Forum

September 25, 2015 at 10:09 am.

Posted by LaborSolidarityCommittee

Categories:

When:

September 25, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

2015-09-25T19:30:00-07:00

2015-09-25T21:30:00-07:00

Where:

Militant Labor Forum Headquarters, Room 250
675 Hegenberger Rd
Oakland, CA 94621
USA

Cost:

$5 donation, $1 if unemployed

Contact:

510-686-1351

Event

The Canadian government has threatened Montreal, Maine and Atlantic engineer Thomas Harding and traffic controller Richard Labrie with life in prison as scapegoats for the Lac-Mégantic oil train disaster. Jeff Powers of the SWP will lead a discussion about the real causes of the disaster on July 26, 2013 where a MMA train derailed, destroying the downtown and killing 47 people.

Crew size reduction, long hours with little time for rest, and poorly maintained track, bridges and rolling stock all play important roles in the Lac-Mégantic catastrophe, but the Canadian government is framing two individuals instead of investigating the real causes and vigorously prosecuting the corporations responsible.

Donation: $5 — $1 for unemployed. Traducción al español.

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