Canadian Railroads > Canadian Railway Safety advertising by Teemsters Union

On "Hockey Night in Canada" last night, the Canadian Teamsters Union ran an ad multiple times warning about the dangers of Canadian railways hauling dangerous materials and their overall poor safety record. They are calling for some sort of government action to address the problem. I wonder how members feel about their dues being used for this very expensive advertising. (The images were nice however).

Might help Mr Harding, the MM&A engineer. If a jury feels the cargo is dangerous, and he was doing what he was told to do, why should he shoulder all the blame?

andersonb109 Wrote:
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> On "Hockey Night in Canada" last night, the
> Canadian Teamsters Union ran an ad multiple times
> warning about the dangers of Canadian railways
> hauling dangerous materials and their overall poor
> safety record. They are calling for some sort of
> government action to address the problem. I
> wonder how members feel about their dues being
> used for this very expensive advertising. (The
> images were nice however).

This 30 second television ad campaign on rail safety started on October 8 and is currently being aired during hockey games on Sportsnet, TSN, RDS and TVA Sports. It is also broadcasted on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Google "Let's get safety back on track!" to view it on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7-y-Nt6yas).

It's an embarrassment. I had this discussion with co-workers. It makes us look unprofessional and we are the problem. My union dues would be better off spent elsewhere...