Norfolk Southern stock buybacks to shareholders in 2022: $7.5 *billion*
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 24, 2023
Amount of workers Norfolk Southern laid off in 2022: 9,600
There is no length they won’t go to funnel money to their shareholders, at the expense of workers. The problem, as always, is corporate greed.
Ohio has a GOP Gov, GOP Senate, GOP House
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) February 21, 2023
Norfolk Southern train derailed in a GOP county
CEO is a huge GOP & Trump donor
GOP Gov set toxins on fire
GOP Gov didn’t call Biden back for days and delayed declaring a disaster & asking for fed help
DON’T YOU DARE pin this on Dems
While Rs try to blame Buttigieg we learn:
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) February 16, 2023
1. Trump removed safety standards
2. DeWine ordered the chem cars be burned
3. DeWine declined Fed assistance
4. DeWine said Norfolk Southern CEO “gave him his word” all would be well
5. CEO no-shows at town hall
6. CEO is a DeWine donor https://t.co/xLz8U5oBaI
Never forget how we got here:
— Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) February 16, 2023
In 2018, the Association of American Railroads spent $4,737,989, and Norfolk Southern spent $1,025,330, lobbying to reverse the Obama-era ECP brake safety rule that was designed to prevent disasters like this.
The Trump administration reversed it. pic.twitter.com/s0Q3wkycL4
