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On the recordJune 13, 2022
Employees fortunate enough to have not been affected by the cuts are now voluntarily walking away from what was once the premier blue-collar job in the Nation.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio highlights workforce attrition in the rail industry due to poor conditions.

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