Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Burgan, you mentioned that among rail workers you hear a lot of concern about the scheduling and the nature of the shift work. I believe you called it “the beck and call...24-7”. It reminded me of some of the testimony we heard as part of our study on rail safety from workers in the rail sector. I was remembering a conversation with a young man in my home community who worked for the railroad for a short period of time. One of his co-workers was killed in a rail accident.
I was just looking down the road at the risks inherent in that sector. I wonder about the impact of the work environment in terms of safety and the impact that has on recruitment and retention of workers in the sector. Could you speak to that and how we address it?