Transport committee  I would follow up with education and communication. Following on Mr. Masse's question, with the new hires, we have to get them when they're young. We propose orientation courses. The problem is that we live in a do-now-grieve-later atmosphere with the union, thinking company/un

Transport committee  What we're seeing is that the oil is being changed in the engine after it seizes. We're trying to be preventive and change the oil first.

Transport committee  Not necessarily, especially with the steelworkers. We believe in the safety management system to an extent. Especially with my position being a liaison, what I'm trying to fix is the top-to-bottom stuff and work in the middle. We can be effective; however, it's “trust, but verify

Transport committee  Absolutely, and you're seeing.... It's because we've now established that there is a concern there, and we've let it go long enough that maybe.... In those circumstances 30 miles an hour seems to be appropriate. There have been no problems or issues since we--the company and the

Transport committee  I don't, no.

Transport committee  No. I personally have no interaction.

Transport committee  Yes, you're seeing a real disconnect between the two. Being on the policy committee and not so far from the field, I can see that it's somewhere in the middle that the communication is getting lost.

Transport committee  Absolutely, but part of the problem is who makes the rules. Where do the policies being presented to the employee come from? We're not involved enough in the process, and you'll see it.

Transport committee  If the rule is good, absolutely, and we'll help out, but we also see rules that might not work out. For example--and it doesn't affect our members so much--the lone worker policy is one we dispute entirely. A rule came in place to the effect that now an employee can go out and

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. As of February 19, 2008, I have been the health and safety coordinator of USW, Local 2004, for one year. This company-paid and unionized position represents approximately 3,200 railway maintenance workers across the country. In my role, I act as a liaison b