Hello everybody and welcome back to RevLeft Radio.

On today's episode we have on the show Labor Journalist and my friend Mel Bure operating

right now out of the real news network but does freelance stuff for people like the nation

who she just did an article for regarding the Ohio trained derailment.

She's really wonderful when it comes to Labor Journalism and covering big news events

from the perspective of Labor and she's just a wonderful person and a great friend of mine.

We met years and years and years ago through local organizing and to still have a relationship

with her and to see all the amazing work that she's doing.

It's just really fucking cool.

So this is my conversation with Mel about the Ohio trained derailment, how we on the left

should think about it, how not to fall into conspiracy theories, the causes for the derailment,

the recent union struggle from a few months ago and the very complaints that they were

bringing up in their struggle about safety and cutting corners by these corporations

to maximize profits.

It all comes to a head in this horrific event and there's nobody better to talk about

it than Labor Journalist Mel.

So that's our conversation.

And if you are in that area or no one, nobody in that area, my heart goes out to you.

Genuine love and solidarity for everybody affected by that derailment and others because

as we know this is not a new thing and it's not going to stop happening until big changes

are made in the society.

But it has to be an absolutely horrific event to have a family and to be exposed to this

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