Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw received a 37% raise, totaling $13.4 million in compensation in 2023, despite a disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The company faces litigation from Pennsylvania school districts over the incident.
In the wake of last year’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, new legislation was proposed with the aim of making railways safer. But due to incessant lobbying from the Koch network, the bill has been all but killed. https://t.co/4CQ9m9taBP
The billionaire-backed Koch network has spent nearly $10 million stonewalling the bipartisan Railway Safety Act, quashing efforts to prevent more disasters like the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last year. https://t.co/4CQ9m9taBP
A senior Environmental Protection Agency lawyer managed cleanup efforts and congressional oversight of last year's toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, despite her husband's law firm defending the company responsible for the wreck. https://t.co/dTMJMViApn
After 57 people were killed in Greece's worst train disaster a year ago, the government promised to fix a system crumbling from decades of neglect. One year on, crash experts and railway officials say little has been done to improve train safety https://t.co/GRPzMsQFxM
⚠️ A YEAR AFTER GREECE'S WORST TRAIN DISASTER, RAILWAY SAFETY FEARS PERSIST (Reuters) After 57 people were killed in Greece's worst train disaster a year ago, the government promised to fix a system crumbling from decades of neglect. "Trains will resume operations with safety… https://t.co/gBaeOdAu4x
Norfolk Southern railway CEO Alan Shaw saw a 37% increase in compensation last year, totaling $13.4 million, despite a disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio in Feb. 2023. Shaw's salary rose to $1.1 million, with stock and option awards reaching $10 million. #CGTNAmerica https://t.co/lSUFkXghOR
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw's total compensation went up 37% last year, even after his company's massive and disastrous train derailment in East Palestine. Shaw got $13.4 million in total compensation in 2023, up from $9.8 million in 2022. https://t.co/no0sabgJqM
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A trio of railcar companies told a federal court that a group of Pennsylvania school districts can't rope them into litigation over the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. https://t.co/sRVF2W3sdZ https://t.co/yJIFcSf1DS
A year later Norfolk Southern is still more focused on its bottom line than the safety of the communities it serves. We need full compensation for the families& workers affected by the East Palestine train derailment—not a $3.6 million raise for its CEO. https://t.co/1h74XgSvBh