East Palestine residents outraged after Norfolk CEO Alan Shaw is a NO SHOW at town hall
BREAKING: Residents of eastern Palestine erupt in anger when Norfolk CEO Alan Shaw fails to appear at city hall for second time
- Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk, did not show up for the town hall meeting in eastern Palestine on Thursday night
- Citizens were left unanswered when asked where the mysterious Shaw was, who has been dodging the small Ohio town since the chemical disaster
- Several residents reiterated to those involved in the cleanup that their families are unable to return to the city because they have become ‘seriously ill’
Alan Shaw, Norfolk CEO, failed to show up for the town hall meeting in eastern Palestine on Thursday night when several citizens chanted, “Where’s Alan?”
Residents of eastern Palestine were outraged after Norfolk Sothern CEO Alan Shaw failed to show up to the town hall meeting for a second time.
The railroad at the center of the controversy over the Feb. 3 chemical spill has promised to “clean up” the tracks by tomorrow morning, but residents aren’t happy after the CEO was missing from the meeting and company representatives were icy to concerned citizens.
“Where’s Alan,” several shouted towards the end of the town hall meeting on Thursday night.
Citizens were left unanswered when asked where the mysterious Shaw was, who has been dodging the small Ohio town since the chemical disaster.
This is the second time that the CEO, who earns $4.5 million, has failed to show up for the residents of eastern Palestine, as he failed to show up for the meeting two weeks after the derailment.
Several residents came to the stand to reiterate to those involved in the cleanup that their families are unable to return to the city because they have become “seriously ill,” leaving many with headaches and projectile vomiting.
Now cleaners are also getting sick. Workers helping to clean up toxic materials at a train derailment site fall ill with migraines and nausea.
The revelation came in the form of a letter from union leaders to the White House and the Ohio governor on Wednesday alleging workers were voluntarily exposed to harmful chemicals at the behest of Norfolk Southern, the company that owns the derailed freighter. .
Several residents came to the stand to reiterate to those involved in the cleanup that their families are unable to return to the city because they have become “seriously ill,” leaving many with headaches and projectile vomiting since the derailment of the train (photo)
Now cleaners are also getting sick. Workers helping to clean up toxic materials at a train derailment site fall ill with migraines and nausea
Within hours, the letter led to a meeting between union leaders and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Feb. 3 derailment — and its potential fallout.
Officials confirmed on Thursday that the meeting was complete possible improvements to railroad safety, as well as the 40 workers sent last month to the cleaning site in East Palestine, Ohio, and their aforementioned symptoms.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Southern is still under scrutiny over the incident. The company’s CEO Alan Shaw is set to testify before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee next week amid calls for renewed rail safety regulations.
His company has publicly pledged to clean up an estimated 30,000 truckloads of toxic waste generated by the wreck, while pledging to invest in eastern Palestine “for the long haul.”