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<p>[quote user="zugmann"]</p> <p> <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> <strong>Bucyrus:</strong></div> <div></div> <p><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size:small;">Zugmann,</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;font-size:12pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size:small;">But is that not the role of unions?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </span>That is, to fight the industry for improvements in working conditions?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </span>If I understand it, the Amtrak engineer, Ron Kaminkow is a representative of the union</span></span>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes;"> </span></span></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p> </p> </blockquote> </p> <p>You're missing the point. I have said my peace, and will leave it at that.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I guess I will have to miss your point if you don’t tell me what your point is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is interesting that one person on the Trainorders thread made the same comment as yours, in that Mr. Kaminkow is a locomotive engineer, and not a highway engineer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He therefore concluded that Mr. Kaminkow’s comments could not be considered to be an expert opinion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, I believe his point was that Mr. Kaminkow’s comments, although perhaps true, could not be given standing in the NTSB hearing because the comments could not be considered to be an expert opinion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, maybe that was your point too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess we will never know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">In any case, it is all beside my point, which is the merit of what Mr. Kaminkow said, as opposed to any contention that he should not have said it (if in fact that was ever contended by anybody or might be in the future).</span></span></span></p>
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