...aww come on folks!
8) It is obviously a legitimate complaint, and no politics are involved.
This is the difference in Organized Labor, and unrepresented interests. It would take a lot of Labor Board complaints to get anything done.
All the complaints are legit. 'Folks, this is 2007, not 1897, or 1907.
Remember, Norfolk Southern delivered thousands of FEMA trailers(they had wheels), actually camping or recreational trailers, to the survivors of Hurricanes Katrina, and Rita, and they all had an indoor private toilet.
I don't know when you last used the "Porta-Jon," but given that they are emptied by the renter once a week, after the third day in 100 degree weather, I wouldn't let my dog use them!
The employer could just as easily configure the toilet inside a bathroom, and hire a waste company to clean the holding tank(hopefully more than once a week).
And remember, these railcars, are parked next to active railyards...no chance of a good nights sleep.
And show me a picture of any railroad locomotive more than a year old, which has been kept clean(wiped clean of sweat, dirt, etc.).
Camp cars are a good idea, if done properly, however there are no regulations that the company have to follow, which provide habitable living quarters.
The Asplundh Tree Expert Company, has a 24/7 Storm Center, which constantly monitors storm areas, secures motel rooms, and food sources, for power restoration tree crews...sometimes 500 to 700 three man crews! Free motel rooms, 3 free meals per diem, and pay from the time you leave your motel, to the time you return, all paid for by the hosting power utility.