Workers who aided in the cleanup of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment have been experiencing prolonged bouts of sickness, according to reports from a union representative. Jonathan Long of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees reported the issue Wednesday in a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio Republican. βMany other employees reported that they continue to experience migraines and nausea, days after the derailment, and they all suspect that they were willingly exposed to these chemicals at the direction ofβ Norfolk Southern, wrote Mr. Long, whose union is...
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