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TriMet Denies Ordering Drivers To Go Through Floodwaters

(Portland, OR)  --  TriMet is strongly denying an allegation that it ordered its drivers to travel through floodwaters.  The union representing the transit agency, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757, says a manager ordered drivers to go through high water during the weekend, despite drivers' objections.  Union president Shirley Block says it's dangerous for trains to travel through floods because of the high voltage carried by the trains.  TriMet categorically denies that management ordered an operator to proceed through the flooded area.

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