{"id":650,"date":"2014-12-05T21:28:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T21:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/conway\/?p=650"},"modified":"2020-09-17T00:09:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T00:09:53","slug":"conway-named-senator-of-the-year-by-the-united-transportation-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/conway\/2014\/12\/05\/conway-named-senator-of-the-year-by-the-united-transportation-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Conway named \u201cSenator of the Year\u201d by the United Transportation Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, has been awarded the 2014 \u201cSenator of the Year Award\u201d by SMART Union, formerly known as the United Transportation Union, for his commitment to the safety of railroad workers throughout Washington state. Specifically, Conway co-sponsored legislation last session that would require at least two crew members to be onboard trains to ensure safe operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my pleasure to work for the safety of all railroad employees,\u201d said Conway. \u201cRailroad work is extremely dangerous and it is all too common for accidents to result in the end of a career or even death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since joining office, Conway has been a staunch proponent for worker safety and has explored numerous ways to make railroads safer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis coming legislative session, I will continue to search for ways to advance legislation that protects not only rail employees but all employees in Washington so that people can go to work knowing they will make it home safely to their families,\u201d said Conway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, has been awarded the 2014 \u201cSenator of the Year Award\u201d by SMART Union, formerly known as the United Transportation Union, for his commitment to the safety of railroad workers throughout Washington state. Specifically, Conway co-sponsored legislation last session that would require at least two crew members to be onboard trains to ensure safe operation. \u201cIt is my pleasure to work for the safety of all railroad employees,\u201d said Conway. \u201cRailroad work is extremely dangerous and it is all too common for accidents to result in the end of a career or even death.\u201d Since joining&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conway named \u201cSenator of the Year\u201d by the United Transportation Union - Sen. 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