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Washington Initiative 233, Repeal of Freight Train Crew Law Measure (1966)
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| Topic Business regulations and Railways |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 233 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported repealing a statute mandating specific train crew requirements for freight trains, allowing railroads to determine crew size in accordance with collective bargaining agreements or national settlements, while clarifying that passenger train crews will not be affected. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing a statute mandating specific train crew requirements for freight trains, allowing railroads to determine crew size in accordance with collective bargaining agreements or national settlements, while clarifying that passenger train crews will not be affected. |
Election results
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591,051 | 63.48% | ||
| No | 339,978 | 36.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 233 was as follows:
| “ | An Act regarding train crew requirements in the railroad industry; repealing a statute which prohibits operating freight trains having twenty-five or more cars with a crew of less than six, or light engines with a crew of less than three, outside yard limits and where more than two trains per day operate over the same line or part thereof; prohibiting the state from preventing railroads from manning freight trains in accordance with collective bargaining agreements or any national or other settlement of train crew size; and declaring that the size of passenger train crews shall not be affected thereby. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.
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Footnotes
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