Amtrak employees failed drug tests a lot more than others last year


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At least this has been recognized as a problem now, hopefully Amtrak IG will keep up the pressure.

Amtrak employees failed drug tests more often than employees of other railways last year, according to a summary of recent investigations released Monday by the company’s inspector general, highlighted in a semi-annual report to Congress from Amtrak Inspector General Ted Alves. PDF link of the report is here. Alves said the drug test investigation was one of his office’s most significant accomplishments between April and September 2012. From the report, some of the findings, improvements & recommendations: Amtrak’s employees in safety-s