It has been two years since FreightCar America took the last train out of Roanoke, closing a rail car manufacturing plant that employed about 200 people.
But recent actions by the Chicago-based company â moving all of its production jobs to Mexico and receiving a $10 million loan from a federal pandemic assistance program â have reopened old wounds.
âIn my opinion, this entire situation is a travesty,â said Rich Johnson, president of the division of the Transportation Communications Union that represented many of the plantâs workers.
In July 2019, FreightCar said it would close down its operation in the former Norfolk Southern East End Shops, just across the railroad tracks from downtown Roanoke. Two months later, it announcing the opening of an assembly plant in Mexico.
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Authors: Olga Gurgula and John Hull
Abstract: This paper considers how vaccine technology to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic can be made available to increase the production of the vaccines. Its primary focus is on trade secrets which are one of the main intellectual property rights protecting the complex manufacturing processes for vaccine production. The compulsory licensing of trade secrets presents some unique obstacles and consideration is given to some practical solutions which might balance the interests of technology owners and the public interest in increased access to vaccines. In particular, this paper suggests that to make the currently discussed proposals on accelerating the production of COVID-19 vaccines, including compulsory licensing of patents and the IP waiver, work an additional mechanism of compulsory licensing of trade secrets is required. It is believed that the proposal for a new mechanism of compulsory licencing of trade secrets coupled with the
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