Summary: SMART-TD calls out CPKC for adopting the worst parts of their American Class I cousins’ policies without meeting to negotiate essential benefits. By not negotiating sick leave and other essentials in a timely manner, the railroad is setting itself up for failure, both on the rails and as union members seek fair hearings.
Great news for those attending the SMART-TD National Training Seminar (NTS) in Cleveland, Ohio, this July! The Transportation Division has acquired an extra discounted room block at the Drury Plaza Hotel Cleveland Downtown for those attendees still needing to make hotel reservations.
Rail workers in Ukraine are running low on personal protective equipment and other supplies. SMART Transportation Division is taking up a collection of these items to deliver to their union. If you would like to contribute, send all donations, either of items or monetary assistance, to the SMART-TD office in Cleveland, Ohio.
FRA served notice to Union Pacific for meddling with a safety review. All SMART-TD members who took part in the FRA survey should get on record with their local chairperson, then call UP’s ethics hotline at (800) 998-2000.
Effective July 1, 2024, the monthly DIPP assessment for participants will be reduced from 50 to 32 cents per $1 of daily benefit coverage. This reduction and a 90% + approval on all new claims make SMART DIPP the premier option for discipline income protection in the industry.
Editors are entitled to take liberties with what they put in their columns. This is not new to the editorial pages, and the SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD), the nation’s largest freight rail union, is never shy about expressing its opinion, either.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) abandoned 10 other rail unions because of a “memorandum of understanding” it reached with Ancora’s aspiring Norfolk Southern (NS) management.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Board activated emergency procurement procedures this week to expedite the installation of protective barriers for bus operators. John Ellis, general chairperson of GO 875, which represents our members who [...]
The SMART Transportation Division, as the nation’s largest freight railroad union, reasserts its support of Alan Shaw and the leadership at Norfolk Southern. CEO Alan Shaw and his management team have focused on creating a resilient carrier. They have made a conscious effort [...]
The life of Local 821 Trustee Robert Zavala Jr. was cut short after a fatal car accident April 19, and an online fundraiser has been created to help his family.
