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Ongoing Donations Leave SM Local 8 Member “Floored”

Craig Bellerose, SM LU 8, on Facebook (lightly edited for web) So I was in my stewards course today, and our BM came in briefly to shoot the breeze with the class. He told us that he just opened some mail and our hall had received another six-figure check from the Internation [...]

Go Fund Me account set up for fallen Brother, John Schneider

Friends of fallen Brother, John P. Schneider, recently set up a Go Fund Me account that is accepting donations in support of Brother Schneider’s family. Click here to donate. Schneider, 54, of Spokane Valley, Wash., was hit and killed by a Union Pacific train on Tuesday [...]

SMART Support for Wreaths Across America

This past Saturday was the 25th Wreaths across America day, where 44,000 volunteers placed 245,000 wreaths at gravesites and memorials in Arlington Cemetery.  This is also coordinated and carried out with wreath-laying ceremonies at 1,100 additional locations in all 50 states [...]

Conductor plays Santa online in your home

Now that the holiday season is upon us, we can expect that Santa Claus is very busy. So much so, that he has given in to the digital age by making himself available online. Our Santa – and there really is only one true Santa – is none other than BNSF Railway conductor and SMA [...]