Category: Front Page — TD
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Delegates continue their work on day two of the Third SMART General Convention
This is an overview of day two of the Third SMART General Convention. More details will be included in the Fall Members’ Journal. Committees, department directors and delegates to the Third SMART General Convention continued their work on Tuesday, August 17. With guest speak [...]
SMART-TD endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for President: A commitment to two-person crews and worker safety
SMART Transportation Division made major progress during the first term of the Biden-Harris administration. The union endorses Kamala Harris in the November election.
Trump: If they strike, they’re fired. Musk: Ha, ha, ha!
Listen for yourself: Ex-president Trump and billionaire Elon Musk say what they think about people who do the work. It's clear they're against us.
SMART Convention Day 1: DOT secretary headlines day one of SMART General Convention
DOT Secretary Buttigieg talks improvements, highlights union advances and the role our union has played in the last four years in infrastructure and transportation.
Delegates commence Third SMART General Convention: “Challenge Met – But We’re Not Done.”
This is an overview of day one of the Third SMART General Convention. More details will be included in the Fall Members’ Journal. On Monday, August 12, SMART General President Michael Coleman officially commenced the Third SMART General Convention, bringing delegates to [...]
SMART Convention delegates vote to endorse Vice President Harris for president
On Monday, August 12, delegates to the 3rd SMART General Convention voted to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election, following President Joe Biden’s July 21 announcement that he would end his reelection campaign. Convention delegates are the e [...]
SMART-TD election results: President Ferguson, all Vice Presidents re-elected
SMART-TD retains the momentum built over the past five years under President Jeremy Ferguson and his leadership team. “This union is winning on all accounts, across the board, including in arbitration, negotiations and mediation,” Ferguson said in his acceptance speech. Elections were held August 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The massive railroad and transit union remains focused on member safety, quality of life and upcoming contract negotiations.
SMART-TD Bus Department overcomes obstruction, impresses new operators
Nice try, First Student, but SMART-TD is here to stay. TD bus and transit union Local 1909 rolled out the red carpet despite being turned away from a recent new employee orientation.