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Rail ‘crew hauler’ safety measures expected to become law in state of Washington
On March 23, 2011, SMART TD member Dwight Hauck nearly died in a horrific crew transport van-train collision in a Kelso, Washington, rail yard that killed two other passengers and the driver. Hauck suffered permanent, debilitating injuries as a result of the crash. The incide [...]
2017 ICB Conference and Tradeshow
The 16th Annual ICB conference will begin on Monday May 1, 2017 at 8 a.m. and conclude on Friday, May 5, 2017 at 5 p.m. in St. Charles, Missouri. This year’s joint labor and management event will offer numerous classes, workshops and seminars on a variety of current topics ge [...]
Express Scripts – EpiPen® and EpiPen Jr® Auto-Injectors recall
Epinephrine is the first-line treatment for a life-threatening allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) and access to this product is critical in the event of an emergency. Meridian Medical Technologies, a Pfizer company and Mylan’s manufacturing partner for EpiPen Auto-Injector [...]
OSHA Course Targets Leadership in Safety
The Outreach Training Program and the Center for Construction Research and Training from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration have developed a new 30-hour construction training elective course: Foundations for Safety Leadership. Responding to a training gap [...]
Senators work to halt Trump’s Amtrak cuts after derailments rise in NYC
WASHINGTON – NewJersey.com reported that U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Robert Melendez wrote to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on transportation, calling on committee leadership to secure federal funding for Amtrak and also for the Amtrak Gateway Project – [...]
Heartfelt Letter From A Sheet Metal Local 36 Spouse
Cindy Lee Tiefenbrunn to Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 36 Appreciation from the wife of a Union Member With the Right to Work Bill being in the news lately I feel the need to show my appreciation to Local 36. We were a young couple having our first child when my husband [...]
Local 303 MOW members ratify new five-year contract
SMART Transportation Division-represented Maintenance of Way (MOW) employees of the Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad (a Genesee Wyoming property) have ratified a five-year contract. General Chairperson Steve Simpson and 1st Vice General Chairperson Scott Chelette ass [...]President Trump Addresses Building Trades Leaders
President Donald J. Trump addressed participants at the 2017 North American Building Trades Union Conference in Washington, DC. This follows an earlier meeting with General President Sellers and other Building Trades leaders. You can view coverage here.