Countdown To Election Day 2024!

When it comes to election recommendations, the only driver for SMART-TD is whether the candidate is WITH US or AGAINST US. We only look at transportation and labor issues. We do our homework on every candidate and evaluate their voting record to determine if a candidate [...]

CSX Yardmasters Ratify New Agreement

SMART-TD Yardmasters voted to ratify their tentative agreement with CSX. Tough questions and independent research lead these YMs to their decision.

Countdown To Election Day 2024!

All of the candidates we have endorsed have proven they stand with us. As we count down to election day, we are highlighting some of the most important legislators who have earned our support!

Workers Unite Against Keolis at Boston’s South Station 

Hundreds of workers gathered at Boston’s historic South Station to rally for a fair contract in a joint action by SMART-TD, the AFL-CIO, IAM, ATDA, BRS, TCU, and IBEW. They confronted Keolis, the French-owned passenger rail carrier, who have neglected MBTA contract negotiations since July 1, 2022.

SMART-TD, Sen. Sherrod Brown take action to protect Cleveland railroad jobs

In fall 2024, CSX Railroad announced plans to change how the carrier moves freight between Chicago and the East Coast; a plan that would have forced more than 120 SMART-TD members to choose between relocation to either Buffalo, N.Y., or Willard, Ohio — or be laid off. SMART-TD officers and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown took action in response. And with the senator’s help, union railroad jobs stayed in Cleveland where they belong.