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Masino Appointed to Pennsylvania Board
Local 19 President and Business Manager Gary Masino was sworn in to serve a four year term on the Pennsylvania Economic Development Finance Authority Board. He was appointed by Governor Wolf and then after an extensive vetting process, unanimously approved by the Penns [...]
SMART TD Regional, Day 3: President Previsich answers member questions
SEATTLE — SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich answered questions from members about the Janus decision, upcoming 2019 national rail labor contract negotiations and discussed new technological initiatives. The Janus decision affects a handful of proper [...]
SMART TD Regional, Day 2: GP Sellers calls for strength, unity in battling attack on labor
SEATTLE — SMART General President Joseph Sellers Jr. said Tuesday that the union will move in a unified direction at all levels in the fight against the ongoing attack on labor by monied right-wing interests. His call to action at the second day of the SMART Transportat [...]
SMART TD Regional, Day 1: Solidarity key to fighting in post-Janus world
Strength, unity and education will be the way to fight the United States Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision last week on Janus v. AFSCME 31 that overturned more than four decades of legal precedent. That was the message given at the opening session of the SMART Transportation [...]
Happy Canada Day and Fourth of July!
Let’s offer our Sisters, Brothers and Friends to the north a belated “Happy Canada Day” on Sunday, June first. Before the rest of us begin to enjoy ourselves and spend time with our friends, family and loved ones on this Fourth of July, let’s pause to remember the liberties w [...]
Water. Rest. Shade.: Staying safe while working in the heat
OSHA’s campaign to keep workers safe in the heat OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention campaign, launched in 2011, educates employers and workers on the dangers of working in the heat. Through training sessions, outreach events, informational sessions, publications, soci [...]
GP Sellers Video: Transportation Safety
Assaults on bus and transit operators occur daily, threatening the safety of working members and the riding public. Every day there is more news of incidents where unruly passengers have spit on, threatened, beaten, stabbed or even shot some of our Brothers and Sisters while [...]