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Two-person crew saves the life of missing woman

August 6, 2022 SMART TD Local 818 (Ft. Worth, Texas) Alt. Legislative Rep. and BNSF Conductor Cristhian Sosa (pictured) was on BNSF train M-TULIRB1-02A with Engineer Justin Luster heading southbound from Madill, Okla., to Irving, Texas, on Thursday, Feb. 3 when they spot­ted a woman near th [...]
  • Tags BNSF, Cristhian Sosa, heroics, Local 818, two person crew

FRA NPRM: The truth behind the need for two-person crews

August 5, 2022 It’s a shame, really, that the safety of my members, the public and the infrastructure are nothing more than political pawns in the railroads’ game of never-ending greed. And it’s a shame, frankly, that the railroads manipulate woefully inept individuals – having never meanin [...]
  • Tags Federal Railroad Administration, FRA, Railway Age, Two-person crew NPRM, two-person crews

Local 12 apprentices get hands-on architectural experience

August 4, 2022 In late July, third-year apprentices at SMART SM Local 12 (Southwestern Pennsylvania) had the opportunity to perform hands-on architectural sheet metal fabrication and installation. After separating into three sections – Group A, Group B and Group C – each group of apprentice [...]
  • Tags apprentice, apprentices, architectural, local 12, pittsburgh, Sheet Metal, sm

SMART statement on passage of CHIPS and Science Act

July 28, 2022 Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the CHIPS and Science Act, sending the bill – which includes $39 billion to build, expand and modernize semiconductor facilities in the U.S. – to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. In response, SMART issu [...]
  • Tags Biden, iaq, Sheet Metal, sm, statement

Union Plus opens ‘Unions Power America’ contest

July 26, 2022 Union Plus has once again opened its ‘Unions Power America’ contest. The contest runs now and ends August 8 at 11:59 p.m. Cash prizes have been announced with a grand prize of $25,000, first prize of $20,000, second prize of $15,000 and 25 third prizes of $2,000 each. To win, [...]
  • Tags Union Plus, Unions Power America Contest

Your experiences – our PEB case!

July 22, 2022 Attention freight rail members in national handling: To further strengthen our PEB presentation, we are soliciting additional evidence regarding the restrictive and punitive measures carriers have used to punish employees who are attempting to look after their own health, and [...]
  • Tags attendance policies, discipline, Hi-Viz, member experiences, membership experiences, PEB, PEB 250

SMART Local 206 journeyworker wins July NABTU Tradeswomen Heroes Award 

July 22, 2022 The Tradeswomen Heroes Awards program honors two apprentices and two journey-level workers in the United States and Canada that set an exemplary example both on and off the jobsite In July 2022, yet another SMART sister earned recognition from North America’s Buildi [...]
  • Tags electric vehicles, EV, Ford, iaq, Indoor Air Quality, Local 4, Tennessee

Rail labor statement regarding the appointment of a PEB

July 15, 2022 WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, of which the SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and SMART Mechanical Divisions (SMART-MD) are members, released the following statement in response to President Joe Bid [...]
  • Tags AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, Greg Regan, National Rail Contract, Presidential Emergency Board

The TRUTH about the railroad supply chain and labor negotiations

July 8, 2022 SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) would like to take a few moments to update the thousands of essential rail workers whom we proudly represent, the rail shippers and customers, as well as the public at large on the real status of labor negotiations and about the seriou [...]
  • Tags Jeremy Ferguson, National Rail Negotiations, SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson, two-person crews

NMB proffers arbitration to United Rail Unions

June 15, 2022 The United Rail Unions issued the following statement on June 15, 2022: Following the conclusion of our third week of compulsory mediation conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), the rail unions who are bargaining as part of the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) [...]
  • Tags National Mediation Board, National Rail Contract, proffer of arbitration, Railway Labor Act, United Rail Unions

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