Category: Organizing
Arkansas & Missouri Begins a New Chapter with SMART-TD
SMART-TD welcomes our new brothers and sisters from the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad. Read on to learn how A&M’s Transportation & Engine and Maintenance of Way members are preparing for a better future.
Strong Team Smooths Transition for New Local 406
SMART-TD welcomes our newest property, Local 406, out of Missoula, Montana. Faced with daunting changes after their short line was taken over by BNSF, SMART-TD organizer Pete Trotta created a team to help everyone in 406 get up to speed. “These guys might not have known the BNSF systems yet, and they might have been BLE members, but they were railroaders just like us. Helping them was just the right thing to do.”
Organizers Use Broad Skill Set to Increase Membership
After convening last month, SMART-TD’s organizers are more determined than ever to grow our union. Read on to learn how our ranks have expanded, both internally and externally, and where our organizers have their sights set for the year ahead.
Ready For a Change, Connecticut Southern Railroad Joins SMART-TD
For the second time in two weeks, another Genesse and Wyoming property has voted to join SMART-TD. Read on to learn why the workers of the Connecticut Southern Railroad felt that a change was necessary and what impressed organizers the most about these new members of our union family.
With a unanimous vote, Wilmington Terminal Railroad joins SMART-TD
Following a unanimous vote, Wilmington Terminal Railroad is the newest addition to the SMART-TD family! Read on to learn why the workers’ journey to union membership was anything but easy and how long they fought for a voice on the job.
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.
Louisville & Indiana members say change in representation like ‘night and day’
Members from a new property share the day-to-day changes after joining the SMART railroad union. “The access to the information our guys need has been remarkable. I’m not an officer in this local, just a member, but that doesn’t seem to matter to these guys. They really want us all to have what we need to be successful.”
SMART-TD welcomes members of the Louisville & Indiana
The SMART Transportation Division achieved an organizing win May 1 with the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) certification of representation for the Louisville & Indiana Railroad.