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Category: Organizing/Meetings

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Presentations from 2018 Seattle Regional Meeting archived

July 25, 2018 Many of the workshop presentations made at the Seattle Regional Meeting that took place July 2 to 4, 2018, are now available by following the links below. The presentations are in PDF form, so Adobe Acrobat Reader or a web browser plug-in that handles the format will be neces [...]
  • Tags 2018 regional meetings, presentation archive, Seattle Regional Meeting

Tours announced for Hollywood, Fla., Regional Meeting

July 24, 2018 A pair of tours on August 5 and 6 for attendees of the 2018 SMART Transportation Division Regional Meeting in Hollywood, Fla. has been finalized. Day 1 (August 5): Florida Everglades excursion Attendees will be picked up from the Hilton Diplomat at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, and [...]
  • Tags 2018 regional meetings, Hollywood Florida, tour information

President Previsich announces date, site for 2019 TD Regional Meeting

July 5, 2018 SEATTLE — SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich announced July 4, on the final day of the TD Regional Meeting in Seattle, the location of the 2019 regional meeting. The Hilton San Diego Bayfront in San Diego, host to the 2014 SMART TD convention, will h [...]
  • Tags 2019 Regional Meeting, San Diego
Transportation Division President John Previsich addresses the closing session of the SMART TD Regional Meeting in Seattle on July 4.

SMART TD Regional, Day 3: President Previsich answers member questions

July 5, 2018 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 [...]
  • Tags Janus case, Janus v. Afcsme, John Previsich, national negotiations, National Rail Contract

Tour schedule set for Seattle Regional Meeting

June 11, 2018 A pair of tours has been finalized on July 1 and 2 for attendees of the 2018 SMART Transportation Division Regional Meeting in Seattle. Day 1 (July 1): Puget Sound whale watching tour Attendees will be picked up from the Westin Hotel downtown at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, July 1, and [...]
  • Tags 2018 regional meetings, Seattle, tour information

Workers Summit to take place Friday in Nebraska

April 2, 2018 Union members from all over Nebraska are invited to attend a Workers Summit on Friday, April 6 in North Platte, Neb. Jim “Doc” Moore, a retired associate professor of labor history at Cornell University’s School for Industrial and Labor Relations, will moderate the meetings a [...]
  • Tags Bob Borgeson, Dean Mitchell, Nebraska, north platte

Both mail and online registration open for 2018 regional meetings

March 5, 2018 SMART TD has opened paper and online registration for the 2018 regional meetings located in Seattle, July 2 – 4, and in Hollywood, Fla., Aug. 6 – 8. A completed registration form and payment must be received by no later than June 22, 2018, to be considered pre-reg [...]
  • Tags 2018 regional meetings, Hollywood Florida, regional meeting registration, Seattle

Make your hotel reservations for 2018 SMART TD regional meetings

December 21, 2017 Reservations are now open for both the Seattle, Wash., and Hollywood, Fla., regional meetings. Click here to learn how to make hotel reservations for the Seattle meeting.   Click here to learn how to make hotel reservations for Hollywood, Fla. SaveSave
  • Tags 2018 regional meetings, Hollywood, Hollywood Florida, Seattle, Seattle Washington

Local treasurers: Workshop planned at TD office in February

December 7, 2017 A local treasurer workshop Feb. 21 to 23 will provide hands-on training on the responsibilities and duties pertaining to their office, including direct receipts, iLink and WinStabs. It will also focus on proper completion of monthly billings and member record maintenance. Thi [...]
  • Tags Local, local treasurer, treasurers' workshop

National Negotiations update: Coordinated Bargaining Group unions reach tentative national contract agreement

October 5, 2017 Independence, Ohio, October 5 — Rail Unions making up the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) announced today that they have reached a Tentative National Agreement with the Nation’s Freight Rail Carriers. The CBG is comprised of six unions: the American Train Dispatchers Assoc [...]
  • Tags CBG, Collective Bargaining Group, National Contract, NCCC, tentative agreement

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