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SMART TD President Ferguson and BLET President Pierce give joint interview on podcast

March 4, 2022 Attention all SMART-TD and BLET members! Tonight at 7:00 p.m. central standard time (8:00 p.m. EST), SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson and BLET President Dennis Pierce will be airing a joint interview on the Rails Tails & Trails YouTube channel, which can be viewed at th [...]

Tags BLET President Dennis Pierce, BNSF, BNSF HiViz, HiViz, Jon Chaffin, Rails Tails & Trails podcast, SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson

Important SMART Ventilation Priorities Highlight New COVID-19 Preparedness Plan

March 2, 2022 Washington, D.C. — Today the White House announced its COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. It commits to providing schools and businesses guidance and tools to improve ventilation and air filtration, including a Clean Air in Buildings Checklist that all buildings can use to improve i [...]

Tags Biden, Supreme Court

Coordinated Bargaining Coalition Unions support BMWED/SMART Mechanical request for an end to mediation

March 1, 2022 February 28, 2022 — By letter dated February 24, 2022, the rail bargaining coalition made up of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the Teamsters Rail Conference and the Mechanical Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and [...]

Tags contract negotiations, Coordinated Bargaining Coalition, National Mediation Board, NMB, Presidential Emergency Board, SMART MD, SMART Mechanical Division

SMART Statement on White House Launch of Coalition to Improve Building Performance Standards

January 21, 2022 Today the White House Council on Environmental Quality announced the launch of a coalition of states and local governments to strengthen building performance standards.