Category: Alumni Association
Candidate Pence: Anti-union, anti-worker, anti-American
Watching the Vice Presidential candidate’s debate tonight? Keep in mind that VP candidate Mike Pence built his legacy on supporting initiatives that sent jobs overseas, weakened unions, halted worker safety regulations, threatened retirements, and supported tax codes th [...]
TD Mich. State Legislate Director: Don’t believe Trump’s false assertions on Second Amendment
Brothers and Sisters, We, as organized labor, have always been strong advocates of the Second Amendment, as many of us are hunters and outdoorsmen. What many do not know is that there is a Labor Organization called the Union Sportsman Association that was formed for these ver [...]
In memory of 237 union sharecroppers massacred for working to organize union
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 1919, Elaine, Arkansas. In honor and memory of the 97th Anniversary of the massacre of 237 of our African American brothers and sisters of Elaine, Arkansas, who fought and died for economic justice and human rights in their fight to organize the Progr [...]
Labor says goodbye to UTU founding father, Al Chesser
Brother Alfred “Al” H. Chesser, 102, a champion of the American rail worker and first-elected president of the United Transportation Union (UTU), died Sunday, September 25, 2016. On January 1, 1969, the UTU (now known as SMART Transportation Division) was formed, [...]
We’d better care about Clinton v. Trump on transportation
The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, highlights the stark difference in how Clinton and Trump stand on transportation issues, underscoring how the outcome of this election may profoundly impact the health and future of transportation unions and all working fam [...]Our SMART TD Brothers and Sisters in Louisiana need your help!
Dear Members of the SMART Transportation Division: The Baton Rouge, Louisiana flood waters, caused by an unprecedented, “thousand-year rainfall” have subsided, yet the devastation left behind in loss of life and destruction of property is immeasurable. Baton Rouge is located [...]Ohio members: Visit your Ohio Legislative Action Center
The Ohio State Legislative Board is pleased to announce a great new tool with the recent addition to the www.smart-oslb.com website: Ohio Legislative Action Center This is the first ‘State Specific’ – Legislative Action Center within SMART TD State Legislative Boards. This is [...]
Workers must unite: Only we can save ourselves
“Working Americans must act together, because the only things that can be done for workers must be done by workers – collectively. Like Washington, Jefferson and Adams, we don’t need a king – we need each other.” – Tom O’Brien. Read the article in its [...]