Category: Amtrak/Commuter
Progress in Michigan on bus and rail assaults: Member advocacy NEEDED to finish the job!
Legislation to prevent, punish assaults on our members needs support in Michigan’s state Senate in order to get it to governor.
Amtrak execs collect bonuses for a $1.7 billion deficit
With the nation’s premier passenger carrier on the cusp of better things, Amtrak’s executives again are rewarding themselves with millions rather than the people doing the work.
SMART-TD has your back!
Starting from day 1, participants in our union’s Voluntary Short Term Disability (VSTD) plan can receive benefits if they voluntarily enroll and successfully complete a certified drug/alcohol treatment plan.
Online fundraiser established for survivors of TD member killed in shooting
SMART-TD Local 1594 member and SEPTA bus operator Devan Harris died in a senseless act of violence. An online fundraiser has been created to help his girlfriend, also a TD member, and their daughter.
S&T training track at National Training Seminar hits capacity
Enrollment for the training track for local secretaries and treasurers at the SMART-TD National Training Seminar has hit its available capacity and has been closed. The event will be held July 9 to 11 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown, 100 Lakeside Ave. E., and still has a lim [...]
Setting the record straight: Batory’s nomination to Amtrak board
Ron Batory’s nomination to the Amtrak board isn’t even a Presidential appointment despite inflammatory reports to the contrary. SMART-TD sets the record straight on what’s going on and where that misinformation came from.DIPP assessments drop to 32 cents per dollar of daily benefit coverage
Effective July 1, 2024, the monthly DIPP assessment for participants will be reduced from 50 to 32 cents per $1 of daily benefit coverage. This reduction and a 90% + approval on all new claims make SMART DIPP the premier option for discipline income protection in the industry.
Ground broken on Brightline West — new rail jobs incoming!
The 2024 calendar lists Monday, April 22, as Earth Day, but with the groundbreaking ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, for what will become 218 miles of new high-speed rail line, SMART Transportation Division and the rest of rail labor can see today as Jobs Day! Brightline West b [...]