Category: Bus
FTA Shares Resources to Help Recognize Human Trafficking
Transit workers are often the first line of defense against human trafficking. Read on to review new FTA awareness resources.
SMART-TD: Built by Members, Driven by Your Voice
Members randomly selected for a confidential survey can help shape future safety initiatives, legislative priorities, and union advocacy efforts. Please give us your feedback if you receive our short questionnaire through email or text.
Transit Assault Prevention Training Coming to Baltimore RTS
Underscoring the work already being done by our union’s Bus & Transit Assault Prevention & Safety (BTAPS) Committee, the upcoming Baltimore Regional Training Seminar will include a session focused on preventing transit assaults and what to do if you encounter an unruly passenger. Read on for a preview of the training.
Conflicting Headlines Underscore Transit Safety Issues
Within the span of a week, two headlines painted two very different pictures of assaults involving the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). Read on to learn more about these safety-focused discrepancies and how SMART-TD is committed to changing the narrative.
Why Are We Sleepwalking into A Transportation Cyber War?
Iranian cyberattacks against America’s transportation systems are no longer hypothetical, and growing automation is increasing the risk to critical infrastructure, supply chains, and public safety. Read on to see why transportation workers remain America’s strongest defense and how LACMTA was just the canary in the mineshaft.
WE Have the Power to Protect Jobs in Santa Cruz
5,500 more signatures are needed to protect Santa Cruz METRO funding, preserve more than 100 union jobs, and maintain critical transit services for working families. Read on to learn how SMART-TD members can help keep the campaign moving forward.
When SMART Speaks, Washington Listens
A key Capitol Hill discussion highlighted workers’ safety challenges in rail and transit, with SMART’s General President Michael Coleman informing key members of Congress on meaningful reforms our members are looking for. Read on to see how GP Coleman brought solutions, not just problems with him to D.C.
Tackling the Transit Funding Crisis at the Grassroots Level
With the transit funding crisis affecting cities across the country, one group in California is already working to place a measure on the November ballot that would secure local funding for Santa Cruz METRO and retain the quality service that residents have come to know and expect in recent years. Read on to learn more about the measure and what’s at risk if the funds disappear.