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Charter bus stuck on tracks hit by CSX train, four fatalities reported

March 7, 2017 BILOXI, Miss. – An eastbound CSX train hit a packed charter bus that was stuck on the tracks at approx. 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 7. Four fatalities have been reported and several people were airlifted from the scene. Nearly all of the 50 people aboard the bus were injured [...]
  • Tags accident, Biloxi, charter bus, collision, CSX, fatalities

Sign petition to Trump/FTA to save Caltrain project

March 3, 2017 Dear SMART TD member: Please click on the link below to sign (and please share) this online petition to the White House asking the FTA to approve funding that has long been earmarked for San Francisco’s Caltrain’s Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP) a high-speed [...]
  • Tags California high speed rail, Caltrain, Caltrain PCEP, commuter rail, Elaine Chao, Electric commuter trains, FTA

Union workers shut down right-to-work bill in N.M.

March 3, 2017 Thanks to scores of union members who showed up at a committee hearing  in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a right-to-work measure was effectively shut down and cannot be reintroduced for the remainder of 2017. Read the complete story published by PeoplesWorld.com, here.
  • Tags labor solidarity, New Mexico right-to-work shot down, Right to Work laws, unions against right to work

Local 1626 asks for your help in members’ time of need

February 27, 2017 Local 1626 President Vern Gillis wrote the following plea for help on behalf of Brother Dinsmore and his family. “As we get older we start being able to put all things into perspective. What I know for sure is that family is not just an important thing, it’s everything. For u [...]
  • Tags Local 1626, Lucas Dinsmore, Lymphoma, TJ Dinsmore

SMART TD opens registration for 2017 regional meetings

February 23, 2017 SMART Transportation Division has opened registration for the San Antonio and New York City Regional Meetings. Pre-registration cost for both meetings is $150 per person, per meeting; children 11 and under are free. Persons who do not pre-register, but choose to register afte [...]
  • Tags 2017 Regional Meetings, New York City, regional meetings, registration, san antonio

New Hampshire next for right-to-work? State House says NO!

February 21, 2017 In a close vote, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 12-11 to pass right-to-work (for less) in January. The bill then went to the Republican-controlled House for a vote and was expected to pass. The bill surprisingly failed in the House 200-177, with 32 Republicans voting ag [...]
  • Tags New Hampshire, right-to-work, right-to-work for less

Former Alt. Bus Vice President Seymour Kramer dies

February 21, 2017 Seymour Kramer, 70, retired alternate vice president, bus – west, died January 20, 2017. Kramer began his career as a bus operator for Laidlaw Transit in San Francisco in 1970. As a member of Local 1741, he served as president, vice general chairperson, general chairper [...]
  • Tags Alt. Bus Vice President, Alt. Vice President, bus, Local 1741, obituary, Seymour Kramer

Ohio Republican brings Right To Work to House floor

February 14, 2017 Source: Cleveland.com, 2/13/17 COLUMBUS, Ohio – On February 13, 2017, Rep. John Becker (R) introduced H.B. 53, a Right-to-Work measure designed to weaken collective bargaining rights for public and private employees. H.B. 53 would allow public sector employees to opt ou [...]
  • Tags Ohio Right to Work law, Right to Work laws, unions against right to work

Los Angeles: bus ridership down, commuter rail up

February 14, 2017 According to an article posted by LaTimes.com, despite taxpayer support and route expansion, bus ridership with Los Angeles County’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) has dropped considerably over the past several years. Conversely, commuter rail ridership has incr [...]
  • Tags bus ridership, commuter rail, LA Metro, subway trains

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why “Right-to-Work” is wrong

February 13, 2017 Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why “Right-to-Work” legislation is wrong for working families.
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