Category: Transportation
Second workers’ summit being held in Nebraska on Aug. 3
The success of an initial workers summit held in the spring is leading to a second meeting to be held Aug. 3, reports Terry Sigler, a retired legislative representative of SMART TD Local 286 in North Platte, Neb. Sigler said an April 6 meeting he organized drew about 100 memb [...]
FTA issues final rules on safety management, safety certification
A pair of final regulations were issued by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in July that rounded out the National Public Transportation Safety Program’s regulatory framework. The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan rule, taking effect July 19, 2019, requires tran [...]
Autumn brings round of elections for locals
SMART Transportation Division members are reminded elections are scheduled to be held this autumn, with nominations to be taken in October and elections conducted in November 2018. Locals must solicit for the nomination of candidates in October to run for the four-year Local [...]
Presentations from 2018 Seattle Regional Meeting archived
Many of the workshop presentations made at the Seattle Regional Meeting that took place July 2 to 4, 2018, are now available by following the links below. The presentations are in PDF form, so Adobe Acrobat Reader or a web browser plug-in that handles the format will be neces [...]
Senator introduces companion bill to House’s Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, introduced S.3215 on July 16, a companion bill to the Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act. In June, Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano (D – Calif.) and Congressman John Katko (R — N.Y.) introduced the original bill, H.R.6 [...]Tours announced for Hollywood, Fla., Regional Meeting
A pair of tours on August 5 and 6 for attendees of the 2018 SMART Transportation Division Regional Meeting in Hollywood, Fla. has been finalized. Day 1 (August 5): Florida Everglades excursion Attendees will be picked up from the Hilton Diplomat at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, and [...]
Charity bike run organized by Local 60 happens July 28
NEWARK, N.J. — Jennifer “Cookie” Doyle reports that SMART Transportation Local 60 will hold a “Railmen for Children” charity bike run July 28. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and goes until 11 a.m., when motorcycle riders will start the run. The cost of this event is a d [...]
FRA hosting seminar on drug testing/rail safety
On Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Federal Railroad Administration will host a seminar on drug testing policy and rail safety in Kansas City, Mo. The seminar dives into 2017 drug testing amendments and a pair of amendments to safety rules created in November 2014 and Dece [...]