Category: Transportation
‘Minibus’ bill’s signing provides funds to NMB, RRB
The funding levels that was in effect for the 2018 fiscal year for both the National Mediation Board (NMB) and for the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) remain steady for the 2019 fiscal year in the “minibus” budget bill that was signed by President Donald Trump. Th [...]California and Oklahoma have their state safety oversight plans approved by FTA
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Oct. 23 that California and Oklahoma have obtained federal certification of their rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) programs. Federal law requires states with rail tran [...]
Third quarter 2018 financial results have been released by Class I railroads
Net Earnings: Increased 34 percent to $1.4 billion Revenue: Increased 16 percent to $6.1 billion Operating Income: Increased 9 percent to $2.1 billion Operating Expenses: Increased 20 percent to $4.0 billion Operating Ratio: Increased 2.1 points to 64.5 percent Click here to [...]
UPDATED: The Passing of General President Emeritus Joseph Nigro
The General President, General Secretary Treasurer, General Executive Council, Staff of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers and the members and officers of SMART affiliates across the U.S. and Canada mourn the death of our esteem [...]
S&T Making Cents newsletter: October 2018
Local S&Ts gathered Oct. 8 to 10 in New Haven, Conn., for the first of five workshops about the TD Connect eBill system. There’s still a chance to attenda TD Connect workshop! TD Connect system workshops are planned on the following dates in select locations [...]Eligible Union Plus account holders can seek disaster grants
In the wake of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, the AFL-CIO Union Plus program, which SMART Transportation members are eligible to join, reminds people that disaster assistance grants are available from them. Members who have had a Union Plus credit card for three months, mor [...]
Railroad Retirement benefits get COLA increase for 2019
Most railroad retirement annuities, like social security benefits, will increase in January 2019 due to a rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of 2017 to the corresponding period of the current year. Cost-of-living increases are calculated in both the [...]
Social Security benefits to get 2.8 percent COLA increase for 2019
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019, announced the Social Security Administration (SSA). The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more [...]