Category: Transportation
LACMTA reconstitutes in-agency police force to protect workers, riders
SMART Transportation Division bus leaders get through to the LACMTA leadership. An agency police force will be re-established after board members make a unanimous vote.
Open enrollment for the SMART-TD VLTD and VLIFE plans begins for rail and bus members
Running until Aug. 23, 2024, members who do not participate in the SMART-TD voluntary long-term disability or voluntary group life insurance program have a chance to sign up!
Federal agency sides with labor as carriers try to eliminate hazmat documentation
Our latest union win on Capitol Hill leaves essential safety documentation inside the cabs of trains carrying hazardous materials through American communities.
DIPP assessment decrease takes effect July 1
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.
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.
Louisville & Indiana members say change in representation like ‘night and day’
Members from a new property share the day-to-day changes after joining the SMART railroad union. “The access to the information our guys need has been remarkable. I’m not an officer in this local, just a member, but that doesn’t seem to matter to these guys. They really want us all to have what we need to be successful.”
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 welcomes members of the Louisville & Indiana
The SMART Transportation Division achieved an organizing win May 1 with the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) certification of representation for the Louisville & Indiana Railroad.