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Neb. Legislature resolves: two-person crews are safer

June 9, 2015 In the final week of legislative session, the Nebraska legislature officially recommended that railroad locomotives should have a two-person crew. According to the resolution — LR 338 — safety risks posed by shipments of such materials as ethanol, Bakkan crude oi [...]

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MO Governor Nixon Vetoes Right-to-Work Legislation At Local 36 Training Facility

June 5, 2015 On Thursday, June 4, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon traveled to SMART SM Local 36 in St. Louis to veto a toxic right-to-work for less bill passed by that state’s legislature. With a fired up crowd of hundreds of onlookers, he noted that “For generations, the ability of workers t [...]

National Call-In Day to Stop Another Bad Trade Deal

June 3, 2015 Today, people across the country are making calls to their lawmakers to let them know that working folks do not want and cannot afford another bad trade deal. We deserve trade policy that works for everyone, not just the top 1%. We need to let Congress know we’ve got the fact [...]

A Legal Victory For Working Families

June 2, 2015 The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new rules designed to provide a fair balance to the union election process have survived the first of two major legal challenges, with a federal judge ruling that the agency acted within its own authority in creating them and [...]

SMART TD GCA 875 Elects New General Chairman

June 1, 2015 The General Committee of Adjustment 875 (Los Angeles, CA) of the SMART Transportation Division has elected Marco Gudino as its new General Chairman. Mr. Gudino will be the first new General Chairman elected for the General Committee in over 19 years. Former General Chairman [...]

SMART TD Head of Public Relations Passes Away

May 30, 2015 Robert J. Zanath, 50, died May 28 at University Hospitals of a brain aneurysm. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. Zanath was born Sept. 10, 1964. After graduating from Padua Franciscan High School in Parma, Ohio, he attended Kent State University and [...]

SMART TD Head of PR Rob Zanath passes away

May 29, 2015 Robert J. Zanath, 50, died May 28 at University Hospitals of a brain aneurysm. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. Zanath was born Sept. 10, 1964. After graduating from Padua Franciscan High School in Parma, Ohio, he attended Kent State University and [...]

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Union Pacific furloughs 900 train crew employees

May 29, 2015 Union Pacific Corp. said it has placed about 900 train crew employees on furlough or alternative work status to align its work force with current market conditions and demand. The railroad employs about 47,000 people across its system, 8,000 in Nebraska. Union Pacific Corp. a [...]

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Wooden rail bridge burns, collapses in Minnesota

May 29, 2015 INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — An old wooden railroad bridge near Minnesota’s northern border burned and collapsed early Wednesday, shutting a busy train route that connects the Pacific Coast with Chicago. The bridge in Koochiching County belongs to Canadian National [...]

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Congress extends highway, transit funding

May 27, 2015 Congress over the weekend sent to President Obama for his signature a two-month extension of federal funding of highway and transit programs. The surface transportation law known as MAP-21 was set to expire May 31. The House passed its bill — sponsored by Transportation and I [...]

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