Category: Washington
Trump: If they strike, they’re fired. Musk: Ha, ha, ha!
Listen for yourself: Ex-president Trump and billionaire Elon Musk say what they think about people who do the work. It's clear they're against us.
SMART Convention Day 1: DOT secretary headlines day one of SMART General Convention
DOT Secretary Buttigieg talks improvements, highlights union advances and the role our union has played in the last four years in infrastructure and transportation.
Senator to UP: We want answers about corrupted safety study
Time runs out for Union Pacific as the U.S. Senate demands an answer about manipulation of responses to an FRA safety review.
SMART-TD Statement on Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024
SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson and TD’s National Legislative Department proudly endorse Congressman Troy Nehls’ bill known as the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024.
SMART-TD, regulators testify that railroads can’t be trusted to regulate themselves
SMART-TD, speaking for the operating crafts alongside agency chiefs Amit Bose (FRA), Jennifer Homendy (NTSB) and others, discussed the consequences of East Palestine and the dire need for new rail safety legislation in the United States. Bottom line: Railroads are not to be trusted.
NTS Day 3: Railroad safety improvements driven by member reports
Closing remarks at the SMART-TD 2024 National Training Seminar focused on recent railroad union wins and the steps every member can take to keep their employers honest.
NTS Day 3: America’s transit safer because of union member efforts
The closing session of SMART-TD's 2024 National Training Seminar outlined the impact our members have made, from Washington D.C. to their local properties. The Federal Transportation Administration warned transit union members against becoming complacent: get involved, communicate, and to join the fight for safer bus and passenger rail for everyone.
TD NTS: STB chair and vice chair address officers, assure labor will have input
Robert Primus and Karen Hedlund of the Surface Transportation Board addressed SMART-TD officers at the 2024 National Training Seminar. The new chairperson and his vice-chair embraced the critical perspective railroad and transit labor provide to the STB.