Category: Washington
SMART-TD Transit Union welcomes FTA’s historic directive to combat operator assaults
Our multi-year effort to protect our bus and transit membership takes a significant step ahead when FTA announces its first directive to stop operator assaults.
SMART-TD, ATDA & BLET jointly endorse Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio
On Sept. 23, 2024, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers, Transportation Division (SMART-TD), the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) jointly endorsed Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate.
Endorsed by SMART-TD, Sherrod Brown stands for rail safety
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Cleveland is up for re-election in November, and the SMART Transportation Division PAC has sponsored a video showing his bipartisan work on rail safety. Brown has been endorsed by the SMART Transportation Division, the largest rail union in the U.S.
If Musk becomes the head government spending slasher, will he bring automation along for the ride?
Presidential nominee Donald Trump restated his plan to appoint tech innovator Elon Musk to the head of a government efficiency commission. With a history of automation, harsh working conditions and thinly veiled union busting, will a push for self-driving buses or robot trains be far behind?
FRA discovers Big Orange has a big disconnect on safety
BNSF’s managers had a consistently high opinion of how safe the workplace is that they oversee. The more closely an employee works with an actual train, however, the lower their estimation of how safely the organization runs. The FRA report provides a reality check.
FRA denies railroads’ request to run without watchdog technology
FRA nixed an attempt by two Class I carriers and three passenger carriers to be able to shut down critical safety tech for as long as three days. The SMART-TD railroad union’s public comment was a big reason why.
SMART-TD endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for President: A commitment to two-person crews and worker safety
SMART Transportation Division made major progress during the first term of the Biden-Harris administration. The union endorses Kamala Harris in the November election.
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.