Category: Washington
AFL-CIO TTD, industry encourage full funding of RRB
The AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department coalition, of which the SMART-MD and SMART-TD are part, sent the following letter to Congress in conjunction with rail industry representatives on May 21.
A fond appreciation to a fearless leader
Martin Oberman retired May 10, 2024, as chairman of the Surface Transportation Board. SMART Transportation Division wishes him the best in his retirement.
Rep. Eric Burlison’s attack on FRA’s 2PC rule shows he’s against us
Help to stop Rep. Eric Burlison’s attempt to overturn the FRA’s important two-person crew rule. Defending our progress now will make it easier to pass other rail safety legislation. Here’s how.
Setting the record straight: Batory’s nomination to Amtrak board
Ron Batory’s nomination to the Amtrak board isn’t even a Presidential appointment despite inflammatory reports to the contrary. SMART-TD sets the record straight on what’s going on and where that misinformation came from.
Ground broken on Brightline West — new rail jobs incoming!
The 2024 calendar lists Monday, April 22, as Earth Day, but with the groundbreaking ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, for what will become 218 miles of new high-speed rail line, SMART Transportation Division and the rest of rail labor can see today as Jobs Day! Brightline West b [...]
After FRA rule, Jared Cassity explains why we still need the Rail Safety Act
SMART-TD’s Alternate National Legislative Director Jared Cassity was featured on an episode of America’s Workforce Union Podcast, covering a wide range of rail industry topics.
FTA action on bus, transit safety plans praised by SMART-TD
Phone: (216) 228-9400Department email: news_td@smart-union.org INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (April 10, 2024) — President Jeremy Ferguson of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers’ Transportation Division (SMART-TD) released the following stat [...]
FRA crew-size rule came from our collective power
Railroad history was made the first week of April 2024. The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a final rule stating that freight trains in this country cannot be safely run with fewer than two certified railroaders in a locomotive cab. History could not have been made w [...]