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PEB a.m. update: Aug. 17, 2022

August 17, 2022 SMART Transportation Division leaders have multiple discussions scheduled today as they continue to evaluate the recommendations made by Presidential Emergency Board 250. As the release of the PEB recommendations is the first step in the final stage of the Railway Labor Act p [...]

Rail labor statement regarding the appointment of a PEB

July 15, 2022 WASHINGTON – Greg Regan, President of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, of which the SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) and SMART Mechanical Divisions (SMART-MD) are members, released the following statement in response to President Joe Bid [...]

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Transportation labor reacts to the State of the Union Address

March 2, 2022 The AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, of which the SMART Transportation Division is a proud member, released the following statement on March 1 after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, president and secretary-tre [...]

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SMART Statement on White House Launch of Coalition to Improve Building Performance Standards

January 21, 2022 Today the White House Council on Environmental Quality announced the launch of a coalition of states and local governments to strengthen building performance standards.