News Archive
Local 202 member dies in yard accident
SMART Transportation Division member Jeff Jones of Local 202 (Denver, Colo.) passed away on Feb. 9, 2022, after a switching accident in Globeville rail yard in Denver. Brother Jones, of Northglenn, Colo., was a member of our union for more than a decade, joining in August 201 [...]Local 1715 bus operator killed by gunfire while in service in Charlotte, N.C.
A member of Local 1715 (Charlotte, N.C.) lost his life over the weekend in a senseless act of gun violence after he was shot Friday while operating his bus in Charlotte, N.C. Ethan Rivera, 41, a member of our union since May 2021, died Saturday while being treated at a Charlo [...]
The 1st Year of the Biden-Harris Administration
The May 2021 episode of Talking SMART focused on how the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration impacted SMART members and industries.
Rail members’ input sought by FRA for fatigue survey
The Federal Railroad Administration is asking T&E rail members of the SMART Transportation Division to participate in a wide-reaching survey of T&E personnel on the topic of fatigue. Participants working in T&E roles in either passenger or freight service are high [...]
SMART-TD, BLET file in opposition to preliminary injunction in attendance dispute at BNSF
CLEVELAND, Ohio, (February 8, 2022) — Yesterday, SMART-TD and the BLET filed their oppositions to BNSF’s request for the court to convert the January 25, 2022, Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) into a preliminary injunction. The unions each filed for their own preliminary inj [...]SMART Statement on White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment Report
Washington, DC—Today the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment released a report with nearly 70 recommendations to aid worker organizing and collective bargaining. In response, SMART issued the following statement. “President Biden is living up to his co [...]Member fatally shot in shooting
Amtrak conductor and Local 1470 (Edmonston, Md.) member James E. Blue III, 43, was shot multiple times Jan. 25 outside a home he was in the process of remodeling while talking on a cellphone to his son, who is away at college. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pro [...]
SMART Statement on Biden Administration Executive Order on PLAs
Washington, DC—Today, President Biden signed an executive order on Project Labor Agreements (PLAs). In response, SMART issued the following statement. “SMART commends President Biden for signing this executive order. It will help ensure that our federal tax dollars spur middl [...]