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Local 66 Teams Up With Girl Scouts
SMART SM Local 66 (Washington State) member Johnny Cassanova joined his daughter Olivia’s Girl Scout of America troop to give them a presentation about the sheet metal industry. SJ Alexander and Vanessa Carman from Local 66 came out to teach the young girls about math a [...]
Palmetto GBA: Performing a cognitive assessment
Do you or a loved one have any of the following symptoms? It’s easy to forget where you put your car keys once in a while. But if you or a loved one have any of the following problems, please read further: Trouble remembering Difficulty learning new things Feeling overwhelmed [...]
Sporting clay shoots planned in Colo., N.J.
Members are invited to compete in a pair of team clay shoots this autumn in conjunction with the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance. The first shoot is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 25 at Colorado Clays, 13600 Lanewood St., Brighton, CO 80603. The second is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Oct. [...]
Nuria Fernandez confirmed by Senate to lead FTA
By voice vote June 10, the U.S. Senate confirmed Nuria Fernandez as the 15th administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Fernandez joined the Biden administration as deputy administrator of the agency on Jan. 21 and had served as the senior FTA official until h [...]
SMART Statement on E.O. 14017 America’s Supply Chains
Washington, DC—On Tuesday, the Biden Administration released a report in response to Executive Order (E.O.) 14017 “America’s Supply Chains.” The report outlines immediate actions the Administration will take to strengthen American supply chains to promote economic security, [...]
Long Trains, Two-Person Crews and Freight Rail Safety
In the June 2021 Talking SMART episode, we dug into freight rail issues that affect both the safety of railroad workers and the safety of communities around the country. Our featured guests were SMART Transportation Division Kansas State Legislative Director Ty Dragoo and former Transportation Division Nebraska State Legislative Director Bob Borgeson.
INVEST Act passes committee with safety measures, including two-person crew, intact
After a session that began the morning of June 9 and carried on overnight into the pre-dawn hours of June 10, the INVEST in America Act passed out of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with two-person crew and other provisions important to SMART Transp [...]
The INVEST in America Act and how it protects TD members
A surface transportation reauthorization bill introduced June 4 by chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has a wide-reaching positive impact for members of the SMART Transportation Division. Mostly mirroring the identically n [...]