News Archive
Help needed for Local 1963 president’s daughter in her cancer fight
Britnee Griffin, daughter of Mike Griffin (a yardmaster, alternate vice chairperson of GCA 347 and the president of Local 1963 in Louisville, Ky.), has been battling aggressive cancer since the spring. The medical bills for her family are mounting, and an online fundraiser ha [...]
APTA reports U.S. rail ridership up in second quarter compared with 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans took more than 2.5 billion passenger trips on public transportation in the second quarter of 2019, according to the quarterly Transit Ridership Report released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), representing 11 million trips [...]
NTSB issues safety recommendation to Class I’s, short lines
As the National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate an accident in Wyoming that killed two SMART TD members out of Local 446, it issued a pair of safety recommendations to Class I railroads and a recommendation to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad [...]
Palmetto: Medicare ready to serve during disasters
When a severe weather event happens (such as a hurricane, typhoon, earthquake or wildfire), the last thing you or your healthcare provider are thinking about is Medicare. Concerns are about staying alive and what kind of home and property damage you will have. Your situation [...]
Profile of a sheet metal guru
This article takes a look at a female sheet metal worker blazing a path forward for her fellow sisters in the trade. “Her day starts early, getting up at 4:30 a.m. to get her food and coffee ready. She drives from Gladstone and parks in the public parking structure. The [...]
Local 49 earns NEMIC Industry Award
Sheet Metal Workers Local 49 in New Mexico was awarded the Industry Award by the National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC) for exceptional commitment to the passage of ground-breaking state-wide Fire Life Safety legislation as well as the promotion of ICB/TABB (I [...]
Members At Simpson Strong-Tie On Strike
Over 300 SMART Local 104 sheet metal workers employed at Simpson Strong-Tie in Stockton, California have been on strike since Thursday, September 5th, 2019. The men and women behind the production of Simpson Strong-Tie’s beloved fasteners, joints and other products are [...]
Golf outing to honor Donald Wheaton
Local 898 in Boston will be holding the Donnie Wheaton Memorial Golf Tournament on Oct. 5 at Maplegate Country Club in Franklin, Mass. Holes are available for sponsorship by SMART TD locals for $150. A 42-year employee for Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad, which became Keo [...]