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Phyllis Reed, widow of former B&O GC, dies
Phyllis Reed of Florence, Ky., passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence. Phyllis was born Aug. 17, 1939, to the late Victor and Mary Osborn. She married former B&O General Committee General Chairman J.T. “Terry” Reed in 196 [...]
SMART-MD, other rail unions reach tentative agreement with Amtrak
SMART Mechanical Department General Committee 2 General Chairman John McCloskey announced Jan. 8 that a tentative agreement with Amtrak has been reached. SMART-MD and coalition partners Transportation Communications Union, National Conference of Firemen and Oilers/SEIU, Inter [...]
Visit Members Section for Ticket Savings and More
SMART has updated its Member Benefits section exclusively for SMART members with new offerings such as discounts for movie and theme park tickets along with other entertainment options. As a member of SMART, you have access to one of the leading member benefit programs in the [...]
Increases in RRB annuity payouts, earning limits go into effect
Most railroad retirement annuities, like Social Security benefits, were scheduled to increase Jan. 1 on the basis of the rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the third quarter of 2016 to the corresponding period of 2017. The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) reports that [...]
SMART TD switchman dies on duty in Minnesota
Brother Nicholas A. Vosejpka, of Hampton, Minn., a switchman with SMART TD Local 1614, died while on duty Dec. 30, 2017, as he worked as a yard foreman at Union Pacific’s Hoffman Yard in St. Paul, Minn. Vosejpka, 35, was walking in the yard performing an air-test in temperatu [...]Local treasurers: New version of WinStabs available; don’t forget about workshop
A new version of WinStabs for 2018 — Version 5.09 — is now available for download via iLink and includes updated tax rates. Follow this link to view PDF instructions about how to download and start a new year in this new version of WinStabs. Once you have download [...]
Greg Meehan — active leader in his UTU local
Gregory Gabriel Meehan, 87, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Visitation was at Buckley Funeral Home, 509 Second Ave., Asbury Park, N.J., Dec. 3. Funeral Mass was celebrated Dec. 4 at Holy Spirit Church, [...]
Canadian National places major locomotive order
Canadian National has placed the largest power order by a Class I rail carrier in three years, asking for more than 200 ET44AC locomotives to be acquired from General Electric over the next three years, according to a report from Railway Age. The first round of locomotives ar [...]