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Mother of UTUIA President Ken Laugel dies

January 21, 2016 Bernice “Bunny” Sovine Laugel, 88, of Mooresville, N.C. died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at Brookdale Assisted Living. Laugel was a homemaker who loved to travel, enjoyed crocheting, had a great sense of humor and loved to make people smile. She was preceded in death b [...]

Tags Bernice Laugel, Ken Laugel, Laugel, UTUIA

'Close call' hotline available for Metro-North workers

January 21, 2016 The Connecticut Post reported that, through a recently signed agreement, Metro-North employees who see unsafe conditions can now say something about it by reporting them, without fear of retribution, on a confidential close call hotline. Read the entire article here.

Tags close call reporting, Metro-North, safety

Billy Cisneros, stepson of UTUIA FS, dies

January 20, 2016 Billy K. Cisneros, of Monte Vista, Colo., age 42, passed away suddenly January 15, 2016. He was a beloved father, son, brother and friend to many. Although he had many interests, including working on cars with his father, riding motorcycles and following the Pittsburgh Steele [...]

SMART endorses Hillary Clinton for President

January 20, 2016 SMART, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, has endorsed Hillary Clinton as the union’s choice for President in the upcoming 2016 election. Clinton stood out to members based on her strong leadership, experience, competency and u [...]

Tags 2016 elections, General President Joseph Sellers Jr., Hillary Clinton, SMART

FRA stepped-up enforcement to collect fines

January 20, 2016 Enforcement push is part of broader effort to increase overall rail safety WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that its stepped-up enforcement of railroad safety regulations led to the highest-ever civil penalty collection rate in the agency [...]

Tags FRA, NTSB, rail safety

SMART Endorses Clinton for President

January 20, 2016 SMART, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, has endorsed Secretary Hillary Clinton as the union’s choice for President in the upcoming 2016 election. Clinton stood out to members based on her strong leadership, experience, compet [...]

Class I's release fourth quarter and annual earnings

January 20, 2016 CSX Corporation announced a solid fourth quarter and full-year financial performance for 2015. The railroad announced declines for the fourth quarter and mixed financial results for the full year. CSX reported in a press conference that net earnings declined five percent to $ [...]

Tags CN, CP, CSX, earnings, KCS, NS, UP

Activists blocking tracks convicted of trespassing

January 20, 2016 The Seattle Times reported that the five activists who blocked BNSF tracks in Washington during September 2014 were recently convicted of trespassing. Read the entire article here.

Tags BNSF, oil train

Fatigue at CP threatens rail safety

January 19, 2016 The CBC News reported that Transport Canada recently ordered Canadian Pacific Railway to change its fatigue-management practices and freight train line-ups in British Columbia since they pose “an immediate threat to safe railway operations.” Read the entire artic [...]

Tags Canadian Pacific, CP, fatigue, Transport Canada

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 15, 2016 On Monday, January 18, 2016, every member of the SMART union will stand with our entire nation in honor, solidarity and remembrance of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s brilliance, vision, leadership and ultimate personal sacrifice shifted the cour [...]

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