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Foxx announces grants to promote transit jobs
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $9.5 million in grants to 19 projects in 13 states selected to help train a new generation of skilled workers and support long-term careers in the public transportation industry. The announcement was mad [...]Zanath family shows gratitude to the membership
In a letter received at the SMART Transportation Division headquarters, Rob Zanath’s family wrote: “To all the SMART Union Members, “We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude for all of the love and support you have shown our family during [...]
Education is SMART at 2015 TD Regional Meetings
Each year the SMART TD holds two regional meetings; one in the east and one in the west. The theme for the 2015 meetings was, “Your Union-Your Future; Training the Leaders of Tomorrow.” The theme references the future, since what our members learn today wil [...]
The SMART Blue Label At Work For New Members
Metal Industries, like many other small companies, faced economic hardship as a result of the lagging economy. In order to make it through the lean years of the past recession, the company turned to SMART for help. This came after Sheet Metal Local 5 members proved the added [...]
Women Building The Nation
Interview Excerpts from SMART Attendees On May 1 of this year—May Day, when labor unions in most parts of the world celebrate May Day—more than a thousand construction tradeswomen joined in Los Angeles for a union-sponsored conference to support working women. T [...]Amtrak worker dies after accident
Amtrak says a worker has died after an accident at a maintenance facility in Beech Grove, Indiana Saturday morning, August 22. The Beech Grove Fire Department responded to a call of a burned person at the facility in the 200 block of Garstang Street just after 11:30 a.m. Fir [...]Transportation Division sets 2016 regional meetings
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