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It definitely matters whom we elect to Congress

October 24, 2014 Congressional elections do matter. Actions of Congress can make a big difference when it comes to our job security, our wages, our fringe benefits, our retirement and safety in our workplace. In this issue of the SMART Transportation Division News are our official endorsement [...]

Tags 2014 elections, Congress, John Risch

NTSB outlines measures to protect rail workers

October 24, 2014 Railroad and rail transit roadway workers are subject to on-the-job risks and hazards markedly different from those faced by other railroad employees. The jobs of railroad engineers and conductors include risks primarily related to moving trains – derailments, collisions with [...]

Tags National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, railroad fatalities, safety

Local 378 hosts "call to action" labor rally

October 23, 2014 With the assistance of SMART Transportation Division Ohio State Legislative Director Stu Gardner, Transportation Division Local 378 at Cleveland held a “call to action” labor rally Oct. 20 at Sheet Metal Division Local 33’s union hall and training center in [...]

Tags David Otten, Jeffrey Brandow, labor rally, Local 378, Pillich, Stu Gardner

Introducing @SMARTUnionWorks on Instagram

October 23, 2014 SMART is now on Instagram. You can follow us at @SMARTUnionWorks. This adds to our social media presence on FaceBook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube.

California Energy Commission Grants Conditional Approval to ICB/TABB

October 23, 2014 On June 24, the California Energy Commission determined that the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB—a function of NEMIC) met the requirements in Section 10-103-B(e) of the Standards to be conditionally approved as an authorized Interim Mechanical Acceptance Test Te [...]

Organizing Success

October 23, 2014 ALSTOM On April 22, SMART won an election 5 – 1 to represent the fulltime material handlers at the New Castle, DE, facility for Alstom. These workers sort and deliver parts to our SMART members who work on the Acela Train for Amtrak in Wilmington and Bear, DE. Picture [...]

Nigro: Dialogue is a two-way street

October 23, 2014 By Joe Nigro, SMART General President – The First SMART General Convention represented a new beginning for all of us. So, now is the time to take advantage of the opportunity and begin forging a path to ensure the dialogue between the leadership and convention delegates at o [...]

FMCSA awards $1M to help train vets as bus operators

October 23, 2014 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Oct. 21 announced it has awarded $1 million in grants to nine technical and community colleges across the country to help train returning military veterans for jobs as commercial [...]

Tags bus operators, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, FMCSA, military veterans

Medicare Part B premiums remain the same in 2015

October 23, 2014 The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $104.90 in 2015, the same amount as in 2014. Some beneficiaries will continue to pay higher premiums based on their modified adjusted gross income, but these amounts are also remaining the same as in 2014. The monthly premi [...]

Tags Medicare Part B, railroad medicare, Railroad Retirement Board, RRB

Pa. legislative board calls members to action

October 22, 2014 Pennsylvania State Legislative Director Paul Pokrowka is asking all SMART Transportation Division members from Pennsylvania to take action and contact the office of Gov. Tom Corbett, requesting he sign House Bill 2354 into law. The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA [...]

Tags EPA, House Bill 2354, Paul Pokrowka, Pennsylvania