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RRB places pre-retirement seminar presentation online

Railroad Retirement Board Labor Member John Bragg released the following statement on July 18: The Office of the Labor Member is pleased to announce that our 2023 Pre-Retirement Seminar presentation is now available to view online. This program is a modification of our Inform [...]

General Chairperson Gerald Wallace passes away

General Chairperson Gerald Wallace (GCA-261 — Canadian Pacific, Soo Line), a stalwart leader of our union and the husband of SMART Transportation Division Auxiliary Secretary & Treasurer Denise “Niki” Wallace, died July 16 after a long, courageous fight with c [...]

TD Local 1590 mourns death of its president

Brother Richard Gulley, president of Local 1590 (Anaheim, Calif.) passed away on June 29, 2023. “Brother Gulley was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend,” said Bus Department Vice President Alvy Hughes. “As local president, Brother Gulley was i [...]

Input from hybrid rail workers/volunteer firefighters needed

At the scene of a derailment, there is no substitute for the knowledge and experience of conductors as well as firefighters. In our current national climate, government and media attention are on the topic of derailments and the emergency response to them. SMART Transportatio [...]

TD Toledo Regional Training Seminar registration is now open

Registration has opened for SMART Transportation Division’s Regional Training Seminar (RTS) to take place Oct. 3 through 6, 2023, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Toledo, Ohio. Attendee check-in begins the morning of Oct 3, and those attending should plan to arrive then. Classes a [...]

Alaska’s most-popular shore excursion RR authorizes strike

SKAGWAY, Alaska (July 6, 2023) — SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD) Local 1626, which represents operating personnel for the White Pass & Yukon Route (WPYR), authorized a strike late last week. The labor union and railroad have negotiated for nearly six years and ha [...]