At the SMART Annual Leadership Conference in New York City this past August, Sister Amanda Snide (Local 200, North Platte, Nebraska) was recognized for her embodiment of the values that define what it means to be SMART-TD: selflessness, dedication, and perseverance.
On the last day of the conference, SMART General President Michael Coleman presented her with the Joseph J. Nigro SMART Army Member of the Year Award.
After receiving the Golden Spike, we sat down with Sister Snide.
She told SMART News that when she hired on with the railroad in 2014, she was concerned that her career change wouldn’t allow her to continue taking care of others in the same way that she had done when she worked in healthcare or as a volunteer firefighter.
She quickly found out that wasn’t the case, even if it looked a little bit different from what she was used to.
Sister Snide was also profiled during our Women’s History Month series in March 2025.
Hear more about her union journey in her own words by watching this SMART News clip.
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