SMART TD, with more than 450 locals in the U.S., has more members than any other railroad labor union and holds some of the best freight rail contracts in North America. It is the only labor union that has united various operating crafts while protecting craft autonomy and has the most effective voice among transportation unions before state legislatures and the U.S. Congress.
The vast majority of SMART’s railroad members work in the U.S. freight rail industry, moving goods and materials across the nation, 24 hours a day and seven days a week in the variety of crafts.