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Rail Safety Alert: It is time to lead
In early 1998, a Federal task force was created to examine railroad switching fatalities. Coordinated by the FRA, this working group consisted of representatives from both rail labor and carrier industry management. For 22 months they poured over data from the 76 switching de [...]
Risch appears before STB, discusses excessive CSX train length
Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers’ Transportation Division National Legislative Director John Risch appeared this morning (Wednesday, Oct. 11) before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) at a listening session about service disruptions caused by CSX’s [...]
New Course Brings Opportunity In the Sheet Metal Industry
Behind the work, training, bids and contracts is the business of sheet metal work, and for decades, training coordinators and instructors have taught Business 101 to their members at their home training centers. The class was geared to educate members on the financial, human [...]
Inaugural SMART Heroes Program Puts Military Veterans To Work
Being discharged from the military can be exciting, but the unknowns and uncertainties of civilian life can also be scary. Luckily for eight U.S. military soon-to-be-veterans, as well as many more to come, the unionized sheet metal industry has made easing that transition a t [...]
Railroaders: MasterChef wants you on their show!
Do you love to cook? MasterChef is looking for railroaders who love to cook in their free time and who have never cooked professionally. Judged by award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay along with two others, the show is currently looking for contestants for season nine. The top 40 [...]Coping With Senselessness – via SMOHIT
In light of the recent tragic and unforeseen events in Las Vegas, counselor Daria Todor, ACSW, LCSW-C, has written the following article about coping with senselessness. We hope you find it valuable. _______________________________________________ Trauma [...]
Calendar photo submissions due Oct. 9
Photo submissions for the 2018 SMART TD Alumni Association calendar are due by 9 a.m. EST, Monday, Oct. 9, so that the SMART TD PR department may get to work on choosing which photos to feature in the 2018 calendar. SMART Transportation Division is seeking quality railroad, b [...]
National Negotiations update: Coordinated Bargaining Group unions reach tentative national contract agreement
Independence, Ohio, October 5 — Rail Unions making up the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) announced today that they have reached a Tentative National Agreement with the Nation’s Freight Rail Carriers. The CBG is comprised of six unions: the American Train Dispatchers Assoc [...]