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Op ed: Trump is no friend to working people

October 18, 2016 By Bob Yarger, Retired Brakeman, Local 256 in Watervliet, N.Y. Trump is no friend to working people, despite spouting a few ideas stolen from Bernie Sanders. Trump has said American workers make too much money. All the products with the Trump name on them come from overseas s [...]

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SMART leads coalition to stop CSX from removing MI track signals

October 17, 2016 On Friday, October 14, 2016, SMART Union united with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED) and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS), in a joint statement to the Federal Railroad Adminis [...]

Tags BLET, BMWE, BRS, CSX, FRA, freight rail safety, Michigan rail safety, Rail coalition, rail safety, rail track signal system

RRB: credit for military service under the Railroad Retirement Act

October 14, 2016 Many railroad employees have at some time served in the Armed Forces of the United States. Under certain conditions, their military service may be credited as rail service under the Railroad Retirement Act. The following questions and answers provide information on how milita [...]

Tags military service, Railroad Retirement Act, Railroad Retirement Board, RRB

Safety Champions Conference Held In AZ

October 12, 2016 More than 30 contractors, training coordinators, business agents, business managers, safety directors, instructors, SMART and SMOHIT executives and strategic partners from across the country gathered for the second Safety Champions Conference and Safety Awards hosted by the S [...]

Transportation Division sets 2017 regional meetings

October 12, 2016

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Tags 2017 Regional Meetings, New York City, regional meetings, san antonio

Now Is the Time

October 12, 2016 We are one month out from election day. Now is the time to get involved. Visit www.SMARTVote2016.org to sign up or text SMART to 90975 (message and data rates may apply). Click on image to play the video.

Long Island commuter line reopens following crash

October 10, 2016 One of two Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) commuter lines reopened this morning following the crash that occurred Saturday night when a commuter train sideswiped a work train that was blocking the track. Read the complete story from NYDailyNews.com.

Tags commuter rail, commuter rail safety, LIRR, Long Island Rail Road, two person crew legislation

33 injured in Long Island train derailment

October 9, 2016 According to a CNN report, a Long Island, N.Y. commuter train heading eastbound collided with part of a work train that was blocking the track. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials are investigating the crash. Read the full story here.

Tags commuter rail safety, Long Island commuter train crash, rail safety, two person crew

Transportation Infrastructure: #SheWillFixIt

October 7, 2016 For months now, coverage of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has saturated our nation’s news coverage. And thanks to Trump’s ability to swamp the media with the insults he hurls and gaffes he makes, that coverage is too often light on substance. Not enough is being reported o [...]

Tags #SheWillFixIt, Hillary Clinton, transportation infrastructure

Learn How To Take Action During A Hurricane

October 6, 2016 With Hurricane Matthew already having cost destruction and loss of life within the Caribbean, we urge all members in its path to prepare themselves for its eventual arrival. Visit www.Ready.gov for more information.