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The outcome of this election will affect your job

September 13, 2016 By John Risch, SMART TD National Legislative Director For those of you who don’t know me, I’m honored to serve as your elected National Legislative Director. I came from the ranks, starting in the track department on the Burlington Northern and went into train service, spendi [...]

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Spread the Facts At Work

September 13, 2016

Download the SMART App

September 13, 2016 Text SMART to 90975 to download the SMART Union app or click here to download the app via the web.

Charlotte Area Transit System members ratify contract

September 12, 2016 Members of SMART Transportation Division Local 1715 in Charlotte, N.C., overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract, Friday, Sept. 9, reports Vice President Calvin Studivant. “I would like to thank General Chairperson (GCA TMD) Hasson Trent, Vice General Chairpers [...]

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SMART TD, TTD comment on FRA NPRM

September 7, 2016 Proposed rule: “Competitive Passenger Rail Service Pilot Program” The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register August 22. This proposed rulemaking from the FRA is a direct result of Section 1130 [...]

Tags AFL-CIO, FAST Act, Federal Railroad Administration, FRA, John Risch, Transportation Trades Department, TTD

Increasing Number of Americans See Positive Role of Unions

September 6, 2016 A new Gallup poll shows 52% of Americans believe labor unions benefit the broader U.S. economy, while only 41% believe unions hurt the economy. Although that is still below the historical norm, this it is the most positive Americans have been about unions in a decade and refl [...]

Labor Day: Demonstrating Our Spirit and Strength

September 5, 2016 The New York City Central Labor Union held the first Labor Day on September 5, 1882—exactly 134 years before this year’s holiday. Then as now, it is a day for enjoyment and for reflection, for remembering the struggles of the past and recommitting to our own work of today and [...]

Happy Labor Day from SMART TD

September 2, 2016 SMART Transportation Division wishes everyone a happy Labor Day. Read below to learn about the history of Labor Day. Department of Labor on the history of Labor Day Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the so [...]

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Focus on education at 2016 Regional Meetings

September 2, 2016 The 2016 Regional Meetings held in July in San Francisco and Chicago was deemed a success by SMART Transportation Division (SMART TD) members who attended. In San Francisco, 298 members attended the meetings, with a total of 507 (including spouses, children, vendors, etc.) pe [...]

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Inflatable Rat Has Its Day In Court

September 1, 2016 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has found that Unions have the First Amendment right to display an inflatable rat as part of an area standards campaign. Furthermore, localities that attempt to prohibit the use of inflatable rats may be infringing on that Fi [...]