Category: Leadership Messages
Happy Holidays from SMART
As you gather with family and friends for the holidays, we want to thank you for all you do — in your workplace, in your local union and in your community. We look forward to standing together and continuing on the progress we made building a better future for all of us in 20 [...]
Holiday message from TD President Jeremy Ferguson
Brothers and sisters, One of our organization’s main goals this past year was to take the lead. We have done that by making progress on numerous fronts — technologically, organizationally and contractually. While the results have not been rapid or easily gained, our focus on [...]
SMART-TD, BLET suits seek immediate halt to Amtrak vaccine mandate
CLEVELAND, Ohio, (Dec. 9, 2021) — The Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) yesterday filed motions for a preliminary injunction [...]SMART-TD, BLET suits seek immediate halt to BNSF and Metra vaccine mandates
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Dec. 3, 2021) — The Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have filed motions for preliminary injunctions, seeki [...]Unions counter Metra COVID vaccine mandate
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Nov. 24, 2021) — The Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD) and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have responded to the suit Metra filed against them on N [...]SMART-TD, BLET join to fight Amtrak on COVID mandate
CLEVELAND (Nov. 23, 2021) — The Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) are challenging Amtrak over its actions in implementing it [...]
Veterans Day message from TD President Jeremy Ferguson
This year, as every year, I wanted to take a moment to give my thanks and to show appreciation to our SMART Transportation Division members who are also veterans of the United State military. Our veterans are a source of patriotism and pride for what they have done and what t [...]Unions counter Norfolk Southern COVID vaccine mandate
CLEVELAND, Ohio, (Oct. 29, 2021) — The Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART-TD) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have responded to the suit Norfolk Southern Railway [...]