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Happy Labor Day from SMART

September 8, 2015 This Labor Day, we recognize the incredible achievements of North America’s working people and celebrate the men and women whose hard work make our nations prosper. We recognize there are many who are frustrated because despite all the vital contributions we make, too many of [...]

Tags General President Joe Sellers, Labor Day, Rich McClees

Legislative, Alt. Legislative Rep. elections planned

August 17, 2015 Members and SMART Transportation Division (TD) Local officers are reminded elections for the positions of Legislative Representative and Alternate Legislative Representative are being conducted this autumn by all TD Locals, with nominations to be taken at the October 2015 mee [...]

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GP Sellers: The Value Of Strength

August 7, 2015 Whatever the group or organization, it is an honor to serve in office. For a union, however, it is even more special. In our organization we are all workers, joining together for mutual strength and support as we build a better future for our families. We are in this together [...]

PTC, two-person crews necessary after Amtrak tragedy

June 12, 2015 By John Previsich, SMART Transportation Division President We are all aware of the recent incident that occurred on Amtrak Train 188 in Philadelphia. Three of our conductor Brothers and Sisters from Local 1370 in New York City and the engineer operating the locomotive have ha [...]

Tags Amtrak, inward-facing cameras, John Previsich, PTC

BLET/SMART TD statement on Positive Train Control, crew size following fatal Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia

May 19, 2015 (The following is a joint statement by Dennis R. Pierce, National President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and John Previsich, President, SMART Transportation Division, regarding questions that have arisen since the fatal Amtrak derailment in Philade [...]

Tags BLET, John Previsich, Pierce, positive train control, SMART TD, two-person crews

SMART TD applauds DOT's tank car final rule

May 1, 2015 Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced its final rule for rail shipments of flammable liquids. The rule calls for enhanced safety standards for High-Hazard Flammable Trains (HHFT), including stricter tank car construction standards, [...]

Tags DOT, ECP brakes, final rule, John Risch

What do we, as a labor organization, want?

March 27, 2015 By John Risch, National Legislative Director – What do we want? What do you want? What does your union want? What does labor want? The most common question I get when working Capitol Hill here in Washington, D.C., is – “What’s the ask?” – meaning, what is it you’re going to [...]

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Previsich: ‘It’s your union and it’s your future’

March 20, 2015 By John Previsich, SMART Transportation Division President – Today, people who work in a unionized environment are facing challenges unlike any that have come before. The current political climate is fostering attacks not only on organized labor, but also on the rights and e [...]

Tags 2014, John Previsich, regional meetings

Previsich: 'We achieved great things in 2014'

February 25, 2015 By John Previsich, SMART Transportation Division President – On behalf of the officers and staff of the SMART Transportation Division, I will take this opportunity to thank our members and their families for all of their efforts in 2014 and to extend our best wishes for a sa [...]

We are thankful, but we must build for the future

January 23, 2015 By Joe Nigro, SMART General President – By In the spirit of the holiday season, I want to focus on what we have to be thankful for as we leave 2014 behind. For one, our First SMART General Convention will go down as the seminal moment when our two former organizations merged [...]

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