Category: Summer 2023
This is our time
General President's Message
This is our time to prepare for a changing world
General Secretary-Treasurer's Message
Bus and transit workers deserve protection
SMART Transportation Division President's Message
Raising the standards for all workers
Director of Canadian Affairs message
FRA issues safety advisory on long trains
On April 27, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Amit Bose issued a safety advisory regarding carriers’ operation of longer trains. The recommendations by FRA include that carriers review theiroperating rules and existing locomotive engineer certification prog [...]
Darrell Roberts takes on new challenges as assistant to the general president
Darrell L. Roberts is now assistant to the general president at SMART. Previously, he served as the SMART director of organizing and spent nearly 14 years as the executive director of Helmets to Hardhats (H2H). He has served in the United States Navy as a hull technician and [...]
New GP Coleman brings leadership, innovation to members
New SMART General President Michael Coleman has been stepping up for his fellow members since his days as a rank-and-file sheet metal worker in Cleveland. He worked as a foreman shortly after becoming a journeyperson, then decided he wanted to represent his brothers and siste [...]Retired General President Sellers honored by SMART-TD
Retired SMART General President Joseph Sellers, Jr. received a rail lantern in appreciation of his service at the Transportation Division Board of Directors meeting on April 4, 2023. From left are: Bus Department Vice President Calvin Studivant; Vice President John Whitaker; [...]