Category: News
SMART-TD condemns Union Pacific’s lease to Central Oregon Pacific Railroad
SMART-TD responds to UP selling off our members' jobs to a nonunion short line: “Union Pacific’s move in Oregon is just the latest example of how our country is literally getting 'railroaded' by the sharks on Wall Street. The workers on the ground, the businesses, and the communities that rely on these services will pay the price for this callous disregard for safety.” TD President Jeremy Ferguson
Sharp-eyed conductor saves two lives in winter crossing accident
SMART-TD conductor Brandon LaBombard saved two lives after a chain-reaction of accidents at an icy Michigan grade crossing. Disaster struck mid-train, without any indication in the head end. Eagle-eyed LaBombard witnessed the accident and was able to take heroic action, again proving the value of a two-person freight crew.
SMART-TD AND CSX CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF SUCCESS
The CSX RedBlock program, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in November of 2024. It allows employees to confidentially seek help for substance abuse without fear of company punishment, ensuring the well-being of workers and the safety of the railroad community. The program has successfully supported over 48,000 members and is still going strong!
SMART Convention Day 1: DOT secretary headlines day one of SMART General Convention
DOT Secretary Buttigieg talks improvements, highlights union advances and the role our union has played in the last four years in infrastructure and transportation.
SMART-TD, FRA announce federal regulation requiring two-person freight crews
Phone: (216) 228-9400 Fax: (216) 228-0411 Department Email: news_td@smart-union.org “I would like to start off by saying that this decision by President Biden’s administration is historic for SMART-TD members and all rail labor. Today’s ruling codifying the two-person freight [...]
N.Y. special election — a chance to support Tom Suozzi, who supports our members
Tomorrow, February 13, 2024, Long Island, N.Y., will select the newest member of the United States Congress. With 435 seats in the House, it may not seem that this seat is particularly important to the well-being of SMART-TD members. But it is. Rarely in our nation’s history [...]
ERMA lifetime maximum benefit to increase in 2024
The lifetime maximum benefit for the Railroad Employees National Early Retirement Major Medical Benefit (ERMA or GA-46000) Plan will increase from $188,000 to $195,100 beginning Jan. 1, 2024. At the end of 2001, labor and management had agreed on various procedures to adminis [...]
Rail labor collectively urges representatives to oppose House THUD bill
The Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, of which the SMART Transportation and Mechanical Divisions are members, issued the following letter today, Oct. 31, on the Transportation Housing and Urban Development bill under consideration in the U.S. House. Dear Repres [...]