Being discharged from the military can be exciting, but the unknowns and uncertainties of civilian life can also be scary. Luckily for eight U.S. military soon-to-be-veterans, as well as many more to come, the unionized sheet metal industry has made easing that transition a t [...]
Do you love to cook? MasterChef is looking for railroaders who love to cook in their free time and who have never cooked professionally. Judged by award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay along with two others, the show is currently looking for contestants for season nine. The top 40 [...]
Photo submissions for the 2018 SMART TD Alumni Association calendar are due by 9 a.m. EST, Monday, Oct. 9, so that the SMART TD PR department may get to work on choosing which photos to feature in the 2018 calendar. SMART Transportation Division is seeking quality railroad, b [...]
Independence, Ohio, October 5 — Rail Unions making up the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) announced today that they have reached a Tentative National Agreement with the Nation’s Freight Rail Carriers. The CBG is comprised of six unions: the American Train Dispatchers Assoc [...]
SMART Transportation Division is proud to announce that the 2019 regional meeting will be held in San Diego, Calif. More information will be forthcoming as it becomes available. 2018 regional meetings — Archived presentations in PDF form NOTE: Slide presentations given [...]
Optum has announced that they are taking steps to offer assistance to people impacted by the shooting in Las Vegas. Behavioral care advocates are available 24/7 to address any concerns members may have. Optum is offering a free emotional support helpline for the people impact [...]
Union Pacific switchman, Jon Paul Beckman, 48, was killed when he was struck by a train Friday, Sept. 22. He was working in Arlington, Texas when the accident occurred. Beckman was a member of Local 243 in Ft. Worth, Texas, for 19 years. He served the local as president since [...]
Surface Transportation Board (STB) Vice Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III announced he will leave the Board September 30, 2017. He informed President Donald J. Trump of his plans by letter. Vice Chairman Elliott was appointed Chairman by President Barack Obama and joined the Boa [...]
Union Plus is offering disaster relief grants of $500 to union members who have been affected by Hurricane Irma. To be eligible to receive a grant you must be a participant in one of these Union Plus programs: Union Plus credit card program, Union Plus life insurance, acciden [...]