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Ill. governor pledges his support for the Rule of 2
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) of Illinois again has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with rail workers in the battle for national two-person crew legislation. SMART Transportation Division members and the people of Illinois have even more evidence that Gov. Pritzker has their safety as hi [...]
SMART statement on DOL rule rescinding IRAPs
Today the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to rescind the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP), and will instead direct the department’s resources toward registered apprenticeships. The DOL issued this final rule after revi [...]
Local 556 loses member to alleged drunken driver
SMART Local 556 (Tacoma, Wash.) recognized a moment of silence for their fallen brother this week. BNSF Brakeman William “Bill” Laver, 51, of Grapeview, Wash., had his life of dedicated service cut short Friday, Sept. 16 by an alleged drunken driver while he was o [...]
Local 1846 loses member in accident, fundraiser established
Local 1846 in West Colton, Calif., tragically lost a brother on Sept. 8, and a fundraiser has been established to help his family in this inexplicably difficult time. Conductor Zachery “Zach” Lara, 25, and his engineer Steven Brown were in helper service assistin [...]
SMART-TD mourns loss of Local 1263 Local Chairperson Richard Keen
Members in Local 1263 (Valdosta, Ga.) are in mourning after their Local Chairperson Richard G. Keen Jr., 36, was killed in a car accident caused by a drunk driver Saturday, Sept. 10 while on his way home from work as an engineer at Norfolk Southern. A member of SMART-TD since [...]
SMART Mechanical Department reaches tentative agreement with the NCCC
September 11, 2022 — SMART’s Railroad, Mechanical and Engineering Department (Mechanical Department or MD) reached a tentative agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC), which includes the highest wage increases ever achieved in national freight rail b [...]
Update on PEB 250 recommendations to national agreement negotiations
The following is a joint statement from SMART TD President Jeremy Ferguson and BLET President Dennis Pierce: CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 27, 2022 — On Monday, August 22, the SMART TD and BLET, along with the other remaining United Rail Unions, met with the Rail Carriers via [...]
Class Is release 2nd quarter 2022 financial results
2nd Quarter 2022 Net Earnings: Increased 10% to $1.7 billion from $1.5 billion Earnings Per Share: n/a – BNSF is not publicly traded Revenue: Increased 14% to $6.6 billion from $5.8 billion Operating Income: Increased 7% to $2.4 billion from $2.2 billionOperating Expenses: [...]