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Newly renovated hotel for SMART TD visitors

May 13, 2016 …and right across the street! SMART TD recently negotiated a great deal with Extended Stay American Hotels, located at 24851 Country Club Blvd. in North Olmsted—a short walk to SMART TD headquarters. These roomy suites have been completely renovated and cost only $64 pe [...]

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Big win for labor: Supreme Court preserves union fees

March 31, 2016 Reuters reported that the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 4-4 split decision, ruled in favor of public sector unions by preserving the legal precedent of agency fees, which are a vital source of cash for organized labor. Read the complete story here.

Registration available for both 2016 regional meetings

February 2, 2016 Members planning to attend one or both of the SMART Transportation Division regional meetings this summer can now make reservations for either city. Click here to register online for the San Francisco regional meeting. Click here to register online for the Chicago regional m [...]

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NMB certifies SMART to represent CMQR

December 7, 2015 In a letter dated Dec. 5, the National Mediation Board (NMB) certified the SMART Transportation Division as the official union of the train and engine service employees of the Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQR). SMART TD invoked the services of the NMB Aug. 12, 2015, t [...]

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Central Maine & Quebec Railway votes SMART

October 29, 2015 SMART Transportation Division Director of Organizing Rich Ross reports that non-operating employees of Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ) located in Hermon, Maine, have voted in overwhelming favor of representation by the SMART Transportation Division. The National Medi [...]

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Transportation Division sets 2016 regional meetings

August 25, 2015

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Alliance Terminal Railroad employees vote SMART

January 6, 2015 Train and engine service employees of Alliance Terminal Railroad located in Haslet, Texas, have voted for representation by the SMART Transportation Division, Director of Organizing Rich Ross reports. Of 23 eligible voters, 14 voted for SMART while two cast ballots for no uni [...]

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Transportation Division sets 2015 regional meetings

November 20, 2014 The SMART Transportation Division has set the dates and locations of the union’s two 2015 regional meetings. The western regional meeting will be held June 29 – July 1 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. The eastern regional meeting will be held July 13-15 at the Rhode Island [...]

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Local 378 hosts "call to action" labor rally

October 23, 2014 With the assistance of SMART Transportation Division Ohio State Legislative Director Stu Gardner, Transportation Division Local 378 at Cleveland held a “call to action” labor rally Oct. 20 at Sheet Metal Division Local 33’s union hall and training center in [...]

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2015 Regional Meetings

September 15, 2014 The SMART Transportation Division will resume its regional meetings in 2015. Transportation Division officers and staff are currently working on securing locations for the summer of 2015. The regional meetings provide valuable educational opportunities to members and officers [...]

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