Category: Amtrak/Commuter
NTS Day 3: America’s transit safer because of union member efforts
The closing session of SMART-TD's 2024 National Training Seminar outlined the impact our members have made, from Washington D.C. to their local properties. The Federal Transportation Administration warned transit union members against becoming complacent: get involved, communicate, and to join the fight for safer bus and passenger rail for everyone.
TTD president: Labor needs to stick together to maintain progress
President Greg Regan of the AFL-CIO addressed SMART-TD officers gathered for the 2024 National Training Seminar. He underscored the crucial role organized labor played in recent advances and warned that our progress could be reversed if we falter. Labor needs to stick together.
TD National Training Seminar begins; officers train to confidently represent union members
The 2024 National Training Seminar provides core training for over 700 union officers. They gather to embrace their duty and obligation to do what’s right for our members. Intensive officer training is one reason SMART-TD representation is widely sought by railroad and transit properties nationwide.
SMART-TD transit union conducts first Bus/Transit Day on the Hill
Our transit safety committee and TD legislative leaders took to the U.S. Capitol to share the increasing risks bus and transit operators face every day.
DIPP assessment decrease takes effect July 1
Effective July 1, 2024, the monthly DIPP assessment for participants will be reduced from 50 to 32 cents per $1 of daily benefit coverage. This reduction and a 90% + approval on all new claims make SMART DIPP the premier option for discipline income protection in the industry.
Progress in Michigan on bus and rail assaults: Member advocacy NEEDED to finish the job!
Legislation to prevent, punish assaults on our members needs support in Michigan’s state Senate in order to get it to governor.
Amtrak execs collect bonuses for a $1.7 billion deficit
With the nation’s premier passenger carrier on the cusp of better things, Amtrak’s executives again are rewarding themselves with millions rather than the people doing the work.
SMART-TD has your back!
Starting from day 1, participants in our union’s Voluntary Short Term Disability (VSTD) plan can receive benefits if they voluntarily enroll and successfully complete a certified drug/alcohol treatment plan.