Category: Bus
SMART-TD election results: President Ferguson, all Vice Presidents re-elected
SMART-TD retains the momentum built over the past five years under President Jeremy Ferguson and his leadership team. “This union is winning on all accounts, across the board, including in arbitration, negotiations and mediation,” Ferguson said in his acceptance speech. Elections were held August 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The massive railroad and transit union remains focused on member safety, quality of life and upcoming contract negotiations.
SMART-TD Bus Department overcomes obstruction, impresses new operators
Nice try, First Student, but SMART-TD is here to stay. TD bus and transit union Local 1909 rolled out the red carpet despite being turned away from a recent new employee orientation.
K.C. bus agreement follows SMART-TD’s focus on coaching local officers
A Kansas City transit union secures massive raises after a negotiation bootcamp with a SMART-TD vice president. “Not only did this help in negotiating this agreement, but it’s also made me more effective in representing my members on the property in day-to-day operations” – Ethel Maze, Local 1704 president
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.
Chairperson ensures that new bus members get what’s owed to them
One of SMART-TD’s newest locals, led by one of our newest local officers, scores a big win for some of our newest bus members!