Category: Transportation
Secretary/Treasurers: Fillable PDF available for supply orders
Local Secretary/Treasurers will find it easier to order supplies from the SMART Transportation Division office with the introduction of a fillable supply order PDF form on the SMART TD website. All you have to do is visit the Local Toolbox and click under the Disbursements su [...]
“Your Track to Health” adds new URL, updates info for national rail workers
“Your Track to Health,” the web portal that distributes national railroad health and welfare plan information to SMART Transportation Division members, has added a new shorter URL for members to access. To get the latest info on these railroad H&W plan offerings, TD membe [...]REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Today, every member of the SMART union will pause with our entire nation in honor, solidarity and remembrance of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King’s brilliance, vision, leadership and ultimate personal sacrifice shifted the course of American history [...]
Tentative agreement reached by SMART TD with Amtrak
SMART Transportation Division General Chairpersons Dirk Sampson (GO 769), Robert Keeley (GO 342) and Fran Ariola (GO 663) announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement with Amtrak on behalf of their members employed by the passenger railroad. The chairpersons c [...]
Railroad Safety Subject of four NTSB Safety Recommendations
WASHINGTON (Jan. 11, 2018) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued four railroad related safety recommendations in concert with the agency’s publication of two railroad accident briefs Thursday, Jan. 11. The recommendations and briefs stem from the NTSB’s inv [...]
DOT’s new drug-testing protocols are in effect
In November, the federal Department of Transportation finalized a rule that added four semi-synthetic opioids – hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and oxycodone – to its testing regimen, despite opposition from a number of unions. Brand names of some of those opioids inc [...]
Operation Lifesaver offers new educational materials for free rail safety presentations
WASHINGTON, DC, January 5, 2018 – Operation Lifesaver Inc., (OLI) the national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting safety at railroad crossings and along railroad rights-of-way, has developed engaging new materials for its trained volunteer speakers to use in safety [...]
RRVW announces new leadership
PR Newswire reports that the Red River Valley & Western Railroad (RRVW) has announced new executive leadership effective Jan. 1. RRVW has announced Victor “Vic” Meyers has taken over as president and Mark Wegner as chief executive officer. Meyers recently served as vice p [...]