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Category: Transportation

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House members send letter to DOT opposing KCS cross-border waiver

September 19, 2018 House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Ranking Member Michael Capuano (D-MA) sent a letter signed by 27 bipartisan members of Congress to Secretary of the [...]
  • Tags Congress, cross border crews, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Kansas City Southern

N.C. members collecting necessities in wake of hurricane

September 19, 2018 LCA – CSXT Secretary and UTUIA Field Supervisor Chris Fly (Local 1106) is collecting goods of necessity for our union families who are in need in the wake of Hurricane Florence. “Currently, Wilmington, N.C., in particular, is not accessible. This is where our Brothers and Sis [...]
  • Tags disaster relief, flooding, hurricane disaster assistance, Hurricane Florence, SMART TD Disaster Relief Fund

Our SMART TD brothers and sisters in the Carolinas need your help!

September 18, 2018 Dear members of SMART Transportation Division: Hurricane Florence and its resulting floods have left behind substantial destruction in North and South Carolina, leading to the loss of life and millions, if not billions, of dollars in damage to property in the Mid-Atlantic reg [...]
  • Tags hurricane disaster assistance, Hurricane Florence, SMART TD Disaster Relief Fund

S&T Making Cents newsletter: September 2018

September 17, 2018 If you are a secretary or treasurer for a SMART Transportation Division local, you should be receiving this newsletter via email on a monthly basis from the Field Audit Support Help Desk. Please check your spam folder if it is not showing up in your inbox. If you have changed [...]
  • Tags local secretary, local treasurer, Making Cents e-newsletter

Health resources available to members affected by Florence

September 14, 2018 Hurricane Florence has struck North and South Carolina and is causing destruction in the region. SMART TD and Your Track to Health want to remind members affected by Florence that resources are available to help recover from the storm. The following health and wellness resour [...]
  • Tags health and wellness, health care, Hurricane Florence, Yourtracktohealth.com
SMART Transportation Division President John Previsich and Vice President John England pose for a group picture of the AFL-CIO TTD Executive Committee after its meeting Sept. 16.

Transportation Division leaders in attendance at TTD executives’ meeting

September 13, 2018
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  • Tags AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, John England, John Previsich

NS, CSX and Amtrak announce service disruptions in advance of Hurricane Florence

September 12, 2018 Freight and passenger carriers in the southeastern U.S. have announced disruptions to service in advance of Hurricane Florence, which is predicted to make landfall along the Carolina coast Thursday. Norfolk Southern (NS) has closed its headquarters in Norfolk, Va., in complia [...]
  • Tags hurricane, service alert

Local officers: Deadline to order time books is Sept. 15

September 11, 2018 In order to alleviate significant expense and wasteful distribution of time books, all locals must complete a time book order form and return it to the SMART TD office by Sept. 15. It’s important that the form is completed by a local officer, even if the local does not desire [...]
  • Tags deadline, S&T, time books

Rail carrier groups recommend nominee for RRB

September 10, 2018 The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), recommended Thomas Jayne, a senior general attorney with BNSF Railway, to President Donald Trump for nomination to serve as the industry representative on the R [...]
  • Tags nominees, Railroad Retirement Board

Registration now open for fall TD Connect workshops

September 7, 2018 Registration has opened for local treasurers who are interested in attending workshops where they will learn how to use the new TD Connect system to manage member records and to work the new eBill before the system’s Jan. 1, 2019, rollout. Follow the links below to regi [...]
  • Tags local secretary, local treasurer, S&T workshop, TD Connect

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