Category: Transportation
Reminder: Transportation Scholarship application deadline is March 31
The application deadline for scholarships offered by the UTUIA and is March 31, 2019. The UTUIA offers two types of scholarships. The first scholarship is the UTUIA college scholarship for anyone attending college. Fifty scholarships of $2,000 each will be given out for each [...]
OSHA updates eye and face protection standards
WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a final rule that updates requirements for personal protective equipment for workers in general industry, shipyards, longshoring, marine terminals and construction. The final rule reflec [...]
Union Pacific workers file class action ADA complaint against railroad
On February 19, 2016, six current and former employees of Union Pacific Railroad Company filed a class action lawsuit in the Western District of Washington at Seattle (Case No. CV15-1865JCC), asserting that Union Pacific engaged in a pattern and practice of discrimination in [...]
Rail workers: deadly tired…but still working
The following article was written by Georgetta Gregory, the railroad division chief of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations. The rail business is an industry full of tired, stressed workers [...]
Op-ed from SMART TD and TTD on FRA 2-person crew rule published today in The Hill
Today, The Hill published an op-ed article, co-written by SMART TD President, John Previsich and TTD, AFL-CIO President, Ed Wytkind, that underscores why two-person crews operating all freight and passenger locomotives in our country is a matter of public safety and security, [...]SMART TD & TTD, AFL-CIO joint Op-Ed on FRA Ruling
The Hill published an op-ed article co-written by John Previsich, President of SMART TD, and Ed Wytkind, President of TTD, AFL-CIO, that underscores the importance of the FRA’s recent ruling, and the vital need for a minimum of two crew members on all freight and passen [...]
Belgium terrorist attacks spark increased U.S. transit security
Following terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium, this morning killing 31 people and injuring many others, the U.S. has ramped up security at our nation’s transit stations and airports. Although there are no indications of any terrorist activity on U.S. soil, security has been i [...]
FRA upgrades website
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently unveiled their redesigned website. The site highlights numerous aspects of rail safety focused on the public, first responders and law enforcement. Click here to view the FRA’s upgraded site.