Category: Transportation
Local 23 member Jaime Garcia-Perez passes from COVID
Jaime Garcia-Perez, 48, a member of our union for more than 15 years out of Local 23 (Santa Cruz, Calif.), passed away Sept. 3 from complications of COVID-19. He was an operator for the Santa Cruz Metro ParaCruz. “Jaime, who worked at ParaCruz for nearly 17 years, had a [...]
SMART-TD joins #EssentialAlways campaign to honor transportation workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This Labor Day, the SMART Transportation Division is proudly joining the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, (TTD), to recognize and thank frontline transportation workers for their service and sacrifice, and remind Americans that our transportation w [...]
TD Disaster Relief Fund activated to assist in wake of Ida
The SMART Transportation Division is primed to assist members in their time of need when disaster strikes. Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana and Mississippi on Aug. 29 and tore a path through an area stretching from the Gulf Coast to the New York-New Jersey region, dropping torrent [...]
Grand opening of Pullman National Monument and Pullman State Historic Site this weekend
The Pullman neighborhood in Chicago will be abuzz on Labor Day weekend 2021 for the grand opening of the Pullman National Monument Visitor Center and Pullman State Historic Site Factory Grounds. Pullman has been preparing for this moment for decades, and in earnest since Pres [...]
Class I carriers report 2nd quarter earnings
2nd Quarter 2021 Net Earnings: Increased 34% to $1.52 billion from $1.13 billion Earnings Per Share: n/a – not publicly traded Revenue: Increased 26% to $5.81 billion from $4.60 billion Operating Income: Increased 28% to $2.22 billion from $1.73 billion Operating Expenses: In [...]
Senate bill benefits Amtrak, bus, transit members
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate today passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, its $1.2 trillion bipartisan legislation, by a 69-30 vote, sending the bill to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration and taking a step to end a substantial period of larg [...]
SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson’s statement on the passing of Richard Trumka
A statement from SMART-TD President Jeremy R. Ferguson on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: “Brother Trumka was a distinguished, energetic and passionate leader — a true force whose presence will be missed by all who knew and worked with him in advancing the so [...]
NLD Hynes: Contact Congress to have Rule of 2 included in Senate infrastructure bill
You’ve probably heard in the news over the past few days that the U.S. Senate has agreed on a new bipartisan infrastructure package. This article is to provide facts, highlight the ongoing differences between the House’s infrastructure bill and the Senate’s infrastructure bil [...]