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SMART Mechanical Bargaining Update
On July 26 and 27, 2016, the SMART-Mechanical/BMWED coalition engaged in further national negotiations with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During the negotiation sessions, the NCCC presented a very brief and generic present [...]
Video: Raising the Bar
Click on the image, or here, to view how local unions are “Raising the Bar” and responding to members, the community and the needs of the industry as SMART continues to grow and enhance its operations. This video looks at four locals in Seattle, Edmonton, New Mexi [...]
Verify Your Voter Registration Status
“Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt SMART has created an Election 2016 clearinghouse, specifically designed fo [...]Transit workers: FTA seeking your comments!
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is encouraging all transit members to submit their comments and ideas to the FTA to assist in their goal of preventing transit worker assault. “..the FTA is seeking public recommendations on how best to prevent and mitigate assa [...]Two crew members stop fire from spreading
Add this occurrence to thousands just like it – examples of why two crew members are absolutely necessary to safely operate a locomotive. In a recent news story from NBC Montana, both crew members worked to disengage cargo cars, effectively stopping the fire from sprea [...]
Duckworth Addresses SMART BA Conference
Congresswoman Tami Duckworth, currently running for U.S. Senate in Illinois, delivered a heartfelt and inspirational address on Tuesday at the SMART Sheet Metal Business Agents’ Conference in Chicago, IL. Her speech detailed not only the experience she faced when her he [...]
Label It Scan It Report It
The union labels are an essential tool for enforcing contracts and protecting jobs, wages, and benefits. Union officials work hard to negotiate the best contracts possible, and the labels are essential to protecting those contracts, union jobs, and wages. They play a central [...]
Member Assistance Program Grows
For decades, when a member of the International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, or SMART, had a personal problem, they would turn to a fellow member for help. For small issues, friends and mentors dispensed good advice just fine. However, for [...]