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In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Monday, January 18, 2016, every member of the SMART union will stand with our entire nation in honor, solidarity and remembrance of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King’s brilliance, vision, leadership and ultimate personal sacrifice shifted the cour [...]
SMART TD, BLET petition FRA for speed signs
SMART TD and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) have submitted a petition to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for rulemaking that mandates uniform warning speed signs in advance of a permanent speed restriction. SMART TD National Legislativ [...]
KY GOP Targets Prevailing Wages
Republican legislators in Kentucky have proposed SB 9 which would restrict prevailing wage protections from future state-funded projects. The bill passed through the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue and is due for a full Senate vote. Changes to the pre [...]NTSB unveils 2016 most wanted list
?WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) unveiled its 2016 Most Wanted List of transportation safety improvements Wednesday, calling it a “road map from lessons learned to lives saved.” The list focuses on 10 broad safety improvements on which the NTSB ha [...]TTD: Why you should care about union court cases
Yesterday (January 11), the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case you may have heard about — Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association (CTA). The gist of the case is this: many California public school teachers are members of CTA. Like all union members, California [...]SMART TD weighs in on CP’s NS takeover bid
“You don’t merge two railroads like this to create job opportunities, but to boost profits for a few investors,” stated John Risch, National Legislative Director of SMART Transportation Division, to Reuters reporter, Nick Carey. Click here to read the comple [...]Menards backpedals union busting threat after lawsuit
The Progressive Magazine reported Dec. 8, 2015, that in a union-busting move, Menards (a home improvement chain store) was threatening 60 percent pay cuts to managers if workers under their supervision organized a union in a 2015 managers contract. The Progressive Magazine la [...]
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments In Case Challenging Unions
The Supreme Court is set to hear the case Friederichs v. California Teachers Association on January 11. The case could weaken public sector unions by forcing a public sector ‘right to work’ law nationwide. The court will determine whether public sector unions can continue to [...]