Michael Anderson, 78, a retired California state legislative director and longtime assistant state legislative director from Local 1570 (Roseville, Calif.), passed away Aug. 8, 2024. Brother Anderson, a second-generation railroader, began his rail career as a switchman at Sou [...]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 21, 2024) — SMART Transportation Division negotiators have reached a tentative agreement with CSX that would provide raises and improvements in paid vacation and health care if ratified by members. The new five-year agreement will be put in front of T [...]
Time's running out for TD bus and rail members to enroll in the TD Voluntary Group Life (VLIFE) insurance and Voluntary Long-Term Disability (VLTD) insurance plans. The deadline is Aug. 23, 2024.
This is an overview of day four of the Third SMART General Convention. More details will be included in the Fall Members’ Journal. Delegates to the 3rd SMART General Convention continued their work on Thursday, August 15, hearing from convention committees and SMART departme [...]
This is an overview of day three of the Third SMART General Convention. More details will be included in the Fall Members’ Journal. Delegates to the Third SMART General Convention reelected Michael Coleman of Local 33 (Cleveland, Ohio) as the union’s general president on Wed [...]
“My first convention was in 1983 at the Fountainebleau — that one was three weeks long,” SLD Larry Kasecamp remembered. His favorite convention was in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1991. He was also there when Fred Hardin defeated Tom DuBose by a slim margin in 1987. But 2024 showed him something he’d never seen before.
This is an overview of day two of the Third SMART General Convention. More details will be included in the Fall Members’ Journal. Committees, department directors and delegates to the Third SMART General Convention continued their work on Tuesday, August 17. With guest speak [...]
SMART Transportation Division made major progress during the first term of the Biden-Harris administration. The union endorses Kamala Harris in the November election.
DOT Secretary Buttigieg talks improvements, highlights union advances and the role our union has played in the last four years in infrastructure and transportation.