News Archive
Setting the record straight: Batory’s nomination to Amtrak board
Ron Batory’s nomination to the Amtrak board isn’t even a Presidential appointment despite inflammatory reports to the contrary. SMART-TD sets the record straight on what’s going on and where that misinformation came from.
SMART expands the I Got Your Back Campaign — “Speak Up, Speak Out”
In 2021, SMART launched the I Got Your Back Campaign, which celebrates the many great mentors and allies in our membership and reinforces member solidarity throughout our great union. Today, SMART announced the expansion of the I Got Your Back Campaign — “Speak Up, Speak Out. [...]
CPKC drags feet on attendance and sick leave negotiations
Summary: SMART-TD calls out CPKC for adopting the worst parts of their American Class I cousins’ policies without meeting to negotiate essential benefits. By not negotiating sick leave and other essentials in a timely manner, the railroad is setting itself up for failure, both on the rails and as union members seek fair hearings.
Local 33 hosts Ventilation Verification/Indoor Air Quality Awareness course for contractors
Preparing for the future of work isn’t new to SMART Local 33 in Cleveland. During the recession, contractors learned how HVAC Fire Life Safety skills could keep workers on the job while providing valuable services to commercial buildings in the area. With the pandemic in the [...]
Ukrainian rail workers need our assistance
Rail workers in Ukraine are running low on personal protective equipment and other supplies. SMART Transportation Division is taking up a collection of these items to deliver to their union. If you would like to contribute, send all donations, either of items or monetary assistance, to the SMART-TD office in Cleveland, Ohio.
Union Pacific corrupts FRA safety survey, involved members should call UP ethics hotline
FRA served notice to Union Pacific for meddling with a safety review. All SMART-TD members who took part in the FRA survey should get on record with their local chairperson, then call UP’s ethics hotline at (800) 998-2000.
DIPP assessments drop to 32 cents per dollar of daily benefit coverage
Effective July 1, 2024, the monthly DIPP assessment for participants will be reduced from 50 to 32 cents per $1 of daily benefit coverage. This reduction and a 90% + approval on all new claims make SMART DIPP the premier option for discipline income protection in the industry.
SMART members demonstrate strength, commit to a unionized future at NABTU Legislative Conference
Each year in April, SMART members travel to Washington, DC, to gather with fellow trade unionists for the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) Legislative Conference: a week for union members to forge alliances with pro-worker politicians, lobby for laws that benefit workers and strategize for a future that puts SMART to work.