News Archive
Shining brightly in the midst of darkness
Railroaders are alone on the job, but we are alone together. This is the foundation of the SMART Transportation Division.
Early-bird pricing for TD National Training Seminar ends April 30
The registration fee for the SMART-TD National Training Seminar, scheduled from July 9 to July 11, 2024, at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown in Cleveland, Ohio, will increase on May 1.
SMART-TD endorses U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Indiana) as the next governor of the Hoosier State!
SMART Transportation Division’s Indiana State Legislative Board’s Executive Committee announced this week that it has unanimously voted to support U.S. Sen. Mike Braun’s run for governor in Indiana.
FTA action on bus, transit safety plans praised by SMART-TD
Phone: (216) 228-9400Department email: news_td@smart-union.org INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (April 10, 2024) — President Jeremy Ferguson of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers’ Transportation Division (SMART-TD) released the following stat [...]
27 transit members reinstated back to work in Montebello, California
Justice is served in Montebello, California, after a team of SMART-TD officers takes action. 27 members are back to work and contract negotiations resume, marking another victory for SMART-TD.
FRA crew-size rule came from our collective power
Railroad history was made the first week of April 2024. The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a final rule stating that freight trains in this country cannot be safely run with fewer than two certified railroaders in a locomotive cab. History could not have been made w [...]
SMART-TD, FRA announce federal regulation requiring two-person freight crews
Phone: (216) 228-9400 Fax: (216) 228-0411 Department Email: news_td@smart-union.org “I would like to start off by saying that this decision by President Biden’s administration is historic for SMART-TD members and all rail labor. Today’s ruling codifying the two-person freight [...]
TD to transit agencies: Let’s try “every single thing” to protect our operators
SMART-TD members who work in public transit need protection. We saw what happened in L.A. How many more headlines need to be written before something’s done? TD says “none.” We should act now.