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Applying for a Railroad Retirement annuity

June 26, 2013 Railroad employees who are planning to retire should be aware of what steps to take and what documents are required when applying for an annuity from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). Being prepared can prevent needless delays and ensure that payments from the RRB begin as [...]

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GP Nigro: Share Your Union Pride and Win An iPad Mini

June 26, 2013 This article, submitted to the Members’ Journal by James Jackson, SMART’s Director of Canadian Affairs, applies not just to Canadian members and trade unionists, but to all of us in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Share your message of pride via text or through a s [...]

Services announced for Metro bus operator Gamboa

June 25, 2013 Services for SMART Transportation member and Los Angeles Metro bus operator Olivia Gamboa, 47, who was killed June 12 in a head-on crash with a speeding flatbed tow truck while operating her bus, have been finalized, Bus Vice President Bonnie Morr reports. A viewing will be h [...]

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Stem testifies on safety before Senate committee

June 21, 2013 SMART Transportation Division National Legislative Director James Stem appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation June 19 at a hearing to explore improvements in freight and passenger rail safety. Stem testified on a variety of issues in [...]

Tags Amtrak, safety, Senate Commerce Committee, Stem, training

N.D. sees record oil shipments by rail

June 21, 2013 BISMARCK, N.D. — The percentage of North Dakota oil shipped by pipelines has dramatically slipped in the past year as producers have turned to trains to reach faraway U.S. refineries where premium prices are fetched based on foreign crude prices. But state and industry offici [...]

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Alaska Railroad announces new management team

June 21, 2013 As part of a reorganization, the Alaska Railroad Corp. (ARRC) recently realigned its top-level management team, including the appointment of William O’Leary as chief operating officer and Barbara Amy as chief financial officer.   ARRC’s vice president of finance a [...]

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NARP: House appropriators declare war on trains

June 20, 2013 The following release was issued June 18 by the National Association of Railroad Passengers. The National Association of Railroad Passengers announced that it will fight implementation of the House Appropriation Committee’s Fiscal Year 2014 transportation funding levels. The [...]

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TTD issues statement on Teamster raids

June 20, 2013 The following statement was issued by AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department President Edward Wytkind regarding the raiding of union membership by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. “As many of you are aware, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) has inc [...]

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NTSB: Eye problems likely cause of 2012 train crash

June 19, 2013 TULSA, Okla. — An engineer killed in a fiery train collision in the Oklahoma Panhandle last year suffered from serious vision problems for much of his life, underwent several corrective procedures in the years leading up to the crash and even complained that he couldn’t [...]

Tags Hersman, NTSB, train crash, Union Pacific

Assistant to the General President Named NLC Alumni of the Year

June 19, 2013 National Labor College’s Alumni Association has named Marc A. Norberg – who graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Labor Studies – Alumni of the Year. Marc is the Assistant to the General President of SMART (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union). Read [...]