SMART continues to place the needs of transit workers front and center with a first-of-its-kind exclusive training session. Bus and transit officers shared strategies and learned new techniques at the Transportation Division Albuquerque Regional Training Seminar (RTS) that wrapped up March 7.
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman has seen some rail carriers cut jobs and neglect their infrastructure in pursuit of short-term profit, and he says there’s nothing to like about it. Oberman spoke last week before the Southeast Association of Rail Shippers’ [...]
The nation's biggest rail union, SMART-TD, won't apologize to Warren Buffett or Wall Street for workers getting paid what they've rightfully earned. When profits are more important than judgment, life gets harder at home and more hazardous on the job — all while our railroaders try to keep the nation’s economy humming.
SMART-TD Kentucky State Legislative Board | CSX & Norfolk Southern CALL TO ACTION: SMART-TD's mission to maintain safe rail operations goes on in Kentucky. Support is needed for two-person crew legislation in the state!
Our union, Local 1503 in Marysville, Kan., the Kansas State Legislative Board and GCA 953 mourn the loss of Brother Benjamin “Ben” Berger. A strong union brother always willing to do his part for his union, his community, and his family, he was reported missing ea [...]
As a direct result of the powerful message we’ve sent to two state legislators and the work by Oklahoma’s State Legislative Board, a two-person rail crew bill will be heard in the House of Representatives’ transportation committee. Yet H.B. 1075 needs your continued help to p [...]
SMART Transportation Division began a new era in rail safety and worker protection by working with Norfolk Southern to accept and act on anonymous safety reports. How it Works The one-year pilot program, called the Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), is similar to one airline [...]
Parliamentary procedures between the two chambers of the Virginia Legislature concluded Tuesday, and a two-person crew bill now awaits the governor’s signature. “It was a big day and a big win in our state for rail safety for the public and the men and women who work on the r [...]
Sam Nasca, the dean of active SMART Transportation Division state legislative directors, who led union efforts for at least 32 years in the state of New York, passed away on Feb. 14, 2024, at the age of 90. Brother Nasca first joined the union in 1959 and was in his 64th year [...]
This article was contributed by Johnny Walker, SMART-TD Local 610's legislative representative. Rail conductors and all other crafts have a role to play in the event of a derailment or accident. In these situations, conductors are first on the scene.
