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TD members: To participate in ratification, be sure info is updated
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL SMART-TD MEMBERS SUBJECT TO NATIONAL RAIL NEGOTIATIONS As you are likely already aware, SMART Transportation Division members will soon be voting on the 2022 Tentative National Rail Agreement. As required by Article 21B, Section 91, of the SMART Constitution, voting information will be mailed to all eligible members via USPS first-class […] The post TD members: To participate in ratification, be sure info is updated appeared first on SMART Union. — Oct 24
President Ferguson, union leaders attend Houston Solidarity Rally
SMART Transportation Division President Jeremy Ferguson and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen President Dennis Pierce stood shoulder-to-shoulder as they answered direct questions from a standing-room-only crowd Oct. 18 at the annual Solidarity Rally for Rail Labor in Houston, Texas. Hundreds of members and officers from SMART-TD, BLET and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way […] The post President Ferguson, union leaders attend Houston Solidarity Rally appeared first on SMART Union. — Oct 24
Meet Teresa George, a 16-year conductor with SMART TD Local 1105 (Wilmington, N.C.)
Teresa George has been a member of the SMART Transportation Division for 16 years. But her service extends beyond her time as a conductor; she has been connected with the railroad since December 1998. “I started with the U.S. Army as an 88U (railway operations crewmember),” George explained. “I am now an instructor teaching the […] The post Meet Teresa George, a 16-year conductor with SMART TD Local 1105 (Wilmington, N.C.) appeared first on SMART Union. — Oct 24
Branson, Mo., TD Regional Training Seminar hotel deadline now Oct. 28
The hotel booking deadline has been extended for the SMART Transportation Division’s Regional Training Seminar (RTS) to take place Nov. 14 through 17, 2022, at the Hilton Branson Convention Center in Branson, Mo. Single- and double-occupancy rooms can now be booked at the event through Oct. 28. Attending an RTS is an exciting opportunity for local leadership […] The post Branson, Mo., TD Regional Training Seminar hotel deadline now Oct. 28 appeared first on SMART Union. — Oct 24
Elections matter: How your vote has helped workers since 2020
The White House, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. The outlook for union labor and working families in America has improved drastically in the last 21 months. From 2016–2020, workers fought against an onslaught of anti-labor policies, executive orders, personnel appointments and more: Anti-worker government actions, 2016–2020 1. The previous administration and Congress refused to include […] The post Elections matter: How your vote has helped workers since 2020 appeared first on SMART Union. — Oct 21

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