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General President Coleman congratulates SMART-TD leaders, members on ratified national agreement
SMART General President Michael Coleman's statement on the national rail agreement ratified by SMART-TD members on October 30. The post General President Coleman congratulates SMART-TD leaders, members on ratified national agreement appeared first on SMART Union. — Oct 30
SMART Transportation Division Members Ratify New Five-Year Agreement with 18.77% Wage Increases and Enhanced Benefits
After nine months of negotiations, SMART-TD voting members have ratified a new, five-year National Agreement that delivers substantial wage gains and benefit improvements with ZERO concessions. This agreement applies to members on BNSF, NS, CN, and several Class II and Class III railroads. Read on for details. The post SMART Transportation Division Members Ratify New Five-Year Agreement with 18.77% Wage Increases and Enhanced Benefits appeared first on SMART Union. — Oct 30
Union Leadership Meets with New N.S. Trainees in McDonough, Georgia
“You’ve got a career ahead of you and right now, your focus should be on learning how to stay safe doing it. We’ve helped make sure you’ve got jobs for life — now it’s up to you to make sure you’re not cutting that life short,” President Jeremy Ferguson said during an impromptu visit with nearly 100 Norfolk Southern trainees in McDonough, Georgia. Read on to see how the surprise visit from several union executives inspired confidence in the job security and safety improvements delivered by SMART-TD’s “Jobs for Life” agreement. The post Union Leadership Meets with New N.S. Trainees in McDonough, Georgia appeared first on SMART Union. — Oct 29
CSX Asks to keep Safety Reports out of the Crew Rooms, Injuries are Up, Fatalities Continue, and Transparency is Down
CSX was granted a waiver in 2020 on the condition they would ensure easy access to accident and injury reports with their employees. They didn’t. They haven’t. And they had five years to get it right.  Now they want another 5-year pass to keep these reports buried in an electronic system that, as every railroader already knows, most crew members cannot easily access while on duty. Read on to see how, with our members’ help, SMART-TD shared the real story about CSX safety culture with the FRA. The post CSX Asks to keep Safety Reports out of the Crew Rooms, Injuries are Up, Fatalities Continue, and Transparency is Down appeared first on SMART Union. — Oct 28
WE WILL NOT “SHUT THE !#*$ UP AND DRIVE”!
SMART-TD Sister Nydia Sandoval was brutally assaulted while protecting her passengers from a violent attacker on her Big Blue Bus route. Read on to see how Sister Sandoval’s bravery, the swift response of law enforcement, and the unwavering solidarity of her union are sending a clear message that transit worker assaults will never be tolerated. The post WE WILL NOT “SHUT THE !#*$ UP AND DRIVE”! appeared first on SMART Union. — Oct 27

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