Category: Front Page — TD
Transportation-oriented posts to appear on the front page of the main site and in news feeds.
Digital Work Reports Demand Accountability Before Disaster Strikes
For years, the Locomotive Work Report has been a critical part of railroad safety. Ensuring the safety of operating crews and providing the Federal Railroad Administration with a direct compliance window, the effectiveness of these documents is now in jeopardy as carriers quietly move them to digital tablets. Read on to learn why this simple act of modernization has created a dangerous gap in accountability.
Members Who Work Federal Holidays Guaranteed Extra Pay Under New Bill
Working holidays is the norm in the transportation industry, but the vast majority of our rail and bus members do not receive any additional pay for doing so. A new bill introduced last week attempts to right that wrong on a federal level. Read on to learn what this change would mean for our members.
Safety Starts With Us
Rail Carriers and Transit Agencies have shifted injury and safety hazard reporting out of crew rooms and into less accessible digital systems. Read on to see how SMART-TD aims to restore real-time hazard awareness and empower members and local officers to protect one another on the job.
BNSF Seeks Dangerous RCO Waiver
BNSF has asked the FRA for permission to weaken safety for our RCO operators. Read on for details on the latest example of profits over people and how SMART-TD responded.
Mourning the Loss of Brother Benjamin Bicknell
Our union is devastated to announce the sudden passing of Brother Benjamin Bicknell (Local 744, Frankfort, Ind.) at the age of 42. His loved ones need our help as they prepare to lay their husband, father, grandfather, and son to rest. Read on for details.
I’m Not Qualified =’s I’m Not Doing It!
Railroad workers are consistently pressured into taking unsafe assignments they are not trained or qualified to perform. Read on to see SMART-TD’s clear warning that no job, favor, or friendly manager routine is worth risking your life or career, and why saying no to unsafe work is both your right and your responsibility.
Train Lengths Would Be Capped Under New Arizona Bill
A revived effort to pass a bill limiting train length in Arizona is underway with key support from both sides of the aisle. As the legislation awaits its next hearing, your help is needed to ensure that lawmakers understand why this legislation will have a positive impact on their home districts. Read on for details.
Senate Hearing Highlights the Good, the Bad, and The Ugly of RRB
Railroad Retirement remains a strong and valuable system, but chronic underfunding of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) itself is creating unacceptable service delays that directly harm railroaders and their families. Read on to see the result of this week’s Senate Committee Hearing on the current state of the RRB.