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Passenger stabbed aboard Montebello Bus Lines
Update: Manuel Ortiz, 27, was apprehended at 1 a.m., Thursday, April 12, and is being held on attempted murder charges. A motive for the attack is still unclear. An update on the condition of the victim has not been released. Click here to read more from CBS Los Angeles. CBS [...]
VA SMART TD SMART Army Hosts Opening Day for Local Little League
SMART TD members in Southwest Virginia got together to help the Crewe, Va., Little League put on a memorable opening day for local kids. After the opening ceremonies, SMART members hosted a screening of the movie “Sandlot” for local families.
SMART Army Members Turn Out to Serve Meals to Ozarks Residents
In St Louis, SMART TD Local 303 and Sheet Metal Local 36 volunteers served food and refreshments to attendees of the Greene County MO Dem Days of the Ozarks. From left, Jim Tyson-36, Brad Slaughter-303, Jason Hayden-MO SLD, Billy Elbert-303, Doug Piant-36, Jeff Nichols-303, J [...]
Let FRA know what you think about automating trains
The FRA needs to hear from YOU to STOP Self-Driving Trains! The Federal Railroad Administration has released a request for information (RFI) about autonomous (aka self-driving/zero-person crew) trains. “FRA requests information and comment on the future of automation in [...]
SMART Local 104 Empowers Sacramento Communities
(Reprinted from SMART Local 104 Magazine) On Saturday, March 3rd, SMART Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 members in Sacramento came out to support “the largest tax canvas in the history of the canvassing program.” So what exactly does that mean, exactly? It means members walked [...]
Local 73 SMART Army Volunteers At Local VA Hospital
The SMART Local 73 SMART Army was out at the historic Hines VA Hospital spending some time with our veterans this past weekend. In this photo, from left to right are: Mike Roche, Mike Keeley, Organizer & Veterans Affairs director Eric Olson, Nick Fricano, Helmet [...]
Norfolk Southern sues crew involved in collision
Norfolk Southern has sued in federal court an engineer and conductor who were aboard a freight train than collided with another NS train last month in Scott County, Ky. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, the suit claims the crew ignored a signal and failed to reduce th [...]
GP Sellers April 2018 Video Message
In this video, General President Sellers discusses the SMART Month of Community Action taking place from coast to coast along with a notice to members to check their voter registration status at SMARTVote2018.org.