Preliminary Injunction Issued To SMART-TD Members On CSXT To Refrain From Self-Help

On July 29, 2026, in response to cross-motions for preliminary injunctions filed by SMART-TD and CSXT, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, denied SMART-TD’s motion and converted CSXT’s previously issued Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) into a Preliminary Injunction (“PI”) in CSX Transportation, Inc. v. SMART-TD, Case No. 3:26-cv-01795-WWB-SJH. The Court directed “SMART-TD and its national and local officers to immediately initiate and undertake all reasonable efforts to prevent and discourage SMART-TD’s divisions, lodges, locals, officers, agents, employees, members, and all persons acting in concert with any of them from engaging in conduct prohibited by the PI,” including by posting and distributing this notice.
 
Although SMART-TD is not aware of any activity having occurred to date, the PI enjoins “SMART-TD, its divisions, lodges, locals, officers, agents, employees, members, and all persons acting in concert or participation with any of them from authorizing, encouraging, permitting, calling, engaging in, or continuing any strike, work stoppage, picketing, slowdown, sickout, or other self-help against CSX Transportation, Inc. or its operating rail subsidiaries over any dispute relating to the interpretation of CSXT’s Attendance Policy or other aspects of System Notice 502.”
 
Pursuant to the Court’s Order, any SMART-TD member who is engaging in, or who may in the future engage in, any conduct enjoined by the Court’s Order and PI must immediately cease and desist all such activity and must immediately cease and desist all exhortations or communications encouraging same upon pain of fine, suspension, or other sanction by SMART-TD. Additional information can be found in the Court’s complete Order below.