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SMART-TD Urges Congress to Support UP-NS Merger
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) on March 3 sent a letter to senators and representatives, urging them to support the…
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BNSF, NS and CN SMART-TD Members Ratify New Five-Year Agreement
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) members on BNSF, Norfolk Southern (NS), CN, and several Class II and Class III railroads have…
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SMART-TD Supports Proposed UP-NS Merger
Union Pacific and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers–Transportation Division on Sept. 22 announced an agreement they said “guarantees that SMART-TD members working in train…
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NCCC Reaches Tentative Agreements With SMART-TD, Yardmasters
The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) on Sept. 16 announced that it has reached a national tentative agreement with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers…
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Transit Briefs: San Diego MTS, DCTA, Keolis
New San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) survey results show strong customer satisfaction. Also, the Denton County Transit Authority (DCTA) will extend the A-train to the Downtown Carrollton Station; and…
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BNSF 4Q24: ‘Higher Volumes, Improved Productivity and Cost Controls’
For fourth-quarter 2024, BNSF reported that results included a $290 million charge related to an agreement that was finalized with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation…
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Labor Briefs: CN/IBEW, CPKC/Unifor, CSO/SMART
CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) reach tentative collective agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW) and Unifor, respectively, averting strikes. Also, Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSO), a…
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For House Rail Subcommittee, An Earful on Rail
Rail industry stakeholders on Jan. 23 outlined their priorities and suggestions for potential surface transportation legislative proposals in the 119th Congress during a hearing of the House Committee on Transportation…
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SMART-TD Dining Car Stewards Ratify Tentative Agreement
Dining Car Stewards represented by the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) have voted unanimously to ratify a tentative agreement with Amtrak…
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Wilmington Terminal Railroad Joins SMART-TD
Wilmington Terminal Railroad, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), has unanimously voted to join the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD),…
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SMART-TD, Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway Ratify Agreement
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD) Local 584 ratified a new five-year agreement with the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway (AGR),…
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CSX Secures More Labor Agreements
CSX on Oct. 22 reported reaching new five-year tentative collective bargaining agreements with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NCFO) and ratifying…
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‘This Scenario Is a Bit Unusual’
CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs got the wheels turning in late August when his railroad took labor negotiations out of national handling through the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC)…
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AAR Seeks Waiver of Compliance for C3RS Program
The Association of American Railroads (AAR), on behalf of its members, “requests relief required” to participate in the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) Program, the FRA…
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Class I Briefs: UP, CSX, NS, BNSF
Union Pacific (UP) and The Manufacturing Institute release “Careers on Track: 3 Years of Impact,” a video highlighting their joint efforts to inspire the workforce of tomorrow. Also, CSX President…
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SMART-TD General Committees Ratify Agreement With Amtrak
General Chairpersons Francis Ariola (GO 663) and Rick Pauli (GO 769), who handle the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Workers’ (SMART-TD) Amtrak…
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BNSF, SMART-TD Reach Tentative Agreement
BNSF on Sept. 19 announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD), including the…
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NS Reaches Tentative Agreements With All SMART-TD General Committees
Norfolk Southern (NS) on Sept. 4 reported reaching a tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement with its final General Committee of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation…
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NS Extends Tentative Agreements to Nine Unions, BNSF to Six
A week after Norfolk Southern (NS) and BNSF separately reported reaching tentative, five-year collective bargaining agreements with four unions, the Class I’s announced forging similar agreements with more: NS with…
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SMART-TD General Committees Announce Tentative Agreement With Amtrak
General Chairpersons Francis Ariola (GO 663) and Rick Pauli (GO 769), who handle the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Workers’ (SMART-TD) Amtrak…