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The SMART Transportation Division (SMART-TD), Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) have filed a joint motion and brief urging the United States Supreme Court to prevent railroads from seeking property damages from their employees who are involved in railroad accidents. The joint amicus curiae brief was…

Bargaining teams from 10 unions that make up the Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC) for this round of national freight rail negotiations participated in a Zoom conference with National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC) Chairman Brendan Branon and participating Carrier representatives on July 28th. This meeting was held for the sole purpose of reviewing PowerPoint presentations relative…

A phone service outage is being addressed after a loss of power affected network hardware at the SMART Transportation Division’s office in North Olmsted on Tuesday, July 28. Service is expected to be restored sometime on Thursday, July 30. Until then, please consult this email directory to get in touch with personnel at the TD…

Net Earnings: Decreased to C$908 million from C$1.25 billion. Earnings Per Share: Diluted earnings per share decreased 59% to C$0.77 from C$1.88 and adjusted diluted EPS decreased 26% to C$1.28 from C$1.73. Revenue: Decreased 19% to C$3.21 billion from C$3.96 billion. Operating Income: Decreased 53% to C$785 million from C$1.27 billion. Operating Expenses: Increased 6%…

Larry Willis, president of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, of which the SMART Transportation Division is a member, sent the following letter on July 27 petitioning Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to issue a regulation requiring passengers to wear masks as the COVID-19 national emergency continues. The letter is reproduced below. The request also has been…