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Hear questions your fellow members sent in and the General President’s responses. The event was a success, with a steady stream of questions asked online by SMART members from across every part of the organization.  Click here to view.

New Jersey State Legislative Director Ronald E. Sabol reports that the N.J. State Legislative Board (SLB) has announced their endorsements for candidates running for election Nov. 7, 2017. “The NJSLB would like to remind all of our N.J. members Election Day is November 7th and that they will be voting for governor as well as…

These comments are on behalf of the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART).  The SMART Transportation Division, formerly the United Transportation Union, is an organization representing approximately 125,000 transportation employees with active rail members in all operating crafts, including engineers, conductors, trainmen, switchmen and yardmasters. This…

          Net Earnings: $459 million or $0.51 per share, up from $455 million or $0.49 per share for the same period last year Revenue: Increased 1 percent to $2,743 million Operating Income: Improved 4 percent to $876 million Operating Ratio: Improved 90 basis points to 68.1 percent Click here to read CSX’s full…

Brillhart Amtrak conductor and Local 1933 member Amanda “Mandie” Brillhart has been in the hospital more than a month and continues to undergo surgeries after Florence, S.C., sheriff’s deputies said her husband, Charles Durell Nethercutt, poured gasoline on her and set her on fire in their home in September. As a result of the attack,…