SMART TD President’s statement on Washington derailment

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio (Dec. 19) — SMART Transportation Division is assisting as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) conducts its investigation and offers its sincere condolences to the victims and families of those affected by the Dec. 18 Amtrak Cascades derailment outside of DuPont, Wash. Members of SMART TD’s national Safety Task Force have responded…


December 19th 2017
Update: NTSB says derailed Amtrak train was speeding

The Amtrak Cascades train 501 that derailed over Interstate 5 near DuPont, Wash., Monday, Dec. 18 was speeding, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. The train was traveling at around 80 mph in a 30 mph zone, the agency said. The train was carrying 80 passengers and five crew members. Three passengers have been…


New Ticket Monster Savings Available Exclusively for Members

Ticket Monster is our new entertainment benefit platform that offers you exclusive discounts on hotels, sports, concerts, theater, movie tickets and theme park tickets nationwide. Follow these three easy steps below and start saving today! 1. Go to https://members.smart-union.org/login (You must be a SMART member to access these savings and other exclusive offers). 2. Click on…


Retirees: Palmetto GBA introduces beneficiary portal

Palmetto GBA has introduced a new beneficiary portal, MyRRMed, where users will have access to claims data, historical Medicare Summary Notices and data on who they have authorized to have access to their private health information. Portal Functions: At this time, you can use the portal to access: Status and details of your last 22…


December 18th 2017
Former UTU Director of Updating Peter Spalding has died

Peter N. Spalding, 75, died Saturday, Dec. 16. Spalding hired out with CSX in 1964 and was a member of Local 376 in Louisville, Ky. He eventually came to work at the UTU International, then headquartered in downtown Cleveland. While at the UTU, he served the membership in the updating department before becoming supervisor of…