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UTU's Futhey to step down following arbitration proceedings
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http://utu.org/2013/07/07/futhey-to-step-down-following-arbitration-proceedings/ Futhey to step down following arbitration proceedingsMike Futhey At the conclusion of the SMART Transportation Divisions Boston regional meeting July 3, Transportation Division President Mike Fu...
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Casey Jones the Union Scab
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Previsich adds GS&T to his dutiesDecember 29, 2012PrevisichUTU Assistant President and International Vice President John Previsich has been named to the additional post of UTU general secretary and treasurer (GS&T) by the UTU Board of Directors. Previsich also will continue handli...
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Department of Labor announces investigation
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Locked out grain terminal workers see jobs disappear...
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...at the Port of Vancouver, Washington grain facilities. http://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/post/grain-terminal-dispute-temporarily-shuts-down-vancouver-wash-port-docks
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We Are SMART!!!!
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We pledge allegiance, in solidarityFebruary 11, 2013 NigroBy SMART General President Joe Nigro We are one! Not only as a result of our recent merger, but also by the pledge we make to one another as union brothers and sisters.The strength of organized labor lies in the hearts and minds of every unio...
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A Very SMART Decision!
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Texas & Northern employees select SMARTFebruary 8, 2013Employees of the Texas & Northern Railway Company this week were successful in their efforts to bring union representation to their property.In separate elections held Feb. 6 and Feb. 7, the operating and non-operating employees...
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C.U.M. (Company Union Man) say it ain't so
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Alabama railroad votes SMART representationDecember 14, 2012Train and engine service employees on Birmingham Terminal Railway a Watco property have voted to be represented by the SMART Transportation Division.Rich Ross, SMART Transportation Divisions director of organizing, thanked A...
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After being a BLE (T) member for 15 years, since the organization vote of the Redheads in '97, and serving in one capacity or another as an officer for at least 10 of those years, I finally get a union card.
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What happens?
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-happens-if-america-loses-its-unions/2012/06/12/gJQA1d7UYV_story.html
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I knew this would happen before I retire!
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http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5262 War on Workers: Ryan Budget targets railroad workers, retireesCLEVELAND, April 16 The U.S. House of Representatives has adopted federal budget legislation sponsored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) that would have devas...
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Colonel Clint To Make A SMART Exit
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UTU General Counsel Clint Miller to retireFebruary 3, 2012 Clint MillerUTU General Counsel Clint Miller will retire Nov. 1 at age 65. Until then, he will relinquish his daily office duties and serve as a consultant, on an as-needed basis, to International President Mike Futhey and the law departm...
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A SMART Union Is Born!
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December 19, 2011 We are now SMART Click here for a joint letter from UTU International President Mike Futhey and Sheet Metal Workers International Association General President Joe Nigro on the merger between our two organizations to become the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation W...
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Strike!
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http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5214 BLET does not extend cooling-off period but continues to bargainCLEVELAND, November 29 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) declined to agree to extend the final statutory cooling-off period 60 days by a 5:00 p.m...
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Railroads, unions make progress in contract talks
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Surprised this hasn't been posted yet. Any further details? Railroads, unions make progress in contract talks ShareBy SAM HANANEL Associated PressBy SAM HANANEL Last modified: 2011-11-15T21:48:40ZPublished: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 - 1:48 pm WASHINGTON -- The nation's major freight rail...
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Frank Does NOT Want To Further Embarrass!
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Former UTU local treasurer indicted for embezzlementNovember 14, 2011A former treasurer of UTU Local 1006 (Brownsville, Pa.), Derek Klingman, has been indicted on charges of embezzling more than $9,300 from his local, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.The newspaper reports the indict...
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SMART: Under Construction
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Merger update: Moving forward constructivelyNovember 10, 2011By UTU International President Mike FutheyStay Calm and carry on has always been the best advice during challenging times. It is appropriate advice for UTU members and employees as we move forward following the October 10 merger ar...
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Happy Anniversary!!!
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It's Halloween!!!! Warm wishes - the temperature of piss - to all the Big Guys at UTU on the 26th Anniversary of their crowning achievement for all of Railroad Management! Big guys, they couldn't have done it without you! Sal-lute! Wonder if Mrs. Dead Fred is still spending the money?
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SMART: ‘We must not let the crazies turn back the clock'
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We must not let the crazies turn back the clockOctober 25, 2011Mike Futhey with Bill Lucy(For more than six decades, Bill Lucy has been a labor-union foot soldier. In 1968, as an officer of AFSCME Local 1733 in Memphis, Tenn., he collaborated with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the sanitation work...
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Cum...say it ain't so
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Things are always changing on the railroad. Last Friday an arbitrator ruled that a merger between the United Transportation Union (UTU) and the Sheet Metal Workers International Association be implemented at the earliest possible date.This may mean that UTU members who now participate in the UT...
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2 rail properties, 1 bus property join SMART family
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2 rail properties, 1 bus property join SMART familyOctober 14, 2011Rail and bus workers continue to call out to get SMART for representation in these troubling times.SMARTs ability to negotiate industry-leading contracts, process grievances and achieve workplace safety improvements are mo...
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Arbitrator rules in favor of SMART mergerOctober 11, 2011An arbitrator has ruled that a merger between the UTU and the Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA) be implemented at the earliest possible date and that the presidents of the two unions or their designees meet within 15 day...
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Contract backpay
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When will that money be in my hot little hands? Got a Dane in need of a new home (my home) and lots of medical treatment for him.
Hey...I'm a woman..I'm all bout the $$$$ ya know. 
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Hey! This Is Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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UTU pact sweet as health care premiums soarSeptember 28, 2011The UTUs ratified national rail contract locking in for six years a $200 monthly health care insurance premium is looking even more attractive following a Kaiser Family Foundation study showing health care costs and health care premi...
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BLET to hold strike authorization vote
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http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/newsflash.asp?id=5180 BLET to hold strike authorization vote CLEVELAND, September 16 In a conference call held with all BLET General Chairmen yesterday morning, National President Dennis R. Pierce announced that preparations are underway to...
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