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SMART-TD Wins Another Victory in the Crew Consist Battle

January 15, 2021 On January 8, 2021, Arbitrator Wendell Bell issued his arbitration award regarding the process and procedure in arbitrating the Carriers’ (UP, BNSF, NS & KCS) attack on the Crew Consist Moratoria. The arbitration, known as a “Procedural Public Law Board,” had the pu [...]

Tags arbitration award, crew consist, National Mediation Board, public law board

President Ferguson: Setting record straight on anti-labor articles

September 3, 2020 Brothers and Sisters, It’s time to set the record straight. I am certain many of you have seen the recent anti-labor articles that have been published regarding our recent win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. That win has apparently struck a raw nerve with th [...]

Tags crew consist, Railway Age, Railway Labor Act, Transportation Division President Jeremy Ferguson

Fifth Circuit vacates injunction in crew-consist case

August 28, 2020 Today, Aug. 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit issued its decision in BNSF et al v. SMART-TD (Case No. 20-10162) concerning crew consist. This decision is a long-awaited victory for the Union. The appellate court vacated the injunction that forced SMART-TD Gene [...]

Tags 2020 election, crew consist, Fifth Circuit District Court of Appeals, moratorium, Transportation Division President Jeremy Ferguson