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Archives for March 25, 2020

Brother and Sisters: Please see Carrier response and direction for media report regarding Self Quarantine for people that visited NY and return to another state.

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Brothers and Sisters: Please see Department of Health Guidance for Close and Casual Contact (COVID-19)

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COVID-19 Report

Your union needs reports of what is actually happening in the field.

If you are aware of an employee who has tested positive with coronavirus, or if a carrier is refusing to provide a clean and sanitized workplace as well as supplies for sanitation, please let us know by using the form below.

Submissions via this form will go to union leadership and be used as evidence to support emergency measures sought by the SMART Transportation Division in petitions to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

Your identity will remain anonymous.


CDC guidelines state that employers should do the following to prevent the spread of COVID-19:

  1. reduce transmission among employees,
  2. maintain healthy business operations, and
  3. maintain a healthy work environment.

As transportation workers are considered to be essential workers, even in a time of national emergency, making them exempt from stay-at-home orders issued by local, state and federal officials, it is paramount that these guidelines be followed so that the health of workers, co-workers, their families and the general public is not jeopardized by employers’ failure to follow CDC protocols.

If  CDC measures are not being followed, workers are encouraged to fill out additional details below. This information will be submitted to Vice Presidents, State Legislative Directors and General Chairpersons for resolution.

https://smart-union.org/td/covid-19-report/