Attention All Members,
Ignore the message that was sent with today’s Bulletin. It is solely the crew caller’s responsibility to notify all members of their awards.
Archives for June 2022
LINDEN VFW FIRE
June 27, 2022 By
Good afternoon everyone,
I’m sure by now most of you are aware the VFW caught on fire yesterday and has burned down completely. The good news is that no one was harmed. Unfortunately, we will now have to locate a new place to conduct our monthly union meetings. We will explore several options, but for now our meeting next week will be held at our union office located on 8 Wilson Ave 3rd floor Newark at 10 a.m.
General Chairman/President Smart-TD Local 60/GO-610
8 Wilson Ave 3rd Fl
Newark, N.J. 07060
Office: 973-527-7020
Cell: 908-294-0166
Member Alert: Be Aware of Deceptive Insurance Solicitation
June 27, 2022 By
Attention – All Members:
It has come to the attention of the SMART Transportation Division that a group referring to themselves as “American Income Life” has been contacting SMART-TD members and insinuating an affiliation with SMART-TD in an attempt to sell insurance.
To be clear, the SMART-TD has in no way vetted or endorsed them, and most certainly disapproves of their deceptive attempts to solicit our members.
The SMART-TD has gone to great lengths and expense to make reasonably priced insurance products available to our members. While competing insurance plans might appear to provide a similar benefit at a competitive rate, they have not been designed with our members’ specific needs and requests in mind.
The following are proudly endorsed by the SMART-TD:
The UTUIA, our member-owned insurance association, offers a comprehensive assortment of products including accident and disability insurance, life insurance, and retirement investments. https://utuia.org/
The SMART Discipline Income Protection Program (DIPP) provides payment for a specific amount and period of time in certain instances to an employee suspended, dismissed, or removed from service by the carrier for alleged violation of rules or operating procedures. https://smart-union.org/
The Voluntary Short-Term Disability (VSTD) plan is designed to maintain income following accidents or illness. After a 30-day period, benefits are payable for up to 34 weeks. https://www.smart-vstd.com/
The Long-Term Voluntary Disability Plan (VDP) insurance is designed to work complementary to VSTD, extending the benefit period for up to 5 years. https://smart-vltd.com/
In addition, the premiums of products offered by the SMART-TD and UTUIA may be handled easily via payroll deduction.
More information can be found about these plans by logging into the member portal at https://smart-union.org/
And, if you haven’t already, go to http://smart-union.org/mobile to get the SMART Mobile App.
In solidarity,
SMART Transportation Division
SMART TD – New Mailing Address
June 24, 2022 By
Please be aware that the headquarters of the Transportation Division is in the process of relocating and is no longer located on Country Club Blvd in North Olmsted, Ohio. The United States Postal Service (USPS) does have our forwarding address in their system but we are experiencing delays receiving mail that was addressed to the Country Club Blvd office.
FYI.
Anything you need to mail to our office (USPS or UPS/FedEx) should be addressed as follows:
SMART TD
It is important to note this address is only temporary, and we will provide the permanent address for our office once we have fully relocated. Until that time, please use this address in Valley View, Ohio.
Thank you.
SMART-Transportation Division
Security Training Announcement for Bus and Rail Agreement Employees
June 16, 2022 By
Attention All Members,
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is requiring all NJ TRANSIT Rail employees to receive security training.
This computer-based training course takes one (1) hour and twenty (20) minutes to complete. Members can stop and start the course at their leisure; however, members must complete the training within 30 days of the course being assigned.
Arrangements have been made to compensate members at two and one–half (2 1/2) hours of their straight-time payrate for completing the course and activating their company furnished email address. Payment will be provided in the third paycheck of the month after successfully completing the course (i.e. courses completed in June will be paid in the third paycheck in July). If payment was not received by the third paycheck of the next month, members can contact Kevin LaMonaca, Deputy Chief of Chief Human Resources at KLamonaca@nitransit.com.
Members must arrange to take the course at times which will not interfere with proper Hours of Service rest. Members who do not have an active company email, or who have issues accessing their company email can contact the IT Help Desk at helpdesk@njtransit.com or by telephone at 973–491–HELP (4357).
In the event a member does not have access to their email or password, they can access the course by typing the address Ims.traliant.com into a browser (i.e., Google Chrome) and entering their employee ID# NJT (i.e., 123456_NJT) for the username and for the password, use Password@123.
Should members have questions concerning the training, username, passwords, and/or troubleshooting, they should contact support@traliant.com.
Flag Assignments on Juneteenth(Friday June 17, 2022)
June 14, 2022 By
Attention All Members,
All Flag/Pilot assignments will work their normal schedule assignments on Friday June 17, 2022. Juneteenth is a working holiday, with a regular week day schedule.
