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SHEET METAL | A I R | R A I L | T R A N S P O R T A T I O N Transportation Division News International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Volume 51 • Number 3 • July/August 2019 SECOND TRANSPORTATION DIVISION CONVENTION Delegates choose new officers Delegates observe as the oath of office is administered to the newly elected officers of the SMART Transportation Division onstage Aug. 11 at the Second TD Convention at the Mirage Casino and Resort. Jeremy Ferguson elected president; Hynes wins NLD vote LAS VEGAS – SMART General Vice Presi - heard, and you will hear my voice. dent and Transportation Division (TD) Vice Additional coverage from the TD and SMART Alternate National Legislative Director Grego - President Jeremy R. Ferguson of Local 313 convention will appear in the next issue ry Hynes (Local 1081, Phoenix, Ariz.) was (Grand Rapids, Mich.) was elected President – of the Transportation Division News. elected National Legislative Director, defeating Transportation Division of the International Utah State Legislative Director F. Jay Seeg - Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Trans - miller (Local 166, Salt Lake City, Utah). Hynes (Local 1674, Los Angeles, Calif.) and Robert will succeed John J. Risch III , who previously portation Workers shortly after the opening of “Bob” Keeley , former general chairperson of announced he would not seek re-election as the union’s Second Transportation Division Con - GCA 342 (CSX – Northern District) out of Local NLD. vention on Aug. 11 at the Mirage Casino and 1951 (Albany, N.Y.). Incumbent TD Vice Presidents Brent Leonard Resort in Las Vegas. Current TD President John “Get ready to go to work … It’s going to take (Local 202, Denver, Colo.), Calvin Studivant Previsich had earlier announced his decision to the upmost dedication and determination, but (Local 759, Newark, N.J.) and John D. Whitak - retire from the position effective Oct. 1, 2019. we will fight the injustices to the end,” Ferguson er III (Local 1106, Rocky Mount, N.C.) were Ferguson was challenged for the office by fel - said. “We will stand shoulder-to-shoulder, and I Continued on Page 5 low TD and GEC Vice President John England will lead from the front. Your voices will be Inside this issue of the SMART TD News l l AROUND SMART TD: Locals get OBITUARIES: Former UTU vice together for large joint meetings president, and a retired Arizona and other news, Page 2 . SLD pass away, Page 9 . l l STATE WATCH: Testimony will be NEW FEATURE: Check out the first needed in Ohio effort to get com - “Memories Made on the Move,” a prehensive RR legislation passed, chance for retired members or their Page 5 . relatives to share old photos and stories, Page 10 . l CENTERSPREAD: Photos from l July’s San Diego Regional Meeting, RULING: NTSB reports on fatal Pages 6-7 . 2018 Amtrak crash, Page 12 . Page 2 July/August 2019 SMART TD News Around the SMART TD Local 1908, Buffalo, N.Y. Board of Appeals member Barnett retires Members from Local 1908 get their picture taken by Paul Crist, business agent of SMART Sheet Metal Local 71, during their monthly Earlier this year, Dale D. Barnett Jr. meeting at SM Local 71’s hall in June. The members wore their SMART Army T-shirts for the occasion, and the photo was sent in by announced he was retiring on disability after SMART Sheet Metal Local 71 Benefits Administrator Ahren Vogl. 23 years of service. At the time of his retire - ment, Barnett served the union as the secre - tary of the Transportation Division Board of Local 1440, Staten Island, N.Y. Local 898, Boston, Mass. Appeals. Barnett hired out in June 1996 with CSX NYC Transit recog - Local Secretary Dave Stevenson Transportation and the next year hired on the nized Staten Island Rail - and BLET Legislative Director Dan former Louisville & Nashville Railroad proper - road engineer Alexya Cadogan appeared before the New ty in Montgomery, Ala. Infortuna and conductor Hampshire State House to testify in In 1998, Barnett earned Nicholas Sannino for support of Senate Bill 241, which his first position as a union their quick action in would provide funding for an in- officer when elected to the regard to an incident that depth analysis of rail expansion into position of vice president of happened aboard their New Hampshire. It would study Local 762 in Montgomery. In train on Dec. 23, 2018. extending the MBTA/Keolis Lowell 1999 he took over as presi - Infortuna and Sannino Line into Concord N.H. dent of the local. In 2001, he Barnett helped to reunite an 11- A recent poll of New Hampshire was elected legislative rep - year-old child who had residents said 75 percent support resentative for the local and run away and boarded Staten Island Railroad employees Alexya commuter rail, Stevenson said. delegate for the convention the following Infortuna and Nicholas Sannino of Local their train wearing no “Not only would this project greatly year. In 2003, Barnett ran for and was elected coat or shoes. 1440 reunited a mother with her runaway benefit N.H. commuters, it would child. assistant state legislative director on the Ala - Suspecting something create many SMART conductor and bama State Legislative Board. In 2008, he was not right, Sannino BLET engineer jobs,” he said. was elected assistant general chairperson of alerted Infortuna, who sat with the child while the local The bill passed both houses of the CSX GO 513 and then became general chair - authorities were dispatched. The child's mother was alert - New Hampshire Legislature and has person in 2014, a position he held until his ed, and the family was reunited. been enrolled. retirement. At the union’s 2011 and 2014 con - ventions, he was elected to the Board of Locals 1000 and 1614, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn. Appeals. Having attended the National Labor College Members of these locals in a letter received by the Min - our local and our members to in the late 1990s, Barnett became familiar were the subjects of a letter of nesota State Legislative rally for you the way that you with safety standards for railroad employees recognition from Teamsters Board. “It exceeded anything I rallied for our Murphy Ware - and also learned about collective bargaining. Local 120 for supporting a have seen in my 36 years as a house workers.” He later used this knowledge when he taught strike of Murphy Warehouse in union member. We have all Minnesota State Legislative a workshop on hazardous materials safety at May that resulted in the ratifi - heard the words, ‘United we Director Philip Qualy com - the 2002 UTU regional meetings. He also cation of a new Teamsters stand, Divided we beg,’ but it's was a part of the union’s National Safety mended the locals’ leadership contract at the end of May. humbling to truly realize the Team, serving as a coordinator for the CSX for their display of solidarity: “The outpouring of financial power we have as a labor Atlanta Division. donations, social media out - movement when we come “Their appreciation to our “I have been blessed and proud to serve reach, and in-person presence together for a just cause. railroad workers is clear,” with many great brothers and sisters on the on the picket line was over - “Teamsters never forget, and Qualy wrote. “We support oth - Board of Appeals, to have been a delegate to whelming,” Tom Erickson, your support won’t be forgotten er union labor actions in soli - three conventions, to have served at my local president of Local 120, wrote by our local. You can count on darity for all the right reasons.” in several positions and to have battled for my fellow L&N, NC & St. L, and CRR mem - Local 100, bers on CSX under GO 513,” Barnett said. “It was also an honor to represent the interna - Oakland, Calif. tional as a hazmat education presenter for many years. I have to thank all the vice presi - D.C. Fretty , vice local dents and fellow members that have men - chairperson of LCA 887b tored me through the years. I also have to and S&T of Local 100, host - thank my first local chairperson, Dane Urban, ed along with the local the for teaching me how to fight for the members 10th annual Bay Area and preserve our agreements.” Locals Joint Meeting and Barnett also used his ingenuity to help fel - BBQ on June 7. Members of low members in the field, having a hand in Locals 100, 31, 239 and developing a flashlight for remote control 1801 attended, as did GO operators, an effort that was featured in a 887 officers, state legislative 2018 issue of the TD News . officers, and representatives Continued on Page 4 from DLC, UTUIA, CPUC the FRA and NARVRE. www.smart-union.org/td • www.utuia.org July/August 2019 SMART TD News Page 3 Around the SMART TD continued ... Local 1245, Atlanta, Ga. Local 904, Evansville, Ind. The local hosted a large meet - ing in the spring. In addition to many members, General Chair - person Tommy Gholson , Vice General Chairperson Jason Roberts (GO 898) and Georgia State Legislative Director Matt Campbell attended. Member Kevin Carter won a raffle for being a new contributor to TD Local President and Chairperson Jim DeArmond took PAC. part in the “Run for the Wall” motorcycle ride to Washing - Campbell also addressed membership about his efforts in the 2019 state ton D.C., as a member of Rolling Thunder, Indiana Chap - Carter legislative session. As part of his presentation, he issued a call to action ter 6 in May.

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