G.C.A. 505 Officers
Anthony Simon
General Chairperson
Anthony Lavoratore
Vice General Chairperson
Local Chairpersons
Eugene Chino
Jeffrey Finn
Anthony Lavoratore
Christopher Leathers
Thomas Mallon
Clinton Pittman Jr.
Michael Racca
Jason Valdemira
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Anthony Simon
Anthony Simon has spent 35 years rising through the ranks of the Long Island Rail Road and its largest labor union. Now general chairperson of the SMART unit representing LIRR workers, he oversees thousands of front-line employees and negotiates national contracts on wages, benefits and safety. He was the first labor leader from a passenger railroad elected to his position as general chairperson. Simon helped organize Superstorm Sandy relief and has organized fundraisers in Bethpage to support families dealing with autism.
LaborPress.org honors General Chairperson Anthony Simon with the Labor Leadership Award
General Chairperson Simon outlines the details of proposed Contract.
Are you getting ready to retire? Get your questions answered by attending this seminar!
The MTA Defined Benefit Pension Seminar is scheduled for Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 4:00 pm in the JCC Building, 5th Floor, Conference Rooms A & B. (Represented and Non-Represented Employees).
If you are an employee within 5 years of retirement, please feel free to join us. Our guest speakers will include representatives from the MTA Consolidated Pension and Benefits Department and Empower (formerly Prudential).
Please RSVP your attendance via email only if you are planning to attend in person and include your name and BSC# to: dvirell@lirr.org
If you wish to join the Pension Seminar via Zoom – please register your attendance via the link provided below:
Register in advance for this webinar:
Registration Form
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar for the scheduled date.
Not sure about your pension credit?
Members who feel they are missing pension credit as they approach retirement should request a review of their time via email at penssvccr@lirr.org
“Our Union will work this from every side to ensure our member’s safety. We will never stop!”
– Anthony Simon
Metro-North Track Local 808 invite G.C. Simon to speak to members on the importance of Unionization
Letters from the General Chairman
Political Support Letters
“What makes a union
strong is the resolve
of it’s membership”-
Anthony Simon
The confidential Close Call
Reporting System (C3RS)
is a partnership between
NASA , the FRA, Participating railroads
and labor organizations. It is designed to
improve railroad safety by collecting and
studying reports detailing unsafe conditions
and events in the railroad industry.
Employees will be able to report
safety issues or “close calls” voluntarily
and confidentially.