G.C.A. 505 Officers
Anthony Simon
General Chairperson
Vincent Tessitore
Vice General Chairperson
Michael Denn
Secretary
Local Chairpersons
Joseph Castaldo
Eugene Chino
Michael Denn
Jeffery Finn
Anthony Lavoratore
Christopher Leathers
Christopher Smith
Vincent Tessitore
Jason Valdemira
G.C. Anthony Simon on scene of Hall Interlocking Derailment
For Your Information
There is a memo that has been circulating regarding a settlement for the Kronos Cyberattack.
It stated,“A federal court has preliminarily approved a settlement of a class action lawsuit involving the December 2021 cyberattack that interrupted Kronos operations and impacted employees of Kronos customers, including the LIRR.” SMART was not involved in this lawsuit but if you feel that you are entitled to any losses because of the cyberattack follow the link for more information. http://www.kronosprivatecloudsettlement.com
SMART Leadership continuing to pave the way and provide for our members.
1788_001SMART Resolution of Matters Cover Letter
“Our Union will work this from every side to ensure our member’s safety. We will never stop!”
– Anthony Simon
G.C. Anthony Simon unveils Grand Central Madison at Opening Ceremony
G.C. Simon and Committee tour new GCM station
Governor Hochul celebrates completion of “Phase 1” on 3rd Track project. General Chairman Simon praise the men and women of Labor!
General Chairperson Anthony Simon meets President Biden after Gateway Project Press Conference.
You asked for it and we made it happen!
Updated Information
Please be advised that the Pension Seminar scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, 2023 has been rescheduled to Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:00AM at Hillside Facility, Classrooms A, B, C, D (4th floor). The seminar is being offered during the day for any employees who have a relief day and/or who work at night and are unable to attend the other planned Pension Seminars scheduled later in the afternoon. If you are an employee within 5 years of retirement, please feel free to join us. Our guest speakers will include representation from Railroad Retirement Board, 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 (building maximum capacity 75 people) and include your name and BSC# to one of the following individuals: alesia.ali@mtahq.org, stephanie.ross@mtahq.org or danea.thomas@mtahq.org.
If you wish to join the Pension Seminar via Zoom– please register your attendance via the link provided below. Please be advised that we are only accepting registration for this event date and time ONLY. We appreciate your understanding.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://mta.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_exduib2BTxSOSA5tkryr8A
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar for the scheduled date.
General President Sellers tours Elmont Station and UBS Arena
Senator Kennedy tours Elmont Station with General Chairman Anthony Simon
Letters from the General Chairman
Political Support Letters
Governor Hochul visits crews at Great Neck Station after Ida.
“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.