SMART Transportation Division
Rail TransportationOhio, United States201-500 Employees
SMART Transportation Division is a labor union in the rail transportation sector and an AFL-CIO affiliate. It represents about 125,000 active and retired workers across rail, bus, mass transit, and airline fields in the United States. Headquartered near Cleveland, Ohio, it maintains a presence in Cleveland and Washington, D.C., and has recently expanded to include airline pilots, dispatchers, and other airport personnel. It is the largest railroad operating union in North America, with more than 500 locals. The organization represents employees on every Class I railroad, along with many regional and shortline railroads, and it also covers bus and transit workers on roughly 45 systems. In April 2026, SMART-TD's General Committee of Adjustment 457 reached a tentative agreement with the CPKC Railway for members in the Central and Southern Regions.