Category: Front Page — SM
Sheet Metal-oriented posts to appear on the front page of the main site and in news feeds.
SMART Education Department classes bring members together to strengthen our union
As 2025 gets fully underway, bringing with it a new set of challenges across the United States and Canada, the SMART Education Department continues to offer classes to SMART members and officers — helping local unions better represent members, and strengthening our union. The [...]
“Organizing is our lifeblood:” Benson details the role every member plays in strengthening SMART
“We’re seeing growth like we’ve never seen before,” said SMART Director of Organizing Jason Benson during a recent interview. In more than 25 years of union membership, Benson couldn’t have dreamed of experiencing anything quite like the last five years. Domestic infra [...]
Local 20 reaches settlement agreement, highlights anti-union behavior in Indianapolis
SMART Local 20’s Youth-to-Youth program paid dividends in Indianapolis, Ind., in early December 2024, where members and officers worked to highlight alleged anti-union behavior and win hundreds of thousands in backpay from Performance Mechanical Contracting, Inc (PMC). After [...]
General President Coleman’s statement on firings of NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo and member Gwynne Wilcox
On January 28, news broke that President Donald Trump fired National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. SMART General President Michael Coleman issued the following statement in response: “From day one, General Counsel Jennif [...]
SMART members fight for a just future at Martin Luther King Conference
Members of the SMART RISE Committee attended the 2025 Martin Luther King Conference in Austin, Texas, in January, building solidarity with fellow union members as we look to strengthen our movements.
SMART, TOOTRiS announce groundbreaking initiative to deliver childcare benefits to United States members
On January 16, 2025, SMART announced a transformative partnership with TOOTRiS, the nation’s leading provider of on-demand childcare services, to offer childcare benefits to members across the United States. This pioneering collaboration establishes SMART as the first building trades union in the country to adopt wrap-around childcare benefits for its members, with the benefit activating February 1, 2025, for participating local unions.
SMART-MD members ratify agreement with National Carriers’ Conference Committee-represented railroads
On January 13, 2025, SMART Railroad, Mechanical and Engineering Department (SMART-MD) members ratified the national agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC)-represented railroads. The five-year agreement is virtually identical to other freight rail a [...]
GP Coleman’s 2024 holiday message
GP Coleman's holiday message to SMART members connects our principles with this special time of year: "The holiday season means different things to different people. But at its core, I believe it’s about our common humanity. As union members, that is one of our core values; the idea that every working person deserves safety, fair pay, a secure retirement and a life with dignity, and that we will organize together to win those rights."