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Delegates continue their work on day two of the Third SMART General Convention
This is an overview of day two of the Third SMART General Convention. More details will be included in the Fall Members’ Journal. Committees, department directors and delegates to the Third SMART General Convention continued their work on Tuesday, August 17. With guest speak [...]
Delegates commence Third SMART General Convention: “Challenge Met – But We’re Not Done.”
This is an overview of day one of the Third SMART General Convention. More details will be included in the Fall Members’ Journal. On Monday, August 12, SMART General President Michael Coleman officially commenced the Third SMART General Convention, bringing delegates to [...]
SMART Convention delegates vote to endorse Vice President Harris for president
On Monday, August 12, delegates to the 3rd SMART General Convention voted to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election, following President Joe Biden’s July 21 announcement that he would end his reelection campaign. Convention delegates are the e [...]
Local 206 member discusses pride in union solidarity
As part of the Spring 2024 BE4ALL Contest, union workers across the country submitted their answers to the question: Why are you proud to be a SMART union member? In his answer, Local 206 (San Diego, Calif.) member Gustavo Orozco discussed the broad nature of his union pride, [...]
GP Coleman to SMART-TD NTS attendees: “We will fight for the membership”
SMART General President Michael Coleman addressed attendees at the SMART Transportation Division National Training Seminar (NTS) in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 9th, reiterating the solidarity that powers our union and committing himself fully to winning the pay, dignity, safety [...]
DOL memo states that TAB workers on Davis-Bacon projects are entitled to prevailing wage
On July 10, in a HUGE win for SMART members, the Department of Labor issued a memo stating that workers who perform testing, adjusting and balancing (TAB) work on HVAC systems that are involved in the construction, alteration and/or repair work on Davis-Bacon Act projects are entitled to prevailing wage coverage.
Local 435 lifts working conditions, pay and benefits in Gainesville
Florida is a so-called “right-to-work” state, where unions consistently weather anti-worker attacks from corporate-beholden lawmakers seeking to weaken our collective bargaining power. But that hasn’t stopped SMART Local 435 (Jacksonville, Fla.) from organizing.
Local 85 apprentice organizes Atlanta union members for historic community service event
Local 85 apprentice Dyana Lee organized a "Unions Unite" event to foster solidarity and serve the Atlanta community.