Category: Front Page — SM
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SMART Member Assistance Program keeps focus on union workers’ mental health
For Chris Carlough, SMART Member Assistance Program (MAP) coordinator, the mission to help improve union workers’ mental health is personal. “I’ve been working with the SMART MAP program for probably about 10 years or so,” Carlough said during an interview with SMART Ne [...]
SMART members show up for project labor agreements, union jobs in Northern California
Thanks to the efforts of SMART Local 104 and other union members across Northern California, workers in cities like Vallejo, Lathrop and beyond stand to benefit from the better wages, local hire provisions and strong apprenticeship standards guaranteed by a project labor agreement.
SMART sisters reflect on Women in Construction Week 2023
March 6-11 was Women in Construction Week – an annual celebration of women in the industry and, for SMART, the union sisters who strengthen our union.
Arizona chip plant megaprojects create hundreds of jobs for sheet metal workers
New chip plant megaprojects continue to create jobs for SMART sheet metal workers across North America – including in Arizona, where huge projects have led to unprecedented job growth and a boom in the membership of SM Local 259 (Phoenix, Ariz.) “We’ve been able to increase o [...]
SMART General President Joseph Sellers, Jr. to retire in May 2023
Joseph Sellers, Jr., general president of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART), announced his retirement on January 24, 2023. Sellers will retire on May 31, 2023, and will be succeeded by current Assistant to the General President Michael Coleman.
SMART releases new video to help sheet metal members travel for work
As megaprojects, indoor air quality work and infrastructure investment create jobs for sheet metal workers across the country, SMART continues to produce more resources to help members secure that work – in their local areas and across the country. That includes a new animate [...]
Second BE4ALL Toolbox Talk promotes “Effective Communication”
The Belonging and Excellence for All (BE4ALL) Committee launched its second Toolbox Talk on March 16 – part of the committee’s ongoing work to strengthen SMART and the unionized sheet metal industry by making all members feel welcome, on and off the job. Toolbox Talk #2, titled “Effective Communication,” addresses the important steps that can be taken to avoid miscommunication and conflict on the jobsite
SMART News highlights the labor advocacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. changed the course of history, leading a pioneering crusade for racial justice and civil rights. Unfortunately, his bold vision for the country and the world is often diluted in favor of a sanitized version of history, and many important characteri [...]