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How did your member of Congress score in 2017?
By John Risch, National Legislative Director Last year, SMART Transportation Division tracked 10 votes and two bills in the U.S. House of Representatives that directly impacted our members, families and retirees. These votes ranged from federal funding for Amtrak and Essentia [...]
BLS Report: Union Membership Rises In 2017
Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report on union membership, which found that the number of union members rose by 260,000 in 2017. This number reflects a series of organizing victories across the United States in all industries as working families [...]
SMART SM Local 100 Hosts Former NAACP Chair Ben Jealous
The SMART Local 100 Training Facility has been a hotbed of activity in recent months with visits from US Dept of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta and now former NAACP Chairman and MD Gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous. According to Jealous, “College isn’t the only path [...]
Sheet Metal Local 80 Opening Doors For Detroit Residents
When the economy crashed, many Detroit residents had to search for any job that could pay the immediate bills instead of a promising career that could provide a future. Building trades unions and their affiliated contractor associations stepped up with the Access for All pro [...]
Check Your Voter Registration Now
In Virginia, one vote determined the balance of power in that state and what path leaders will take in the foreseeable future. It’s never too early to update your voter registration status and make sure you are registered to vote. And SMART has made that easier for you [...]
SMART Army Out In Force At SM Local 435
The North Florida Building Construction Trades held a sporting clay shoot to benefit the MD Anderson Cancer Hospital in Jacksonville. SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local 435 was well represented at the event. Members at the event were the first to sport the new SMART Army t-shir [...]
Local 104 Apprentices Help Communities Affected By Fires
Apprentices from Tri-Counties Sheet Metal Workers JATC, along with labor and management representatives, spent the day helping a small community affected by the Thomas Fire. Coordinator Brian Hill shared this about the community service project: The fire cleanup work took pla [...]
Secretary Chao pushes for autonomous buses, trains
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao said at CES, an annual technology show in Las Vegas, that she plans to take steps toward creating policy guiding the development of self-driving transportation for trucks, buses, transit systems and trains. One of the steps that Ch [...]