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New Landmark Agreement With BYD Electric Bus Manufacturers In LA
SMART with the help of Jobs to Move America (JMA), signed a landmark community benefits agreement with BYD Motors that will create pathways into the manufacturing industry for underrepresented and underserved populations in Los Angeles County. Community Benefits Agreements ar [...]
Architectural Sheet Metal ‘Strike Force Training’ Allows for Focused Learning
Story via the International Training Institute With highly visible arenas, stadiums and high- rise commercial buildings under construction or renovation across the country, architectural sheet metal is gracefully stepping into the spotlight. For every high-profile project, th [...]
Notes From the Recent ICB Conference
Mechanical and building codes are the Bible that sheet metal workers live by — they protect occupants and property in the buildings they help design, construct and maintain. At the 2017 ICB (International Certification Board) Conference, held May 1-5 in Saint Charles, Missour [...]
With Panel Vote Looming, AFL-CIO Formally Opposes NLRB Nominees
With the confirmation vote looming, the AFL-CIO formally opposed GOP President Donald Trump’s two nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, management-side lawyers Marvin Kaplan of the D.C. area and William Emanuel of Los Angeles. It says the two appear not to even bel [...]
AFL-CIO alert: Trump nominates anti-labor lawyers to National Labor Relations Board
On June 17, 2017, the AFL-CIO issued a legislative alert to U.S. Senators regarding Trump’s nomination of Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel to fill the vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In the alert, Emanuel is noted for representing the “ [...]
Take Action to Protect Prevailing Wages
An attack on the Davis Bacon Act Act, which sets prevailing wages that protect wage standard for SMART sheet metal workers across the United States, died in the House last week. Every member deserves recognition for your calls and emails in ensuring this victory. With that in [...]
Trump Labor Board Nominees Questioned for Anti-Worker Ties
Story via Mark Gruenberg, Press Associates Inc. In a multi-hour exhibition of evasion, Republican President Donald Trump’s two nominees to vacant National Labor Relations Board seats spent several hours before the Senate Labor Committee ducking, bobbing and weaving and genera [...]