Category: Members Journal
SMOHIT expands mental health helpline service
The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) Helpline, available 24 hours a day at 877-884-6227 to SMART members and their immediate families, was put in place long before COVID-19 disrupted the world. The idea for the hotline emerged when stressors from an un [...]
SMART Leadership Conference draws dozens of guest speakers to demonstrate: “This is our time”
SMART leaders across sheet metal and the Transportation Division gathered in Washington, DC, from July 31–August 2 for the second annual SMART Leadership Conference. With a conference theme of “This is Our Time,” attendees convened to make sure SMART seizes this moment of unp [...]
This is our time
Director of Canadian Affairs message
For new and veteran members, safety should always be top of mind
SMART Transportation Division President's Message
Our time, our opportunity
General Secretary-Treasurer's MessageContinuing the proud legacy of our union
General President's Message
SMART Sixth General Vice President Tim Carter retires
SMART Sixth General Vice President and Northwest Regional Council President Tim Carter retired on July 31, at the conclusion of the 2023 SMART Leadership Conference’s first day. He retires with a legacy of trailblazing success, having overseen extraordinary growth and progres [...]
Vice President John D. Whitaker III passes away at age 50
Vice President John D. “J.D.” Whitaker III, whose vital and key roles in negotiating numerous contracts on the general committee and national levels that improved the lives of many SMART-TD rail members, passed away July 27, 2023, of cancer. VP Whitaker was 50 years old. “It [...]