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Category: Members Journal
Local 218 member demonstrates union craftsmanship with metal tree sculpture
Skilled, union labor plays a vital role in communities across North America, from ensuring indoor air quality to fabricating complex HVAC systems. In the spring of 2023, Local 218 (Springfield, Ill.) journeyperson Meghan Reynolds showed that union craftsmanship isn’t only for [...]
Special Focus: SMART General President Joseph Sellers retires with track record of accomplishment
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 P [...]
The greatest honor of my lifetime
General President's Message
Congratulations and thanks for a job well done
General Secretary-Treasurer's Message
We can create change, if we will it
SMART Transportation Division President's Message
Working for a better tomorrow!
Director of Canadian Affairs message
Tunnel replacement projects promise jobs, better conditions for SMART members
Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helped jumpstart two enormous projects on the East Coast in January, creating jobs for SMART sheet metal workers and bettering the working conditions of SMART Transportation Division members. In Baltimore, SMART TD Alt. National [...]
2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics report demonstrates need for organizing, pro-labor legislation
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report in January 2023, revealing a growth in domestic union membership and illustrating the urgency with which unions like SMART must organize nonunion workers and lobby for new labor laws.