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Local 18 member recognized for replica Thorogood boot

May 4, 2023 Coworkers and union siblings of Local 18 (Wisconsin) member Jason Fellenz have long admired his dedication and artistry as a craftsman; since entering the trade in 2002, Fellenz has steadily climbed the ranks at JF Ahern Company, where he’s now shop foreman. But in 2022, the [...]

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Local 33 service award

May 4, 2023 Jesse Wright (left) received his 25-year service award from Local 33 (Youngstown, Ohio) Financial Secretary-Treasurer Dave Larson.

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Union building trades highlight OH megaprojects, jobs

May 4, 2023 North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) hosted an event titled “Meeting the Moment” on Thursday, March 30 in Columbus, Ohio. The event, part of NABTU’s Opportunity Pipeline series, featured NABTU President Sean McGarvey, SMART Local 24 (southern Ohio) member McKenzie Q [...]

Tags Apprenticeship, infrastructure, infrastructure investment, Local 24, megaproject, megaprojects, NABTU, Ohio

Left-Right: Former business manager and William’s son, Ken Greiner; Local 12 member William A. Greiner, aged 93; Business Rep. Geoff Foringer; former Business Rep. Dave Zychowski; Business Rep. Kevin Malley; former Business Manager and William’s son, Bob Greiner; William’s son and Local 12 member Bill Greiner; and William’s grandson and Local 12 member Ben Greiner

Local 12 member William Greiner led a lifetime of service

May 4, 2023 Left-Right: Former business manager and William’s son, Ken Greiner; Local 12 member William A. Greiner, aged 93; Business Rep. Geoff Foringer; former Business Rep. Dave Zychowski; Business Rep. Kevin Malley; former Business Manager and William’s son, Bob Greiner; William’s so [...]

Tags local 12, obituary, retiree, Spring 2023

SMART Local 66, SMACNA-Western Washington introduce first-ever lactation pods in sheet metal industry

May 4, 2023 In another step forward for SMART and the unionized sheet metal industry, SM Local 66 (Seattle) and SMACNA-Western Washington announced a joint initiative – the first in the industry – to make lactation pods available to new mothers, starting in April 2023.

Tags Local 66, Seattle, smacna, smart women, Washington, Women's Committee

Local 265 member serves as HVAC installer and role model at Chicago Jesuit Academy project

May 4, 2023 SMART Local 265 (DuPage County, Ill.) sheet metal worker Danielle Wilson has always impressed her fellow union members with her expertise and craft as a welder. In February, she also impressed contractor Walsh Construction, which featured Wilson – an employee at GT Mechanical [...]

Tags HVAC, Illinois, Local 265, smart women, Welder

SMART members after lobbying for a citywide PLA in La Mesa

Local 206 members, area tradespeople win citywide PLA in La Mesa

May 4, 2023 The SM Local 206 (San Diego, Calif.) SMART Army helped secure the future for themselves and their fellow workers in La Mesa, Calif. on March 14 — making their voices heard, loud and clear, as the city council voted in favor of a project labor agreement (PLA) in La Mesa. “The [...]

Tags local 206, PLA, Project Labor Agreement, Spring 2023

Local 280 SMART Army honored for Terry Fox Run participation

May 4, 2023 In September 2022, SMART Local 280 (Vancouver, British Columbia) led the SMART Army’s involvement in the annual Terry Fox Run to raise money for cancer research. Fox was a Canadian athlete and cancer research activist who, after losing a leg to cancer, embarked on a cross-Can [...]

Tags Canada, community service, fundraiser, Local 280, SMART Army, SMART News

Local 36 service awards

May 4, 2023 Apprentice Completions: 25-year service awards: 40-year service awards: 50-year service awards: 70-year service awards:

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Special Focus: SMART sisters, allies build solidarity to strengthen our future at Tradeswomen Build Nations 2022

February 10, 2023 From October 28–30, 2022, more than 3,100 tradeswomen from across North America gathered in Las Vegas to share experiences and best practices with fellow tradeswomen, learn about new programs and opportunities in the industry, and to engage with top leaders from government, industry and the 15 largest international building trades unions.

Tags Members Journal, smart women, SMART Women's Committee, Tradeswomen Build Nations, TWBN