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TD Local 854 SMART Army steps up for neighbor in need

July 31, 2023 Members of the SMART-TD Local 854 (Portsmouth, Va.) SMART Army mobilized in early May to help a neighbor in need. Sophia Alvarez, a young Virginian with autism, was unable to play outside at her home — there was no fence around her yard to keep her safe, Virginia State Legisl [...]

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Local 464 member retires after 46 years of service

July 31, 2023 Local 464 (Ponca City, Okla.) member RJ Warren retired on April 28, 2023, bringing an end to 46 years of service as a tool and die maker at Air System Components/JCI. “He has been with this production plant through many owners and a loyal union member since February, 1977,” e [...]

Tags Local 464, Members Journal, Oklahoma, Summer 2023

SMART Local 22 honors Memorial Day with flag placement

July 31, 2023 SMART Local 22 (central New Jersey) celebrated Memorial Day weekend with its annual flag placement in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. “The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy,” the local wrot [...]

Tags community service, Members Journal, Memorial Day, SMART Army

SMART-TD Maryland members help rejuvenate Baltimore elementary school

July 31, 2023 SMART-TD members in Maryland mobilized on short notice to serve their community in April, joining a CSX and City Year Service Day spent rehabilitating and sprucing up Curtis Bay Elementary School near Baltimore. “CSX asked all their employees to be there, and this was really [...]

Tags community service, Local 610, Members Journal, SMART Army, Summer 2023

SMART Local 3 uplifts area workers with signatory organizing campaign

July 31, 2023 SMART Local 3 (Omaha, Nebraska) won a huge victory for area workers in May 2023, partnering with newly formed contractor Christopherson Plumbing, Heating & Air to bring the business into union signatory status. And unlike many organizing campaigns, this one was initiated [...]

Tags Local 3, Members Journal, organizing, signatory, Summer 2023

Local 218 member demonstrates union craftsmanship with metal tree sculpture

July 31, 2023 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 [...]

Tags Member Profile, Members Journal, Summer 2023

SMART General President Joseph Sellers speaks at the SMART General Convention in 2019.

Special Focus: SMART General President Joseph Sellers retires with track record of accomplishment

May 4, 2023 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 [...]