Category: Members Journal
Local 38 hosts car show to benefit Tunnel to Towers
On Saturday, August 10, the Local 38 (Westchester and Rockland Counties, N.Y.) SMART Army held its first Annual Benefit Car Show for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation — an organization that, since 9/11, has worked to provide “mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first re [...]
Local 33 retirees honored for decades of service
Pictured, left to right: Local 33 Business Manager Corey Beaubien, Business Rep. Hank Strahan, Frank Jones (50 years), Marvin Polo (50 years), Gus Williams (50 years), Thomas Frizzell (50 years), SMART General President Michael Coleman, Guy Disiena (50 years), Business Rep. T [...]
Shamaiah Turner named June Tradeswomen Hero
On June 17, Local 17 (Boston, Mass.) Business Development Representative and SMART International Women’s Committee Chair Shamaiah Turner won the June NABTU Tradeswomen Heroes Award — a feather in the cap of a committed trade unionist who has consistently advocated for her uni [...]
Local 19 hosts Su, Adeyemo at union hall
SMART Local 19 hosted United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su in Philadelphia in July. Local officers gave the agency leaders a tour of the union hall and JATC, discussing how a pro-worker economic agenda is creating [...]Local 219 supports families with scholarships
Union solidarity was on full display at the SMART Local 219 (Rockford, Ill.) union hall in August, where the local presented recipients with scholarships to help them continue their education. “Our members are dedicated to supporting our own by investing $70,500 in scholarshi [...]
Special Focus: SMART members meet the challenge
Sheet metal and transportation workers exercised collective power to win laws and federal appointees who act in our interests. After extraordinary mobilization in recent years, union votes are translating directly to union jobs.
Challenge met — but we’re not done
General President's Message
Building on a strong foundation
General Secretary-Treasurer's Message