Category: Members Journal
SM Local 80 installs HVAC system for nonprofit office and nursing clinic
The Local 80 SMART Army was out in full force this April in Detroit, Mich., headed up by retiree Richard Flood and Apprenticeship Training Center Instructor Dennis Marintette. After a long career training the next generation of apprentices at the Local 80 Training Center, Flo [...]
Special Focus: Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund certified as healthy, in the ‘Green Zone’
Effective January 1, 2022, the Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund is 81.5% funded and has been certified in the Green Zone. This means that SMART sheet metal workers and retirees can rest assured that their pensions are strong and healthy.
Forward Progress
General President's Message
Preparing for the future
General Secretary-Treasurer's Message
Our Unsung Heroes
Transportation Division President's Message
President Biden signs executive order expanding PLAs
President Joe Biden signed a historic executive order on February 4 during a visit to Ironworkers Local 5 in Maryland, ensuring the policy of the federal government will be to use Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for its large-scale construction projects (worth $35 million or [...]
Local 46 members have each other’s back
Jeremy Woolley, left, and Keith Haas. Since SMART’s “I Got Your Back” campaign began last summer, members across North America have taken action: sharing photos of themselves with their mentors at work and displaying the solidarity that makes our union strong. In March 2022, [...]
General Committee 1 merged into General Committee 2
Effective March 1, 2022, General Committee 1 was merged into General Committee 2, and General Committee 2 now has jurisdiction with respect to organizing, collective bargaining agreements, wages, hours, conditions of employment and jurisdictional matters over all of the local [...]