Category: Members Journal
Member spotlight: Samara Sampson
Samara Sampson is an apprentice at Local 285 in Toronto, Ont. who has been in the trade for five years. The SMART Women’s Committee sat down with Samara to learn more about her and the work she does. You can visit www.SMART-Women.org to read her story and the stories of her f [...]
SMART member, family members awarded 2021 Union Plus Scholarships
WINNERS HONORED FOR ACHIEVEMENT AND UNION VALUES Washington, D.C. – Union Plus recently awarded $250,000 in scholarships to 199 students representing 37 unions, including eight winners representing SMART. The SMART winners are: Noah Berning of Monroeville, Indiana Berning, wh [...]
New SMART website gives members an online home
SMART launched its brandnew website, smart-union. org, in February 2022, providing members with a revamped online hub for news, resources and up-to-date, personalized information — including the Sheet Metal Job Bank, Transportation Division employment opportunities, safety re [...]
Women in Construction Week 2022
From March 6–11, SMART once again celebrated Women in Construction Week, hosting a series of virtual events and distributing various videos to recognize the SMART sisters who make our union strong. The women of our union consistently strive to empower SMART and advocate on be [...]
SMART-TD, BLET pursue arbitration to resolve Hi-Viz dispute
CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 23, 2022) — After thoroughly examining all possible avenues to best continue the unions’ fight against the BNSF Hi-Viz attendance policy, SMART-TD and the BLET announced today that they will proceed as expeditiously as possible to arbitration over the p [...]
Kansas SMART TD hosts roundtable with DOT Secretary Buttigieg
SMART TD hosted a round-table in January 2022 at the University of Kansas Medical Center campus with U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, local elected officials, labor leaders and community members to spotlight how the bipartisan infrastructure law wil [...]
SMART members win NABTU Tradeswomen award
SMART Local 66 member Vanessa Carman, left, operates a Trimble to do layout for Hermanson Company at the Harrison Hospital Acute Care project in Silverdale, Wash., in 2019. In January 2022, journeyperson Vanessa Carman of SMART Local 66 (Seattle, Wash.) won the North Am [...]
Belonging and Excellence 4 ALL (BE 4 ALL) introduction: 11 answers to 11 questions
In December of last year, SMART, SMACNA and the International Training Institute (ITI) launched the Belonging and Excellence for All Campaign (BE 4 ALL). We know that many of you have questions about this work, so we’ve taken the time to share a few answers. Think of this art [...]