Category: Winter 2022
The Great Resignation
We are in the age of the Great Resignation. No matter what you hear about it, this has always been avoidable. Everywhere you look, there are stories about employers struggling to hire and retain workers. We see reports about retail stores and restaurants slashing hours and cl [...]
Progress In the Year Ahead
Brothers and sisters: As we enter this new year, it is important to reflect on where we have been, what challenges we have faced and what accomplishments we have made together. I am excited about our future and can say, with certainty, we are more prepared now than ever to fa [...]
Jack Wall Named 11th General Vice President; Replacing Retiring James Paquette
On October 1, 2021 the torch was passed as SMART Eighth General Vice President James Paquette retired and Brother Jack Wall was elected as a vice president to the SMART General Executive Council. Brother Wall began his career with Local 56 (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) 35 [...]
SMART: I Got Your Back
Michael Wilson is a new SM Local 206 (San Diego, Calif.) member working at the new San Marcos Medical Center in San Marcos, Calif. He recently shared how much he is enjoying his new career and learning every day from his journeyperson, Troy Lewis, who has been a union sheet m [...]Recruitment and Retention Council holds first meeting
This is a critical moment in the movement for equality, equity and justice in both of our countries, and SMART has taken steps to lead the way. When we welcome and support members from communities that are currently underrepresented in our membership, our union only becomes s [...]
President Biden Delivers On Infrastructure
President Joe Biden signed on Nov. 15 the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that will expand work opportunities for Union sheet metal workers rebuilding America’s schools and public buildings as well as boost U.S. passenger rail service, lead to improved safety m [...]
SMART Women Hold 2021 Caucus
On November 20, SMART women from across Canada and the United States along with supporters and allies held the second annual Virtual SMART Women’s Caucus. This year’s keynote speaker was Liz Shuler who drew upon her experiences rising up through the ranks of the Interna [...]
SASMI Covid Benefit
Effective January 1, 2022, SASMI will offer two new COVID-related benefits: a Vaccination Benefit and an Interference with Work Benefit Vaccination Benefit To encourage all participants to receive a vaccination to protect against COVID-19, members ($200) and their covered eli [...]