- Tags Journal, Local 46, SMART Army, volunteer, Winter 2023-24
Category: Winter 2024
Local 56 partners with First Nations bands to change lives on Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island lies in the northeast quadrant of Nova Scotia in Atlantic Canada. For centuries, the island was inhabited by people of the Mi’kmaq First Nation, who call the island Unama’ki. Their traditional lifestyle centered around hunting and fishing due to the rough a [...]
Ontario sheet metal workers gather for conference, apprenticeship competition
From September 12–14, during the Ontario Sheet Metal Workers’ and Roofers’ Conference, apprentices from nine different local unions gathered in Peterborough, Ontario, for the 50th annual Ontario Sheet Metal Workers Apprenticeship Competition. The challenge? Building copper re [...]
Local 33 members win Highest Overall Award at Bricklayers Sporting Clays Shoot
Local 33 (Vermilion, Ohio) members attended the 11th Annual Bricklayers Sporting Clays Shoot and won the Highest Overall Award! Pictured, left to right: Devon Conrad, Mike Friend, Mike Luma, Norbert Sword and Troy Karbler.
Local 312 helps signatory contractor achieve outstanding growth
UFAB, a Salt Lake City-based fabrication shop, proudly describes its workforce as “union.” That’s because its SMART sheet metal workers have helped the company achieve outstanding growth over a relatively short period of time: doubling the size of its physical space, upgradin [...]
Local 27 training coordinator honored with Patriot Award for support of the National Guard and Reserve
Note: This article was originally published by Eye On Sheet Metal, a resource for the unionized sheet metal industry. John Espinos has mentored many apprentices in his time as training coordinator at SMART Local 27 in central and southern New Jersey, but receiving a Patriot A [...]
Local 38 debuts new sign
Local 38 (Brewster, New York) debuted its new sign — created by Local 137 (New York City) — following its union meeting in September.
SMART-TD Local 445 helps provide nearly 6,000 meals for Northern Illinois Food Bank
SMART-TD Local 445 members dedicated a Friday to serving their community in October – the start of what Local 445 Chairperson A.J. Lewis says will be an expanded effort to volunteer in the area. “Rocky, Mike and myself volunteered for a shift at the Northern Illinois Food Ban [...]
From working in McDonald’s, to helping build them — Local 56 roofer Alexis Lynk proves women can find success in the trades
SM Local 56 (Nova Scotia) roofer Alexis Lynk enjoys working with her hands. Even before she became a union roofer, she was no stranger to hands-on labor, serving customers and navigating hectic, fast-paced work situations in the service industry. “I worked at McDonald’s for n [...]