Category: SMART News
Watch: Local sheet metal unions win back pay for wage theft and worker misclassification
Wage theft and worker misclassification are forms of exploitation that litter the construction industry, where unscrupulous employers take advantage of employees to pay them less than what they are owed. A recent Economic Policy Institute (EPI) study found that construction w [...]![SMART News](https://www.smart-union.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Ep-8-screenshot-1024x576.jpg)
SMART News episode eight features member voices on right-to-work repeal, rail safety, jobs in Ohio and more
SMART released the latest episode of SMART News on Tuesday, May 2. Episode eight features videos on organized labor’s success repealing so-called right-to-work in Michigan; SMART Heroes reaching the 500th graduate milestone; victories against wage theft in Virginia and [...]![A group of SMART tradeswomen pose for a picture during Women in Construction Week 2023.](https://www.smart-union.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Local-206-women-grop-picture-1024x609.jpg)