Category: SMART News

SMART News episode 10 features Local 19 member on Biden endorsement, coverage of railroad victories, GP Coleman’s visit to Tenn. megaproject and more

July 6, 2023 SMART released the latest episode of SMART News on Thursday, July 6. Episode 10 features an interview with Local 19 apprentice Elena Farina on the Biden administration; coverage of SMART General President Mike Coleman’s visit to Ford Blue Oval City in Tennessee; an over [...]

Tags Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, blue oval city, Ford, infrastructure, megaprojects, two-person crews

360 sheet metal workers recently won back pay for wage theft

Watch: Local sheet metal unions win back pay for wage theft and worker misclassification

May 12, 2023 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 [...]

Tags Local 100, Local 16, organizing, Virginia, wage theft, Washington state, Worker Misclassification

SMART News episode eight features member voices on right-to-work repeal, rail safety, jobs in Ohio and more

May 3, 2023 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 [...]

Tags rail safety, right-to-work, safety, SMART News, wage theft

A group of SMART tradeswomen pose for a picture during Women in Construction Week 2023.

SMART sisters reflect on Women in Construction Week 2023

April 7, 2023 March 6-11 was Women in Construction Week – an annual celebration of women in the industry and, for SMART, the union sisters who strengthen our union.

Tags women, Women in Construction Week, Women's Committee

New SMART News features interviews with GP Sellers, incoming GP Coleman, an update on rail legislation following East Palestine, and more

March 29, 2023 SMART released the latest episode of SMART News on Wednesday, March 29. Episode seven features General President Joseph Sellers' first interview since announcing his retirement, as well as an interview with incoming General President Michael Coleman.

Tags General President Joseph Sellers Jr., megaprojects, SMART News, two-person crews, Women in Construction Week