News Archive
GP Coleman discusses California high-speed rail project in video for members
SMART General President Michael Coleman has published a number of videos in recent months — aiming to cut through the noise of corporate media and partisan influencers, and to make sure SMART members are informed about the issues affecting their jobs, their futures and their [...]
Naloxone cabinets available to SMART locals via SMOHIT
Every SMART union hall and training center is eligible to receive one cabinet with four boxes, or eight doses, of naloxone, a synthetic, potent antagonist for opioid drugs, including morphine and fentanyl.
General President Coleman, SMACNA President Martin host BE4ALL Town Hall in Cleveland
On July 17, 2025, SMART General President Michael Coleman and SMACNA President Tom Martin hosted the first-ever BE4ALL Town Hall at the Local 33 union hall in Cleveland, Ohio, discussing the initiative and taking questions from the more than 160 in-person attendees and viewers across North America watching via livestream.
Protecting our rights: Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the fight for due process
The case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not just about one man. It is about all of us — and the rights we all stand to lose when one person is deprived of theirs.
DOL reduces Davis-Bacon rates in Florida, lowering standards and bargaining power
Earlier this summer, the new administration’s Department of Labor announced that the Cape Canaveral (Florida) prevailing wage rate would be replaced, effective July 4, 2025, by the lower Brevard County rate.
Local 3 member discusses TOOTRiS child care benefit
In 2025, SMART partnered with TOOTRiS to offer members at participating U.S. sheet metal locals access to wraparound child care benefits. And for Local 3 (Omaha, Neb.) member Tanner Tieken, that benefit has already made a difference.
Department of Transportation cancels more than $300 million in funding for Mass. megaproject
A $2 billion megaproject that was set to create more than 3,000 union jobs in Massachusetts, including for SMART sheet metal workers, is under threat after Congress passed the 2025 tax bill, which President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025.
A dedicated unionist: Mourning Tony Scavone
SMART mourns the passing of our Local 73 (Chicago, Ill.) brother Anthony “Tony” Scavone, who left us on July 7, 2025. Tony retired on December 31, 2024, after a remarkable career that touched the lives of so many in our union and beyond.