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SMART Army Members Turn Out to Serve Meals to Ozarks Residents
In St Louis, SMART TD Local 303 and Sheet Metal Local 36 volunteers served food and refreshments to attendees of the Greene County MO Dem Days of the Ozarks. From left, Jim Tyson-36, Brad Slaughter-303, Jason Hayden-MO SLD, Billy Elbert-303, Doug Piant-36, Jeff Nichols-303, J [...]
Let FRA know what you think about automating trains
The FRA needs to hear from YOU to STOP Self-Driving Trains! The Federal Railroad Administration has released a request for information (RFI) about autonomous (aka self-driving/zero-person crew) trains. “FRA requests information and comment on the future of automation in [...]
SMART Local 104 Empowers Sacramento Communities
(Reprinted from SMART Local 104 Magazine) On Saturday, March 3rd, SMART Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 members in Sacramento came out to support “the largest tax canvas in the history of the canvassing program.” So what exactly does that mean, exactly? It means members walked [...]
Local 73 SMART Army Volunteers At Local VA Hospital
The SMART Local 73 SMART Army was out at the historic Hines VA Hospital spending some time with our veterans this past weekend. In this photo, from left to right are: Mike Roche, Mike Keeley, Organizer & Veterans Affairs director Eric Olson, Nick Fricano, Helmet [...]
Norfolk Southern sues crew involved in collision
Norfolk Southern has sued in federal court an engineer and conductor who were aboard a freight train than collided with another NS train last month in Scott County, Ky. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, the suit claims the crew ignored a signal and failed to reduce th [...]
GP Sellers April 2018 Video Message
In this video, General President Sellers discusses the SMART Month of Community Action taking place from coast to coast along with a notice to members to check their voter registration status at SMARTVote2018.org.
Local 83 SMART Army Helps Albany Area WWII Veteran
A World War 2 veteran needed some grab bars put in his bathrooms so he could continue to remain in his home without living with the fear of injuring himself. The SMART Sheet Metal Local 83 SMART Army, in partnership with the Malta Veterans Appreciation Program, answered the [...]
Local 33 Beats Back Attack On HVAC Licensing Requirements
In 2013, SMART Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 33 along with help from Locals 24 and 100 embarked on a journey to secure state licensing for all workers who perform work on HVAC/ Fire Dampers in the State of West Virginia. This was done to not only secure market share but also to [...]