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SMART Transportation Division President Jeremy Ferguson and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen President Dennis Pierce stood shoulder-to-shoulder as they answered direct questions from a standing-room-only crowd Oct. 18 at the annual Solidarity Rally for Rail Labor in Houston, Texas. Hundreds of members and officers from SMART-TD, BLET and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way […]
The White House, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. The outlook for union labor and working families in America has improved drastically in the last 21 months. From 2016–2020, workers fought against an onslaught of anti-labor policies, executive orders, personnel appointments and more: Anti-worker government actions, 2016–2020 1. The previous administration and Congress refused to include […]
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The Joseph J. Nigro SMART Army Service Award — given each year to one sheet metal and one Transportation Division member — represents one of the highest honors a SMART worker can receive: a recognition of solidarity and dedication to their union, their SMART brothers and sisters and their community. This year’s winners — who […]
Rendering of the concept design of the all-new $5.6 billion Ford electric vehicle mega campus in Stanton, Tenn. Image courtesy of Ford Media Center. In new podcast episode, SMART Local 4 business manager details enormous amount of sheet metal work coming to Tenn. A new $5.6 billion Ford Motor Company electric vehicle plant in Stanton, […]
In a rare acknowledgment of the value railroaders bring to the table, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) has named October 15 as “Railroad Workers Day”. Gov. Murphy went on the record saying, “Through extreme weather events and a global pandemic, our state’s railroad workers have demonstrated extraordinary bravery despite significant obstacles. Their courage, as […]
The New York Post reported that Amtrak paid out over $2.3 million in annual bonuses to 10 executives in 2021, despite the carrier seeing its lowest revenues in a decade. In the article published by the Post on Oct. 5, the bonuses were reported by Amtrak to be “earned incentives,” but it’s hard to understand […]
At SMART, our members are qualified professionals and certified tradespeople dedicated to all aspects of architectural cladding, custom sheet metal and complete ventilation systems. This webpage features just a few of the LEED projects our members have built in recent years. We believe truly sustainable building projects must include the best materials, but also good […]
Today, the Biden Administration released a fact sheet intended to help schools, educators, families and children safely prepare to return to school this fall. As part of its efforts to help local education administrators ensure schools are ready to reopen, the White House noted its collaboration with SMART, SMACNA and NEMI – as experts in […]
Improving ventilation is a top COVID-19 prevention strategy Clean air is critical for our health and well-being, and proper ventilation is an important mitigation measure that can help prevent COVID-19 and other airborne pathogens. However, despite its importance, poor ventilation in our buildings has been a widespread and persistent problem, as demonstrated in this June […]