Sheet Metal News
Local 435 lifts working conditions, pay and benefits in Gainesville
Florida is a so-called “right-to-work” state, where unions consistently weather anti-worker attacks from corporate-beholden lawmakers seeking to weaken our collective bargaining power. But that hasn’t stopped SMART Local 435 (Jacksonville, Fla.) from organizing.Local 85 apprentice organizes Atlanta union members for historic community service event
Local 85 apprentice Dyana Lee organized a "Unions Unite" event to foster solidarity and serve the Atlanta community.BE4ALL announces Talks On Tour contest
Join the Talks On Tour contest to show the BE4ALL committee where you read your Toolbox Talks! We want to see you holding up a BE4ALL Toolbox Talk wherever you read it, whether you’re at a jobsite, in an office, the union hall or even on vacation. Group photos okay? Absolutel [...]Improving advocacy and messaging: SMART Education Department holds Effective Communication II class
The SMART Education Department held its Effective Communication II class in Pittsburgh, Pa., during the week of June 3rd. Effective Communication II focuses on improving and applying the public speaking skills learned by attendees in Effective Communication I, helping SMART m [...]![](https://www.smart-union.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2777-1024x600.jpeg)
Local 480 drives unprecedented growth at Daikin in Southeastern Minnesota
SMART members across North America are living in extraordinary times. And nowhere are these extraordinary times, with all their challenges and opportunities, better exemplified than in Faribault, Minnesota, a town of approximately 25,000 people and the home of SMART Local 48 [...]![](https://www.smart-union.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/hvac-install-pic-for-ira-signing.jpg)