Sheet Metal News
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 [...]
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 [...]
Shamaiah Turner named June Tradeswomen Hero
On June 17, Local 17 (Boston, Mass.) Business Development Representative and SMART International Women’s Committee Chair Shamaiah Turner won the June NABTU Tradeswomen Heroes Award — a feather in the cap of a committed trade unionist who has consistently advocated for her uni [...]
SMART statement on tax credit changes in the Inflation Reduction Act
The United States Department of the Treasury announced a final rule regarding labor standards on Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits on Tuesday, June 18. SMART released the following statement in response: “There are laws that say good things to union members, and [...]
Union mental health programs focus on SMART members’ well-being
Union mental health programs like SMART MAP and Union EAP exist to help SMART members and their families, and to raise awareness about mental health and existing resources.
Local 49 opens trailblazing VRF lab to secure the future for New Mexico sheet metal workers
Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems are on the rise, making up an ever-growing portion of the HVAC market share in the United States. And in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Local 49 is taking proactive steps to ensure VRF work is performed by SMART members.
SMART and NEMI commend new building energy efficiency standards
SMART and NEMI applaud the Biden administration for its commitment to improving building energy efficiency. This commitment will help cut building energy costs, benefit our environment and create jobs for the skilled and certified SMART sheet metal workers who can get the job [...]