Amy Carr wins September NABTU Tradeswomen Heroes Award
North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) named SMART Local 276 (Victoria, British Columbia) and International Women’s Committee member Amy Carr...
Local 85 sister organizes Atlanta union members for historic community service event
Union workers from SMART Local 85 (Atlanta, Ga.), IBEW Local 613, IUPAT DC 77 and UA Local 72 joined the...
Member profile: California general chairperson Markeisha Haynes fights for safety on public transit
SMART-TD Local 1785 (Santa Monica, Calif.) General Chair Markeisha Haynes has witnessed firsthand what bus operators face on the job...
Local 36 apprentices lobby for pro-union legislation on Women’s Lobby Day
Local 36 apprentices Keira Krentz and Lilly Gibson attended Women’s Lobby Day at the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday, March 6....
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...
Local 480 drives unprecedented growth at Daikin in Southeastern Minnesota, introduces new women’s committee
SMART members across North America are living in extraordinary times. And nowhere are these extraordinary times, with all their challenges...
Local 67 sister named U.S. DOL Apprentice Trailblazer
As part of the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Youth Apprenticeship Week in May, SMART Local 67’s Amber Oliver...
SMART sisters serve their communities for Women in Construction Week
As part of Women in Construction Week 2024, the SMART Women’s Committee called on union members to take part in...
Samara Sampson wins March 2024 Tradeswomen Heroes Award
SMART Local 285 (Toronto, Ontario) member Samara Sampson won the March 2024 NABTU Tradeswomen Heroes Award — an acknowledgement of...
From working in McDonald’s, to helping build them — Local 56 roofer Alexis Lynk proves women can find success in the trades
SM Local 56 (Nova Scotia) roofer Alexis Lynk enjoys working with her hands. Even before she became a union roofer,...