Father and daughter experience the union advantage at Ventcon
For father-daughter sheet metal workers Anthony Smith and Amber Jones, joining SMART Local 4 (Memphis, Tennessee) and working for signatory...
Local 33 sister featured as Biden-Harris administration finalizes executive order requiring PLAs on large federal projects
On December 18, 2023, the Biden-Harris administration announced regulations that will implement President Biden’s executive order requiring project labor agreements...
SMART sisters bring the noise to Washington, DC, for TWBN 2023
More than 4,000 tradeswomen and allies converged for Tradeswomen Build Nations 2023 (TWBN) in Washington, DC, from December 1–3 for...
Cassandra Kline appointed director of certification for the International Certification Board
The National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) announced the appointment of Cassandra Kline as the director of certification for the International...
Sister Story: Tori Barth
SMART Local 20 (Indianapolis, Ind.) sister Tori Barth has been working in sheet metal for 10 years, with the last...
SMART sisters reflect on Women in Construction Week 2023
March 6-11 was Women in Construction Week – an annual celebration of women in the industry and, for SMART, the...
SM Local 24 member speaks at NABTU event to highlight megaprojects, union apprenticeships in Ohio
North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) hosted an event titled “Meeting the Movement” on Thursday, March 30 in Columbus, Ohio....
SMART Women In Construction Week video profiles first woman SMART sheet metal worker in Rhode Island
Local 17 (Eastern Mass.) fifth-year apprentice Kerry Sampson “had no idea what sheet metal even was” when a friend suggested...
Local 17 journeyperson details her sheet metal journey in Women In Construction Week 2023 video
Local 17 (Boston) sheet metal worker Adrian Mobley took her time entering the trade. She originally attended college on a...
Local 265 member serves as HVAC installer and role model at Chicago Jesuit Academy project
SMART Local 265 (DuPage County, Ill.) sheet metal worker Danielle Wilson has always impressed her fellow union members with her...