{"id":42639,"date":"2017-12-07T11:17:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T16:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=42639"},"modified":"2017-12-07T11:17:43","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T16:17:43","slug":"members-helping-each-other-its-what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/members-helping-each-other-its-what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Members helping each other: It\u2019s what we do.","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe recent storms in the Texas, the Gulf Coast and Florida and fires in California affected many of our SMART Brothers and Sisters. We should not forget that the recovery is still underway, and it will continue for a long time to come.
\nWhile truly devastating, these combined events have also shown us at our Union best: members coming together, giving of themselves to help each other regardless of the challenge or the circumstances.
\nJust a week or two after the hurricanes struck, I had the opportunity to visit with members, local leaders and contractors in Houston and Beaumont, Texas, and in Florida.
\nAmid this terrible destruction, I was proud to witness, firsthand, the truly inspiring resilience of our affected members and their families and neighbors.
\nWe saw the belongings, the neighborhoods, the entire life stories of countless families in ruins. In Texas, the cleanup had just barely begun, but debris was already piled high on sidewalks and driveways while wrecked automobiles filled the roads, waiting for removal. In Florida, many members and contractors were stranded without power, and some also lacked even basic supplies.
\nEmotion turns to action<\/strong>
\nThe visible toll, especially on fellow SMART families\u2014many facing a total loss\u2014is something that would bring a surge of emotion to anyone who escaped unharmed.
\nAnd as Union members, how did people respond to that tide of emotion? It drove you\u2014SMART members across the U.S. and Canada\u2014into action.
\nMembers of our Union, even some who were facing the adversity of storm damage that affected their own homes and lives, quickly traveled to the Houston area to help in many ways.
\nSome began by checking in on other members and on retired members who had settled in the ruined communities. Others purchased truckloads of supplies and drove hundreds and even thousands of miles to deliver the vital items\u2014like water, bleach, diapers and even box fans, so vital to drying things out.
\nThis outpouring of support has been overwhelming and makes a statement about the character of the men and women of OUR Union. In good times and bad, we stand up with each other and for each other.
\nThat includes our funds, too. It\u2019s been all-hands-on-deck with planning and assistance from the SMART Disaster Relief Fund, as well as SASMI, SMOHIT and NSSP efforts for their plan participants.
\nOur help for one another is not a one-time effort. As this issue was being finalized, our coordination and action plan is engaging for victims of other storms in Puerto Rico, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi as well as the devastating fires in the west.
\nAs Union members, it\u2019s what we do: we work for the common good.
\nHelp for\u00a0<\/strong>another challenge<\/strong>
\nThat same character, that willingness to work not only to advance the cause of working families but all workers who might need assistance, is also at the heart of a new SMART recruitment program that I am proud to announce in this issue of The Members\u2019 Journal<\/em>.
\nWe call it SMART Heroes because these men and women are members of the U.S. military nearing the end of their service\u2014often without firm leads on civilian careers or jobs.
\nThe program will provide training in the sheet metal industry to enlisted men and women of the U.S. Military prior to discharge.
\nSMART Heroes will complement the Helmets to Hardhats program, which connects veterans\u2014people already out of uniform\u2014with building trades apprenticeship programs.
\nUpon successfully completing the training before separating from service, a SMART Heroes graduate can have an opportunity of employment at any one of the 153 SMART apprenticeship programs in the United States with direct entry and advanced placement as a second-year apprentice. We have also spoken to Helmets to Hardhats Canada and other sectors of our union.
\nWin-Win-Win<\/strong>
\nThis unique mechanism for supporting our military men and women transitioning to civilian life is also good business for signatory employers\u2014and for our union.
\nCompanies who employ Heroes get workers not only with skills, but with maturity\u2014union professionals whose mettle has been well tested.
\nFor SMART as well, we gain a solid stream for high-quality apprentices who will make our trade, our signatories and our union stronger by starting careers with both the skills and personal qualities that make them more likely to succeed long-term as workers and as members.
\nOur first class graduated in October (photo). The Special Focus section of the next Journal<\/em> will focus on these men and women who are the first to complete this promising program.
\nBrothers and sisters, I thank you for the opportunity to be your General President. Whether supporting our military personnel or pitching in to assist Brothers and Sisters after terrible disasters, I am tremendously proud of our Union spirit, of our readiness to help each other and our communities. That is what we do.
\nFraternally,
\nJoseph Sellers, Jr.
\nSMART General President<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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