{"id":75605,"date":"2023-10-16T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=75605"},"modified":"2023-10-06T13:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:49:44","slug":"heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Metal Summer provides teens with hands-on intro to union sheet metal trade","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Throughout the summer of 2023, more than 300 high school students and recent graduates participated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/hmse.org\/\">Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HMSE)<\/a>, a free summer camp that introduces them to jobs and careers in the unionized building trades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At signatory contractor R.F. Knox in Atlanta in June, SMART Local 85 journeyperson Antonio Albarran walked students through creating a sheet metal dustpan. He demonstrated a laser cutter, showed them how to measure and cut flat metal, how to bend it on a press, and how to drill holes for attaching the dustpan handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Heavy Metal Summer provides teens with hands-on intro to union sheet metal trade\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7n5g5LJ-mU0?list=PLEzBCEAoLRYoqq1Kpc6VGA4LcVswHe28H\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re coming into an actual work environment,\u201d said Albarran. \u201cSo, yeah, it is different for them. It does get a little bit loud, it is a little bit hot. But they get the actual experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students relished the opportunity to get that real-world experience, as well as an introduction to the range of work done in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/who-we-are\/shop\/\">sheet metal fabrication shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTuesday was my first time welding, so I thought that was really cool,\u201d said Lizbeth Chavez, who attends Osborne High School in Marietta, Ga. \u201cAnd we got to do things from scratch. So, that was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI learned how to bend sheet metal,\u201d said Allison Flores, who also attends Osborne High School. \u201cI\u2019ve never worked with sheet metal before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is the brainchild of Angie Simon, past SMACNA national president and recently retired from Western Allied Mechanical, headquartered just north of San Jose, Calif. As SMACNA president, Simon said she would often hear from union contractors that workforce development and recruitment were top problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey would always say, \u2018We don\u2019t have enough people, we\u2019re worried about the future.\u2019 So, I started challenging contractors to stop thinking that somebody was going to take care of it for them, and it was time for them to get some skin in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, Western Allied teamed up with the Hermanson Company in Washington state and piloted two six-week-long summer career exploration camps, with the intention of replicating the program across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project grew from 28 students in two locations in 2021, to more than 170 students in 2022. In the summer of 2023 \u2014 now incorporated as a 501c(3) \u2014 HMSE enrolled 325 students in 21 locations, including 10 states and one Canadian province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" data-id=\"75611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/356672237_640655024764444_5887508564621672286_n-1024x593.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/356672237_640655024764444_5887508564621672286_n-1024x593.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/356672237_640655024764444_5887508564621672286_n-300x174.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/356672237_640655024764444_5887508564621672286_n-768x445.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/356672237_640655024764444_5887508564621672286_n-1536x890.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/356672237_640655024764444_5887508564621672286_n-1200x695.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/356672237_640655024764444_5887508564621672286_n-1980x1147.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/356672237_640655024764444_5887508564621672286_n.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"75613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357028701_640643338098946_2175779813961785092_n-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357028701_640643338098946_2175779813961785092_n-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357028701_640643338098946_2175779813961785092_n-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357028701_640643338098946_2175779813961785092_n-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357028701_640643338098946_2175779813961785092_n-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357028701_640643338098946_2175779813961785092_n-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357028701_640643338098946_2175779813961785092_n-1980x1114.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357028701_640643338098946_2175779813961785092_n.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" data-id=\"75614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357059860_640643451432268_5312832949171926775_n-1024x545.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357059860_640643451432268_5312832949171926775_n-1024x545.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357059860_640643451432268_5312832949171926775_n-300x160.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357059860_640643451432268_5312832949171926775_n-768x408.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357059860_640643451432268_5312832949171926775_n-1536x817.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357059860_640643451432268_5312832949171926775_n-1200x638.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357059860_640643451432268_5312832949171926775_n-1980x1053.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357059860_640643451432268_5312832949171926775_n.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" data-id=\"75616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357137795_640643141432299_8489375820532682696_n-1024x573.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357137795_640643141432299_8489375820532682696_n-1024x573.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357137795_640643141432299_8489375820532682696_n-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357137795_640643141432299_8489375820532682696_n-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357137795_640643141432299_8489375820532682696_n-1536x860.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357137795_640643141432299_8489375820532682696_n-1200x671.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357137795_640643141432299_8489375820532682696_n-1980x1108.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/357137795_640643141432299_8489375820532682696_n.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"75615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL-1-1536x863.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL-1-1200x674.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL-1-1980x1113.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very interested. I want to pursue this as a career,\u201d said Nicholas Brown, who participated in the program at R.F. Knox in Atlanta and attends Osborne High School. \u201cI knew they were going to have welding, and I\u2019m really passionate about that. But I was also interested in learning about the other stuff, like sheet metal and ductwork.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R.F. Knox Safety Director and Local 85 journeyperson Bill Kessler says an emphasis on safety is integrated into all aspects of the camp. From classroom instruction to specific tools and techniques, he works to ensure students learn best practices for avoiding workplace hazards, while having fun along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re making something that they can use at home and they\u2019re proud of it,\u201d said Kessler. \u201cAnd the enthusiasm on the first day was \u2018Wow! Isn\u2019t this cool!\u2019 And every one of them looked at me and smiled and said \u2018Yeah, this is cool.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the summer of 2023, more than 300 high school students and recent graduates participated in the Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HMSE), a free summer camp that introduces them to jobs and careers in the unionized building trades. At signatory contractor R.F. Knox in Atlanta in June, SMART Local 85 journeyperson Antonio Albarran walked students [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":20,"featured_media":75610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5545,4743],"tags":[1176,5546,5476,5177],"member_types":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Heavy Metal Summer introduces teens to sheet metal trade<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HMSE) is a free summer camp that introduces teenagers to jobs and careers in the unionized building trades.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Heavy Metal Summer introduces teens to sheet metal trade\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HMSE) is a free summer camp that introduces teenagers to jobs and careers in the unionized building trades.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SMART Union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-16T19:20:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-10-06T17:49:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1151\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"lpoling\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"lpoling\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"lpoling\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fa084bb2c7fe6e974b74a063c428ba18\"},\"headline\":\"Heavy Metal Summer provides teens with hands-on intro to union sheet metal trade\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-16T19:20:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-06T17:49:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/\"},\"wordCount\":564,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Atlanta\",\"Fall 2023\",\"Heavy Metal Summer Experience\",\"local 85\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Fall 2023\",\"Members Journal\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/\",\"name\":\"Heavy Metal Summer introduces teens to sheet metal trade\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-16T19:20:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-06T17:49:44+00:00\",\"description\":\"Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HMSE) is a free summer camp that introduces teenagers to jobs and careers in the unionized building trades.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1151},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Heavy Metal Summer provides teens with hands-on intro to union sheet metal trade\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/\",\"name\":\"SMART Union\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SMART Union\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SMART_logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SMART_logo.svg\",\"width\":280,\"height\":57,\"caption\":\"SMART Union\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fa084bb2c7fe6e974b74a063c428ba18\",\"name\":\"lpoling\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93e37b445c30acd14398fe1438738ec5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93e37b445c30acd14398fe1438738ec5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"lpoling\"},\"sameAs\":[\"lpoling@smart-union.org\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/author\/lpoling\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Heavy Metal Summer introduces teens to sheet metal trade","description":"Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HMSE) is a free summer camp that introduces teenagers to jobs and careers in the unionized building trades.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Heavy Metal Summer introduces teens to sheet metal trade","og_description":"Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HMSE) is a free summer camp that introduces teenagers to jobs and careers in the unionized building trades.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/","og_site_name":"SMART Union","article_published_time":"2023-10-16T19:20:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-10-06T17:49:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1151,"url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"lpoling","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"lpoling","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/"},"author":{"name":"lpoling","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fa084bb2c7fe6e974b74a063c428ba18"},"headline":"Heavy Metal Summer provides teens with hands-on intro to union sheet metal trade","datePublished":"2023-10-16T19:20:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-06T17:49:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/"},"wordCount":564,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg","keywords":["Atlanta","Fall 2023","Heavy Metal Summer Experience","local 85"],"articleSection":["Fall 2023","Members Journal"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/","url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/","name":"Heavy Metal Summer introduces teens to sheet metal trade","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg","datePublished":"2023-10-16T19:20:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-06T17:49:44+00:00","description":"Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HMSE) is a free summer camp that introduces teenagers to jobs and careers in the unionized building trades.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg","width":2048,"height":1151},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/heavy-metal-summer-provides-teens-with-hands-on-intro-to-union-sheet-metal-trade\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Heavy Metal Summer provides teens with hands-on intro to union sheet metal trade"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/","name":"SMART Union","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization","name":"SMART Union","url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SMART_logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SMART_logo.svg","width":280,"height":57,"caption":"SMART Union"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fa084bb2c7fe6e974b74a063c428ba18","name":"lpoling","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93e37b445c30acd14398fe1438738ec5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93e37b445c30acd14398fe1438738ec5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"lpoling"},"sameAs":["lpoling@smart-union.org"],"url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/author\/lpoling\/"}]}},"image_url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/FEATURED-PHOTO-FOR-FALL-JOURNAL.jpeg","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75605"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75618,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75605\/revisions\/75618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75605"},{"taxonomy":"member_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member_types?post=75605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}