Announcing the Winners of our 2025 Local Pride T-Shirt Contest!

Ahead of Labor Day, we are excited to reveal the winners of our 2025 Local Pride T-Shirt Contest! 
 
First and most importantly, we’d like to thank all of the SMART-TD locals that submitted designs for the contest. We received nearly 40 entries and were very impressed by the creativity and uniqueness that was on display throughout our union.   
 
Most inspiring, though, was the response to the contest from all of you! Within minutes of posting the finalists last week, the Facebook album was quickly racking up “likes” on members’ favorite designs, and we are glad that so many of you chose to participate in the voting.  
 
Because of that, we’ve decided to include an additional People’s Choice Award winner, which will receive $1500 to purchase USA-made T-shirts featuring their design.  
 
Without further ado, the winners of the 2025 Local Pride T-Shirt Contest are… 

• People’s Choice Award: Local 1162 (Erwin, Tennessee) with 177 “likes” 
• People’s Choice Award: Local 1816 (Toledo, Ohio) with 103 “likes” 
• First Place Award: Local 1370 (New York, New York) 

Notifications will be sent to the e-mail address that was used to submit the design. If you are one of the three winners, please respond to notification within seven (7) business days after transmission as outlined in the official contest rules. Otherwise, an alternate winner may be chosen.  
 
Congratulations to the winning locals and thank you to everyone who submitted designs!