The 2025 SMART Northeast Region I Organizers Meeting was held September 9–10 in Clifton Park, New York, bringing together local union organizers, business managers, business agents and training coordinators from across the northeast of Region I, covering Virginia to Maine.
SMART Director of Organizing Jason Benson, Regional Director Frank Sullivan and International Organizers Tom Kelm, Warren Faust and Frank Greer provided field training to both experienced organizers and 11 newly appointed organizers, who participated in their first regional meeting.
The two-day meeting opened with sessions on SMART organizer expectations, street law, Construction Organizing Membership Education Training (COMET) and strategic campaign planning. Day two featured an in-field job action exercise at three different sites in SMART Local 83’s jurisdiction, as well as a debrief that provided hands-on experience in applying these organizing strategies. The meeting ended with local organizers’ reports and an open floor discussion, fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing and alignment on SMART’s organizing priorities across the northeast portion of Region I.
Organizing is how we win!
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