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SMART sisters “Let the Good Jobs Roll” at Tradeswomen Build Nations 2024
More than 420 SMART sisters and allies from 47 local unions and regional councils descended on New Orleans, Louisiana, from September 27-29 for the 2024 Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference.
Ohio sister wins Local 24 apprenticeship award with perfect attendance
While many teenagers were figuring out what classes to take the next school year, Emilee Och was making plans to be a union welder. As a student in the School to Apprenticeship Program, her aspirations were complemented with training while she was still in high school, and sh [...]
Education Department hosts class on so-called “right to work” to boost member engagement, organizing
The SMART Education Department held its new “Right to Work and Member Retention” class in Detroit, Mich., during the week of September 30th. The class focused on the open shop movement, the impact of so-called right to work, strategies for improving membership retention, and [...]
Aid distribution powered by member generosity
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, our union has once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to supporting one another in times of crisis. Thanks to your generous contributions, SMART and our general president, Michael Coleman, have established three distribution centers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. These centers provide immediate assistance to our members.
SMART-MD members ratify agreements with BNSF, CSX-T and NS
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) Railroad, Mechanical and Engineering Department (MD) members employed on BNSF, CSX-T and Norfolk Southern Railway have voted to ratify their respective collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). [...]
Amy Carr wins September NABTU Tradeswomen Heroes Award
North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) named SMART Local 276 (Victoria, British Columbia) and International Women’s Committee member Amy Carr one of four Tradeswomen Heroes Award-winners in September, noting her leadership, mentorship and ongoing efforts to make a dif [...]RME members: Read and vote on tentative agreements with NS, BNSF, CSX
SMART Rail, Mechanical and Engineering (RME) members will soon receive ratification information ballots from the American Arbitration Association regarding tentative agreements reached with Norfolk Southern, BNSF and CSX on August 22.
Convention day four: Building on our foundation
This is an overview of day four of the Third SMART General Convention. More details will be included in the Fall Members’ Journal. Delegates to the 3rd SMART General Convention continued their work on Thursday, August 15, hearing from convention committees and SMART departme [...]