Category: Front Page
GP Sellers: The Value of Your Union Health Care Coverage
In this important video message, SMART General President Sellers reassured members about the value of having collectively bargained health care coverage. Click on the image to view video or visit this link.
Partnering to Raise Market Share In Idaho
Through the work and dedication of SM Local 103 (Helena, MT) Business Rep. Brandon Leatham, SM Local 103 has secured work on the new Black Canyon High school in Idaho Falls, Idaho. “By strategically using the Idaho Market Recovery Fund over the last couple of years we were ab [...]
Profile Of A Safety Champion: Superior Air Handling
For the second year in a row, Superior Air Handling was one of several winners of the SMOHIT Safety Champion award for its record of safety at the Mixed Oxide Facility, known as The Mox Project, at the Savannah River Site. The company reached a milestone of more than 1.75 mil [...]
Technology Moves Sheet Metal Work Ahead
The sheet metal trade may be one of the oldest inthe country, but modern technology propels it forward—and SMART’s affiliated funds are helping members keep pace. AutoCAD, Navisworks, Robotic Total Station and other tools make it easier to design HVAC systems, communicate wit [...]
Ohio SLB explains on ‘The Union Edge: Labor’s Talk Radio’ why Right-to-Work is Wrong
The SMART TD Ohio State Legislative Board’s Director Stuart Gardner and Assistant Director Ralph Leichliter went on The Union Edge: Labor’s Talk Radio to explain to listeners why Right-to-Work is Wrong not just for Ohioans, but for all working families. Click here [...]Deadline approaching for San Antonio Regional Meeting!
SMART TD is proud to recognize that the Grand Hyatt Hotel, San Antonio, TX has gone from a Non-Union Hotel to a Union Hotel! We are happy to support our union brothers and sisters in Texas by holding our 2017 Western Regional Meeting at this amazing union hotel located along [...]
RRB Analysis: Trump’s budget to gut Amtrak would be disastrous for ALL rail workers
If signed into law, President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal would eliminate Amtrak’s long distance train service. The immediate fall out would be significant for all American rail workers resulting in the loss of 10,000 non-Northeast Corridor Amtrak jobs by the end of this yea [...]
SMART TD mourns the loss of Herm Boruta, UTU leader
The following obituary in remembrance of Herman Joseph Boruta II is re-posted from the Stegenga Funeral Chapel website: Herman “Herm” Joseph Boruta II, age 68, died Thursday, April 27, 2017. He died after a short illness with pancreatic cancer. He was a conductor [...]