Category: Front Page
Local 46 apprentices help restore historic Rochester trolley car
This article was originally published on WNYLaborToday.com. Images courtesy of WNYLaborToday and Local 46. When it comes to giving back to the Rochester, N.Y., community, the members and apprentices of SMART Local 46 are ready, willing and able to do what they can, [...]
Georgia sheet metal worker says Local 85 has given him “countless blessings”
In January 2024, Belonging and Excellence for All (BE4ALL) announced the winner of its fourth-quarter contest, which asked members to answer the question: Why are you proud to be a SMART union member? For 16-year Local 85 (Atlanta, Georgia) member Matthew Beckham, the contest [...]
Department of Labor issues final rule on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act
On Tuesday, January 9, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule to help workers and employers better understand how to analyze who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This rule will make it harder for co [...]
SMART statement on implementation of President Biden’s executive order on PLAs
On Monday, December 18, the Biden-Harris administration announced regulations that will implement President Biden’s executive order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects costing $35 million or more. In response, SMART issued the following [...]
California High-Speed Rail Authority pledges to use unionized labor
CALIFORNIA – Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA), which oversees the largest high-speed rail project under construction in North America, announced a ground-breaking agreement with 13 rail unions to utilize rail workers covered by federal railroad labor l [...]
Veterans Day and Remembrance Day: GP Coleman’s video message
Today, we observe Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada: a day to honor those Americans and Canadians who have devoted themselves to protecting our freedom and democracy, principles that we treasure as union members. “At SMART, we are proud to [...]
Transportation labor groups urge DOT and NHTSA to launch industry-wide investigation of driverless vehicles
The following letter was submitted by the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, on behalf of SMART, SMART Transportation Division and a number of other labor unions to the U.S. Department of Transportation and to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. [...]
SMART statement on proposed cuts to Amtrak funding
The United States House Appropriations Committee’s Transportation Subcommittee has proposed a Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill that includes drastic cuts to Amtrak funding. In response, SMART released the following statement: “The House Appropriations [...]