Category: Front Page
SMART Local 88 Organizer Featured in AFL-CIO Newsletter
SMART Local 88 Organizer Al Lopez was featured earlier this month in the weekly newsletter of the Western Region of the AFL-CIO. Below is the full text of the newsletter’s profile. Congrats Brother Lopez! Al Lopez is a member and organizer for International Association [...]SMART Statement on Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
Washington, DC—Today, the White House announced its support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, a $1.2 trillion investment in physical infrastructure. In response, SMART issued the following statement. “Today’s announcement is an important breakthrough towards tackl [...]
Helmets to Hardhats Helped More Than 2300 Veterans Enter Building Trades in 2020
Despite a rise in economic insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, Helmets to Hardhats assisted its construction industry affiliates in placing 2,324 military service members and veterans into building trades registered apprenticeship programs in 2020, according to new data [...]
Local 66 Teams Up With Girl Scouts
SMART SM Local 66 (Washington State) member Johnny Cassanova joined his daughter Olivia’s Girl Scout of America troop to give them a presentation about the sheet metal industry. SJ Alexander and Vanessa Carman from Local 66 came out to teach the young girls about math a [...]
SMART Statement on E.O. 14017 America’s Supply Chains
Washington, DC—On Tuesday, the Biden Administration released a report in response to Executive Order (E.O.) 14017 “America’s Supply Chains.” The report outlines immediate actions the Administration will take to strengthen American supply chains to promote economic security, [...]
Save the Date: 2022 Partners In Progress Conference
Website Headline: Save the Date – 2022 PinP Conference Informz Summary: The brand-new Resorts World Las Vegas will serve as the setting on March 1-2, 2022 for SMACNA and SMART to come together for the 2022 Partners in Progress Conference… Article Summary: Build [...]
SMART-TD Leaders Pledge Support to 2021 INVEST in America Act
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 4, 2021) – Leaders of the SMART Transportation Division today announced their full support of the 2021 version of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act. The transformational $547 b [...]
Canadian Building Trades Unions Join ‘Faster Together’ Campaign to Encourage COVID Vaccinations
français suit. French follows. Canada’s Building Trades Unions have joined with other labour organizations, businesses, industrial and education sectors to launch Faster Together, a campaign focused on encouraging Canadians to get their COVID-19 vaccine. Faster Together is a [...]