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President Biden Moves To Advance Worker Rights In Workplace
President Joe Biden made good on a promise to support workers and the labor movement on his first day when he fired National Labor Board General Counsel Pete Robb within 24 hours of taking office. Robb, a former union buster with a virulently anti-union record, refused Biden’ [...]SMART Statement on Biden Administration
SMART was stunned and horrified by the attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol building two weeks ago, which was encouraged by Mr. Trump and resulted in the murder of a U.S. Capitol police officer. Despite this attack on our beloved country, healing is coming soon. Today, Joseph [...]
SMART Condemns January 6 Assault on American Democracy
We have just witnessed a sad day in American history. Leave no doubt, these violent, anti-democratic actions were sown by the incitement of the current president and his elected apologists, who have misled their supporters for far too long. SMART, along with our sisters and [...]
North American Building Trades Call for President Trump to Step Down Immdiately
The North America’s Building Trades Unions’ (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey released the following statement in response to the mob of domestic terrorists that attacked the U.S. Capitol building during the electoral college certification proceedings: “Today’s despicable event [...]
New SASMI COVID Benefit
As we get into winter the cases of COVID-19 are continuing and even increasing. The SASMI Trustees see a need for reinstituting the COVID-19 Wage Replacement Temporary Benevolent Disaster Relief Benefit. However, more is known about the virus and testing has become more avail [...]
SMART Mourns the Death of Larry Willis
“SMART joins labor unions across North America in mourning the loss AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department President Larry Willis. Brother Willis was a tremendous leader who provided determined guidance, measured action and stood undaunted by the multitude of challenges tra [...]
Statement on the Result of the 2020 Presidential Election
The following is a statement from SMART General President Joseph Sellers, Jr. on the election of Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris: “On behalf of the men and women of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART), we cong [...]