Category: Front Page
SMART 2nd Constitution & Ritual Now Available
The SMART Constitution and Ritual was passed by delegates at the 2nd SMART General Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Please click on the image to the left or here to view a copy of the document.
Take Action to Protect Pensions
After a lifetime of hard work, working people deserve to retire with dignity. As a result of reckless Wall Street behavior, industry deregulation and courts that allow employers the liberal use of corporate bankruptcy, important parts of that multiemployer pension system are [...]
Daughter of retired member talks about why unions matter in essay
“My daughter and her friend work for Grub Hub and live off tips,” said Donna, “and they live with me because there is no way that they can afford to live on their own.” Donna’s story hit me hard and here is why. My dad made a choice at 18 that if he was going […]
As holidays approach, a note from President Ferguson
Dear Brothers & Sisters: We are approaching the close of another year, and my thoughts grow stronger about each of you during this forthcoming holiday period. Your daily lifestyles, both personally and professionally, are demanding and sometimes conflictive. Giving them r [...]
SMART to Blue Green Alliance: No Path Forward
After months of attacks on SMART members green jobs by lobbying group AAM, SMART will leave the Blue Green Alliance and pursue green jobs agenda through other partnerships. Washington, D.C.—The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SM [...]
Local 24 Women Mobilize for Homeless Vets
For two months members of the SMART Local #24 Women’s Committee and SMART Army collected personal care items to put care packages together for homeless Veterans. We had collection boxes at all Union Halls and many of the contractor’s shops for members to donate items and or [...]
New Issue of the SMART Journal is available online
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We Honor Those Who Served
On this Veterans Day and Remembrance Day 2019, on behalf of the SMART General Executive Council and the more than 200,000 members of SMART, we salute the men and women who have served in the armed forces of the United States and Canada. We recognize the commitment and [...]