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Local 33 Beats Back Attack On HVAC Licensing Requirements
In 2013, SMART Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 33 along with help from Locals 24 and 100 embarked on a journey to secure state licensing for all workers who perform work on HVAC/ Fire Dampers in the State of West Virginia. This was done to not only secure market share but also to [...]
Vince Alvarado To Head NM Federation of Labor
On March 20, the New Mexico Federation of Labor Executive Board unanimously appointed Vince Alvarado to lead the state labor federation as their new President. Brother Alvarado is the Business Manager and Financial Secretary for SMART Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 49, a po [...]
IRS Releases Withholding Calculator
The Internal Revenue Service today released an updated Withholding Calculator on IRS.gov and a new version of Form W-4 to help taxpayers check their 2018 tax withholding following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December. The IRS urges taxpayers to use these tools to [...]
SMART Army Brings March Madness to Peoria Youth
Local 1 SMART Army members helped local Peoria youth hold their their own March Madness event. Student athletes had a high school basketball tournament along with junior high school exhibition games and events. For the fifteenth year in a row, Local 1 members were on hand to [...]
SMART Army Members From Locals 124 and 270 Restore Oklahoma Park
SMART Army members from Sheet Metal Locals 124 and 270 joined the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), Oklahoma AFL-CIO, Oklahoma State Building Trades and a crowd of more than 250 gathered at Nichols Park in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to celebrate the park’s restoration through the U [...]
SMART Army Month of Community Action Coming
Our Union becomes stronger when we reach out to our local communities to forge new partnerships while we strengthen existing coalitions. By doing this we raise our visibility and improve our image among the voters, community leaders, and politicians whose support we count on [...]
Both mail and online registration open for 2018 regional meetings
SMART TD has opened paper and online registration for the 2018 regional meetings located in Seattle, July 2 – 4, and in Hollywood, Fla., Aug. 6 – 8. A completed registration form and payment must be received by no later than June 22, 2018, to be considered pre-reg [...]
Batory sworn in as FRA administrator
On February 28, 2018, Ron Batory was sworn in as Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. Representing SMART General President Joe Sellers is Steve Dodd, director of government affairs, who is pictured with Ron Batory. Batory has more than 45 years of rail indust [...]