Category: Members Journal
SMART MD members rally at UTLX
Members of the SMART Rail, Mechanical and Engineering Department (MD) working for Union Tank Car Company (UTLX) in Valdosta, Georgia rallied for an informational picket on Friday, November 4 — demonstrating their solidarity and showing their willingness to fight for better wo [...]
VP Harris visits SM Local 17, highlights partnership with SMART and steps to lower energy costs
Vice President Kamala Harris visited the SMART Local 17 union hall in Boston on Wednesday, November 2, emphasizing the work SMART members will perform as part of the Biden administration’s push to lower energy costs. Harris announced a variety of steps the administration will [...]
American Rescue Plan funding saves thousands of SMART pensions
Thanks to multiemployer pension relief included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, approximately 1,600 SMART members in the Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund based in Massillon, Ohio will have their pension cuts fully restored, including full earned benefit in their mont [...]
Local 24 business rep. brings MMA toughness, fighters to SMART
Local 24’s (Columbus, Ohio) Josh Williams knows the meaning of hard work. As a union sheet metal worker and a business representative for his local, he’s spent years waking up before the crack of dawn, toiling under the sun on the jobsite and spending long nights on the road. [...]
SM Local 49 business manager/financial secretary-treasurer brings SMART priorities to White House
Local 49 Business Manager Isaiah Zemke (right) with President Biden. SM Local 49 (Albuquerque, N.M.) Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer Isaiah Zemke took part in a “Communities in Action: Building a Better New Mexico” meeting at the White House on October 7, 2022. [...]
Local 18 honored for nonprofit service project
SMART Local 18 (Wisconsin) was named a finalist for the 2022 BizTimes Media Nonprofit Excellence Awards, an annual recognition of local organizations dedicated to bettering Wisconsin communities. Local 18 was nominated by the Association for the Rights of Citizens with Handic [...]
Local 20 hosts annual food drive
For the last six years, Local 20 (Evansville, Ind.) has hosted a food drive during November, with all the food collected going to the Tri-State Food Bank. “When we started this fundraiser in 2017, we collected 750 pounds of food,” said Kreg Homoky, Local 20 business represent [...]
Local 2 pursues recruiting opportunities at Kansas City Pride
SMART Local 2 in Kansas City participated in a new recruitment event in summer 2022. Earlier in the year, Business Manager Greg Chastain approached the Local 2 Women’s Committee to discuss how the local could reach a more diverse group when recruiting. The Women’s Committee i [...]