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Category: Members Journal

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Local 100 members build new pavilions for scouts in Whiteford, Md.  

August 20, 2025 Volunteers from SMART Local 100 took just four days to build two brand-new pavilions for Broad Creek Memorial Scouting Reservation in Whiteford, Md.
  • Tags community service, Local 100, Members Journal, SMART Army, Summer 2025, Union Sportsmen's Alliance

Local 5 hosts foreperson training

August 20, 2025 Members of Local 5 attended the International Training Institute’s SWIFT foreperson training in Greensboro, North Carolina, helping jobsite leaders develop their professional skills and further their careers.
  • Tags Foreperson Training, ITI, Local 5, megaproject, Members Journal, Summer 2025, training

Special Focus: SMART launches childcare benefit 

May 15, 2025 On January 16, 2025, SMART announced a transformative partnership with TOOTRiS, the nation’s leading provider of on-demand childcare services, to offer childcare benefits to members across the United States.
  • Tags Members Jornal, Spring 2025

United across our two nations

May 15, 2025 General President's Message
  • Tags GP Coleman, GP Message, Members Journal, Spring 2025

What we pay for

May 15, 2025 General Secretary-Treasurer's Message
  • Tags General Secretary-Treasurer, John Daniel, Members Journal, Spring 2025

Advancing safety and strengthening unity

May 15, 2025 SMART Transportation Division President's Message
  • Tags Members Journal, SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson, Spring 2025

Taking the initiative across Canada

May 15, 2025 Director of Canadian Affairs message
  • Tags Canada, Canadian Affairs, Jack Wall, Members Journal, Spring 2025

REEF Act passed in win for rail workers

May 15, 2025 After years of work, SMART-TD's Safety and Legislative Department celebrated the passage of the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act (REEF).
  • Tags Greg Hynes, Jared Cassity, Members Journal, REEF Act, SMART-TD, Spring 2025

SMART members fight for a just future at Martin Luther King Conference

May 15, 2025 Members of the SMART RISE Committee attended the 2025 Martin Luther King Conference in Austin, Texas, in January, building solidarity with fellow union members as we look to strengthen our movements.
  • Tags AFL-CIO, Martin Luther King Jr., RISE Committee, Spring 2025

Ontario organizers hold training to grow our union

May 15, 2025 SMART’s Ontario organizers held their first-quarter meeting on Tuesday, March 18, where they strategized for the months ahead and further developed their knowledge and skills.
  • Tags Members Journal, Ontario, organize, Spring 2025

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