- Tags Members Journal, retiree, Summer 2023
Category: Spring 2023
Special Focus: SMART General President Joseph Sellers retires with track record of accomplishment
Joseph Sellers, Jr., general president of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART), announced his retirement on January 24, 2023. Sellers will retire on May 31, 2023, and will be succeeded by current Assistant to the General P [...]
The greatest honor of my lifetime
General President's Message
Congratulations and thanks for a job well done
General Secretary-Treasurer's Message
We can create change, if we will it
SMART Transportation Division President's Message
Working for a better tomorrow!
Director of Canadian Affairs message
Tunnel replacement projects promise jobs, better conditions for SMART members
Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helped jumpstart two enormous projects on the East Coast in January, creating jobs for SMART sheet metal workers and bettering the working conditions of SMART Transportation Division members. In Baltimore, SMART TD Alt. National [...]
2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics report demonstrates need for organizing, pro-labor legislation
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report in January 2023, revealing a growth in domestic union membership and illustrating the urgency with which unions like SMART must organize nonunion workers and lobby for new labor laws.
BE4ALL launches first Toolbox Talk
The Belonging and Excellence for ALL (BE4ALL) Committee launched its first-ever Toolbox Talk on January 19, 2023 — the initial step in an ongoing effort designed to educate, spread awareness and help strengthen SMART and the unionized sheet metal industry. Toolbox Talk #1, ti [...]