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Local 17 steward details fight for SMART collective bargaining rights at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

August 20, 2025 In March, an executive order ended collective bargaining for nearly one million federal workers, including Local 17 sheet metal workers at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) in Maine. Local 17 steward Shaun Fisher details what happened and the fight for members' rights.

Tags Local 17, Maine, shipyard, Trump

Local 9 wins work-creating law for members in Colorado

August 20, 2025 Following a veto of similar legislation in 2024, SMART Local 9 worked to win a law that will put Colorado sheet metal members to work on HVAC in public schools.

Tags colorado, iaq, Indoor Air Quality, Legislative, Local 9, Members Journal, schools, Summer 2025

Trailblazing production apprenticeship strengthens Local 16 in Oregon

August 20, 2025 Production workers in Oregon will soon have a pathway to better training and more job opportunities thanks to Local 16’s new state-registered production apprenticeship program.

Tags Apprenticeship, Local 16, Members Journal, Oregon, Production, State Registered Apprenticeship, Summer 2025

Virginia railroaders, longshoremen support area veterans

August 20, 2025 In May, SMART-TD Local 854 teamed up with the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 970 for a charity golf tournament.

Tags community service, Members Journal, SMART Army, SMART-TD, Summer 2025

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