News Archive
SMART members fight for a just future at Martin Luther King Conference
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.
Ontario organizers hold training to grow our union
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.
Solidarity forever: Members help members after California fires
In early January, 2025, the world watched in horror as fires swept through Southern California, leaving unprecedented devastation and destruction in their wake. Entire neighborhoods were obliterated, with tens of thousands of buildings and homes wiped off the map. SMART local unions, the International and members across North America responded with an awe-inspiring show of solidarity.
SMART solidarity leads to unanimous contract victory at Tri-Rail
In so-called “right-to-work” states like Florida — the home of commuter rail service Tri-Rail — union workers are often forced to overcome multiple obstacles during contract negotiations. On the one hand, they’re trying to make gains on pay, benefits and working conditions. O [...]
SMART Canada wins funding to help members take on clean energy work
On March 18, 2025, Steven MacKinnon, minister of Jobs and Families in Canada, visited the SMART Local 47 (Ottawa, Ontario) training centre to announce $67 million in funding for unions to enhance training, aimed at ensuring skilled trades workers lead the transition to the clean economy of the future.
After spending four decades representing workers, Brodar prepares for a new chapter
After spending four decades representing workers, SMART-TD’s General Counsel Kevin Brodar retired at the end of 2024.
SMART pride: Members detail the fruits of union labor
SMART members detailed their pride as union members for the quarterly BE4ALL challenge.
New member benefit: Union EAP
SMART members at participating local unions now have access to an employee assistance program called Union EAP.