News Archive
A hero among us: Local 105 member helps save woman’s life on Los Angeles highway
Local 105 member Margarito Martinez took quick action to help prevent disaster when a woman had a seizure during rush hour in Los Angeles.
Local 48 (Alabama) honors long-serving members
Local 48 honored three long-serving members: two 50-year sheet metal workers, and a 70-year sheet metal worker.
Local 17 steward details fight for SMART collective bargaining rights at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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.
Local 9 wins work-creating law for members in Colorado
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.
Trailblazing production apprenticeship strengthens Local 16 in Oregon
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.
Virginia railroaders, longshoremen support area veterans
In May, SMART-TD Local 854 teamed up with the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 970 for a charity golf tournament.
Local 100 members build new pavilions for scouts in Whiteford, Md.
Volunteers from SMART Local 100 took just four days to build two brand-new pavilions for Broad Creek Memorial Scouting Reservation in Whiteford, Md.
Local 5 hosts foreperson training
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.