SMART Union

SMOHIT Honors Professionals Aiming To Make the Industry Safe For Apprentices, Journeymen

February 5, 2015 Safety isn’t a second thought in the unionized sheet metal and air conditioning industry—it has to be a way of life, or death could be a consequence. SMOHIT works with professionals inside and outside the industry to create a safety culture that will benefit all apprentices a [...]

Custom-Bilt Workers Make a SMART Choice—a Union Choice

February 5, 2015 Custom-Bilt Metals is a manufacturer of metal roofing panels, gutters and downspouts. Unemployed Sheet Metal Local 105 member Jonathan Ruiz sought employment at Custom-Bilt Metals under Local 105’s salting program. Brother Ruiz realized that the workers were not satisfied wit [...]

SMART Wins Election at Pantex, Contract Negotiations Are Ongoing

February 5, 2015 Organizing in Amarillo, Texas, has been a success thanks to the hard work of Charles Thomas, Sheet Metal Local 49 President, Vice President of Metal Trades of Amarillo, Texas, and 30-year Local 49 member. Brother Thomas has been an employees of the Pantex Nuclear Facility in [...]

Smart Participates Globally, Acts Locally

February 5, 2015 Byggnads construction union, SMART, and other building trades representatives meet and discuss Skanska in Houston, TX. SMART has been participating in the global labor community in both the construction and manufacturing industries for the past 45 years and has developed stro [...]

Canada Supreme Court Reaffirms Workers’ Rights

February 5, 2015 In a 5-2 vote, the Canadian Supreme Court has reaffirmed that a worker’s right to strike is protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  The court ruled “that the right to strike is an essential part of the collective bargaining process in Canada’s system of lab [...]