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Funds appointees take unionized sheet metal industry into the future

May 16, 2024 Across North America, various sheet metal funds including the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI), the International Training Institute (ITI) and the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) work to expand opportunity and wellbeing in the unionized she [...]
  • Tags funds, ITI, NEMI, SMOHIT, Spring 2024

Local 19 helps ensure fire life safety passage in New Jersey

May 16, 2024 In 2023, Local 19 worked with the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) and pro-union politicians in New Jersey to help pass fire life safety legislation — helping keep citizens safe and creating more work for SMART members in the Garden State. The process began in Janu [...]
  • Tags Fire Life Safety, Local 19, NEMI, New Jersey, Spring 2024

Local 104 hosts Republican caucus to boost worker power in California

May 16, 2024 On February 13, SM Local 104 (Northern California) hosted the California Republican Legislative Caucus at its Sacramento training facility, where the local provided a guided tour during an active training session, presented on the contractor-union partnership, and apprentice [...]
  • Tags Apprenticeship, JATC, Local 104, Northern California, Spring 2024

Local 49 helps Albuquerque Sign Language Academy feed kids in need

May 16, 2024 During the 2023 holiday season, SM Local 49 (Albuquerque, New Mexico) members gave their time, funds and food donations in a demonstration of union solidarity, helping the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy (ASLA) gather and distribute food to kids who rely on school meals — b [...]
  • Tags community service, Local 49, SMART Army, Spring 2024

Local 18 named Sheboygan County labor organization of the year

May 16, 2024 SMART Local 18 (Wisconsin) was recently honored by the Sheboygan County Labor Council as the 2023 Labor Organization of the Year, a recognition of the Local 18 SMART Army’s dedication to community service and solidarity – including participation in Habitat for Humanity projec [...]
  • Tags Local 18, SMART Army, Spring 2024, Tony Evers, Wisconsin

Second and final TD NTS overflow room block now available

May 15, 2024 A second and final overflow room block for the SMART-TD National Training Seminar in July has been acquired.
  • Tags Cleveland, National Training Seminar, regional meeting

SMART-TD’s Colorado Legislative Board succeeds again

May 10, 2024 SMART-TD succeeded yet again in their fight for the Colorado Rail Safety Act, a comprehensive rail safety package that will provide protection for our members in the Mile High State.
  • Tags Colorado State Legislative Director Carl Smith, H.B. 1030, railroad safety

Iowa gets win with RR crossing safety bill’s passage

May 10, 2024 On April 19th, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa signed her name on a rail crossing safety bill, completing a successful effort by SMART-TD.
  • Tags H.B. 204, Iowa State Legislative Director Christopher Smith, rail crossing safety
Transportation Division President Jeremy Ferguson shakes hands with Local Chairperson James Boehm as Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman, center, looks on at the Davenport, Iowa, Regional Training Seminar in November 2023.

A fond appreciation to a fearless leader

May 10, 2024 Martin Oberman retired May 10, 2024, as chairman of the Surface Transportation Board. SMART Transportation Division wishes him the best in his retirement.
  • Tags Martin J. Oberman, Surface Transportation Board, Transportation Division President Jeremy Ferguson

SMART-TD statement on NS proxy vote

May 9, 2024 “This is a good day for the men and women on the ballast line of Norfolk Southern! The attempt by the hedge fund known as Ancora to take over one of this country’s largest railroads could have been catastrophic to our nation’s economy and to the quality of life for thousands [...]
  • Tags Alan Shaw, Ancora, Norfolk Southern, precision scheduled railroading, Transportation Division President Jeremy Ferguson

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