- Tags Copper, Local 83, Members Journal, New York, Summer 2024
News Archive
Sheet metal industry partners collaborate on Wauwatosa East High School HVAC laboratory
SMART Local 18 members and signatory contractors are working to spread the word about rewarding careers in the union sheet metal industry for young people across Wisconsin. Wauwatosa East High School has partnered with local mechanical contractor firms JM Brennan and TOTAL Me [...]
Local 27 brings union power to Cumberland County trash cleanup
Members of the Local 27 (Southern New Jersey) SMART Army volunteered their time to benefit their community last spring, taking part in the 2024 Cumberland County Improvement Authority trash hunt. Thank you to the members who participated: Peter Kesnig, Mike Mendez, John Mane [...]
Springfield memory wall honors Local 218’s history
In 2015, the SMART Local 218 (Springfield, Illinois) Retirees’ Club began fabricating a “memory wall:” a metal art piece featuring the names of sheet metal workers who came before us. Years later, the memory wall is a treasured showcase of Local 218’s history, proudly display [...]
Local 16, NWRC make kids fishing event a success
Every year in April, the Klineline Kids Fishing Derby brings approximately 3,000 children, families and friends — around 10,000 people from across Southwest Washington and greater Portland, Oregon — to Salmon Creek Park/ Klineline Pond in Vancouver, Washington. Over two days, [...]
Local 33 retiree details the impact of pension-saving American Rescue Plan
The passage of the American Rescue Plan included multiemployer pension relief, giving retirees like Local 33's James Chester the retirement they earned.
SMART Local 18 hosts eighth annual blood drive
On March 26, 2024, Local 18 (Wisconsin) members, family and friends attended the local’s eighth annual blood drive/SMART Army event at the union hall. Local 18 provided fresh grilled brats — cooked by retiree and SMART Army award-winner Kevin Turner — and refreshments to all [...]
Local 36 apprentices lobby for pro-union legislation on Women’s Lobby Day
Local 36 apprentices Keira Krentz and Lilly Gibson attended Women’s Lobby Day at the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday, March 6. Both apprentices are pictured with Missouri AFL-CIO President Jacob Hummel and State Senator Elaine Gannon, a union-friendly Republican.
DC, Va. SLBs hold 2024 reorganization meeting
The SMART-TD Washington, DC, and Virginia State Legislative Boards (SLBs) met in Williamsburg, Va., on March 4th and 5th for their 2024 reorganization meeting. Ronnie Hobbs and Jarad Jackson were reelected as the Virginia and DC state legislative directors, respectively.