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Biden administration joins union’s fight to protect bus and transit workforce
Phone: (216) 228-9400Department Email: news_td@smart-union.org INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (Dec. 27, 2023) – The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, and Rail Transportation Workers Transportation Division (SMART-TD) has been calling for years for the Federal Transit Adminis [...]
Registration open for Albuquerque RTS
The SMART Transportation Division’s next Regional Training Seminar (RTS) is scheduled to take place March 4 through 7, 2024, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque. Attendee check-in begins the afternoon of March 4, and those attending should plan to arrive then. Cl [...]
A year of progress: Looking back on BE4ALL’s 2023
The Belonging and Excellence for All (BE4ALL) Committee is a joint venture between SMART, SMACNA and the International Training Institute (ITI), with members of the committee pursuing one crucial goal: to create a diverse, inclusive, unionized sheet metal industry that is wel [...]
SMART Local 16, Northwest Regional Council lead the way on indoor air quality in schools
More than ever, Americans are demanding clean air in public buildings, especially schools. Mitigating and eliminating virus spread, wildfire smoke and other air pollutants while reducing greenhouse gas emissions is essential, as data overwhelmingly demonstrates retrofits are [...]
SMART statement on implementation of President Biden’s executive order on PLAs
On Monday, December 18, the Biden-Harris administration announced regulations that will implement President Biden’s executive order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects costing $35 million or more. In response, SMART issued the following [...]
Victory in the Empire State: N.Y. two-person crew bill signed
Given a second chance to act, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has chosen to side with safety. In late 2022, a bill requiring two-person crews on freight trains in the state reached her desk and she vetoed it. But something changed this year — perhaps it was seeing legislatures and [...]
Local 27 training coordinator honored with Patriot Award for support of the National Guard and Reserve
Note: This article was originally published by Eye On Sheet Metal, a resource for the unionized sheet metal industry. John Espinos has mentored many apprentices in his time as training coordinator at SMART Local 27 in central and southern New Jersey, but receiving a Patriot A [...]
President Biden announces $6B to realize high-speed rail connecting Las Vegas and Southern California
As the expression goes, there is strength in numbers. The SMART Transportation Division is about to get a whole lot stronger thanks to yesterday’s announcement by President Joe Biden in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Dec. 8, President Biden and SMART-TD President Jer [...]