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On December 9, 2025, District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced that “Brothers Mechanical Inc., a construction company that has worked on large development projects in NoMa, Navy Yard, and other DC neighborhoods, will pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that the company and its subcontractors misclassified hundreds of workers as independent contractors.”
Local 280 Business Manager Steve Davis detailed a recent organizing victory: a multi-year campaign that led to the workers at Evergreen Sheet Metal joining our union and growing SMART’s market share in British Columbia.
General Chairman Rick Pauli announced his retirement after a 32-year career with the railroad. His care and contributions, including the largest-ever Amtrak wage increase and innumerable claims-related precedents, will benefit the union for years to come. He will always be our brother, and we wish him the very best in this next chapter of his life.
March 18 is National Transit Employee Appreciation Day. Read on to join us in a celebration of the dedication and advocacy of transit workers across the U.S., whose hard work and solidarity keep our communities connected and safe.
The first glare-resistant and bulletproof driver barriers are set to be installed on the first of eight Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) buses tomorrow. Read on to learn more about why these barriers were necessary, SMART-TD’s role in selecting the barriers, and the impact that they’re expected to have on drivers’ safety.
Brother Ron Sabol (Local 1447) was recently sworn in to serve as a member of the Mercer County Advisory Council on Special Transportation. One of the Council’s main priorities is to look for federal funding to help seniors, students, and those who are disabled better traverse the New Jersey county.
GP Coleman tells delegates: “We’re not done.” General President Michael Coleman kicked off the Third SMART General Convention on August 12, 2024, at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, Nev. In a nod to the convention theme — “Challenge met. But we’re not done.” — Coleman celebrated our union’s fighting spirit and called on delegates to […]
SMART members across North America are living in extraordinary times. And nowhere are these extraordinary times, with all their challenges and opportunities, better exemplified than in Faribault, Minnesota, a town of approximately 25,000 people and the home of SMART Local 480. In Faribault and nearby Owatonna, money from laws passed by the Biden administration has […]
This is an overview of day one of the Third SMART General Convention. More details will be included in the Fall Members’ Journal. On Monday, August 12, SMART General President Michael Coleman officially commenced the Third SMART General Convention, bringing delegates to order to set the course for the future of our union. Starting today […]