Regional Archives - Women's Committee

Local 17 apprentice writes article on Women in the Trades: Changing the Stigma and Culture in Construction

January 5, 2026

SMART sisters are blazing trails in the construction industry across North America, but there are always steps that can be...

November 22, 2024

Dee Lee, a second-year Local 85 apprentice out of Atlanta, Ga., has already plunged head-first into life as a union...

November 21, 2024

First-year Local 206 (San Diego, Calif.) apprentice Brandi Hartung has only just started her sheet metal career, but she already...

November 20, 2024

The SMART Women’s Committee is highlighting female apprentices as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2024. That includes third-year Local 85...

November 19, 2024

Each year during National Apprenticeship Week, SMART highlights the life-changing power of a union apprenticeship — from stellar pay and...

November 18, 2024

The SMART Women’s Committee is highlighting female apprentices as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2024. And in St. Louis, second-year...

October 1, 2024

More than 420 SMART sisters and allies from 47 local unions and regional councils descended on New Orleans, Louisiana, from...