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Cassandra Kline appointed director of certification for the International Certification Board

October 17, 2023

The National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) announced the appointment of Cassandra Kline as the director of certification for the International...

Sister Story: Tori Barth

August 31, 2023

SMART Local 20 (Indianapolis, Ind.) sister Tori Barth has been working in sheet metal for 10 years, with the last...

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A group picture of SMART Local 206 women taken during Women in Construction Week 2023

SMART sisters reflect on Women in Construction Week 2023

April 7, 2023

March 6-11 was Women in Construction Week – an annual celebration of women in the industry and, for SMART, the...

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Local 24 tradeswoman McKenzie Quinn speaks at a podium during an event highlighting megaprojects and union apprenticeships.

SM Local 24 member speaks at NABTU event to highlight megaprojects, union apprenticeships in Ohio

April 7, 2023

North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) hosted an event titled “Meeting the Movement” on Thursday, March 30 in Columbus, Ohio....

Tags apprenticeship, local 24, megaprojects, ohio

SMART Women In Construction Week video profiles first woman SMART sheet metal worker in Rhode Island

March 9, 2023

Local 17 (Eastern Mass.) fifth-year apprentice Kerry Sampson “had no idea what sheet metal even was” when a friend suggested...

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Local 17 journeyperson details her sheet metal journey in Women In Construction Week 2023 video

March 8, 2023

Local 17 (Boston) sheet metal worker Adrian Mobley took her time entering the trade. She originally attended college on a...

Tags Adrian Mobley, Boston, Building Pathways, Local 17, Women in construction week

Local 265 member serves as HVAC installer and role model at Chicago Jesuit Academy project

February 24, 2023

SMART Local 265 (DuPage County, Ill.) sheet metal worker Danielle Wilson has always impressed her fellow union members with her...

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Diversity in Kansas City

December 5, 2022

Local Union 2 in Kansas City participated in a new recruitment event. Business Manager, Greg Chastain approached the Local 2...

VP Harris visits SM Local 17, highlights partnership with SMART and steps to lower energy costs

November 13, 2022

Vice President Kamala Harris visited the SMART Local 17 union hall in Boston on Wednesday, November 2, emphasizing the work...

Tags Boston, Energy Efficiency, Heat Pumps, Local 17, Shamaiah Turner, Vice President Kamala Harris, VP Harris

SMART Local 18 apprentice wins September Tradeswomen Heroes award

September 1, 2022

Fourth-year SMART Local 18 apprentice Angela Poore received the September North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) Tradeswomen Heroes award –...

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