#TBT : In case you missed it, read our recap of the 2024 The Building Trades Legislative Conference, where SMART leaders and building trades workers from across the U.S. gathered to demonstrate our strength and promote pro-union policy.

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Help to stop Rep. Eric Burlison’s attempt to overturn the FRA’s important two-person crew rule. Defending our progress now will make it easier to pass other rail safety legislation. Here’s how.

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FIGHTING SO-CALLED 'RIGHT-TO-WORK' WITH EDUCATION

The SMART Education Department held its new “Right to Work and Member Retention” class in Atlanta, where attendees put together action plans to strengthen local unions in the face of #RightToWorkForLess . Great work, all!

PLAs Promote Competition, Control Costs, Boost Apprenticeships: New Illinois EPI case study analyzes Port of Seattle - ⚓️ data, demonstrating that construction Project Labor Agreements deliver cost-effective outcomes benefitting investors & host communities.
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NEW MEMBER BENEFIT... Starting in February, a nurse from Guardian Nurses will be available to members for your Mobile Care Coordinator.

Learn More HERE:
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#guardiannurses #membersupport #sheetmetal #smartunion #smartnwrc #smartlocal66 #smw66

In case you missed it: SMOHIT is hosting 12-step, recovery-based Zoom meetings on Wednesday evenings at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Sessions are designed for union members, and SMOHIT prioritizes privacy and confidentiality above all else. Learn more: smohit.org/join-smohits-1…

We are teaming up with labor activists across the country to discuss the importance of mental health equity and resources union members + activists can use to sustain movements.

🗓️ May 15, 2024
🕐 4PM-5:15PM CT
📍 Zoom webinar

Register here: bit.ly/3UIwPEs

Pictured: SMART Local 103 members with DOT Secretary Buttigieg yesterday at the Missoula Airport! Local 103 is performing architectural work on the outside of the airport, thanks in large part to an influx of federal funding. #UnionStrong

It's time to get Senate Bill 2603 across the finish line. There's no better way to celebrate your union membership than actively participating in collective action. Sign this petition to share your support with legislators: actionnetwork.org/letters/take-a…

SMART EXPANDS 'I GOT YOUR BACK'

In 2021, SMART launched the I Got Your Back Campaign: celebrating the mentors, allies and solidarity that define our union. Today, SMART is proud to announce the expanded I Got Your Back Campaign: “Speak Up, Speak Out'
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In Columbus, Ohio, SMART Local 24 and other building trades unions are organizing newly arrived migrant workers to provide them with life-changing careers — and strengthen our union for the long run.

Read about some our newest apprentices: gazette.com/news/us-world/…

WATCH: It may not be Star Wars, but it's just as exciting! Thanks to funding from federal legislation, new high-speed rail lines from Las Vegas to Los Angeles will be operated by SMART-TD railroaders — and built by SMART sheet metal workers.

SMART ARMY IN ACTION: SMART-TD Locals 854, 924 and 363 are making a difference in Virginia's communities, from rallying together to fight cancer to helping with a food bank and honoring our veterans. Great work!

👏 👏 👏 great work, sister!

Big news for current and future SMART sisters:

'When I first got into the industry, I wanted to make a name for myself.'
 
Years ago, Humberto Rocha joined Local 105, working his way through the apprenticeship. Now, he serves as a foreman at the Alloy jobsite off LA's historic 6th street bridge, mentoring others in the trade.

Railroad workers keep our economy chugging along! 🚂

So glad I could meet with leaders from SMART Transportation Division to discuss legislation that would help keep railroad workers safe on the job and protect their benefits.