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2023 SMART Leadership Conference continues forward momentum on second day

August 1, 2023 Union leaders continued the work of ensuring the 2023 SMART Leadership Conference theme – “This Is Our Time” – is more than just a catchphrase as the conference rolled into its second day in Washington, D.C. Throughout the morning’s joint session, attendees were presented wit [...]

Tags AFL-CIO, General President Michael Coleman, leadership conference, liz shuler, sasmi, SMART leadership conference

Sheet metal union leaders gather on day two of Leadership Conference to focus on progress

August 1, 2023 General Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Powell opened the day two SMART 2023 Leadership Conference sheet metal session, appropriately, by calling on union leaders: “Let’s get back to work.” He then brought Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) Administrator Aldo [...]

Tags General President Michael Coleman, Governor Josh Shapiro, leadership conference, Sheet Metal, SMART leadership conference

General President Michael Coleman opens the 2023 SMART Leadership Conference.

“This is Our Time:” Second SMART Leadership Conference kicks off in Washington, D.C.

July 31, 2023 SMART leaders across sheet metal and the Transportation Division gathered in Washington, D.C., on July 31 to kick off the second annual SMART Leadership Conference. With a conference theme of “This is Our Time,” attendees convened to begin the hard work of making sure SMART s [...]

Tags Amit Bose, General President Michael Coleman, Jennifer Homendy, leadership conference, SMART leadership conference

Sheet metal union leaders get to work on first day of Leadership Conference

July 31, 2023 Following the 2023 SMART Leadership Conference day one joint session, Transportation Division and sheet metal union leaders went their separate ways for industry-specific sessions. General President Michael Coleman began the sheet metal session with remarks that detailed the [...]

Tags General President Michael Coleman, leadership conference, NABTU, Sean McGarvey, Sheet Metal, SMART leadership conference

Vice President John D. Whitaker III passes away at age 50

July 31, 2023 Vice President John D. “J.D.” Whitaker III, whose vital and key roles in negotiating numerous contracts on the general committee and national levels that improved the lives of many SMART-TD rail members, passed away July 27, 2023, of cancer. VP Whitaker was 50 years old. “It [...]

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CSX enhances conductor training with additional week of hands-on experience

July 31, 2023 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 31, 2023) – CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers — Transportation Division (SMART-TD) announced they are partnering to extend CSX’s conductor training program to five weeks from the p [...]

Tags CSX Transportation, SMART Transportation Division President Jeremy Ferguson, training standards

Special Focus: This is our time

July 31, 2023 SMART members positioned for unprecedented opportunity The time is now for our union. Across all the industries and crafts represented in our union — HVAC installation, railroading, indoor air quality, transit operation, architectural sheet metal, production, sign work, bus o [...]