Sheet metal worker by day, race car driver on weekends Oct 12, 2020 Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 member Chris West competes in stock car races nearly every weekend throughout the summer.
Sheet Metal union restructures Aug 7, 2020 The new SMART Northwest Regional Council covers 9,500 members in five locals in seven states.
Sheet Metal Local 16 members elect first-ever female business agent Aug 3, 2018 The 2,045 member local has been working to increase union market share and attract more women and minority workers.
Local 16’s SMART Army helps clean up Vietnam Memorial May 29, 2018 Fourteen members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 spent a morning weeding, bark dusting, and doing general cleanup on the grounds.
Union members volunteer at fishing derby May 2, 2018 About 2,500 kids ages 5 to 14 got to keep two fish, and every child got a Zebco rod and reel.
Vigor shipyard workers vote to authorize strike Feb 26, 2018 Tired of being disrespected, shipyard workers are demanding a family-friendly work week.
Metal trades council elects new officers Jan 29, 2018 Jason Joeckel of Laborers Local 737 is the new secretary-treasurer of the Metal Trades Council, which represents workers at the Portland Shipyards.
Construction charter school in East Multnomah County to close Mar 1, 2016 Enrollment dwindled at union-backed ACE Academy, and the Carpenters needed the space.
Apprenticeship gets some long-overdue recognition Nov 20, 2015 Sheet Metal Workers and Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. recognize ‘Women in Apprenticeship Day’
Marcus Mariota’s Heisman Trophy stand at UO is union made Sep 29, 2015 Sheet Metal Local 16 members at Specialty Metal Fab made the elaborate trophy stand at UO.
