SMART Local 16 Archives

Sheet Metal Local 16 says the strike brought attention to the company’s anti-union conduct and led to more regulatory scrutiny on the employer.

Washington ordered a quarter million dollars in back pay and penalties for prevailing wage violations by 360 Sheet Metal.

Washington Labor & Industries is investigating, but similar cases have been ongoing for years without a resolution.

Sheet Metal Institute in Portland was the host this month of the 2022 Northwest Regional Sheet Metal Apprentice Competition.

The new SMART Northwest Regional Council covers 9,500 members in five locals in seven states.

Remember the proverb about the kingdom that was lost for the want of a horseshoe nail? Today, America is in crisis over the want of a 60-cent mask.

Thirty-five apprentices from 11 locals took part in the competition, which had been on hiatus since 2012.

Charlie Johnson succeeds John Candioto, who resigned