Sacramento sheet metal worker earns national union position
Steven Winstead has joined the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) as a representative for the Western region. His first day was April 1, and he got right to work, helping…
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SMART Heroes Foundation celebrates new sponsors DeWalt, Bay Area SMACNA
As of this spring, the SMART Heroes program has produced 572 graduates over the course of 67 classes, each of which provides accelerated sheet metal training to recently discharged veterans…
Region 3 Apprentice Contest challenges sheet metal students on job site skills
Apprentices and instructors from the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) workers training centers in the Southeast gathered March 22-23 in Jacksonville, Florida, to test the…
Toronto sheet metal workers get SMART MAP mental health training
The Member Assistance Program operated by the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), known as SMART MAP, has been providing mental health sessions for more than a decade to…
D.C. sheet metal worker gains national industry role with NEMI
Joe Pickens officially joined the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) as a field staff representative for the Midwest region on April 1. In this role, he serves as a liaison…
NEMI chooses former paramedic, business manager for national union role
The National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) has named Josh Hunter as its field representative for the Southeast region. In this role, he supports implementation of new and emerging market opportunities,…
International Training Institute hires curriculum writer
For the first time in its more-than-50-year history, the International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of the unionized sheet metal, air conditioning and welding industry, has hired a full-time…
Ohio woman gains national role in sheet metal, air quality industry
The National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) has named Cassandra Kline as director of certification for the organization. A second-generation sheet metal worker and Ohio native, Kline graduated the apprenticeship through…
ITI hosts first JATC Trustee Conference
The inaugural JATC Trustee Conference took place Thursday, Feb. 29 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, at the end of the Partners in Progress Conference. The…
St. Louis sheet metal worker takes national union director role
The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) recently named Jeff Bradley as program director. Bradley, who joined SMOHIT in spring 2023 as a field representative, was promoted in the…