Attn: Willmar Production Members
Special Order of Business
Allocation of wage increases effective for 8/6/18 and 1/7/19. Meeting to be held at 4:00 pm on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the AFSCME Council 5, 1305 south 1st St, Willmar
THE FARGO AUGUST MEMBERSHIP MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO WEDSENDAY AUGUST 15th, 5:00 pm
Links to what is happening in our immigration community.
Great resources on immigration from the NEA: http://educationvotes.nea.org/neaedjustice/social-justice-issues/immigration/. May be useful for unions seeking to provide more education and information to their members on immigration policy in the U.S.
Want a career as a union Sheet Metal Worker? Click link below to learn more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhjYBl6hJ40&sns=em
CURRENT JOB POSTINGS:
Residential HVAC Service Technician opening: Virginia, Eveleth and Aurora area. Looking for experienced HVAC service techs that want to earn a good wage while they also learn at no cost. This position is immediately available to start! Click link below for more information.
https://duluth.craigslist.org/trd/d/experienced-residential/6585228138.html
Instructor wanted for the Bismarck/Minot JATC. Instructor would teach the Apprentice level class for the 2018-19 school year. School is held from fall to spring on Fridays and Saturdays approximately 12 weekend during the school year. Instructor training will be provided before start of school. Please contact Ron Nelson at rnelson@smw10.org for more information.
Sheet Metal Workers Local 10 is looking for sheet metal workers in many areas of Local 10 with experience in HVAC, Residential, Architectural and Sign Hanging.
Please contact:
Paul Martin @ 651-270-3822
Tim McCarthy @ 651-888-9972
Ciera Semlak, apprentice at the Metro JATC, hand painted this flag as a gift for fellow apprentice Jacob Walrod's father who is a veteran of the USMC. The USMC symbol was made at the Metro JATC.
Colin Beere and Dave Holzer volunteering their time at the elevateminnesota.org warming house while at the US Pond Hockey Championship on Lake Nokomis in MPLS.
UNITED WE BARGAIN, DIVIDED WE BEG
Why "Right to Work" is Wrong for Workers
Click here: Understanding what Right To Work isFomer Secretary of Labor Robert Reich gives a short video on why RTW is wrong.Click the link below.
THE REGULAR METRO AUGUST MEMBERSHIP MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO MONDAY AUGUST 13th, 5:00 pm
Sheet Metal Workers Local 10 Union Endorses Tim Walz for Governor & Peggy Flanagan for Lt. Governor
As of February 12, 2018 the SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local 10 union representing Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota. Proud membership of over 5000 has endorsed Tim Walz for Governor & Peggy Flanagan for Lt. Governor.
Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan visit Sheet Metal Workers Metro Training Center
Listen to the link below as Tim Walz spoke today on MPR. At about the 5min mark he drops a lil sheet metal career path... this is why we bring politician to are training centers so they talk about our trade..
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/04/20/friday-politics-tim-walz-and-greg-davids
Air Force Veteran Finds Home in Minnesota Construction
Sheet Metal Workers Local 10 member Jared Anderson speaks out on the Helmets to Hardhats program:
“I love my job,” Jared says. “I love my company and the mindset of the union. If you don’t work, you don’t get paid. It’s like the military – hard work pays off.”
Valuing hard work is essential in Jared’s line of work, especially in opportunities to advance.
“Every 1,000 hours I work, I get a pay raise,” Jared says. “I also build hours towards a pension through a 401k-like program.”
By developing his skills, saving for retirement, and working for raises, Jared can continue to serve his community and build a future for himself and his family.
Please click on the link to read the whole interview.
https://constructioncareers.org/air-force-veteran-finds-home-in-minnesota-construction/
Watch the elevateminnesota.org Super Bowl Game commercial!!
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ATTENTION: Reminder to all Sheet Metal Workers.
Anyone that is sent to a jurisdiction of another local union other than Local 10 by their employer shall report to that local union BEFORE starting work, as per the Constitution Article 16, Section 10 (a). As per the Constitution Article 16, Section 10 (c) those who fail to comply shall be subjected to charges and to a trial by the local of whose jurisdiction the offense was committed.
It is the member’s responsibility to check in, not the employer. Please check in BEFORE you work and contact us if you need help with a number to call.
THE LABEL APP PROTECTS
& INFORMS
The label app protects your jobs, your wages,
and benefits when you scan labels and report
unlabeled product. But it has much more:
Read news you can use
Report jobsite issues Check the Sheet Metal Job Bank
Link to SMART sites
"LABEL IT * SCAN IT * REPORT IT"
Our Union label is a tool for protecting union jobs, wages, and benefits. And it’s an essential tool for enforcing contracts. The labels encourage employers to use union-made products. For individual sheet metal workers, it means more work, better pay, and healthier benefits.
The blue label is used on production products. The yellow label represents building trades products.
Wage equalization removes the incentive for employers to use yellow-label products fabricated by union workers getting lower wage rates. By scanning the labels to report which shop produced a product, everyone in the process from fabricators to installers gets the highest average crew cost rate.
Everyone benefits from wage equalization. From a fabricator in a lower-rate local who gets a boost in pay from wage equalization benefits to the higher-rate sheet metal workers by removing the incentive contractors have to look for fabricated products from areas with a lower average crew cost. Otherwise, contractors could pursue a race to the bottom that puts pressure on all locals to accept lower wages.
For more information: smart-label-toolkit
https://labelitscanitreportit.com/
Are you thinking about retiring? Please read this check list below for good planning information.
Thinking of Retiring.doc