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SMART Canada Celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day and Partnerships Supporting Indigenous Workforce Development

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, SMART Canada recognizes the rich cultures, histories, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples while reaffirming its commitment to creating meaningful pathways into the unionized skilled trades. Through partnerships with Indigenous communities, training organizations, service providers, and local unions, SMART Canada is expanding access to pre-apprenticeship programs, apprenticeships, and long-term careers in the sheet metal and roofing industries.

Local 537 organizes major nonunion competitor

After two years of hard work, Local 537 (Hamilton, Ontario) Organizer Tim Last achieved a major milestone. He accomplished not only a personal career goal but an important goal for the organization — under the leadership of Business Manager David Har­rison — by organizing Landon Mechanical, the area’s largest nonunion competitor.

Local 47 members’ quick action and emergency response save colleague’s life

What started as a regular day on the job quickly turned into an emergency when one of brother Jarid Morelli’s coworkers experienced a medical episode. In a moment where every second counted, Morelli and his coworkers remained calm and acted quickly under pressure. Thanks to their fast response, training in first aid and the availability of an auto­mated external defibrillator (AED) on-site, they were able to save their colleague’s life.