SMART Northeast Regional Council Late Summer Newsletter 2022

LATE SUMMER 2022

NORTHEAST REGIONAL COUNCIL

SMART UPDATE DELIVERING RESULTS IS WHAT WE DO

2022 SMART NERC ENDORSED CANDIDATES PAGE 10

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 4 LOCAL 40 UPDATES 6 LOCAL 63 UPDATES 7 BIDEN’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS 8 LOCAL 17 OUTING AT CANOBIE LAKE 10 2022 SMART NERC ENDORSED CANDIDATES

GET OUT THE VOTE Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day. This is your chance to make your voice heard at the ballot box.

In New England and across America, voters will elect federal, state, and local candidates who will shape what kind of world we live in. The people we elect will make decisions that impact our lives, from the type of education our children receive to the justices who serve on the Supreme Court for life. We are voting on the future of our families, our communities, and our country.

When we vote, we win. Together, we can make a difference by electing pro-labor candidates who value unions and the workers we represent. We have many champions of workers’ rights on the ballot this year. Check out our complete list of endorsements on pages 10 -15.

It’s never too early to make your plan to vote. If you’re voting in person, find your polling place and what hours they will be open. If you’re voting by mail, apply for your ballot and return it as soon as possible. No matter where you live, visit Vote411.org to find your voting information.

But don’t stop there. Get your family and friends to vote too. If you have the time, volunteer for phone banks or canvassing to help get out the vote.

It’s on all of us to do our part and ensure a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

See you at the polls!

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT Brothers and Sisters, I hope everyone had a fun summer and your families are safe and well.

This summer has been a proud one for the SMART Northeast Regional Council. After celebrating our freedoms as citizens on Independence Day, we celebrated our accomplishments as union members on Labor Day. Together, we in the labor movement have made a better life possible for all American workers. Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and passion. When unions are strong, America is strong!

Massachusetts held its primary election on September 6, and many of our endorsed candidates won their races. Thanks to your support, Maura Healey won the primary for Massachusetts governor with more than 80% of the vote. We are proud to support Maura’s candidacy because she is a proven champion for working families who fought against wage theft and worker misclassification as the Commonwealth’s attorney general.

But we’re not done yet. With primary season now over, the general election is waiting for us in November. We must finish the job and show up again for Maura Healy and other pro-worker candidates across New England. Whether you vote by mail or in person, we encourage all our members to make their voices heard in November.

In the meantime, please stay safe and continue to check your local’s website and social media pages for updates on upcoming meetings and opportunities to give back to our communities.

Thank you again for your dedication to workers in the Northeast and beyond.

In Solidarity,

Robert Butler President SMART Northeast Regional Council

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LOCAL 40 NEWS

LOCAL 40 LABOR WALK The Hartford Building Trades, along with the AFL-CIO, supported Jan Hochadel for the State Senate’s 13th district in the Democratic primary. Local 40’s leadership and six members showed up to canvas for Hochadel on July 16th. Her opponent dropped out of the primary the following Monday, making Hochadel the endorsed Democrat for this open seat.

Jan Hochadel is the president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) of Connecticut.

She previously helped get the School Indoor Air Quality bill passed into Connecticut law this last legislative session. Through her effort in organizing the teachers’ union and building trade leaders, contractors, and associations, we will be able to put our members to work.

Left to Right: Christopher Scott, Mike Zimmitti, Jude Smith, Nicholas Kirychuk III, Fred Descy, Nicholas DelBuono, John Nimmons, J.P. Walker-Carter

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UCONN SCIENCE 1 When completed, the Science 1 building will be one of UConn’s largest and most technologically advanced facilities. The exterior of the building consisted of 58,000 square feet of TAKTL panels; at its peak, the job required 18 sheet metal workers. The HVAC system consisted of 160,000 pounds of welded stainless

steel and 210,000 pounds of galvanized ductwork with 80 plus fume and lab hoods installed by Kleeberg Sheet Metal. At peak, Kleeberg had 15 sheet metal workers on site. This incredible facility is an example of the Local’s best work.

NEW MEMBERS AND APPRENTICES Local 40 and the State Building Trades Council are expanding outside the larger cities and into towns to promote Project Labor Agreements. There have been around a dozen PLAs signed — and counting!

In addition, the trades have been successful in these municipalities by committing to bring residents into its membership and apprentice programs. The past year, Fred Descy, Labor Management Representative,

and Jason Sherman, Instructor/Coordinator, have been attending job fairs in the communities where we have current and upcoming PLAs, which is a first for the trades. After following up with participants, Local 40 took a group from those municipalities. The Local’s full-time school starts in September, with all four years represented.

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Local 63 Regional Manager’s Report

LOCAL 63 REGIONAL MANAGER’S REPORT Brothers and Sisters, As fall approaches, so does election season. In September, we had many state and local primaries, followed by the midterm elections coming up in November. As I’ve been stating at our monthly union meetings, each and every member must show up and vote on these election days. We need to elect proworker candidates in Massachusetts and Vermont who support organized labor and fight for things that are important to all of us, such as Project Labor Agreements (PLAs), Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs), and any legislation containing language that would strengthen current labor standards. As I’ve stated many times, it matters whom we elect to local and national political offices because elections have consequences!

Returning from the 2022 National SMART Leadership Conference, the theme “Growth Through Unity” couldn’t be more fitting for our current times. With the amount of upcoming work Local 63 contractors have, we will be faced with reaching out to surrounding SMART Locals to meet our manpower needs. With the amount of work in our region, this may not be enough, and we will be actively organizing new members from open shops to fulfill our labor needs. We are asking members who know people currently working in the HVAC, sheet metal, welding, or architectural sheet metal industries to please have them contact me for employment opportunities.

As always, we are stronger together, and through unity, we will continue to grow.

In Solidarity, Michael J. LaFleur Local 63 Business Manager SMART Northeast Regional Council

N&T Mechanical Contractors, Inc. is now a signatory contractor to SMART Local 17 & 63.

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BIDEN’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS

BIDEN’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS When he ran for president in 2020, Joe Biden promised to be the most pro-union president in American history. In his first two years on the job, he has kept that promise. President Biden knows that when unions are strong, America is strong. As he said this Labor Day, “The middle class built America, and unions built the middle class.”

▪ Recovered all 22 million jobs lost during the pandemic after signing the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law. The ARP helped fight COVID-19 and get millions of Americans back on their feet by putting stimulus checks into people’s hands, getting vaccines into their arms, and keeping roofs over their heads.

The facts speak for themselves. This August, our economy added 315,000 jobs — bringing the total number of jobs created since President Biden took office to nearly 10 million. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, the lowest level in 50 years. None of this happened by accident. This booming economy is a direct result of the Biden Administration’s historic accomplishments.

▪ Appointed former Boston mayor Marty Walsh as as Secretary of Labor, putting a lifelong union laborer and member of the Boston Building and Construction Trades Council in a powerful position to advocate for working families. As Secretary, he has the ear of the White House and Congress as we work to create a stronger, fairer America.

Let’s take a look at what President Biden has done so far: ▪ Signed the Inflation Reduction Act to bring down drug prices, make the tax code fairer, and fight climate change. The law’s climate investments will help families save hundreds of dollars annually on their energy bills while creating 9 million goodpaying union jobs in construction and manufacturing.

▪ Strengthening American manufacturing and creating new opportunities for trade workers by passing the CHIPS and Science Act. This law boosts semiconductor research, development, and production, building upon the 642,000 American manufacturing jobs created since 2021.

▪ Putting union members to work rebuilding communities through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This once-in-a-generation investment provides billions in funding to repair roads and bridges, replace lead pipes, and upgrade our ports and airports. In 2022 alone, repairs will begin on 65,000 miles of roads and 1,500 bridges.

Fighting for workers and their families is a team sport. The labor movement is proud to fight alongside President Biden and is excited to build upon this success. We must advocate for ourselves and all working people at every level to ensure we receive family-sustaining wages and benefits, work in safe conditions, and retire with dignity.

At the SMART Northeast Regional Council, our legislative priorities include: ▪ Passing the PRO Act in Congress to guarantee workers’ rights to organize a union and collectively bargain.

▪ Protecting prevailing wage laws to uphold requirements for fair wages and community standards.

▪ Fighting against wage theft by securing sufficient resources to investigate violations and hold bad actors accountable.

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CANOBIE LAKE

LOCAL 17’S ANNUAL OUTING AT CANOBIE LAKE PARK Our members work hard each and every day. Their families feel their dedication and sacrifice too, and it’s to support them that we roll up our sleeves and fight for a better future. That’s why it’s so important for us to find time to relax and have fun together.

Thank you to everyone who joined Local 17’s annual family picnic at Canobie Lake Park on August 20. The Entertainment Committee worked hard to make this a special day for members and their families. We hope you all had a great time, and we can’t wait to see you again next year!

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2022 SMART NERC ENDORSED CANDIDATES

2022 SMART NERC & AFL-CIO ENDORSED CANDIDATES MASSACHUSETTS Vote Yes on Issue 1 – Fair Share Amendment

Mike Brady for 2nd Plymouth & Norfolk Anne Gobi for Worcester & Hampshire

U.S. House

State House

Richard Neal for HD 1 Jim McGovern for HD 2 Lori Trahan for HD 3 Katherine Clark for HD 5 Seth Moulton for HD 6 Stephen Lynch for HD 8 Bill Keating for HD 9

Chris Flanagan for 1st Barnstable Jim Hawkins for 2nd Bristol Sarah Peake for 4th Barnstable John Barrett for 1st Berkshire William “Smitty” Pignatelli for 3rd Berkshire Brendan Roche for 1st Bristol Carol Doherty for 3rd Bristol Paul Schmid for 8th Bristol William Straus for 10th Bristol Dawne Shand for 1st Essex Kristin Kassner for 2nd Essex Manny Cruz for 7th Essex Ryan Hamilton for 15th Essex Tram Nguyen for 18th Essex Susannah Whipps for 2nd Franklin Anthony Russo for 3rd Hampden Aaron Saunders for 7th Hampden Margaret Scarsdale for 1st Middlesex James Arciero for 2nd Middlesex Priscila Sousa for 6th Middlesex James Arena-DeRosa for 8th Middlesex Tom Stanley for 9th Middlesex Simon Cataldo for 14th Middlesex Ken Gordon for 21st Middlesex Teresa English for 22nd Middlesex

Ballot Measures

Governor Maura Healey

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio

State Senate Paul Mark for Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin & Hampshire Paul Feeney for Bristol & Norfolk Marc Pacheco for 3rd Bristol & Plymouth Jacob Oliveira for Hampden, Hampshire & Worcester Jamie Eldridge for Middlesex & Worcester John Keenan for Norfolk & Plymouth Walter Timilty for Norfolk, Plymouth & Bristol Rebecca Rausch for Norfolk, Worcester & Middlesex Patrick O’Connor for 1st Plymouth & Norfolk 10

Erika Uyterhoeven for 27th Middlesex Joe McGonagle for 28th Middlesex Bruce Ayers for 1st Norfolk Tackey Chan for 2nd Norfolk James Murphy for 4th Norfolk William Galvin for 6th Norfolk Edward Philips for 8th Norfolk Emmanuel Dockter for 5th Plymouth Josh Cutler for 6th Plymouth Gerard “Gerry” Cassidy for 9th Plymouth Kathleen LaNatra for 12th Plymouth Rita Mendes for 11th Plymouth Russell Holmes for 6th Suffolk Samantha Montaño for 15th Suffolk Mike Kushmerek for 3rd Worcester Natalie Higgins for 4th Worcester Stephen Fishman for 11th Worcester Meg Kilcoyne for 12th Worcester David LeBoeuf for 17th Worcester Kate Donaghue for 19th Worcester

NEW HAMPSHIRE U.S. Senate Maggie Hassan

U.S. House Chris Pappas for HD 1 Annie Kuster for HD 2

Governor Tom Sherman

Executive Council Dana Hilliard for District 1 Cinde Warmington for District 2 Katherine Harake for District 3

Kevin Cavanaugh for District 4 Shoshanna Kelly for District 5

State Senate Donna Soucy for SD 18 Lou D’Allesandro for SD 20

State House William O’Neil for Belknap 7 Tom Buco for Carroll 1 Troy Merner for Coos 1 Tim Egan for Grafton 1 Bill Bolton for Grafton 8 Linda Harriott-Gathright for Hillsborough 10 Mike O’Brien for Hillsborough 10 Steve Katsos for Hillsborough 13 Maxine Mosley for Hillsborough 16 Linda DiSilvestro for Hillsborough 17 Joshua Query for Hillsborough 20 Jeff Goley for Hillsborough 21 Patricia Cornell for Hillsborough 22 Patrick “Pat” Long for Hillsborough 23 Donald Bouchard for Hillsborough 24 Dan LeClerc for Hillsborough 34 Benjamin Baroody for Hillsborough 39 Mark Mackenzie for Hillsborough 40 Brian Paquette for Hillsborough 42 Art Ellison for Merrimack 28 Muriel Hall for Merrimack 9 David Luneau for Merrimack 9 Steve Shurtleff for Merrimack 15 Timothy Soucy for Merrimack 21 Ellen Read for Rockingham 10 Jacqueline Cali-Pitts for Rockingham 21 Mike Edgar for Rockingham 29 Brian Sullivan for Sullivan 1 Linda Tanner for Sullivan 5

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2022 SMART NERC ENDORSED CANDIDATES

MAINE U.S. House Chellie Pingree for HD 1 Jared Golden for HD 2

Governor Janet Mills

State Senate Troy Jackson for SD 1 Shawn Bean for SD 3 Stan Wheeler for SD 5 Nicole Grohoski for SD 7 Mike Tipping for for SD 8 Joseph Baldacci for SD 9 Ralph Cammack for SD 10 Chip Curry for SD 11 Anne Beebe-Center for SD 12 Cameron Reny for SD 13 Craig Hickman for SD 14 Storme St. Valle for SD 15 David LaFountain for SD 16 Bettyann Sheats for SD 20 Margaret Rotundo for SD 21 Michael McKinney for SD 22 Matthea “Mattie” Daughtry for SD 23 Eloise Vitelli for SD 24 Teresa Pierce for SD 25 Tim Nangle for SD 26 Jill Duson for SD 27 Ben Chipman for SD 28 Anne Carney for SD 29 Stacy Brenner for SD 30 Donna Bailey for SD 31 Henry Ingwersen for SD 32 Kendra Williams for SD 33 Joseph Rafferty for for SD 34 12

State House Bernard Paradis for HD 2 David McCrea for HD 3 Jordyn Rossignol for HD 4 Kevin Freeman for HD 5 Kevin Ritchie for HD 8 Melissa Hinerman for HD 10 Roland Rogers for HD 11 J. Mark Worth for HD 13 Lynne Williams for HD 14 Holly Eaton for HD 15 Nina Milliken for HD 16 Ron Russell for HD 17 Tim Throckmorton for HD 18 Kevin O’Connell for HD 20 Ambureen Rana for HD 21 Laura Supica for HD 22 Amy Roeder for HD 23 Laurie Osher for HD 25 James Dill for HD 26 Peter Crockett for HD 27 Natalie DiPentino for HD 28 Laurie York for HD 29 Richard Evans for HD 31 Frank Roma for HD 34 Kristen Card for HD 36 Maggie English-Flanagan for HD 37 Robyn Stanicki for HD 38 Janice Dodge for HD 39 Stanley Paige Zeigler, Jr. for HD 40 Victoria “Vicki” Doudera for HD 41 Valli Geiger for HD 42 Ann Matlack for HD 43 William Pluecker for HD 44 Clinton Collamore for HD 45 Lydia Crafts for HD 46

Evan Goodkowsky for HD 47 Allison Hepler for HD 49 Sean Paulhus for HD 50 Rebecca Jauch for HD 51 Sally Cluchey for HD 52 Karen Montell for HD 54 Dan Shagoury for HD 55 Kent Ackley for HD 56 Tavis Hasenfus for HD 57 Bob Neal for HD 58 Raegan LaRochelle for HD 59 Amy Davidoff for HD 61 Pam Swift for HD 62 Colleen Madigan for HD 64 Bruce White for HD 65 Alicia Barnes for HD 66 Robert Sezak for HD 67 Stanley Short for HD 68 Allison Perkins for HD 71 Greg Kimber for HD 74 Tamara Hoke for HD 76 Bonita Bishop for HD 77 David Thurston for HD 78 Daniel Sipe for HD 81 Nathan Burnett for HD 82 Barry Powers for HD 84 Christopher Struebing for HD 85 Mary-Beth Taylor for HD 87 Adam Lee for HD 89 Thomas Fogarty for HD 90 Hildie Lipson for HD 91 Margaret Craven for HD 93 Kristen Cloutier for HD 94 Mana Abdi for HD 95 Orion Breen for HD 98 Cheryl Golek for HD 99

Dan Ankeles for HD 100 Poppy Arford for HD 101 Melanie Sachs for HD 102 Anne Graham for HD 105 Dana Reed for HD 106 Jane Pringle for HD 107 James Boyle for HD 109 Steve Moriarty for HD 110 Amy Kuhn for HD 111 Edward Crockett for HD 112 Samuel Zager for HD 116 Deqa Dhalac for HD 120 Lois Reckitt for HD 122 Rebecca Millett for HD 123 Kelly Murphy for HD 125 Morgan Rielly for HD 127 Suzanne Salisbury for HD 128 Maggie O’Neil for HD 129 Lynn Copeland for HD 130 Lori Gramlich for HD 131 Erin Sheehan for HD 132 Marc Malon for HD 133 Traci Gere for HD 134 Daniel Sayre for HD 135 Joe Wagner for HD 136 Robert Faucher for HD 137 Daniel Norwood for HD 144 Daniel Hobbs for HD 145 Peg Wheeler for HD 148 Tiffany Roberts for HD 149 Michele Meyer for HD 150 Kristi Mathieson for HD 151

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RHODE ISLAND

Lieutenant Governor

U.S. House

Attorney General

David Cicilline for HD 1 Seth Magaziner for HD 2

Governor Daniel McKee

Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos

General Treasurer Stefan Pryor

Secretary of State Gregg Amore

Mayor of Providence Brett Smiley

State Senate Dominick Ruggerio for SD 4

State House Joseph Shekarchi for HD 23

CONNECTICUT U.S. Senate Richard Blumenthal

U.S. House John Larson for HD 1 Joe Courtney for HD 2 Rosa DeLauro for HD 3 Jim Himes for HD 4 Jahana Hayes for HD 5

Governor Ned Lamont

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Susan Bysiewicz William Tong

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas

Comptroller Sean Scanlon

Treasurer Erick Russell

State Senate Saud Anwar for SD 3 Masudur Rahman for SD 4 Derek Slap for SD 5 Rick Lopes for SD 6 Matthew Lesser for SD 9 Gary Winfield for SD 10 Martin Looney for SD 11 Jan Hochadel for SD 13 Christopher Robertson for SD 16 Jorge Cabrera for SD 17 Catherine Osten for SD 19 Martha Marx for SD 20 Christopher Green for SD 21 Julie Kushner for SD 24 Tim Gavin for SD 28 Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman for SD 30 Greg Hahn for SD 31 Jeff Desmarais for SD 32 Lisa Thomas for SD 35

State House Edwin Vargas for HD 6 Mary Ann Hansen for HD 8 Tom Delnicki for HD 14 Jillian Gilchrest for HD 18

Kate Farrar for HD 20 Rebecca Martinez for HD 22 Gary Turco for HD 27 Amy Morrin Bello for HD 28 Rose Aletta for HD 32 Brandon Chafee for HD 33 Nick Menapace for HD 37 Christine Conley for HD 40 Ashley Gillece for HD 43 Derell Wilson for HD 46 Dave Nowakowski for HD 47 Christopher Rivers for HD 48 Wes Skorski for HD 55 Kevin Brown for HD 56 Matthew “Matt” Despard for HD 59 Jane Garibay for HD 60 Kimberly “Kim” Becker for HD 62 Ron Napoli for HD 73 Andrew Rasmussen-Tuller for HD 77 Mary Fortier for HD 79 Christopher Poulos for HD 81 Jonathan “Jack” Fazzino for HD 83 Mary Mushinsky fo rHD 85 Rebecca Hyland for HD 90 Moira Rader for HD 98 John-Michael Parker for HD 101 Kara Rochelle for HD 104 Robin Comey for HD 102 Phoebe Holmes for HD 107 Farley Santos for HD 109 Bob Godfrey for HD 110 Treneé McGee for HD 116 Mike Smith for HD 119 Phil Young for HD 120 Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox for HD 123 Sarah Keitt for HD 134 Anne Hughes for HD 135 Kenneth Gucker for HD 138

Dominique Johnson for HD 143 Corey Paris for HD 145 David Michel for HD 146 Matt Blumenthal for HD 147

VERMONT Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman

Auditor Doug Hoffer

State Senate Christopher Pearson for Chittenden Kesha Ram for Chittenden Chloe Collins for Franklin Luke Richter for Franklin Andrew Perchlik for Washington Anthony Pollina for Washington Anne Watson for Washington

State House Mari Cordes for Addison 4 Joseph “Chip” Troiano for Caledonia 2 Emma Mulvaney-Stanak for Chittenden 6-2 Brian Cina for Chittenden 6-4 Selene Colburn for Chittenden 6-4 Taylor Small for Chittenden 6-7 Tanya Vyhovsky for Chittenden 8-1 Dennis Williams for Franklin 7 Mary Howard for Rutland 5-3 Conor Casey for Washington 4 Glennie Sewell for Washington-4 Emilie Kornheiser for Windham 2-1 Mollie Burke for Windham 8 Heather Surprenant for Windsor 4 Kevin Christie for Windsor 4-2

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