SMART Northeast Regional Council Late Summer Newsletter 2022

DELIVERING RESULTS IS

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!

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

LOCAL 40

LABOR WALK

The Hartford Building Trades, along with the AFL-CIO, supported Jan Hochadel for the State Senate’s 13 th 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

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.

LOCAL 63

REGIONAL MANAGER’S REPORT

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

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.”

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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:

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Passing the PRO Act in Congress to guarantee workers’ rights to organize a union and collectively bargain.

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

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

LOCAL 17’S ANNUAL OUTiNG AT CANOB i E 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!

2022 SMART NERC & AFL-CiO ENDORSED CANDiDATES

MASSACHUSETTS

Ballot Measures

Vote Yes on Issue 1 Fair Share Amendment

U.S. 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

Governor Maura Healey

State Auditor

Diana DiZoglio

State Senate

Paul Mark for Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin & Hampshire

Paul Feeney for Bristol & Norfolk

Marc Pacheco for 3 rd 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 1 st Plymouth & Norfolk

Mike Brady for 2 nd Plymouth & Norfolk

Anne Gobi for Worcester & Hampshire

State House

Chris Flanagan for 1 st Barnstable

Jim Hawkins for 2 nd Bristol

Sarah Peake for 4 th Barnstable

John Barrett for 1 st Berkshire

William “Smitty” Pignatelli for 3 rd Berkshire Brendan Roche for 1 st Bristol

Carol Doherty for 3 rd Bristol

Paul Schmid for 8 th Bristol

William Straus for 10 th Bristol

Dawne Shand for 1 st Essex

Kristin Kassner for 2 nd Essex

Manny Cruz for 7 th Essex Ryan Hamilton for 15 th Essex

Tram Nguyen for 18 th Essex Susannah Whipps for 2 nd Franklin

Anthony Russo for 3 rd Hampden

Aaron Saunders for 7 th Hampden

Margaret Scarsdale for 1 st Middlesex

James Arciero for 2 nd Middlesex

Priscila Sousa for 6 th Middlesex

James Arena-DeRosa for 8 th Middlesex

Tom Stanley for 9 th Middlesex

Simon Cataldo for 14 th Middlesex

Ken Gordon for 21 st Middlesex

Teresa English for 22 nd Middlesex

Erika Uyterhoeven for 27 th Middlesex

Joe McGonagle for 28 th Middlesex

Bruce Ayers for 1 st Norfolk

Tackey Chan for 2 nd Norfolk

James Murphy for 4 th Norfolk

William Galvin for 6 th Norfolk

Edward Philips for 8 th Norfolk

Emmanuel Dockter for 5 th Plymouth

Josh Cutler for 6 th Plymouth

Gerard “Gerry” Cassidy for 9 th Plymouth

Kathleen LaNatra for 12 th Plymouth

Rita Mendes for 11 th Plymouth

Russell Holmes for 6 th Suffolk

Samantha Montaño for 15 th Suffolk

Mike Kushmerek for 3 rd Worcester

Natalie Higgins for 4 th Worcester

Stephen Fishman for 11 th Worcester

Meg Kilcoyne for 12 th Worcester

David LeBoeuf for 17 th Worcester

Kate Donaghue for 19 th 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

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

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

RHODE ISLAND

U.S. House

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

Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz

Attorney General 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