We are the SMART Transportation Division (formerly known as the United Transportation Union or UTU), an AFL-CIO affiliate headquartered in the Cleveland suburbs. We are a broad-based, transportation labor union representing about 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers in the United States.
SMART, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, is one of North America’s most dynamic and diverse unions with 208,000 members. SMART’s members ensure the quality of the air we breathe, promote energy efficiency, produce and provide the vital services that move products to market and passengers to their destinations. We are sheet metal workers, service technicians, bus operators, engineers, conductors, sign workers, welders, production employees and more. With members in scores of different occupations, we advocate for fairness in the workplace, excellence at work and opportunity for all working families.
AFL-CIO Blog Feed
- SMART committees inspire Chicago-area women to pursue careers in the sheet metal industry — Oct 26
- Your Vote Belongs to You — Oct 23
- CPKC Soo Line Members Ratify New Agreement — Oct 23
- 30-Year Member Wayne Patton Retires — Oct 22
- Strengthening the UNION sheet metal industry: SMART Education Department hosts Top-Down Organizing class in Florida — Oct 22
