Where to read what the SMART is saying, and what has actually changed on the sheets. Statements and press releases come straight from the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers's own newsroom — we link to them rather than reword them, so you read the union's position in the union's words. Below that are the dated wage and agreement changes we track across SMART locals.
Official SMART newsroom and press releases
Press releases, union statements and policy positions are published by the International. These links go to the official pages — Gulfstream is a recruiting firm, not affiliated with the SMART, and does not speak for it.
SMART news — News from the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, across the sheet metal and transportation divisions.
SMART press releases — Official SMART press releases and statements, including legislative and rail-safety policy positions.
SMART rate and agreement updates we track
24 dated changes across SMART locals, newest first. Each row comes from a published wage sheet or an official wage determination, with the document named — nothing here is estimated.
August 30, 2026 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 293 journeyman rate step. Sheet Metal Worker, journeyworker — Hawaii state wage rate schedule scale in Honolulu, HI — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: Hawaii DLIR Wage Rate Schedule Bulletin No. 511 · Honolulu, HI
August 14, 2026 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 359 journeyman rate step. Sheet Metal Journeyman scale in Phoenix, AZ — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Phoenix, AZ
July 31, 2026 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 263 journeyman rate step. Sheet Metal Journeyman scale in Cedar Rapids, IA — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Cedar Rapids, IA
July 3, 2026 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 3 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Omaha, NE — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Omaha, NE
July 1, 2026 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 28 journeyman rate step. Sheetmetal Worker (NYC prevailing wage) scale in New York, NY — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: SMART Local 28 — Know Your Wages · New York, NY
May 8, 2026 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 9 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Denver, CO — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Denver, CO
March 29, 2026 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 55 journeyman rate step. Sheet Metal Journeyman scale in Spokane Valley, WA — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Spokane Valley, WA
March 14, 2026 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 24 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Southern, OH — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Southern, OH
March 6, 2026 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 23 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Anchorage, AK — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Anchorage, AK
December 6, 2025 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 19 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Southeastern, PA — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Southeastern, PA
November 25, 2025 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 71 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Buffalo, NY — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Buffalo, NY
November 3, 2025 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 91 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Rock Island, IL — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Rock Island, IL
October 26, 2025 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 80 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Detroit, MI — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Detroit, MI
October 20, 2025 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 110 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Louisville, KY — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Louisville, KY
September 21, 2025 — Wage rate effective: SMART Local 104 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in San Francisco, CA — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · San Francisco, CA
Local news — meeting minutes, contract votes, apprenticeship intake and hall notices — is published by each local, not the International. Open your local's page for its hall address, dispatch line and website.
SMART news questions
Where can I read official SMART press releases?
On the SMART's own site: https://www.smart-union.org/news/ and https://www.smart-union.org/news/media/press-releases/. Those pages carry the union's statements and policy positions directly, with the union's media contact. We link to them rather than republish them.
How do I find out when my SMART local's wages change?
Each local's page shows the published journeyman rate with the date it took effect, and the rate and agreement updates on this page list changes as they land. You can also have new rate sheets emailed to you through our rate-update alerts.
Is Gulfstream part of the SMART?
No. Gulfstream Search Partners is an independent recruiting firm for the mechanical and electrical trades. We publish union wage sheets and link to official union news because our candidates ask for it; we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or speaking for any union.