Cutting Edge SMART Leaders Stress LaborManagement Collaboration Key to Surmount Industry Challenges and Leverage Opportunities
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abor-management partnerships are most effective when each partner invests the time to understand the most critical issues and concerns their respective partners face. That is precisely why SMART invites SMACNA leaders to attend their business agents’ conferences and conventions and why SMART leaders participated in SMACNA’s first ever Edge Conference held in October. The pandemic may have led SMACNA to cancel its annual convention and trade show, but it didn’t stop SMACNA from re-grouping and delivering to its members the latest information on industry trends, technology, and business development during the virtual Edge Conference. SMART leaders took full advantage of SMACNA’s invitation to attend the Edge’s educational programs, round tables, and trade show, and to share their industry views and priorities with contractor participants. During the program’s Labor Update, SMART General President, Joseph Sellers, Jr. stressed that while there have been few opportunities for in-person meetings since the February 2020 Partners in Progress Conference, “SMART and SMACNA must continue to connect at the national and
Joe Sellers
SMART General President
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