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The SMWIA strives to establish and maintain desirable working conditions for its members through their employers. Doing so provides them that measure of comfort, happiness, and security to which every member is entitled to in return for his or her highly trained and skilled labor.
 
The SMWIA is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).

SMACNA members perform work in industrial, commercial, institutional and residential markets. They specialize in heating, ventilating and air conditioning; architectural sheet metal; industrial sheet metal; kitchen equipment; specialty stainless steel work; manufacturing; siding and decking; testing and balancing; service; and energy management and maintenance. San Diego - SMACNA

HVAC/Sheet Metal Industries Partnership - this site is sponsored by the HVAC/Sheet Metal Industries Partnership  which is more than 75 years old, and is based on the mutual goal of delivering quality heating ventilating and air conditioning systems and sheet metal applications using skilled, trained, craft workers

Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund This web site provides information about Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund forms and documents. Visitors will be able to view and print a variety of forms and documents. Please click on a link below to view a list.

ITI International Training Institute for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Industry -  is jointly sponsored by Sheet Metal Worker's International Association (SMWIA) and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA). We offer apprenticeship and advanced career training for union workers in the sheet metal industry throughout the United States and Canada. Located in Alexandria, Virginia, ITI produces a standardized sheet metal curriculum supported by a wide variety of training materials including

    * Instructor Manuals
    * Student Textbooks and Workbooks
    * Videos
    * DVDs
    * CD-ROMs
    * Online training

The Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB) is committed to the welfare of the general public, engineers, building owners and design professionals to assure that all building environmental systems are installed properly and all systems are adjusted to these design specifications. TABB Certified Professionals subscribe to a strict Code of Conduct and pledge to regularly upgrade their skill level to meet cutting-edge technological advances in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry.

National Energy Management Institute - NEMI is a not-for-profit organization created in 1981 by the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association (SMWIA) and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA). NEMI is committed to the growth and prosperity of both organizations.

The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust was founded in 1986 to address the impace of decades-long asbestos exposure on those working in the sheet metal industry. To date, more than 45,000 sheet metal workers have been screened as part of our ongoing Asbestos Screening Program.

serves to protect and raise the living standards of over 150,000 skilled men and women employed throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.  We work in the construction, manufacturing, service, railroad and shipyard industries.

Prevailing Wage Rates – To locate a particular craft or classification's prevailing wage determination, holiday, advisory scope of work, or travel and subsistence provision.

Contractors State License Board – Check the status of a contractor's license, find other important Contractors License Law information or file a complaint.

 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - The primary law governing relations between unions and employers in the private sector.

Department of Labor (DOL) - Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers’ rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.

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Secretary of State Register to Vote – Not registered to vote? Here’s where you do it.

Secretary of State Request Absentee Ballot – Registered but you’d rather vote from home?

California Voter Foundation - A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization promoting and applying the responsible use of technology to improve the democratic process.

Voter Information Service (VIS) - Helping Voters get beyond the sound bites since 1995

Open Secrets - Nonpartisan guide to money’s influence on U.S. elections and public policy.

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