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Why Membership
Everyone who works hard to make an honest living deserves respect from their employer, both on and off the job. That means being guaranteed safe, suitable working conditions, fair treatment and the family-sustaining wages and benefits necessary to survive as the cost of living continues to rise.
As a member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 17, these basic human needs, which for too many are only a dream, are guaranteed to you through a collective bargaining agreement. You do have the right to stand with your fellow workers and hold your employer to a higher standard, without fear of repercussion.
Funds Office
We’re here to assist you in making the best use of your various benefits.
The daily operation of the Funds is maintained by the Funds Administrator and staff located at the Fund Office.
General Information
The Funds Office should be aware of all your pertinent information including your current address, contact information, marital status and dependents.
Keep your benefit beneficiary designations up-to-date.
All claim forms must be completed and submitted in a timely manner. Due to space and time limitations, incomplete or incorrect forms will be returned and/or denied, and must be resubmitted once completed. Forms received after cut-off will be included in the batch for the following cycle.
Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 Funds Office
1157 Adams Street, 1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02124
Tel: (617) 898-1301
Fax: (617) 482-1207
Dues
(Office hours or online portal payment)
SMW Local 17 members pay annual dues to the strength and longevity of the Union. These funds are used for membership events, staff pay, outreach and more.
Dues Office Hours:
Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
First Tuesday of every month open until 5:30 PM
You can pay dues online by logging into our Union Fusion Member Portal.
NOTE: All checks and money orders for dues payment should be made out to NERC SMART 17.
REGISTER FOR MEMBER PORTAL
- Visit https://smw17.unionfusion.net/auth/register
- Enter your member number, social security number, and date of birth.
- Enter your email address. The portal will send you a temporary password via email to set up your account.
- Check your email and retrieve your temporary password. Then log in through the link provided using your email and temporary password.
- Once you’re logged in, enter a permanent password. Be sure to write it down or save it in a secure place.
- Verify your personal information and upload a profile picture if you’d like.
- Click “Save Settings.” You’ve successfully set up your account!
PAY THROUGH MEMBER PORTAL
- Visit https://www.smw17.unionfusion.net
- Log in using your email and password.
- Click “Make a Dues Payment” at the Member Portal
- Click the “Pay” button on the item you would like to pay. If you have several outstanding payments, you can click “Pay All.”
- Click “Proceed to checkout.”
- Enter payment information.
- Click “Submit Payment.” You can access your payment history on the left of the screen under “My Transactions.”
Benefits
As a worker, you have a right to quality healthcare, retirement benefits and more. We continually evaluate the benefits we offer and look for opportunities to enhance those benefits while maintaining financially sound programs. Your Board of Trustees continually evaluates the benefits we offer and looks for opportunities to enhance those benefits while maintaining a financially sound Insurance Fund. We depend on you as a member of the Fund, and you should depend on us to provide benefits that meet your needs and are easy to use.
Your benefits plan includes:
Comprehensive medical care for physical health needs and conditions, including annual exams, hospitalization, and surgery provided through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts;
Counseling, mental health and addiction therapy, recovery programs, drug testing, and referral services provided through the Modern Assistance Program;
Prescription drug coverage through EnvisionRxOptions;
Dental care, provided through Delta Dental;
Vision care, provided through Davis Vision;
Weekly accident and sickness benefits, provided through the Funds office; and
Life insurance, accidental death, and dismemberment insurance.
Please note that all mental health and substance abuse disorder questions should be directed to Modern Assistance.
Training & Regulation
Union work is mandated on the majority of public projects because people understand that unions set the standard for safety in the industry.
We give our members the best training to make sure that they stay safe on the job and that the final product meets community standards.
New industry technology, training and regulations are constantly emerging, and SMW Local 17 is committed to keeping you informed and up to date with certifications, so that you have direct access to the region’s building boom.
For the latest apprenticeship and continuing ed opportunities, visit www.lu17jatc.org
Drug Testing
Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 is committed to delivering the safest, best-trained professionals to any job site, and part of that promise means ensuring that our workforce is drug-free.
Modern Assistance is located at 300 Congress St, Suite 104, Quincy, MA 02169.
Walk-in Drug Testing is available on:
Monday 10:00 am -12:00 pm (swab & urine testing)
Tuesday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (swab & urine testing)
Wednesday 10:00 am – 11:30 am (swab testing)
Thursday 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (swab testing)
Friday 10:00 am – 11:30 am (swab testing)
These days will be regular test days each week unless there is a holiday or inclement weather. Any questions please call 617-773-5169.
**PLEASE NOTE** all urine tests need to be scheduled in advance with Judi Melvin-Conners at (617) 797-8000 text/call, or send request to JMConners@modernassistance.com
Retirees’ Club
All retired SMW Local 17 members are invited to join our Retirees Club to stay in touch with your union Brothers and Sisters, and to keep up to date about retiree events, benefits and more.
2nd Tuesday of every month
10:00 a.m. at the JATC Center
1181 Adams Street
Dorchester, MA
If you have questions or would like to attend, please contact James Cortese at jdcortese@verizon.net.
In Memoriam
Find obituaries and ceremony details distributed by families of recently passed brother and sisters.
2023
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| Albert M. Bourgeois | 76 | 1/13/23 |
2022
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| Thomas J. Keane | 80 | 11/3/2022 |
| Thomas “TJ” Bauer | 41 | 10/8/22 |
| Peter E. Joyce | 79 | 9/18/22 |
| Edmund Walsh | 91 | 9/8/22 |
| Robert Eva | 83 | 7/25/22 |
| Richard J. Smith |
77 | 7/19/22 |
| Pedro Pires | 27 | 7/15/22 |
| Pellegrino Tulimieri |
102 | 7/17/22 |
| Frank E. Akerley | 7/6/22 | |
| Frank P. Buono |
79 | 6/19/22 |
| Paul D. Mann | 61 | 6/13/22 |
| Asbjorn Guldhage | 78 | 5/20/22 |
| John “Jack” T. Collins Jr |
80 | 3/4/22 |
| Robert Cote | 91 | 3/8/22 |
| Daniel Hardy | 74 | 5/6/22 |
| Rene R. Parent | 73 | 5/4/22 |
| Donald Morrell | 89 | 4/24/22 |
| Lorenzo Ruggiero Jr. | 79 | 4/6/22 |
| Bradley Steele | ||
| Arthur B. Rogers |
69 | 2/11/22 |
| Lawrence Gordon | 88 | 2/2/22 |
| Donald F. MacMillan | 97 | 1/24/22 |
| Richard J. Gibbs Sr | 89 | 1/11/22 |
| Charles Darmetko | 90 | 1/11/22 |
| Richard “Dick” Moscato | 71 | 1/8/22 |
2021
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| James H. Walsh | 74 | 12/19/21 |
| Thomas Hally | 51 | 12/20/21 |
| Louis J Labadini Sr. | 93 | 12/19/21 |
| Richard Dumas | 75 | 12/12/21 |
| Stephen J. Greenwood | 44 | 12/7/21 |
| Michael Mahoney | 62 | 12/7/21 |
| Lauris J. “Joe” Chase | 83 | 11/28/21 |
| Richard Finnerty | 55 | 11/15/21 |
| Thomas McColgan Dolan | 75 | 11/12/21 |
| John “Jack” Semenuk Jr. | 74 | 11/7/21 |
| Arsene Frappier | 75 | 11/5/21 |
| Dennis Rowe | 68 | 10/10/21 |
| Michael J. “Mike” Gillis | 69 | 10/9/21 |
| Nicholas Makos | 95 | 9/21/21 |
| Robert E. Fitzpatrick | 75 | 9/13/21 |
| Carlton F. Noble | 79 | 8/23/21 |
| Leroy C. Smith Jr. | 84 | 8/21/21 |
| Joel Fairhurst | 71 | 8/3/21 |
| Craig Ballarino | 54 | 7/20/21 |
| Michael Mulholland | 43 | 7/19/21 |
| Thomas G. Albrecht | 83 | 7/17/21 |
| Joseph L. McArdle | 82 | 7/16/21 |
| Peter M. Walsh | 81 | 7/10/21 |
| Robert J. Squires | 82 | 7/7/21 |
| Chester Whited Jr. | 79 | 6/11/21 |
| Vincent J. McIsaac | 75 | 6/4/21 |
| Robert Bergeron | 78 | 4/21/21 |
| Robert L. McDonough | 77 | 4/18/21 |
| Don E. Waldron | 82 | 4/2/21 |
| Charles F. Robinson Jr. | 84 | 3/31/21 |
| Robert S. Farland | 77 | 3/15/21 |
| William Leeman III | 71 | 3/22/21 |
| Jon P. Mitchell | 43 | 3/9/21 |
| Edward J. Whalen | 78 | 2/27/21 |
| Roy J. Berggren | 82 | 2/24/21 |
| Raymond G. Duhamel | 95 | 2/21/21 |
| Gerald A. Bean | 80 | 2/23/21 |
| Robert E. Tracey | 94 | 1/29/21 |
| Robert F. Grue | 80 | 1/19/21 |
| Charles E. Vinitsky | 71 | 1/15/21 |
| Russell E. MacMillan | 91 | 1/5/21 |
2020
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| Richard Rumble | 78 | 12/15/20 |
| Paul Lombardo | 69 | 12/7/20 |
| Vincent Vendice | 91 | 12/4/20 |
| Ronald Haslam | 75 | 11/22/20 |
| Joseph F. Feeney | 79 | 11/21/20 |
| Ernest C. Smith | 84 | 10/18/20 |
| Anthony Vinitsky | 93 | 10/11/20 |
| Paul Burns Sr. | 73 | 9/24/20 |
| Robert Fudge | 82 | 9/19/20 |
| Calvin Potter | 77 | 9/18/20 |
| Edward C. Parker | 91 | 9/16/20 |
| Robert Greaves | 96 | 9/6/20 |
| Jeffrey Honea | 62 | 9/6/20 |
| James L. McCarty | 59 | 9/2/20 |
| Daniel Dwan | 80 | 9/2/20 |
| Harry Jones | 68 | 8/18/20 |
| John H. Smith | 72 | 7/29/20 |
| Angelo Porcaro | 95 | 7/19/20 |
| John F. Green | 79 | 7/11/20 |
| David Clancy | 55 | 6/21/20 |
| Normand A. Bourgeois | 79 | 6/13/20 |
| Paul Canavan | 82 | 6/12/20 |
| Gaspare Scurti | 90 | 6/7/20 |
| Brian Crovetti | 64 | 5/27/20 |
| Michael Meehan | 24 | 5/25/20 |
| James S. Oliver | 62 | 5/24/20 |
| Nicholas Caspoli | 83 | 5/17/20 |
| Roland Brousseau | 83 | 5/15/20 |
| Robert Sturk | 78 | 5/12/20 |
| Joseph A. Estrella | 77 | 5/9/20 |
| Richard Mahoney | 85 | 5/3/20 |
| Philip Cannata | 95 | 4/19/20 |
| Wendell C. Bager | 80 | 3/25/20 |
| Richard L. Colantuoni | 73 | 3/23/20 |
| Eugene E. MacFadgen | 74 | 3/22/20 |
| Gaetano S. Mistretta | 85 | 3/19/20 |
| Master Adams | 65 | 2/19/20 |
| Normand R. Dumont | 89 | 2/3/20 |
2019
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| Eric Janssen | 73 | 12/26/19 |
| Joseph P. Geary II | 88 | 12/23/19 |
| David LeRoy Stewart | 77 | 12/22/19 |
| Paul R. Moll | 90 | 12/3/19 |
| Kyle McGonagle | 41 | 12/2/19 |
| James Casey | 80 | 12/1/19 |
| Kopel “Carl” Lajmer | 96 | 11/30/19 |
| James G. Boyd | 78 | 11/30/19 |
| Robert Beausoleil | 83 | 11/29/19 |
| Sean Lyons | 54 | 11/27/19 |
| Richard Wild | 80 | 11/10/19 |
| Peter Belmonte | 80 | 11/4/19 |
| Eugene A. Camptatelli | 83 | 10/22/19 |
| Brian P. Costello | 72 | 10/16/19 |
| James A. Painten | 103 | 9/28/19 |
| Samuel P. Volpe | 96 | 9/27/19 |
| Michael P. Walsh | 8/27/19 | |
| Scott Nilsson | 67 | 8/20/19 |
| Edward M. Mack | 70 | 8/18/19 |
| Raymond “Ray” Nash, Jr. | 8/9/19 | |
| Donald W. Kay | 68 | 8/7/19 |
| Frank E. Garland | 83 | 7/6/19 |
| Ronald E. Morrissey | 84 | 7/1/19 |
| Brian D. Daigle | 41 | 6/26/19 |
| Norman J. Gregoire | 72 | 6/20/19 |
| William Henkel | 6/10/19 | |
| Robert A. Mullikin | 77 | 5/26/19 |
| Michael R. Nelson | 27 | 5/18/19 |
| Joseph Andrew O’Brien | 86 | 5/11/19 |
| Gary Jarvis | 79 | 4/30/19 |
| Edward J. Hammond | 84 | 4/24/19 |
| George C. Deveau | 74 | 4/12/19 |
| Kenneth Henry Christiansen | 79 | 3/11/19 |
| Renaldo “Ren” Mauritson | 88 | 2/27/19 |
| Glenn A. Fernandez | 40 | 1/30/19 |
| Robert F. Boucher, Sr | 79 | 1/28/19 |
| George Moore | 84 | 1/18/19 |
| Paul Kavanagh | 78 | 1/17/19 |
2018
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| Thomas Mullane | 80 | 12/31/18 |
| Alfred Johnson | 79 | 12/27/18 |
| Joesph A Baer | 89 | 12/9/18 |
| Leonard Maclellan | 75 | 12/4/18 |
| Howard Silva | 72 | 11/17/18 |
| Richard Bickford | 76 | 11/9/18 |
| Robert C Roach | 83 | 11/6/18 |
| Lawrence Abruzzese | 80 | 11/5/18 |
| Kevin Long | 37 | 10/27/18 |
| Joseph J Nigro | 68 | 10/24/18 |
| Robert Keane | 83 | 10/13/18 |
| Eugene Brown | 86 | 10/9/18 |
| Maurice Michaud | 86 | 10/2/18 |
| Arthur Jacobson | 73 | 10/1/18 |
| James Glover | 58 | 9/25/18 |
| Daniel Daly | 78 | 9/9/18 |
| Lawrence Mccauley | 62 | 9/6/18 |
| Anthony Martin | 76 | 9/2/18 |
| Arnold Wilson | 87 | 8/25/18 |
| Frederick J Benoit | 65 | 8/25/18 |
| Donald Roche | 62 | 8/25/18 |
| Pierre Michaud | 79 | 7/22/18 |
| David Geever | 75 | 7/7/18 |
| Gregory Shea | 70 | 6/7/18 |
| Charles Boyd | 73 | 5/30/18 |
| Henry Kosior | 78 | 5/22/18 |
| Paul F Briggette | 84 | 5/10/18 |
| Andrew Williams | 83 | 5/8/18 |
| John Leavit, Jr | 94 | 4/30/18 |
| James Harwood | 96 | 4/20/18 |
| Charles Geary | 54 | 4/13/18 |
| Bernard Nee | 79 | 2/7/18 |
| Lucien Dlugosinski | 94 | 1/20/18 |
| Nelson Kessler | 85 | 1/12/18 |
| Frank Mancusi | 98 | 1/8/18 |
2017
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| Ernest A Pinciaro | 74 | 12/29/17 |
| Robert F. Phalen | 84 | 12/16/17 |
| Albert J Oliverio | 94 | 12/7/17 |
| Richard G Chabot | 74 | 10/31/17 |
| Stephen A. Schiano | 68 | 10/19/17 |
| Anthony L Peters | 75 | 10/14/17 |
| Roy L Slocum | 79 | 10/7/17 |
| Michael W Teed | 39 | 10/1/17 |
| Henry M Sacco | 76 | 10/1/17 |
| Douglas E Clarke | 63 | 9/30/17 |
| James McPhee | 66 | 9/30/17 |
| Barry Wong | 91 | 9/11/17 |
| John Belbin | 76 | 8/13/17 |
| Peter Cabot Neily | 80 | 7/24/17 |
| Robert C Bruen | 72 | 7/12/17 |
| James P Freitas, II | 40 | 6/29/17 |
| Nicole F Linscott | 39 | 6/22/17 |
| David McHugh | 77 | 5/19/17 |
| Joseph M Serafini | 67 | 6/11/17 |
| William Turner | 93 | 6/7/17 |
| Lloyd Light | 78 | 5/9/17 |
| Richard Flaherty, Sr | 72 | 5/6/17 |
| Harvey D Morris | 87 | 2/24/17 |
| Frank Rogers | 80 | 4/30/17 |
| Antonio “Tony” Buttaro | 91 | 4/24/17 |
| William M Nickerson | 88 | 4/21/17 |
| James Trubiano | 57 | 4/10/17 |
| Alfred N Sanborn | 94 | 3/6/17 |
| Harvey D Morris | 87 | 2/24/17 |
| Charles A Balzarini | 93 | 2/21/17 |
| George LaMonica | 84 | 2/11/17 |
| Teeli Virta | 94 | 2/3/17 |
| Ernest V Jean | 72 | 1/22/17 |
| Warren Boisvert | 93 | 1/6/17 |
| Laurence Wright | 73 | 1/5/17 |
2023 Local 17 Scholarship Opportunities
Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 is proud to award yearly scholarship funding to our community’s eligible high school seniors and college students. Scholarships range from one-time $500 scholarships to four-year scholarships totaling $16,000.
The scholarship program is 100% funded by the membership of Local 17. Each member gives seven cents out of every hour they work to the scholarship fund. The membership of Local 17 has donated more than $2 million in scholarships to local students since 1983.
We’re proud to create opportunity for hardworking students and help put them on the path to success. These scholarships are part of Local 17’s commitment to giving back to the communities where our members live and work.
2023 Application
Click here to download the Local 17 Scholarship Application.
Eligibility Criteria:
1. All applicants must be a child, grandchild, or spouse of an active or retired NERC-SMART Local 17 member in good standing. Children, or grandchildren of deceased NERC-SMART Local 17 members are also eligible. Suspended, forfeited or withdrawal card members are not eligible to apply.
2. Only (1) one scholarship application per applicant will be accepted, all applicants must be accepted into an accredited college at the time the award is issued. Each applicant winner will only be allowed to win (1) one scholarship award per year. All current and previous 4-year scholarship winner are not eligible to apply for a scholarship until their 4-year scholarship award is fully disbursed. This gives every applicant an opportunity at winning a scholarship award.
Labor History Exam (High School Seniors only)
❖ All applicants must register online with the Mass AFL/CIO at https://www.massaflcio.org/scholarships. The Scholarship exam will be administered at all Massachusetts high schools starting on Monday, February 6, 2023, through Friday, February 10, 2023. All schools will be assigned a timeframe to administer the exam, it is the responsibility of the student to check with their guidance counselor for their high school’s testing time and location.
❖ High Schools out of Massachusetts, if your school is not listed on the online registration page, then your school must register with Carla Connolly at cconnolly@massaflcio.org before you can complete your online application.
❖ All applicants must then register with NERC-SMART Local 17 by emailing the completed bottom half of this letter to dholmes@smart-nerc.org or by mail to NERC- SMART Local 17 Attn: Debbie Holmes 1157 Adams St 2nd Fl Dorchester, MA 02124. Applicants must be registered with NERC-SMART Local 17 & Mass AFL/CIO to receive award.
❖ The last day to apply online for the Labor History Scholarship Exam is Friday, December 16, 2022, by 5 pm.
NERC-SMART Local 17 Lottery Scholarship (College Students or High School Seniors not taking Labor History exam)
❖ All applicants must register with NERC-SMART Local 17 by emailing the completed bottom half of this letter to dholmes@smart-nerc.org or by mail to NERC-SMART Local 17 Attn: Debbie Holmes 1157 Adams St 2nd Fl Dorchester, MA 02124.
❖ Last day to apply for the NERC-SMART Local 17 Lottery Scholarship is Friday, March 31, 2023.
Additional Scholarship Opportunities
The scholarship programs listed are additional scholarships available to our members. They are not affiliated with the Northeast Regional Council of SMART Local 17 Lottery Scholarship or the Mass AFL-CIO Labor History Exam. Please contact the scholarship programs directly for more eligibility information and how to get applications for these scholarships.
