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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) 426-5646
Fax: (617) 482-1207
Dues
(Office hours, online payment, or phone 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 also pay your dues online or by phone!
You will need your I.A. Member Number to process all online or phone payments
All online and phone payments take 24 hours to process. Therefore, Local 17 will not receive your payment until the day after your payment is made. Please remember this when it is the last day of the month and you are trying to prevent a suspension
Payment by Phone
- (888) 272-9829
- Select option 3
- Enter your Jurisdiction Code: 3137
- Select option 1 for Union Dues payment
- Enter your IA Member Number (this will be on your pink receipt) and then press #
- Enter your telephone number
- Enter payment information
- Write down your confirmation number – this confirms that your payment was processed
Payment Online
- Visit https://www.officialpayments.com
- Click on “Local Payments”
- Enter Jurisdiction Code: 3137
- Click on “Make Payment”
- Click the “Payment Type” arrow & select “Union Dues.” Then click on “Make Payment”
- Input your payment information, then click “Continue,” and follow prompts
- Write down your confirmation number. This confirms that your payment was processed
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, including hospitalization and surgery, mental health and substance abuse treatment provided through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts;
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.
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.
You can complete your drug testing at the start of any union meeting (1st Tuesday of each month), or at the Modern Assistance office in Quincy at the following times. Appointments can also be made outside these allotted times if needed.
Union Meeting Drug Testing
From 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. in the basement level of the Union Hall, located at:
1157 Adams Street
Dorchester, MA
Walk-in Drug Testing Hours
Modern Assistance Office
1400 Hancock St, 2nd Floor
Quincy, MA 02169
Monday – Friday
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Wednesdays
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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.
2020
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| Wendell C. Bager | 80 | 3/25/20 |
| Richard L. Colantuoni | 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 |
Scholarship Awards
We’re proud to create opportunities for hardworking students and help put them on the path to success.
That’s why we’ve awarded over $100,000 in scholarships for 26 students to continue their education. Scholarships range from one-time $500 scholarships to four-year scholarships totaling $16,000.
Scholarships are awarded based on performance on the AFL-CIO’s Labor History Exam or through a lottery drawing. This year’s scholarships also include three memorial scholarships given in honor of longtime Local 17 members Joseph J. Nigro, Charlie F. Geary, and James M. Kelly.
Thank you for continuing to fund this program. Local 17 members contribute seven cents to the scholarship fund for every hour we work. Together, we’ve donated more than $1.8 million in scholarships to local students since 1983.
Congratulations to all our winners:
Four Year Scholarship Winners
1st Place – Riley Lyn Stewart, Senior at South Shore Charter School
Robert J. Hayward Scholarship
Amount: $16,000.00 – $4,000 per year
Sponsor: Father, Daniel Stewart
2nd Place – Jessica Skinner, Senior at Norwell High School
Amount: $14,000.00 – $3,500 per year
Sponsor: Father, Stephen Skinner
3rd Place – Jason Willis McKee, Senior at Pembroke High School
Amount: $12,000.00 – $3,000 per year
Sponsor: Father, Kevin McKee
4th Place – Amanda Morris, Senior at Quincy High School
Amount: $10,000.00 – $2,500 per year
Sponsor: Father, Garth Morris
Memorial Scholarship Winners: $3,500 for 1 year
Alyssa Ann Nielson, Student at Framingham State University
Joseph J. Nigro Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Father, Kenneth Nielson
Zachary Graczyk, Senior at Tewksbury High School
Charlie F. Geary Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Father, Greg Graczyk
Bethany Tetreault, Student at Wheaton College
James M. Kelly Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Father, Russell Tetreault
Lottery Scholarship Winners: $3,000 for 1 year
Erin Gustafson, Senior at East Bridgewater High School
Sponsor: Father, Mark Gustafson
Jordan Belanger, Senior at Wells High School
Sponsor: Grandfather, Vincent Franceschini
Matthew Hansen, Student at Syracuse University
Sponsor: Father, Ronald Hansen, Jr.
Jason Whalen, Student at Mass Maritime Academy
Sponsor: Father Glen Whalen
Michael Walsh, Senior at Marshfield High School
Sponsor: Father, Michael Walsh
Colin Walsh, Student at Bentley University
Sponsor: Grandfather, Richard Walsh
Paidin Wilson, Student at Gettysburg College
Sponsor: Grandfather, Thomas McKenna
Delia Dwan, Senior at Hingham High School
Sponsor: Grandfather, Daniel Dwan
Arianna Roosa, Student at University of Las Vegas
Sponsor: Grandfather, Edward Marenburg
Blake Levitts, Student at Boston University
Sponsor: Grandfather, Melvin Levitts
Audrey Labadini, Senior at Archbishop Williams High School
Sponsor: Grandfather, Luis Labadini
Eric Sylvia, Student at UMass Dartmouth
Sponsor: Grandfather, Henry Coache
Jessica Smith, Student at University of Rhode Island
Sponsor: Grandfather, Timothy Harrington
Owen Martell, Student at Middlesex Community College
Sponsor: Father, Daniel Martell
John Bean, Student at UMass Dartmouth
Sponsor: Father, John Bean, Jr.
Kyle Hess, Senior at Bridgewater-Raynham High School
Sponsor: Father, Wayne Hess
Alexis Parliman, Student at University of New Hampshire
Sponsor: Father, William Zyla, Jr.
Alternate Scholarship Winners: $500 for 1 year
1st Alternate – Julia Bonn, Student at Southern New Hampshire University
Sponsor: Father, Frederick Bonn
2nd Alternate – Erin Heffernan, Senior at Wakefield Memorial High School
Sponsor: Grandfather, Joseph Flynn
