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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 Fund 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
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. Make sure you’re taking advantage of the programs and benefits that come with your SMW Local 17 membership!
We continually evaluate the benefits we offer and look for opportunities to enhance those benefits while maintaining financially sound programs. We depend on you as a member, and you should depend on us to provide benefits that meet your needs and are easy to use.
Your Board of Trustees continually evaluates the benefits we offer and look 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 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 Retiree Club to stay in touch with your union sisters and brothers, 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 jdcortese@verizon.net
In Memoriam
Find obituaries and ceremony details distributed by families of recently passed brother and sisters.
2019
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| Kenneth Henry Christiansen | 79 | 03/11/2019 |
| Glenn A Fernandez | 40 | 01/30/2019 |
| Robert F Boucher, Sr | 79 | 01/28/2019 |
| George Moore | 84 | 01/18/2019 |
| Paul Kavanagh | 78 | 01/17/2019 |
2018
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| Thomas Mullane | 80 | 12/31/2018 |
| Alfred Johnson | 79 | 12/27/2018 |
| Joesph A Baer | 89 | 12/09/2018 |
| Leonard Maclellan | 75 | 12/04/2018 |
| Howard Silva | 72 | 11/17/2018 |
| Richard Bickford | 76 | 11/09/2018 |
| Robert C Roach | 83 | 11/06/2018 |
| Lawrence Abruzzese | 80 | 11/05/2018 |
| Kevin Long | 37 | 10/27/2018 |
| Joseph J Nigro | 68 | 10/24/2018 |
| Robert Keane | 83 | 10/13/2018 |
| Eugene Brown | 86 | 10/09/2018 |
| Maurice Michaud | 86 | 10/02/2018 |
| Arthur Jacobson | 73 | 10/01/2018 |
| James Glover | 58 | 09/25/2018 |
| Daniel Daly | 78 | 09/09/2018 |
| Lawrence Mccauley | 62 | 09/06/2018 |
| Anthony Martin | 76 | 09/02/2018 |
| Arnold Wilson | 87 | 08/25/2018 |
| Frederick J Benoit | 65 | 08/25/2018 |
| Donald Roche | 62 | 08/25/2018 |
| Pierre Michaud | 79 | 07/22/2018 |
| David Geever | 75 | 07/07/2018 |
| Gregory Shea | 70 | 06/07/2018 |
| Charles Boyd | 73 | 05/30/2018 |
| Henry Kosior | 78 | 05/22/2018 |
| Paul F Briggette | 84 | 05/10/2018 |
| Andrew Williams | 83 | 05/08/2018 |
| John Leavit, Jr | 94 | 04/30/2018 |
| James Harwood | 96 | 04/20/2018 |
| Charles Geary | 54 | 04/13/2018 |
| Bernard Nee | 79 | 02/07/2018 |
| Lucien Dlugosinski | 94 | 01/20/2018 |
| Nelson Kessler | 85 | 01/12/2018 |
| Frank Mancusi | 98 | 01/08/2018 |
2017
| NAME OF DECEASED | AGE | DATE OF DEATH |
| Ernest A Pinciaro | 74 | 12/29/2017 |
| Robert F. Phalen | 84 | 12/16/2017 |
| Albert J Oliverio | 94 | 12/07/2017 |
| Richard G Chabot | 74 | 10/31/2017 |
| Stephen A. Schiano | 68 | 10/19/2017 |
| Anthony L Peters | 75 | 10/14/2017 |
| Roy L Slocum | 79 | 10/07/2017 |
| Michael W Teed | 39 | 10/01/2017 |
| Henry M Sacco | 76 | 10/01/2017 |
| Douglas E Clarke | 63 | 09/30/2017 |
| James McPhee | 66 | 09/30/2017 |
| Barry Wong | 91 | 09/11/2017 |
| John Belbin | 76 | 08/13/2017 |
| Peter Cabot Neily | 80 | 07/24/2017 |
| Robert C Bruen | 72 | 07/12/2017 |
| James P Freitas, II | 40 | 06/29/2017 |
| Nicole F Linscott | 39 | 06/22/2017 |
| David McHugh | 77 | 5/19/2017 |
| Joseph M Serafini | 67 | 06/11/2017 |
| William Turner | 93 | 06/07/2017 |
| Lloyd Light | 78 | 05/09/2017 |
| Richard Flaherty, Sr | 72 | 05/06/2017 |
| Harvey D Morris | 87 | 02/24/2017 |
| Frank Rogers | 80 | 04/30/2017 |
| Antonio “Tony” Buttaro | 91 | 04/24/2017 |
| William M Nickerson | 88 | 04/21/2017 |
| James Trubiano | 57 | 04/10/2017 |
| Alfred N Sanborn | 94 | 03/06/2017 |
| Harvey D Morris | 87 | 02/24/2017 |
| Charles A Balzarini | 93 | 02/21/2017 |
| George LaMonica | 84 | 02/11/2017 |
| Teeli Virta | 94 | 02/03/2017 |
| Ernest V Jean | 72 | 01/22/2017 |
| Warren Boisvert | 93 | 01/06/2017 |
| Laurence Wright | 73 | 01/05/2017 |
2019 Local 17 Scholarship Application
The Local 17 scholarship application and the additional scholarships that are available to Local 17 members are attached below in a Word document.
High School Seniors that are registered to take the Labor History Exam:
Please note, the study guide was rewritten this year. Do not study the old guide.
To get this years study guide, please click here
This year’s Labor History Exam will be given in all Massachusetts High schools on Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Attachments:
2019 Local 17 Scholarship
Apply by Sunday, March 31st
Lou Sarno Memorial Scholarship Memorial
Colleen Sullivan Memorial Nursing Vocation Scholarship
Apply by Friday, May 24th
