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Local 5 organizes enormous growth in North Carolina

Summary by SMART Union
When SMART Local 5 (East Tennessee and North Carolina) member Steven Ruger became an organizer in April 2023, the local had around 1,100 members — the majority in Tennessee — with 500 sheet metal workers needed to take on several approaching megaprojects. “I wanted to become an organizer to help build and grow Local 5,” said Ruger, who first joined the trade in July 2011 with SMART Local 112 (Elmira, N.Y.) before moving to North Carolina years l…
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SMART Union broke the news in on Monday, April 7, 2025.
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