SMART Local 3

The Sheet Metal Union of Omaha, Nebraska was started by a number of dedicated tradesmen in the late 1880’s. Omaha, together with six other mid-western metal labor groups, met on January 25, 1888 in Toledo, Ohio to form the “Tin Sheet-Iron and Cornice Workers International Union.”
Omaha became Local #3 and Leo Hart from Omaha became General Vice President. In 1897, the name was changed to “Amalgama  ...