Standard Form & Agreements

• Analysis of Locally Negotiated Residential Addenda in the Sheet Metal Industry

  Released in August 2014 by the SMACNA National Labor Relations Department, this report analyzes and compares 55 Local Residential Addenda. 

  • Analysis of Locally Negotiated Residential Addenda in the-Sheet Metal Industry

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• Announcement of SFUA A-08-11 and Annotated Draft

  In August 2011, the SMART (formerly SMWIA) and SMACNA Labor Committees released a memorandum outlining revisions to the Standard Form of Union Agreement (SFUA).  The SFUA is a model collective bargaining agreement outlining labor policies of the two

  • Announcement of SFUA a-08-11-and-annotated draft

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• Article X, Section 10 Revision Announcement and Q & A

  November 2, 2010 memorandum from SMACNA and SMWIA announcing changes to Article X, Section 10 of Standard Form of Union Agreement intended to provide for a method by which parties can establish or amend local specialty agreements to enhance market

  • Article X Section 10 Revision Announcement and Q and A

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• History and Explanation of the Standard Form

  Authored by Robert Fenlon of Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt and updated in 1997, this document explores the evolution of the Standard Form of Union Agreement (SFUA) from its origination in 1946 and provides explanation and commentary of the contents

  • Final History of the SFUA 2023

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• Memo and Consolidated National Agreement for Industrial Construction

  March 2015 memorandum from SMACNA Labor Relations that outlines key aspects of the Consolidated National Agreement for Industrial Construction, unilaterally developed by SMART. The Industrial Agreement is between individual contractors and the SMART

  • Consolidated National Agreement for Industrial Construction
  • Memo on consolidated national agreement for industrial construction

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• SMART Duct/Mechanical Insulation Agreement Template and Analysis

  In August 2015, the SMACNA Labor Relations Department released a memorandum outlining key aspects of the SMART Sample Agreement Template for a Local Duct/Mechanical Insulation Agreement. 

  • Analysis of Smart S Duct-Mechanical Insulation Agreement
  • Smart Duct Mechanical Insulation Agreement Template

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• Standard Form of Union Agreement (SFUA)

  Negotiated in 2011, this is the most current edition of the Standard Form of Union Agreement. Available to SMACNA members is an explanation of changes negotiated in 2011 as well as annotated version of the agreement. 

  • SFUA a-08-11

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• Use of SFUA Article X §10 to Expand Work Opportunities

  June 4, 2010 Memorandum from the SMWIA President and SMACNA Labor Relations Department encouraging local unions and contractors to work cooperatively to expand market share during the 2010 economic downturn utilizing the use of SFUA Article X,

  • Use of SFUA article x section 10 to expand work opportunities

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