Est. 1944 · SMART affiliate · Windsor-Essex & Chatham-Kent
For over eighty years, Local 235 has put skilled sheet metal workers and roofers on the job across Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent, and stood behind them long after the job wraps.
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1944
Chartered
4
Trades
Essex + Kent
Jurisdiction
SMART
Affiliate
Serviced by International Representative Scott McQueen
Latest
The federal government has committed $2 billion in new funding for provinces and territories to expand skilled trades training, part of a national push to recruit, train and certify 80,000 to 100,000 new Red Seal trades workers over five years.
Read moreThe Canadian Council of Sheet Metal Workers & Roofers marked its 50th Annual Convention in Edmonton this July, hosted by SMART Local 8 at the Chateau Lacombe. Delegates gathered July 9 to 12 for governance sessions and the milestone 50th Annual Apprenticeship Competition. Sheet Metal: 1st Justin Costa, Local 285 (EM Air Systems); 2nd Nathan Marzilli, Local 537 (Flynn Canada); 3rd Michael Pardy, Local 562 (Nelco Mechanical); 4th Lauren Coates, Local 276 (Playsted Sheet Metal); Congeniality Rodeo Richard Michaud, Local 437 (Beaulieu Mechanical). Roofing: 1st William Morgan, Local 276 (Aurora Roofing Ltd); 2nd and Congeniality Joshua Blais, Local 47 (Flynn Canada); 3rd Leandro Rites, Local 47 (Simluc Roofing). Congratulations to every competitor who stepped up to the bench. The 51st Convention heads east to Cape Breton in 2027.
Read moreSMART Canada joined apprentices from locals across the country at the Skills Canada / Compétences Canada Competition. Apprentices showcased their skills at the SMART Canada booth, working on a replica firehouse project, a testament to the strength of SMART apprenticeship training and the future of the trade.
Read moreWho we are
Chartered August 11, 1944 under the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (today’s SMART), Local 235 represents the trades that move the air and keep the weather out. Our members run HVAC and ductwork, raise architectural panels, install decking, siding and roofing, and balance the air in buildings across Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent. Casino Windsor, the auto plants, the NextStar battery plant, the Gordie Howe Bridge. We’ve been on them.
More about Local 235Chartered August 11, 1944 under the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, born in Windsor's wartime manufacturing boom.
Roofers organized into the local, following the SMWIA's Canadian model of bringing roofers in alongside sheet metal workers.
Business Manager Robert Macintyre testified to the Ontario Legislature against Bill 69, representing over 240 sheet metal workers and roofers and defending the hiring hall.
Local 235 members joined the province-wide ICI sheet-metal strike of roughly 4,000 workers, with 98% support.
Our trades
1st Year apprentice through Journeyperson
$20.69 – $48.74 / hr
Effective April 28, 2024
Pre-Apprentice through Foreman
$19.62 – $43.78 / hr (+ foreman premium)
Effective May 1, 2024
Probationary through Sheeter / Decker
$17.20 – $48.74 / hr
Effective April 28, 2024
Probationary through Technician
$24.00 – $42.85 / hr
Effective April 28, 2024
Member services
Earn while you learn, with paid on-the-job training plus classroom instruction toward Red Seal certification.
Learn moreMedical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, prescription coverage and a defined pension for members and families.
Learn moreHigher pay, better training, real protection. Considering going union? Confidential, no pressure.
Learn moreA network of union contractors, an inter-local referral system, and enforceable grievance procedures.
Learn moreConsidering going union?
Every call is strictly confidential, never tied to your employer.
