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Joe Demark Jr. sits down with Jerry Keenan on Under Construction for a wide-ranging conversation on life in the trades, the work of labor leadership, fatherhood and the values that drive Local 25 forward.

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Q&A: Demark on How Union Labor Plays a Key Role in the Data Center Boom
How a skilled, unionized workforce can power the next wave of data center expansion, from hands-on collaboration with contractors to innovative labor-management partnerships.
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Podcast
Joe Demark on America’s Work Force Union Podcast
The value of a registered sheet metal apprenticeship, how members top out as journeypersons earning starting wages near $100,000 a year without the burden of college debt, partnerships with regional colleges and the urgent need to upgrade air filtration in commercial buildings.
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Video Series
Sheet Metal 101: Learn the Trades With SMART Local 25
The official video series from SMART Local 25. Welding, testing and balancing, fabrication, drafting and installation — a real-world look at the craft, one trade at a time. Every expert started somewhere.
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Q&A: Joe Demark on how union labor can play key role in data center boom
Joe Demark with an apprentice in their Carlstadt training center. Note: This article originally appeared on BINJE.com. So much of the discussion around the surge in data center has been about where they will go and how much energy they will use. That talk is missing one key aspect: Who is going to make sure they run efficiently? Joe Demark Jr. is President and Business Manager of Sheet Metal Workers Local 25, representing the skilled professionals who sketch, fabricate, install, [...]
Q&A with Joe Demark on BINJE.com