Welcome to Sheet Metal Workers Local 263 — skilled, strong, and union proud.
Welcome to Sheet Metal Workers Local 263 — skilled, strong, and union proud.
Welcome to Sheet Metal Workers Local 263 — skilled, strong, and union proud.
Welcome to Sheet Metal Workers Local 263 — skilled, strong, and union proud.
Support your work, family, and future
SMART Local 263 delivers a strong, union-built benefits package designed to give members stability on the job and security at home. Through collective bargaining and the power of union solidarity, our benefit programs provide dependable health coverage, a pension you can count on, and resources that protect you throughout your career. These benefits are the result of members standing together, negotiating together, and investing in a future where skilled workers are respected and rewarded. When you’re part of SMART 263, you’re backed by a labor organization committed to fair wages, safe worksites, and long-term financial strength for every member.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage funded through collective bargaining to keep members and their families protected.
A strong, union-negotiated pension that builds real retirement stability for the years after the job is done.
Benefit Management Group Inc.
150 1st Ave NE #450
Cedar Rapids IA 52401
319-365-2810
Open till 4:00 pm
https://www.bmgiweb.com/SM263/
Health Care Reimbursement account (HCRA). If you do not have eight digits to your IA membership number add zeros in front of your number to make eight digits.
Members of Local 263 are eligible for participation in Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Local #263 – Retirement Savings Plan.
This plan was created as a result of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Local #263, AFL-CIO and the Cedar Rapids Chapter of the National Sheet Metal Contractors Association and Contributing Employers to provide union members with the opportunity to save for retirement on a tax deferred basis. The Summary Plan Description (SPD) is a multi-paged booklet that can be obtained from the fund trustees. The SPD contains information regarding eligibility, plan benefits, distribution options, and other features of the Plan.
Those members (including retirees) who no longer have annuity funds in the Local #263’s plan will want to contact the National Pension Fund.
If you are currently or formerly an active member of Local #263 and have annuity funds in your retirement accounts, Milliman is the record keeper for Local #263’s members of the SMART Union retirement savings plan.
SMART Local Union No. 263 – Retirement Savings Plan is funded by contributions from Employers who are parties to the Collective Bargaining Agreement and voluntary wage reductions from Participants under the 401 (k) elective provisions of the Plan.
The state of Iowa now mandates that Sheet Metal Workers are licensed by the state and licensees must renew their license every two years. Continuing Education Units (CEU) are required before renewal. Local 263 regularly arranges for courses and is currently seeking accreditation for their courses to fulfill CEU requirements for the renewal.
Information about requirements for renewal and the number of CEUs required each two years is available from:
Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing
Plumbing & Mechanical System Board
6200 Park Avenue Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50321
Visit the state-wide licensing site at https://dial.iowa.gov/
Benefit Services that protect you
Being a part of SMART Local 263 means more than just good pay — it means having access to benefits that take care of you and your family today and tomorrow.
With Local 263, your work builds more than structures — it builds a secure life backed by strong union benefits.
Eligible applicants are the legal spouse or legal dependent of any SMART Local #263 building trades member paying into the Local Scholarship Fund. Status is determined according to the description of the above and by the same eligibility rules of SMART#263 Health and Welfare plan. The beneficiary or spouse must be of a member that is presently paying dues as an active member currently working in the trade or seeking full employment in the trade. The committee will make the final interpretation, if disputed.
Mental health, substance use disorder and suicide prevention
