Alabama Sheet Metallic Employee Takes Nationwide Function with Union

The Nationwide Vitality Administration Institute (NEMI) has named Josh Hunter as its southeastern subject consultant. On this function, he helps implementation of recent and rising market alternatives, together with work scopes native unions, areas or contractor members are looking for, along with furthering NEMI’s mission to seek out methods to maintain buildings secure and wholesome whereas growing their power effectivity.

He additionally serves as boots on the bottom for native unions and members of the Worldwide Affiliation of Sheet Metallic, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) staff, serving to establish options and methods NEMI might be of help.

Hunter graduated from the Sheet Metallic Employees Native 48 apprenticeship in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2004 and labored within the trade as a journeyperson for a short while earlier than leaving to change into a licensed paramedic in east Tennessee. He returned to the trade, and to Alabama, in 2015 and rapidly picked up the place he left off, working as a foreman, common foreman and lead journeyperson earlier than he was elected as Native 48’s enterprise supervisor and monetary secretary-treasurer in 2021.

Hunter has served as a delegate for the Alabama State Constructing Trades and Central Alabama Labor Federation; vp of the Central Alabama Constructing Trades; Native 48 governmental lobbyist; Good Jobs Nice Cities Birmingham Metropolis group member; secretary for Native 48’s well being and welfare trustees, and trustee for the native’s Joint Apprentice Coaching Middle. Hunter presently lives in Gadsden, Alabama.

NEMI is a not-for-profit group collectively managed by SMART and the Sheet Metallic and Air Conditioning Contractors’ Nationwide Affiliation (SMACNA). NEMI works with public, personal and authorities organizations in addition to firms nationwide to make buildings safer and more healthy whereas enhancing power effectivity.

NEMI creates coaching and certification alternatives so customers know these staff — who guarantee fireplace life security programs are inspected, confirm the indoor air high quality in faculties and ensure the heating and air con programs in workplace buildings are power environment friendly — are on the high of their trade and consultants of their subject. NEMI works with state and federal officers as material consultants to ensure laws, implementation and security align.