Sellers, Jr.

Joe Sellers is general president of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART). He has 40 years of experience as an industry professional and union official. Joe began apprenticeship in 1980 at Local 19 in Philadelphia and became a journeyman four years later.

He was elected to the local's executive board in 1994 and appointed to be training coordinator in 1996. In 2002, after serving as a business representative for two years, he became Local 19's president and business manager. In 2009, he was elected to the international leadership as general vice president.

Joe became SMART's general president in 2015 and was unanimously re-elected in 2019. As SMART general president, Joe develops and leads special campaigns to increase outreach and awareness for construction, production, and transportation industries members, union industry officials, and policy makers on key issues, including pensions, health care, and apprenticeships. He implemented and continues to lead enhancements to the union's information technology, professional skills training, and lifelong learning curricula. He has held several positions with the AFL-CIO and the North American Building and Construction Trades Union at the national, state, and local levels.