Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers Local 292 Endorses Haley Stevens for U.S. Senate
4/29/2026
“We need a leader in the Senate who will fight and deliver results for Michigan workers, and that’s Haley Stevens.”
DETROIT, MI – Today, Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers Local 292 announced their endorsement of Congresswoman Haley Stevens for U.S. Senate, her tenth labor endorsement. In their endorsement, Business Manager and Financial Secretary Treasurer Paul Gualdoni emphasized Haley’s efforts in protecting good-paying union jobs, expanding workforce training, and ensuring workers have the fair wages and benefits they deserve.
“We need a leader in the Senate who will fight and deliver results for Michigan workers, and that’s Haley Stevens,” said Paul Gualdoni, Business Manager and Financial Secretary Treasurer. “From day one, Haley Stevens has been a champion for the men and women who build and power this state, protecting good-paying union jobs, expanding workforce training, and ensuring workers have the fair wages and benefits they deserve. We are proud to stand with Haley Stevens in her run for U.S. Senate.”
“I could not be more thrilled to have the endorsement of SMART Local 292, which represents the men and women who are the backbone of Michigan’s manufacturing economy,” said Congresswoman Haley Stevens. “I am grateful for their support and will continue fighting for safer job sites, stronger collective bargaining rights, and more good-paying union jobs that are the foundation of the middle class. I am proud to stand with SMART Local 292 as we work toward a stronger future for Michigan workers.”
Haley continues to build the infrastructure to win statewide in Michigan and gain momentum. She has the most union endorsements in the Senate race by a long shot, with more than double the amount of her closest opponent. This endorsement is her tenth, making her the first candidate to receive union support in the double digits. So far, Haley has been endorsed by the Boilermakers Local 169, Sheet Metal Workers Local 80, Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 2, Plumbers Local 98, IronWorkers Local 25, Teamsters Local 243, UNITE HERE Local 24, Pipefitters, Steamfitters, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Service Local Union 636, former state House Speaker Joe Tate, Congresswoman Hillary Scholten, the Mayors of Lansing and Grand Rapids, 11 mayors across Metro Detroit, 40 clergy members across Michigan, the Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus, Reps. Helena Scott (Detroit), Tyrone Carter (Detroit), Amos O’Neal (Saginaw), Brenda Carter (Pontiac), former Detroit Mayor and NBA Hall of Famer Dave Bing, former MI Governor Jim Blanchard, former Governor Martin O’Malley, Elect Democratic Women PAC, former MDP Chair Lavora Barnes, former Rep. Brenda Lawrence, a slate of Congressional Black Caucus Members, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. Read the full and growing list of endorsements here.
