After 40 years in the Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 80 — from an apprentice to foremen, business agent then business manager — Mark Saba has paid his dues as a leader in the industry. From his experience on shop floors, he naturally carries the point of view of a journeyman. But now as executive director of SMACNA Detroit, Saba is tasked with advancing the interests of the contractor.

After a warning that steel tariffs imposed by President Trump would lead to fewer jobs, Detroit automaker GM is set to layoff more than 4,000 people today.  

SET Duct Manufacturing is a Detroit-based union manufacturer and members of the Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractors’ National Association and the Spiral Duct Manufactures Association, specializing in the manufacturing of rectangular, round and flat-oval duct systems.

Bryant Heating & Cooling provided an Evolution HVAC system to a home in Detroit that’s being refurbished by Home Depot’s Renovation Services program in collaboration with the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

SMACNA Detroit officials said Saba has 27 years of construction industry experience.