Next Membership Meeting:
Monday, October 7, 2019 at 5:00 PM
The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States, Canada (UA), affiliated with the national building trades, represents approximately 355,000 plumbers, pipefitters, sprinkler fitters, service technicians and welders in local unions across North America. We also honor a federation agreement with both the Australian Plumbing Trades Employees Union (PTEU) and Irish Technical, Engineering Electrical Union (TEEU).
The UA has been training qualified pipe tradesmen and women longer than anyone else in the industry. We provide the premier training programs available in the industry today, including five-year apprenticeship programs, extensive journeyman training, a comprehensive, five-year instructor training program, and numerous certification programs. We help our signatory contractors grow their market share by identifying new opportunities, providing support and connecting them to the safest, most skilled and most highly trained workforce in the industry.
UA Local 162
Upcoming Events:
Apprenticeship Applications: Monday, September 30, 2019
Children’s Christmas Party: Saturday, December 14, 2019
Retiree Christmas Party: Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Local 162 Jurisdiction Counties:
Montgomery, Greene, Preble, Darke, Miami, Clinton, Fayette, Clark and Champaign.
50 Years of Membership:
Congratulations to our 2019 Lifetime Members:
George Bayless, Ellis Charles, Donald Hines, Fred Johns, Jerold Lawrence, Donald Lightcap, Bobby Marcum, Noel McGinnis, Craig Murdock, William Rice, David Schenck
Deceased Members
Our deepest condolences to the families of our recently deceased:
Allen Burger Jr., Frank Fannin, Douglas Kramer, Michael Marsh, Chris Miller, Jack Sabins, Elmer Tincher, Robert Walker, Harold Cornett
Womens Auxilliary News:
The UA has been at the forefront of the fight for worker’s rights for over 100 years. Now, as we move into a new millenium we are faced with many new and imposing obstacles. To prepare our membership for the rapid advancements in technology and the way business is conducted, the UA has developed one of the most extensive training programs of any union in the world, spending more than $200 million dollars a year ensuring that our members are prepared for the future.