Next Membership Meeting:
Monday, March 2, 2020
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 Program is accepting applications for 3 days only!
February 19 – 21, 2020 7:30 am – 4:30 Pm
Local 162 Jurisdiction Counties:
Montgomery, Greene, Preble, Darke, Miami, Clinton, Fayette, Clark and Champaign.
50 Years of Membership:
Congratulations to our 2020 Lifetime Members:
Tommie Barton, Lloyd Posey, Eugene Rhoads, Timothy Weinert
Deceased Members
Our deepest condolences to the families of our 2020 deceased:
James Brooks, Thomas Ricketts, Robert Diehl
Womens Auxilliary News:
There is a link with this years Christmas photos in the Photo Album tab, check them out!
* Meetings are held every second Tuesday of the month.
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.