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The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the United Association (UA), is a labor union which represents workers in the plumbing and pipefitting industries in the United States and Canada.
History
Journeymen in the pipe trades in the 1880s worked in three basic crafts: plumbers, steamfitters and gasfitters.
The first truly successful national body, the United Association of Journeymen Plumbers, Gas Fitters, Steam Fitters, and Steam Fitters' Helpers of the United States and Canada, was officially founded on October 11, 1889.
Gradually, former members of rival unions joined the United Association. The depression of 1893–1897 slowed the development of a stronger organization. Membership in the United Association grew to 6,700 in 1893, but fell to 4,400 by 1897. Yet, by that year 151 local unions were listed on its rolls.
Starting in 1898, the construction industry entered a period of expansion and prosperity that lasted until 1914. From 1898 to 1906 the United Association quadrupled its membership.
During its first years, the United Association was essentially a federation of local unions, rather than a truly national union of the pipe trades. The major breakthrough toward a unified national organization came at the 1902 national convention in Omaha, when delegates approved a Nationalization Committee proposal establishing a comprehensive system of sick, death and strike benefits.
As such reforms to strengthen the national organization were being made in the early part of the century, however, some locals broke ranks to form a rival union. In August 1906, members of the secessionist union realized the futility of further rivalry and agreed to affiliate with the United Association.
From 1898 to 1914, the United Association went through several phases of a struggle with the International Association of Steam and Hot Water Fitters and Helpers, a prolonged and sometimes bitter dispute both over jurisdiction over a craft (steamfitting) and work assignments (plumbers vs. steamfitters). The conflict affected other building trades when walkouts by the rival steamfitting organizations, as a result of their jurisdictional dispute, led to work stoppages by other crafts.
The strength of the United Association, and favorable rulings by the American Federation of Labor, including the revocation of the International Association's charter in 1912, ended this jurisdictional battle, but other jurisdictional issues would continue to challenge the union.
New disputes arose over the construction of chemical plants and other manufacturing and service establishments that required extensive piping systems. Large volumes of newer types of pipefitting installation in the shift from World War I wartime industries to peacetime construction caused considerable difficulties. Jurisdictional problems also developed with other national unions, but the United Association retained jurisdiction over important, growing areas of work like construction of industrial plants, public utilities, petroleum facilities and residential buildings.
In the first half of the century, the United Association moved to formalize apprenticeship training programs, including making a five-year apprenticeship mandatory in 1921, and in 1938 holding that all apprentices be members of the United Association and attend related training classes. Its National Plumbing Apprenticeship Plan of 1936 was the first set of standards governing apprenticeship to win approval of the federal government.
In the Depression, United Association membership fell from its 1929 peak of 60,000 to 26,000 by 1933.
After several constitutional changes through the years, the 1946 convention changed the name of the organization to its present name: The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada.
Throughout World War II and after, the United Association made considerable gains in membership and prestige. Between 1940 and 1954 membership surged from 60,000 to 240,000 with veterans entering the skilled craftsmen field.
United Association member George Meany was elected in 1952 to be president of the newly formed AFL-CIO and was to provide a shaping force in the American labor movement until his death in 1980.
The New Frontier of President John F. Kennedy and Great Society of President Lyndon Johnson were movements supported by the United Association. With expanded training programs beginning in 1956, the UA was able to meet the demands of accelerated construction activity in the 1960s. With the increased work the slogan, "There is no substitute for UA skilled craftsmen" became widespread throughout the industry. By 1971 the UA was 320,000 strong.
Composition
According to UA's reports to the Department of Labor since 2000, the union has consistently had about 93 percent members in "building trades", the remaining 7 percent in "metal trades". Out of the total membership, most are considered "journeymen", with about 12 percent considered "apprentices". As of January 1, 2017, fourth- and fifth-year apprentices are eligible to vote in the union.
From humble beginnings of 40 delegates representing 23 independent unions in 10 states and the District of Columbia, the United Association has grown to a powerful, international union representing over 300,000 members in more than 300 local unions (LU) throughout the United States and Canada.
= Alabama
=LU 91 BIRMINGHAM AL
LU 372 TUSCALOOSA AL
LU 548 MONTGOMERY AL
LU 119 MOBILE AL
LU 52 MONTGOMERY AL
LU 760 SHEFFIELD AL
= Alaska
=LU 367 ANCHORAGE AK
LU 375 FAIRBANKS AK
LU 262 JUNEAU AK
= Arizona
=LU 469 PHOENIX AZ
= Arkansas
=LU 155 STATE OF ARKANSAS
= California
=LU 460 BAKERSFIELD CA
LU 114 SANTA BARBARA CA
LU 761 BURBANK CA
LU 467 SAN MATEO CA
LU 62 MONTEREY-SANTA CRUZ CA
LU 364 COLTON CA
LU 342 OAKLAND CA
LU 345 LOS ANGELES CA
LU 246 FRESNO CA
LU 250 LOS ANGELES CA
LU 483 SAN FRANCISCO CA
LU 78 LOS ANGELES CA
LU 159 MARTINEZ CA
LU 228 MARYSVILLE CA
LU 442 STOCKTON CA
LU 582 SANTA ANA CA
LU 398 POMONA CA
LU 447 SACRAMENTO CA
LU 230 SAN DIEGO CA
LU 38 SAN FRANCISCO CA
LU 393 SAN JOSE CA
LU 403 SAN LUIS OBISPO CA
LU 343 VALLEJO-NAPA CA
LU 355 BURLINGAME CA
LU 484 VENTURA CA
LU 709 LOS ANGELES CA
= Colorado
=LU 3 DENVER CO
LU 58 COLORADO SPRINGS CO
LU 208 DENVER CO
LU 145 GRAND JUNCTION CO
= Connecticut
=LU 777 STATE OF CONNECTICUT
= Delaware
=LU 74 WILMINGTON DE
= Florida
=LU 295 DAYTONA BEACH FL
LU 123 TAMPA FL
LU 719 BROWARD COUNTY FL
LU 519 MIAMI FL
LU 234 JACKSONVILLE FL
LU 725 MIAMI FL
LU 803 ORLANDO FL
LU 630 WEST PALM BEACH FL
LU 821 STATE OF FLORIDA
= Georgia
=LU 72 ATLANTA GA
LU 150 AUGUSTA GA
LU 177 BRUNSWICK GA
LU 473 JESUP GA
LU 188 SAVANNAH GA
= Hawaii
=LU 675 HONOLULU HI
LU 811 HONOLULU HI
= Idaho
=LU 296 BOISE ID
LU 648 POCATELLO ID
= Illinois
=LU 281 CHICAGO IL
LU 101 BELLEVILLE IL
LU 99 BLOOMINGTON IL
LU 439 EAST ST LOUIS IL
LU 653 CENTRALIA IL
LU 130 CHICAGO IL
LU 597 CHICAGO IL
LU 360 EAST ST LOUIS IL
LU 63 PEORIA IL
LU 553 ALTON IL
LU 160 CARBONDALE IL
LU 353 PEORIA IL
LU 25 ROCK ISLAND IL
LU 23 ROCKFORD IL
LU 149 CHAMPAIGN IL
LU 137 SPRINGFIELD IL
LU 551 HERRIN IL
= Indiana
=LU 136 EVANSVILLE IN
LU 166 FORT WAYNE IN
LU 440 INDIANAPOLIS IN
LU 210 HOBART IN
LU 172 SOUTH BEND IN
LU 157 TERRE HAUTE IN
= Iowa
=LU 125 CEDAR RAPIDS IA
LU 33 DES MOINES IA
= Kansas
=LU 441 WICHITA KS
= Kentucky
=LU 248 ASHLAND KY
LU 452 LEXINGTON KY
LU 502 LOUISVILLE KY
LU 633 OWENSBORO KY
LU 184 PADUCAH KY
= Louisiana
=LU 247 ALEXANDRIA LA
LU 198 BATON ROUGE LA
LU 60 NEW ORLEANS LA
LU 141 SHREVEPORT LA
= Maine
=LU 716 STATE OF MAINE
= Maryland
=LU 900 WASHINGTON DC
LU 486 BALTIMORE MD
LU 5 WASHINGTON DC
LU 602 WASHINGTON DC
LU 669 COLUMBIA MD
LU 489 CUMBERLAND MD
= Massachusetts
=LU 12 BOSTON MA
LU 550 BOSTON MA
LU 537 BOSTON MA
LU 104 SPRINGFIELD MA
LU 4 WORCESTER MA
= Michigan
=LU 190 ANN ARBOR MI
LU 174 WEST MICHIGAN
LU 111 ESCANABA MI
LU 636 DETROIT MI
LU 370 FLINT MI
LU 333 LANSING MI
LU 98 DETROIT MI
LU 671 MONROE MI
LU 85 SAGINAW MI
LU 357 KALAMAZOO MI
LU 704 DETROIT MI
= Minnesota
=LU 11 DULUTH MN
LU 15 MINNEAPOLIS MN
LU 340 MINNEAPOLIS MN
LU 539 MINNEAPOLIS MN
LU 6 ROCHESTER MN
LU 417 MINNEAPOLIS MN
LU 34 ST PAUL MN
LU 455 ST PAUL MN
LU 589 HIBBING MN
= Mississippi
=LU 568 GULFPORT MS
LU 436 PASCAGOULA MS
LU 619 VICKSBURG MS
= Missouri
=LU 562 ST LOUIS MO
LU 8 KANSAS CITY MO
LU 781 KANSAS CITY MO
LU 314 KANSAS CITY MO
LU 533 KANSAS CITY MO
LU 178 SPRINGFIELD MO
LU 45 ST JOSEPH MO
LU 268 ST LOUIS MO
= Montana
=LU 30 BILLINGS MT
LU 41 BUTTE MT
LU 459 MISSOULA MT
= Nebraska
=LU 16 OMAHA NE
LU 464 OMAHA NE
= Nevada
=LU 525 LAS VEGAS NV
LU 350 RENO NV
= New Hampshire
=LU 131 CONCORD-MANCHESTER NH
LU 788 PORTSMOUTH NH
= New Jersey
=LU 9 CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
LU 696 NEWARK NJ
LU 274 JERSEY CITY NJ
LU 855 JERSEY CITY NJ
LU 475 NEWARK NJ
LU 24 LODI NJ
LU 322 SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
= New Mexico
=LU 412 ALBUQUERQUE NM
= New York
=LU 112 BINGHAMTON NY
LU 773 GLENS FALLS NY
LU 7 ALBANY NY
LU 1 NEW YORK NY
LU 638 NEW YORK NY
LU 373 ROCKLAND COUNTY NY
LU 21 PEEKSKILL NY
LU 13 ROCHESTER NY
LU 200 NASSAU-SUFFOLK NY
LU 128 SCHENECTADY NY
LU 81 SYRACUSE NY
LU 22 BUFFALO NY
= North Dakota
=LU 300 NORTH & SOUTH DAKOTA
= Ohio
=LU 219 AKRON OH
LU 396 BOARDMAN OH
LU 55 CLEVELAND OH
LU 495 CAMBRIDGE OH
LU 94 CANTON OH
LU 392 CINCINNATI OH
LU 120 CLEVELAND OH
LU 189 COLUMBUS OH
LU 162 DAYTON OH
LU 776 LIMA OH
LU 168 MARIETTA OH
LU 50 TOLEDO OH
LU 42 NORWALK OH
LU 577 PORTSMOUTH OH
LU 711 STATE OF OHIO
= Oklahoma
=LU 344 OKLAHOMA CITY OK
LU 430 TULSA OK
LU 798 TULSA OK
= Oregon
=LU 290 PORTLAND OR
= Pennsylvania
=LU 27 PITTSBURGH PA
LU 520 HARRISBURG PA
LU 420 PHILADELPHIA PA
LU 690 PHILADELPHIA PA
LU 692 PHILADELPHIA PA
LU 542 PITTSBURGH PA
LU 449 PITTSBURGH PA
LU 524 SCRANTON PA
LU 600 READING PA
LU 354 LATROBE PA
= Rhode Island
=LU 51 PROVIDENCE RI
= South Carolina
=LU 421 CHARLESTON SC
= Tennessee
=LU 614 MEMPHIS TN
LU 854 HENDERSON TN
LU 43 CHATTANOOGA TN
LU 538 JOHNSON CITY TN
LU 102 KNOXVILLE TN
LU 17 MEMPHIS TN
LU 572 NASHVILLE TN
LU 702 NASHVILLE TN
LU 718 OAK RIDGE TN
= Texas
=LU 286 AUSTIN TX
LU 211 HOUSTON TX
LU 146 FORT WORTH TX
LU 68 HOUSTON TX
LU 404 NORTHWEST TEXAS
LU 100 DALLAS TX
LU 142 SAN ANTONIO TX
LU 529 WACO TX
= Utah
=LU 140 SALT LAKE CITY UT
= Vermont
=LU 693 BARRE VT
= Virginia
=LU 851 HOPEWELL VA
LU 110 NORFOLK VA
LU 376 NORFOLK VA
LU 10 RICHMOND VA
LU 477 PORTSMOUTH VA
LU 272 PORTSMOUTH VA
= Washington
=LU 26 WESTERN WASHINGTON
LU 598 PASCO WA
LU 32 SEATTLE WA
LU 699 SEATTLE WA
LU 44 SPOKANE WA
= West Virginia
=LU 625 CHARLESTON WV
LU 521 HUNTINGTON WV
LU 152 MORGANTOWN WV
LU 565 PARKERSBURG WV
LU 83 WHEELING WV
= Wisconsin
=LU 400 APPLETON WI
LU 118 RACINE WI
LU 183 MILWAUKEE WI
LU 75 MILWAUKEE WI
LU 601 MILWAUKEE WI
LU 434 CENTRAL & WESTERN WI
= Wyoming
=LU 192 CHEYENNE WY
192 CHEYENNE WY
= Alberta
=LU 496 CALGARY AB
LU 488 EDMONTON AB
= British Columbia
=LU 170 VANCOUVER BC
LU 516 VANCOUVER BC
LU 324 VICTORIA BC
= Manitoba
=LU 254 WINNIPEG MB
= New Brunswick
=LU 325 FREDERICTON NB
LU 213 ST JOHN NB
= Newfoundland and Labrador
=LU 740 ST JOHNS NL
= Nova Scotia
=LU 244 ANTIGONISH NS
LU 56 HALIFAX NS
LU 282 HALIFAX NS
LU 682 SYDNEY NS
= Ontario
=LU 401 EASTERN-CENTRAL ON
LU 787 TORONTO ON
LU 67 HAMILTON ON
LU 853 TORONTO ON
LU 71 OTTAWA/HULL ON
LU 663 SARNIA ON
LU 46 TORONTO ON
LU 800 SUDBURY ON
LU 628 THUNDER BAY ON
LU 527 SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO
= Prince Edward Island
=LU 721 CHARLOTTETOWN PE
= Quebec
=LU 827 CORNWALL ON
LU 500 CHICOUTIMI QC
LU 292 MONTREAL QC
LU 144 MONTREAL QC
LU 608 MONTREAL QC
= Saskatchewan
=LU 179 REGINA SK
= Yukon
=LU 310 WHITEHORSE YT
Constitution
"The objects of this Association are to protect its members from unjust and injurious competition, and secure through unity of action among all workers of the industry throughout the United States and Canada, claiming, as we do, that labor is capital, and is the only capital that possesses power to reproduce itself or in other words, to create capital. Labor is the interest underlying all other interests; therefore, it is entitled to and should receive from society and government protection and encouragement."
Leadership
= Presidents
=1889: P. J. Quinlan
1892: Patrick H. Gleason
1896: William F. Redmond
1897: John J. Kelley
1901: William M. Merrick
1906: John R. Alpine
1919: John Coefield
1940: George Masterton
1943: Martin Patrick Durkin
1953: Peter Schoemann
1953: Martin Patrick Durkin
1955: Peter Schoemann
1971: Martin Ward
1982: Marvin J. Boede
1997: Martin Maddaloni
2004: William P. Hite
2016: Mark McManus
= Secretary-Treasurers
=1889: Richard A. O'Brien
1891: H. D. McGhan
1892: Martin Counahan
1897: William J. Spencer
1900: L. D. Tilden
1906: Thomas Dooley
1908: John Love
1909: Thomas E. Burke
1941: Martin Patrick Durkin
1943: Edward J. Hillock
1958: William C. O'Neill
1966: Martin Ward
1969: William T. Dodd
1972: Joseph A. Walsh
1985: Charlie Habig
1991: Marion A. Lee
1997: Michael A. Collins
1998: Thomas Patchell
2005: Pat Perno
2011: Mark McManus
2017: Patrick H. Kellett
References
External links
Official website