About the United Association (UA)

The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada "UA" was founded in 1889.

The UA is a multi-craft union whose members are engaged in the installation, fabrication, and servicing of all piping systems.

The UA serves as a collective voice for workers through negotiation and collective bargaining. We work with thousands of employers and contractor groups, such as the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, and the National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors.

The UA is one of the most respected and influential building trades unions today. There are approximately 347,000 UA members who belong to over 300 individual local unions across North America.

The UA is also a key member of the AFL-CIO, the Building and Construction Trades Department, and the Canadian Federation of Labour.

The UA has the best funded and premier training programs available in the industry today. Our five-year apprenticeship programs, extensive journeyman training, instructor training, and certification programs are topped by no one. The UA has been training qualified pipe tradesmen longer than anyone else in the industry.