September 24, 2021
UA VIP grad learned key skills to launch union HVACR career
Transitioning military service members recently graduated from UA VIP HVACR program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The program has...
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September 24, 2021
Transitioning military service members recently graduated from UA VIP HVACR program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The program has...
September 15, 2021
Marine Corporal and United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) graduate Dillon Johnston is thankful for the skillset the VIP...
September 3, 2021
Transitioning from the military into a civilian career can be stressful for many, but thanks to the United Association Veterans...
August 4, 2021
Members of Welding Class 21 at Fort Carson will soon hold a welding torch in their hands as they learn the fundamentals of...
July 7, 2021
While many programs help military veterans succeed after completing their time in the service, graduates of the United...
June 29, 2021
Getting ahead in a pipe trades career is easier when active-duty transitioning military service members are able to earn...
June 22, 2021
Learning a new skill and gaining experience while finishing out military service is great for many active-duty transitioning...
June 10, 2021
Across the country, active-duty military service members transitioning to civilian life are learning solid technical skills to...
June 3, 2021
As he works toward transitioning out of the military and into a civilian career, current United Association Veterans in Piping...
May 27, 2021
Before leaving the military, many active-duty transitioning military service members seek ways to build a skillset, which they...
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Pipefitters Local 455, St. Paul, MN, Apprentice David Adams (VIP graduate, Wisconsin Welding Class 2) is pictured on the job working for Pioneer Piping, Incorporated (PPI) at the Flint Hills Refinery in MN.
Camp Pendleton VIP Graduate turned out as Journeyman and makes a life in Butte, MT, with Local 41.
Orry graduated on April 9, 2015 and affiliated with UA Local 455, St. Paul, MN.
Sgt. Jerry Heneha, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery, puts together a valve system in preparation for his final week of the United Association's Veterans in Piping program at the Industrial Training Complex Photo Credit: Ms. Marie Berberea (TRADOC)
Fort Sill's inaugural Sprinkler Fitter class began on 2 March 2015.
SFC Michael Olsen and 1SG William Davidson presented their instructors Louis Purcella and Micah Tyler with a momentum from the class.
SGT Howard Nash is headed to Harrisburg, PA, to affiliate with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520.
Gail Pilecki was so proud of her son, SGT Jeremy Pilecki, on graduation day. SGT Pilecki will make his home in Houston, affiliating with Pipefitters Local 211.
1SG William Davidson gave the graduate testimonial. He will remain with his family in Waco, TX, affiliating with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 529 in Waco, TX.
SFC Michael Olsen and his wife, Amanda, will remain in the area, affiliating with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 529 in Waco, TX.
Alysa and SPC Chad Eberle will be heading to San Antonio, TX, with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 142.
SGT Lawrence Beller, his wife, Brittney, and daughter, Nahla, will be making Houston, TX, their home, affiliating with Pipefitters Local 211.
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