June 5, 2013
UA Local 26 Graduates First Class from Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM)
On Thursday, May 23, 2013, UA Local 26 and the Southwest Washington Pipe Trades were honored to host the graduation of the first...
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June 5, 2013
On Thursday, May 23, 2013, UA Local 26 and the Southwest Washington Pipe Trades were honored to host the graduation of the first...
March 29, 2013
Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org, appears with Luke Russert, on Andrea Mitchell Reports, to discuss...
March 18, 2013
The first Veterans In Piping (VIP) Accelerated Welding Training program for Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) commenced on January...
January 24, 2013
The officers of the United Association (UA) and the UA Training Department are pleased to announce the addition of Army Joint...
January 4, 2013
The UA VIP program was recently cited in Amy Kaslow’s article, “8 Steps for Closing the Skills Gap,” published in the...
January 4, 2013
William P. Hite, General President of the United Association of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders and HVAC Service Techs, proudly...
December 17, 2012
The first VIP – HVACR Program graduates were recently recognized during the Organizers Regional Meeting at Local 32, Seattle,...
November 28, 2012
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal made a special appearance at the VIP Graduation Ceremony held at Local 72, Atlanta, Georgia. He came...
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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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