July 16, 2024
VIP graduates represent the UA at historic White House meeting
On July 9, three United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) graduates joined dozens of other unions at the White House in...
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July 16, 2024
On July 9, three United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) graduates joined dozens of other unions at the White House in...
August 11, 2023
A United Association Veterans In Piping (UA VIP) graduate recently received media attention for walking 68 miles to raise...
April 19, 2023
Thanks to the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program, Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth Sprague doesn’t have to struggle to...
March 20, 2023
Thanks to the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program, U.S. Marine Sgt. Travis McKoy has a stable job as a plumber...
December 20, 2022
For Army Spc. Joshua Starnes, joining the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program was the best decision he ever...
September 13, 2022
Many transitioning active-duty service members wonder how they’ll support their families after the military.
September 9, 2022
Thanks to the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) program, the graduates of Fort Carson Welding Class 23 stand at the...
September 9, 2022
For the recent graduates of Camp Lejeune Welding Class 21, it feels pretty good to transition from one career to another with...
August 30, 2022
Regardless of their previous experience level, the students in Fort Campbell’s Welding Class 19 will soon learn key foundational...
August 26, 2022
The graduates of Naval Station Norfolk HVACR Class 17 know they have a bright future and a solid career path after they get out...
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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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