United Association
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| United Association | |
| United Association | |
| Founded | 1889 |
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| Members | approximately 320,000 |
| Country | United States and Canada |
| Affiliation | AFL-CIO |
| Key people | William P. Hite, General President
Patrick R. Perno, General Secretary-Treasurer Stephen F. Kelly, Assistant General President |
| Website | www.ua.org |
The United Association, or UA, is a trade union of journeymen and apprentices of the plumbing and pipefitting industry of the United States of America and Canada. The members fabricate, install and service piping systems.
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[edit] History
The UA was founded in 1889 by P. J. Quinlan, whom also operated as its first General President. Before 1889, unionized plumbers, steamfitters and gas fitters were organized by local, independent unions. These unions were organized sparatically, sometimes affiliating themselves with a variety of different trades and occationally with no trades at all. These types of unions were ineffective and began to decline. Local union leaders considered nationally uniting pipe trades journeymen and came about with the creation of the United Association.
[edit] About
The United Association is involved in "uniting national pipe trades journeymen to deal with mutual problems, including how to treat traveling members, build apprenticeship, and provide strike aid."[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ The United Association - UA History. The United Association (2005). Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
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