Project HEAT’S ON (Handicapped and Elderly Assistance To Service Our Neighbors) is a program developed in Minnesota in 1986, where professional union pipefitters and contractors volunteer to provide free furnace and heating inspections for elderly, disabled and low-income homeowners in the Twin Cities metro area, Rochester and St. Cloud. Over the past 35 years, 7,050
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 488, Edmonton, Alberta hosted two successful fundraisers in support of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation. The funds donated went toward helping people in Ukraine and the Ukrainians who have arrived in Canada seeking refuge. On May 14, 2022, Local 488 and the Retired Members Association (RMA) hosted a BBQ fundraiser at the Local
On Aug. 23, 2019, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562, St. Louis, member Sam Jacobson was in a life-altering car accident. Jacobson suffered a major spinal cord injury before he was supposed to begin his third year in the Local 562 apprenticeship. Local 562 Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer John O’Mara knew Sam was still interested in working in
The “Heart of the UA” lives in every member who believes union membership opportunities belong to everyone – regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender. For 132 years, the UA has endured tragedies, sacrifices and extreme challenges, and yet, it has been the heart and soul of its membership that has seen it through.
On Aug. 21, 2021, residents of Waverly, Tenn. experienced a devastating flood that damaged homes, roads, cell phone towers, businesses and crucial infrastructure. A record-breaking 17 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours, leaving piles of debris all over the small town and taking the lives of 22 people. Union members responded to
Sprinkler Fitters Local 417 Minneapolis Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer Trinidad Uribe, III and International Representative Tom McCarthy have been volunteers since 2018. Uribe and McCarthy have volunteered for multiple Serving Our Troops projects, where they grill steak dinners for soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard who are deployed. Since 2004, Serving Our Troops has served more
The International Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) is collaborating with DigDeep, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 400, Appleton, WI, and the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) to provide mobile wash stations for the Navajo Water Project. More than 30 percent of Navajo Nation residents—an estimated 52,000 people—live without running water, and with COVID-19 devastating
At the beginning of March, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Enterprise Association of Steamfitters Local 638, New York City and Long Island, NY, member Julio Reinoso was working in Brooklyn. The city subsequently shut down the job at the end of the month, as Brooklyn was becoming a hot spot for the virus. Brother Reinoso
