It’s never too early to identify an aptitude or interest in the Pipe Trades. This video features a Plumbers & Steamfitters UA 400 Welding Merit Badge Clinic. 192 Boy Scouts from the Bay-Lakes Council participated at Camp Rokilio in Kiel WI. UA 400 members provided the scouts with hands-on experience in welding fundamentals and practical welding skills. …
This video features Welding and Pipe Fabrication Training with Plumbers and Steamfitters UA Local 400. We start at the UA 400 Training Center where Business Mgr. Trevor Martin talks about available apprenticeship programs. Then we’ll check out on-the-job training at Bassett Mechanical with company President Kim Bassett and Fabrication Foreman Cody Blauert. Finally, apprentice Maddy DeJardin talks about working for Bassett as a steamfitter while training …
Fishing season starts this week. Make the most of it by ramping up your career with UA Local 434. They cover central and western Wisconsin with some of the best fishing in the state! Right now, they’re looking for experienced plumbers, steamfitters, HVAC service pros and apprentices too as their skills are needed in these …
Last May, the Dept of Workforce Development hired five “apprenticeship navigators” in different regions of the state to help potential workers find apprenticeship opportunities including the Wisconsin Pipe Trades affiliated unions. Apprenticeship is hands-on, post-secondary education like college but apprentices receive most of their training on the job for an employer providing a good wage and benefits. In …
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Sprinkler Fitters install and maintain automatic fire protection systems in schools, apartments and commercial buildings that protect lives and property. Sprinkler Fitters Local 183 is looking for experienced professionals, as well as apprentices to work in their area that covers Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties. Enjoy excellent pay and benefits, a great work/life balance and the …
Did you know Plumbers and Steamfitters help make the spirits we enjoy in our cocktails? In this video from Dancing Goat Distillery we’ll take a tour with Head Distiller and Blender Nick Maas. See how the welding done by Steamfitters Local 601 contractor DeGarmo Plumbing & Piping effects the quality of their whiskey and why having highly …
Plumbers do a lot more than installing fixtures and fixing leaks. Did you know the EPA estimates that up to 10 million US homes and buildings have water service lines that contain lead. In this video we’ll replace a residential lead water service line with Plumbers Local 75 contractor Mid City Corporation.
We depend on pipelines to deliver the energy we need to heat our homes and fuel our vehicles. In this video, we’ll show how pipelines keep things moving in Wisconsin and throughout the US. We cover reclamation and safety, how pumping stations operate, pipeline construction and Joel Zielke from Steamfitters Local 601 explains the training and pathway to becoming a pipeline …
Do you have what it takes to become a Wisconsin Pipe Trades apprentice? You need to be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or GED, a valid drivers license and pass an aptitude test and drug test. Wisconsin Pipe Trades affiliated unions offer 5 year apprenticeships in plumbing, steamfitting, sprinkler fitting, pipe fabrication and HVAC …
This video shows the transformation of an empty big box store in Madison into the new Plumbers Local 75 Madison Training Center. Steve Breitlow and Cory Thompson from Plumbers Local 75 and Brian Hornung from JH Findorff & Son talk about the renovation and construction of this state-of-the-art Training Center.