JHS students Landon Fuerst, Jason Lampman and Alex Kehoe on Friday won the 2024 boys welding division championship at the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 33 annual high school weld-off, bringing home the champion banner for Johnston! Landon placed 1st overall, winning a brand new Miller welder and a

Throwback Thursday 🔧 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 33 was founded in 1891! Guess you can say we’ve been doing this for a while! Proud to train & represent the best tradespeople in the mechanical & service industries!💰💪

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Whether you’re looking for your first job or a career change, there’s never a bad time to join the UA. Find your union career today.

New U.S. EPA standards reinforce our mission. UA plumbers are committed to protecting the health of the nation and ensuring safe water for all.

On behalf of Local 33, we want to wish all of you a safe and Happy Easter!🐰🐣

ELL students from North & Hoover high schools visited our apprenticeship today. Thank you Iowa’s Building Trades Unions #WeBuildIowa 💪, FutureReadyDMPS, DM Public Schools & United Way of Central Iowa for facilitating! These students got to experience welding, soldering & brazing!

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The US needs to invest $2.6 trillion in infrastructure over the next decade. President Joe Biden signed three laws aiming to fund infrastructure projects nationwide. businessinsider.com/biden-laws-us-…

Des Moines International Airport gets $4 million federal grant | Click on the image to read the full story kcci.com/article/des-mo…

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“These investments are creating good-paying jobs, including union jobs and jobs that don't require a four-year degree, that will help rebuild Iowa's crumbling infrastructure and build a stronger, cleaner-energy economy.”

She said job growth also has been spurred on by increased interest from younger people. “In high schools, the attitude used to be ‘college or bust,’ and we couldn’t even get in to do presentations on trades. Now, the schools can’t get enough,” Groark said.

“Across Iowa we are seeing increased demand in the commercial and industrial construction markets,” said Samantha Groark, executive director of Central Iowa Building Trades Council.

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Heightened demand for skilled tradespeople, including plumbers, pipefitters, electricians, laborers, operating engineers & carpenters, comes in response to investments by Biden administration through bipartisan Infrastructure Law & Inflation Reduction Act. desmoinesregister.com/story/money/bu…

Union is not a bad word! We work cooperatively with our contractors in a partnership that leads to better outcomes for families and projects. Collective bargaining works! 🗣️

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Today was the annual Iowa Women In Trades Leadership Summit! Over 50 tradeswomen from across Iowa attended the full-day conference! 💪🗣️ Many thanks to Rep. Jennifer Konfrst & CLUW National President Elise Bryant for speaking!👏

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This #WomenInConstructionWeek we are proud of the work our union apprenticeship programs have been doing to diversify our ranks!

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Tonight Sami Scheetz offered an amendment barring IEDA from giving state tax $ to companies with child labor violations within last 5 years & state could claw back incentive dollars if violations occur. Every Democrat voted for the amendment – every Republican voted against it.

Calling all Iowa tradeswomen!

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU! We have great food, prizes, speakers and sisters this year! It is not too late to sign up!

Register here: tinyurl.com/IWITSummit24

This morning President Roberts delivered a “state of the building trades” highlighting that our 57 unions donate over $1 million & 25K volunteer hours each year & our union apprenticeships represent 80% of women & minorities in construction apprenticeship programs in Iowa!👏