Welcome to UA Local 524 Plumbers, Pipefitters, HVAC's.

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Chartered on January 21st, 1911. The Local Union serves northeastern Pennsylvania with geographic jurisdiction covering Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming, Susquehanna, Wayne, Schuylkill, Monroe, Pike, Carbon, Bradford County east of the Susquehanna River, Berwick, and Vicinity in Columbia County and part of Sullivan county.

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Training

Training

Local 524 is dedicated to providing the most highly trained, knowledgeable and productive craftsperson's to the plumbing, pipefitting, and HVAC industry.

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Benefits Office

For active participants, retired participants and families, a library of all the documents you need to manage your employee benefits, and more.

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Contractors

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Training FAQ

Proper and uniform training for persons who desire to become skilled journeymen through an orderly method of improving the mechanical skill and techical knowledge of apprentices in the industry.

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An apprenticeship is an opportunity in which students gain specific skills and knowledge related to a trade or craft. Training combines supervised daily on-the-job instruction, with classroom instruction in subjects related to the trade.

An apprentice is an individual who has entered into a written agreement with an employer and is provided an opportunity to learn a trade. An apprentice will learn how to install pipes and equipment, how to take care of tools, how to read blueprints, and how to follow regulations and codes. You will study first aid and safety, math and science, heating systems and refrigeration, pumps and hydronics, basic electricity and more.

First, apprentices earn money while working on the job to learn your trade. Also, training is low-cost, and employers pay for all or most of it. In apprenticeship programs, students learn from experts in the classroom and on the job. A strong background in reading, writing, and math, as well as mechanical aptitude is very helpful for success in an apprenticeship program.

Working conditions can be rugged, and the work can be difficult. You may have to work in cramped, uncomfortable positions or outside in bad weather. There is danger involved in working in high places and on construction sites. That being said, the industry is very concerned with safety, and you will be trained in Safety and First-Aid.

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