Western New York Plumbing

New York City is nicknamed "Big Apple" and certainly it has been one of the largest cities in America, a big one, where the plumbing industry has thought to get organized by sector and Western New York Plumbing is one of these sectors. Curiously, this nickname was popularized in the 1921 by New York Morning Telegraph's John J. Fitz Gerald, making reference to horse races because "apple" was a term popularly used to make reference of race prizes, although etymologist have found evidence that term "big apple" was already applied to the city in 1909 making reference to Edward Martin, who wrote in the Wayfarer in New York that New York was a greedy city.

However, putting aside history behind the name of New York City, the name of Western New York plumbing is Local 22, a branch of the Union Association Local 1. Similar to their parent association, this union offers training, specialization, meetings, events and other benefits to their members, which include plumbers and steamfitters who, at a time, guarantee you their professional formation and qualification when it comes to hiring a plumber or plumbing contractor.

Western New York Plumbing Local 22

History of the Union Association comprises over 150 years from the early days prior its formation to the present. Local 22 comprises plumbers and steamfitters in Buffalo and the Western New York plumbing area. However, Local 22 was not merged with the Union Association until 1997, turning this way into their Western New York jurisdiction, being a full-service union that provides services within the area that runs from the Pennsylvania state border to the Canadian frontier.

Western New York Plumbing Services

Members of Local 22 and Western New York plumbing services comprised in regular plumbing and heating services, but also supplies including the following services:

Instrumentation and installation of Ice Skating Rinks
HVAC Installation & Service - Commercial, Industrial, Residential
Fabrication of vessels, ASME code piping and skid fabrication
Fabrication of piping of any material including fiberglass, alloys and carbon steel
Installation and service of ammonia systems
Pipefitting and Steamfitting
Industrial, commercial and residential plumbing service

Western New York Plumbing Facts

U.A. Local 22 offers career opportunities in plumbing, steamfitting, heating and air conditioning, including journeyman training and apprenticeship programs that take place at their Orchard Park Training Center. Local 22 Western New York Plumbing has been recognized for their participation in projects such as the Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, DuPont Chemical, the Albright-Knox Art Museum and Gallery in Buffalo, the Salamanca and Niagara Falls Seneca Nation of Indians’ casinos, Southtowns YMCA, the Jamestown ice rink and the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, just to name some of many projects.

The employee benefit programs that provide the U.A. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 22 benefits over 1,900 Western New York plumbing active and retired members, including their beneficiaries and dependents, who enjoy health, pension and annuity benefits, guaranteeing not just the health of the plumbing infrastructure of Western New York, but the wellness of the technicians that make it possible.