Website: https://local572.com/
UA Local 572 is a labor union local that represents plumbers, pipefitters, welders, and HVAC service technicians in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Affiliated with the United Association (UA), the local describes itself as a union for “Plumbers, Fitters, Welders & Service Technicians” and states that it represents over 1,600 members. Based at its training center and offices in Nashville, the organization supplies skilled apprentices and journeyman workers for job sites across its jurisdiction.
Services
UA Local 572 functions as both a representative labor organization and a training provider. Its core activities include:
- Workforce supply: Providing skilled apprentices and journeyman workers for job sites requiring plumbers, pipefitters, welders, and HVAC service technicians.
- Training and apprenticeship: Operating a training center that prepares workers in piping, plumbing, welding, and HVAC. The website notes that the training program is administered through a Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) office.
- Member services: A members-only area, benefits office information, officer and leadership listings, wage rate information, government information resources, news archives, and an events calendar.
The organization’s stated mission is to be the premier trainer of workers in all aspects of the piping, plumbing, welding, and HVAC industry, summarized on the site with the phrase “We do it right the first time.”
About
UA Local 572 is affiliated with the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, which the website notes was officially founded on October 11, 1889. The local references the broader history of the United Association, including the adoption of a five-year apprenticeship as mandatory in 1921, federal approval of the National Plumbing Apprenticeship Plan in 1936, and the organization’s present name being adopted in 1946. The local also lists affiliations and partner programs including Helmets to Hardhats, UA VIP, and voter engagement initiatives.
Training applications require applicants to be at least 18 years old and to provide documentation such as a Social Security card, valid driver’s license or state ID, birth certificate, and high school diploma with transcripts or an accredited GED with test scores. The website lists a $25.00 non-refundable application fee. Training leadership listed includes Training Director John Sechler and Office Administrator Jermaine Thomas, with a JATC office email of [email protected].
Location & Contact
- Address: 225 Ben Allen Road, Nashville, TN 37207
- Phone: (615) 262-0893 (a second number, (615) 227-5542, is listed for the training office)
Additional Information
The local’s jurisdiction covers a wide area of Middle Tennessee, including the counties of Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Overton, Perry, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, and Wilson. The jurisdiction also extends into the Fort Campbell reservation area in Trigg and Christian counties in Kentucky. The website provides navigation to pages covering the local’s officers, jurisdiction, history, organizing efforts, wage rates, government information, benefits office, and events.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (local572.com).