UA Training Excels

The Indiana State Pipe Trades Association is committed to providing the best training for their workforce:
• Over $6 MILLION spent per year on union apprenticeship training and journeymen upgrades

They are recognized industry-wide as the leaders in excellence:
• 86% of ALL pipe trade apprentices are enrolled in union training programs

Indiana union apprenticeship programs excel when participation rates are compared for minority and veteran apprenticeships:
• Indiana union programs enroll NINE times as many minority apprentices as non-union programs
• Indiana union programs enroll SIX times as many veterans as non-union programs

While being an apprentice isn't easy, the rewards and benefits that come from having a highly satisfying career make it well worth the effort. The UA offers:

• Fair Wages
• Healthcare
• Safe Working Conditions
• Superior Training
• Job Referral
• Retirement Benefits

“…it seems clear that open shop employers place a lower priority on developing craft skills than do union employers.” Jeff Vincent, Indiana University Institute for the Study of Labor in Society, April, 2004