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COOPERSVILLE, MI – The idea of a Muskegon County “skills gap” in the pipe trades is a bit of a misnomer, according to trade union officials. The West Michigan Plumbers, Fitters and Service Trades ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Union plumbers say it's not just the dust from cutting PVC pipe that makes installing it so dangerous. Joe King is a plumbing instructor for the union. He tells the I-Team, "It's the ...

CANTON – After more than four years of working and honing their skills, 33 apprentices from around Ohio are showing what they have learned. The contestants have trained in plumbing, pipe fitting or ...

The Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association is suing six California agencies to allow full use of cross-linked polyethylene pipe. The suit's real target, however, is a plumbers union's strong influence ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Malik Johnson, a 29-year-old union pipe fitter in St. Louis. It has been edited for length and clarity. When my parents bought me toys as a child, ...