Our 2018 election results are in! Thank you to our members who exercised their right to vote, and congratulations to all those who won and everyone who accepted a nomination to serve our local union!
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The skilled trades offer high pay, debt-free education and boundless opportunities to learn and grow in a rewarding career. And because today’s technologies and construction methods are ever-changing, even longtime instructors in the trades are finding new ways to both learn and share their knowledge. Join us in congratulating Dave Kealey on his recent selection as an instructor during the UA Instructor Training Program in August!
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On Friday, May 11, Loud Thunder Forest Preserve hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the newly remodeled and ADA accessible restrooms near the Martin-Parchert Picnic Pavilion. Local 25 retiree Matt Bowman, instructor for the Highway Construction Careers Training Program at Black Hawk College, attended with Local 25 Training Coordinator Matt Lienen.
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Downtown Davenport’s Hot Glass Inc. recently received a facelift, courtesy of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 25 member volunteers.
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Trade unions are important to the community. We promote local labor, set the standard for high-quality workmanship and professionalism and offer competitive pay and benefits.
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On September 16, Local Union 25 members golfed for a good cause during our annual Golf Outing at Indian Bluff Golf Course in Milan.
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Local 25 signatory contractor Johnson Controls is working this week to replace a failing, 16-year-old air conditioning unit at the Rock Island County Justice Center.
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April 29 Fundraiser at Leisure Time Billiards to Raise Funds for Bettendorf Boy with Angelman Syndrome. Raffle, event proceeds to benefit family’s medical expenses, support Angelman Syndrome Foundation.
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Our highly-skilled members know that they couldn’t do their jobs effectively without technology. This spring, we’ll introduce a training course to Local 25 members focusing on our newest piece of technology — a Sokkia SX Series Robotic Total Station.
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Our highly-skilled members know that they couldn’t do their jobs effectively without technology. This spring, we’ll introduce a training course to Local 25 members focusing on our newest piece of technology — a Sokkia SX Series Robotic Total Station.
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In partnership with the Tri City Building Trades Council, Local Union 25 hosted the Junior Achievement High School Building Trades Career Expo to roughly 450 area students on Thursday and Friday, October 20-21.
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‘Quality people, quality product — you can’t beat it,’ mayor says of union labor
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Our next rally at DICK'S will be held on Thursday, September 29, from 4 to 6 pm.
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Millennials aren’t really that much different than other generations — just quicker to leave if they don’t get what they want.
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Please join us in welcoming our 27 new initiates, who were sworn in during the Union meeting on July 21, 2016. Congratulations, members!
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Whether they serve during times of peace or turmoil, men and women in the United States military receive basic training that instills in them the core traits of teamwork, structure, discipline and a focus on mission.
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Since January 2016, Team Isaac raised $11,000 — with roughly $6,000 coming from the Support Team Isaac Fundraiser at the Local 25 Plumber and Pipefitters Hall Friday, May 6, 2016.
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Jerome is a recent inductee into the AFL-CIO Hall of Fame, being recognized for his extraordinary service to Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 25. We are thrilled to have one of our teammates being recognized as a local labor leader.
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Local Union 25 joined with United Way of the Quad Cities, Tri-City Building Trades, and Petersen Plumbing to help facilitate repairs to a Rock Island man’s kitchen sink for Wish List Quad Cities.
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Local Union 25 was recognized for its contributions of skilled labor, time, and materials to make Molly Thompson's dream of building a brand new living space and kitchen for the Special Education department at Rock Island High School.
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Local Union 25 along with Ryan & Associates received the Zero Injury Safety Award (ZISA) for their commitment to safety during 2012 calendar year for the work performed at Alcoa, by Ryan & Associates.
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Local Union 25 (LU 25) playing in the 36th Annual National Softball Tournament
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Local Union 25 (LU 25) showing their support for the Keystone XL Pipeline Project in Des Moines.
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Last week several union members from the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 25 and IBEW Local 145 donated a full day of skilled labor towards the installation and set-up of the Mission of Mercy free dental clinic.
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LU 25 and its signatory contractors joined Bethany for Children and Families at an Open House on Sept. 20 to celebrate the completion of the community-based project to remodel a home originally built in the 1920s.
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Local Union 25 Plumbers and Pipefitters golfed for a great cause on Saturday, September 15 as they teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley to support new children entering the School-Based Mentoring program.
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Richard Herbon, retired member of LU 25, has worked on building the Veterans Memorial Park in Dixon, IL
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Local Union 25 Plumbers and Pipefitters received the April 2012 Keeping Rock Island Beautiful Award.
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When Amanda Cunningham's pipes recently started leaking and there were signs of possible mold that could make her five-year old daughter ill, she knew she had to do something.
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Safety glasses may not be the most fashionable, but at the fourth annual Eighth Grade Construction Industry Career Expo it was what everyone was wearing.
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Chad Pregracke has been picking up trash from the Mississippi River since he was a teen. In 1998 at the age of twenty-three, he founded Living Lands & Waters, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to cleaning up and preserving our nation’s rivers.
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