August 01, 2021

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About The United Association

The United Association dates back to the year 1889. Since then, no other organization has served the training needs of the piping industry like the United Association. For over a century, the UA has been training the most highly-qualified workers in the United States and Canada. Over the past several decades, the United Association's training programs have produced a stable, skilled workforce responsible for building and maintaining piping systems in the various industrial and residential facilities that make up the North American landscape. For more information about the United Association's past and present history of quality, visit the United Association site at: http://www.ua.org/.

The United Association has put together a comprehensive COVID-19 Resource Center which is available online by clicking on COVID-19 Resource Center banner at www.ua.org . You can also reach the resource center directly at: COVID-19-Resource-Center-Page. We will provide updates on this site as information becomes available.

Fraternally,

Mark McManus

United Association

General President

UA members are PROUD

to be in the trades !!

CANCELLATIONS AND NOTICES

Results of Officer/Committee Nominations May 2021

ALL nominees are UNOPPOSED. There will be no elections required.

President Jeff Welch
Vice President Rich Lamarre
Recording Sec. Dan Coffey
Inside Guard Mike Boyle
Trustee Greg Rogers
E-Board (1) Eric Berry
E-Board (2) Jesse Torosian
Finance Com. Kevin Schumacher
Plumbing Board Kevin Morse
Fitters Board (1) Travis Cooper
Fitters Board (2) Tony Bowers

Results of Contract Disbursement vote:

		NEW Journeyman Rates	NEW Apprentice Rates
Base Wage increase	$ 1.33	$ 37.00	(percentage unchanged)
LU131 Pension increase	$ 0.27	$ 8.45	$ 2.71
LU131 Annuity Fund increase	$ 0.40	$ 1.91	$ 1.41

Results of SPECIAL ELECTIONS:

UA Convention Delegates
- Rich Lamarre
- Dan Coffey
Alternates
- Jesse Torosian
- Jeff Welch
Business Manager
- David Pelletier (unopposed)
Business Agent
- Steve Lachance (unopposed)

Change to the LU131 Annuity Fund COMPLETE!

The Local Union 131 Annuity Fund is now active and managed by Mass Mutual. A link for members is available on the Members Home Page.

Monthly Retirees Meetings:

Due to the continuing threat of the covid-19 virus, attendance at the retirees meetings has been extremely low. The Retirees Association has decided to CANCEL the Jan/Feb/Mar monthly meetings. The meetings will resume April 2021.

Cancellations:

The attending membership at the June Union Meeting approved cancelling the monthly union meetings for July and August.

Meetings will resume with the September meeting (a quarterly notified meeting).

MEMBER NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OTHER NEWS

Sympathy is extened to Brothers Rick Pelchat and Shawn Aykroid on the loss of their son/'brother Timothy Aykroid, who passed away suddenly May 27, 2021.

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Sympathy is extened to LU131 Business Manager David Pelletier and Life Member Al Pelletier, on the loss of their mothe/'wife Yvette Pelletier.

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Former member Wayne Edwards passed away April, 2021 following a long battle with cancer. Due to the pandemic the family is postponing services until summer, when they are planning a private family only ceremony.

Lifetime member Robert Campano passed away November 21, 2020. Due to the pandemic the family is postponing services until spring.

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Arthur Ricker, former member and father of current member Michael Ricker, passed away Wednesday Nov 11th. No information on services is available at this time.

Retired Brother Robert Steele passed away suddenly June 29^th while in Florida.

The family will be returning to NH to prepare arrangements at the end of the month and information will be available after August 4^th at the the funeral home website:

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Retired Brother Wayne Hauser 72, of Epping, died at home peacefully on July 19, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer..

SERVICES: He was interred at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, with a blessing given by Abbot Mark Cooper, OSB of Saint Anselm Abbey. Services were private due to the pandemic.

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