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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 ...

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, ...