JURISDICTION OF WORK OF THE UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES

of the PLUMBING AND PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY of the UNITED STATES AND CANADA

By the decision of the American Federation of Labor, rendered at both the Atlanta and Rochester conventions, the substance of this action of these conventions of the American Federation of Labor was that there was only room for one organization in the pipe fitting industry; and that the United Association of Journeymen Plumbers and Steam Fitters is recognized as the only organization having complete control of the pipe fitting trade and industry in its entirety throughout the United States and Canada. It is the imperative duty of the members of the United Association to be ever alert to see to it that the work as outlined here in this jurisdiction of work shall be done by the members of the United Association throughout our entire jurisdiction.

Following are the official decisions of the American Federation of Labor:

The Atlanta convention of the American Federation of Labor, held in Atlanta, Ga., November 13 to 25, inclusive, 1911, declared “that both for harmony and practicability the pipe fitting trade should be represented in the American Federation of Labor, also in the Building Trades Department, by one general association of the Pipe Fitting Industry, namely, the United Association of Plumbers, Gas Fitters, Steam Fitters and Steam Fitters’ Helpers of the United States and Canada, and further that the Executive Council of the Building Trades Department be requested to carry that declaration into effect.” (See page 339 of the 1912 Rochester Convention proceedings.)

The Adjustment Committee’s report to the delegates assembled at the Rochester convention of the American Federation of Labor, held at Rochester, N.Y., November 11 to 23, inclusive, 1912, is as follows: “Your committee reports that it has considered carefully the efforts made by the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor to carry out and make effective the instructions of the Atlanta convention, which declared that both for harmony and practicability the pipe fitting trade should be represented in the American Federation of Labor, also in the Building Trades Department, by one general association of the pipe fitting industry, namely, the United Association of Plumbers, Gas Fitters, Steam Fitters and Steam Fitters’ Helpers of the United States and Canada.”

The following is the jurisdiction of work of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada.

1. All piping for plumbing, water, waste, floor drains, drain grates, supply, leader, soil pipe, grease traps, sewage and vent lines.

2. All piping for water filters, water softeners, water meters and the setting of same.

3. All cold, hot and circulating water lines, piping for house pumps, cellar drainers, ejectors, house tanks, pressure tanks, swimming pools, ornamental pools, display fountains, drinking fountains, aquariums, plumbing fixtures and appliances, and the handling and setting of the above mentioned equipment.

4. All water services from mains to buildings, including water meters and water meter foundations.

5. All water mains from whatever source, including branches and fire hydrants, etc.

6. All down spouts and drainage areas, soil pipe,  catch basins, manholes, drains, gravel basins, storm water sewers, septic tanks, cesspools, water storage tanks, etc.

7. All liquid soap piping, liquid soap tanks, soap valves, and equipment in bath and washrooms, shower stalls, etc.

8. All bathroom, toilet room and shower room accessories, i.e. as towel racks, paper holders, glass shelves, hooks, mirrors, cabinets, etc.

9. All lawn sprinkler work, including piping, fittings, and lawn sprinkler heads.

l0. All sheet lead lining for X-ray rooms, fountains, swimming pools or shower stalls, tanks or vats for all purposes and for roof flashings in connection with the pipe fitting industry.

11. All fire stand pipes, fire pumps, pressure and storage tanks, valves, hose racks, fire hose, cabinets and accessories, and all piping for sprinkler work of every description.

12. All block tin coils, carbonic gas piping for soda fountains and bars, etc.

13. All piping for railing work and racks of every description, whether screwed or welded.

14. All piping for pneumatic vacuum cleaning systems of every description.

15. All piping for hydraulic, vacuum, pneumatic, air, water, steam, oil, or gas, used in connection with railway cars, railway motor cars, and railway locomotives.

16. All marine piping, and all piping used in connection with ship building and ship yards.

17. All power plant piping of every description.

18. The handling, assembling, and erecting of all economizers, super-heaters, regardless of the mode or method of making joints, hangers, and erection of same.

19. All internal and external piping on boilers, heaters, tanks and evaporators, water legs, water backs and water grates, boiler compound equipment, etc.

20. All soot blowers and soot collecting piping systems.

21. The setting, erecting, and piping for all smoke consuming and smoke washing and regulating devices.

22. The setting, erecting and piping of instruments, measuring devices, thermostatic controls, gauge boards, and other controls used in connection with power, heating, refrigerating, air conditioning, manufacturing, mining, and industrial work.

23. The setting and erecting of all boiler feeders, water heaters, filters, water softeners, purifiers, condensate equipment, pumps, condensers, coolers, and all piping for same in power houses, distributing and boosting stations, refrigeration, bottling, distilling, and brewing plants, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems.

24. All piping for artificial gases, natural gases, and holders and equipment for same, chemicals, minerals and by-products and refining of same, for any and all purposes.

25. The setting and erecting of all underfeed stokers, fuel burners, and piping, including gas, oil, power fuel, hot and cold air piping, and all accessories and parts of burners and stokers, etc.

26. All ash collecting and conveyor piping systems, including all air washing and dust collecting piping and equipment, accessories and appurtenances and regulating devices, etc.

27. The setting and erection of all oil heaters, oil coolers, storage and distribution tanks, transfer pumps, and mixing devices, and piping thereto of every description.

28. The setting, erecting and piping of all cooling units, pumps, reclaiming systems, and appurtenances, in connection with transformers, and piping to switches of every description.

29. All fire extinguishing systems and piping, whether by water, steam, gas, or chemical, fire alarm piping, and control tubing, etc.

30. All piping for sterilizing, chemical treatment, deodorizing, and all cleaning systems of every description, and laundries for all purposes.

31. All piping for oil or gasoline tanks, gravity and pressure lubricating and greasing systems, air and hydraulic lifts, etc.

32. All piping for power or heating purposes, either by water, air, steam, gas, oil, chemicals, or any other method.

33. All piping, setting and hanging of all units and fixtures for air-conditioning, cooling, heating, roof cooling, refrigerating, ice making, humidifying, dehumidifying and dehydrating by any method, and the charging, testing, and servicing of all work after completion.

34. All pneumatic tube work, and all piping for carrying systems by vacuum, compressed air, steam, water, or any other method.

35. All piping to stoves, fire grates, blast and heating furnaces, ovens, driers, heaters, oil burners, stokers, and boilers and cooking utensils, etc. of every description.

36. All piping in connection with central distributing filtration treatment stations, boosting stations, waste and sewage disposal plants, central chlorination and chemical treatment work, and all underground supply lines to cooling wells, suction basins, filter basins, settling basins, and aeration basins.

37. All process piping for refining, manufacturing, industrial, and shipping purposes of every character and description.

38. All air piping of every description.

39. All temporary piping of every description in connection with building and construction work, excavating and underground construction.

40. The laying out and cutting of all holes, chases and channels, the setting and erection of bolts, inserts, stands, brackets, supports, sleeves, thimbles, hangers, conduit and boxes, used in connection with the pipe fitting industry.

41. The handling and setting of boilers, setting of fronts, setting of soot blowers, and attaching of all boiler trimmings.

42. All pipe transportation lines for gas, oil, gasoline, fluids and liquids, water aqueducts, water lines, and booster stations of every description.

43. All acetylene and arc welding, brazing, lead burning, soldered and wiped joints, caulked joints, expanded joints, rolled joints, or any other mode or method of making joints in connection with the pipe fitting industry.

44. Laying out, cutting, bending and fabricating of all pipe work of every description, by whatever mode or method.

45. All methods of stress relieving of all pipe joints made by every mode or method.

46. The assembling and erecting of tanks, used for mechanical, manufacturing or industrial purposes, to be assembled with bolts, packed or welded joints.

47. The handling and using of all tools and equipment that may be necessary for the erection and installation of all work and materials used in the pipe fitting industry.

48. The operation, maintenance, repairing, servicing and dismantling of all work installed by journeymen members of the United Association.

49. All piping for cataracts, cascades (i.e. artificial water falls), make-up water fountain, captured waters, water towers, cooling towers, and spray ponds used for industrial, manufacturing, commercial, or for any other purposes.

50. Piping herein specified means pipe made from metals, tile, glass, rubber, plastics, wood, or any other kind of material, or product manufactured into pipe, usable in the pipe fitting industry, regardless of size or shapes.