Journeyman Training Schedule

None scheduled at this time.

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

CLASS SCHEDULE 2023-2024

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

YOU MUST BE SIGNED IN BY 7:00 AM EACH MORNING AND SIGN OUT AT 5:00 PM EACH

SCHOOL DAY OR YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED ABSENT.

2024

January: 13th, 14th, 27th, 28th

February: 10th, 11th, 24th, 25th

March: 9th, 10th, 23th, 24th

April: 13th, 14th, 27th, 28th

ALL DAYS ARE REQUIRED UNLESS PRE-APPROVED BY THE COORDINATOR.

DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF NECESSARY.

SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH REIMBURSMENT ACCOUNT PLAN (HRA) effective July 1, 2021

ELIGIBILITY

Initial and Continuing Eligibility
An Employee is eligible for participation in the HRA on the first day of the month when an HRA is established for him. An HRA is established for an Employee when his Dollar Bank Account has more than a twelve (12) month reserve for health care premiums. Any Employer Contributions in excess of a twelve (12) month reserve in an Employee’s Dollar Bank Account will be permanently transferred to an HRA Account for the Employee. You will continue to participate in the HRA as long as funds remain in your HRA Account. There is NO LIMIT on the amount of Employer Contributions that can be held in the Participant’s HRA Account.

Example: The current health premium is $1,287 per month. Your Dollar Bank balance must be more than $15,444 for the establishment of an HRA account. On 01/31/2024, Member A has a Dollar Bank balance of $16,444. He will have $1,000 transferred to an HRA account on 02/01/2024. On 01/31/2024, Member B has a Dollar Bank balance of $5,744. He will not have an HRA account until his Dollar Bank balance is more than $15,444.

HRA BENEFITS
A Participant may receive reimbursement for Covered Expenses up to an aggregate allowance of $15,000 in a Plan Year. For services covered under the Health, Dental and Vision Plan documents, Covered Expenses for the purposes of this Plan include only the following:

ALL PARTICIPANTS
(1) Medical, dental and vision Deductibles, Co-pays and/or Co-insurance;
(2) Prescription Drug costs not covered by another Insurance Carrier Policy;

(3) DENTAL expenses not covered by another Insurance Carrier policy:
            ◦ Dental X‐Rays
            ◦ Dentures, Bridges and Crowns
            ◦ Exams and Teeth Cleaning (once every 6 months)
            ◦ Extractions, Root Canals and Fillings
            ◦ Oral Surgery
            ◦ Orthodontia for dependent children (once per lifetime)
            ◦ Periodontal Services

(4) Vision expenses not covered by another Insurance Carrier policy:
            ◦ Eye Exam (every per calendar year)
            ◦ Eyeglasses-Frames and Lens (every per calendar year)     
            ◦ Laser Eye Surgeries
            ◦ Prescription Safety Eyewear (every per calendar year)
            ◦ Contact Lens (12 month supply per calendar year)

(5)  Hearing Aid expenses not covered by another Insurance Carrier policy:

• Hearing Aid(s) (every three years)
• Hearing Aid(s) Repairs

This benefit does not cover any of the following:

• Office Visits with an Audiologist
• Diagnostic or Routine Hearing Exams
• Replacement Batteries
• Hearing Aids Provided for Cosmetic Purposes

FOR RETIREES AND SEPAPARATED EMPLOYEES ONLY:
(6) Medicare supplement premiums;
(7) COBRA premiums; and,
(8) Individual or family fully insured health insurance premiums.

The following Covered Expenses will not be reimbursed:
Expenses incurred more than one (1) calendar year from date of service;
Expenses covered by any other plan of benefits; or,
Expenses incurred before the HRA Plan or your HRA Account was established.

We have retained the services of BPAS to administer the HRA.
BPAS contact information:

Customer Service– 866-401-5272
Website: U.BPAS.COM
Mobile APP: BPASClaims
Claims Fax#: 866-254-2942

Claims Mailing Address:
820 Gessner Rd, Ste 1250
Houston, TX 77024

Please review the HRA Guide on how to file claims for reimbursement, check your HRA balance, view claim history and contact information.

Access the Pipeline herePlumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 52 has launched the PIPELINE. As a secure, web-based electronic remittance system of Local 52 Fringe Benefits and Check-off Dues, PIPELINE will save your company valuable time and expense when submitting your monthly hours.

The use of PIPELINE is mandated as the sole means of remitting your company’s monthly remittances to Local 52, in accordance with the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 52 Agreement, Article IV, Section

1. Check-off Administrative Dues, Article VIII Health & Welfare Section 3 and Article IX Pension Section 3 which states, “On or before the fifteenth (15th) of each month, the EMPLOYER will remit to the UNION the amount of deductions collected for the previous month. All Employers are required to report deductions electronically using the Local 52 PIPELINE. Effective June 1, 2021, electronic payment via Automated Clearing House (ACH) or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) through PIPELINE for deductions will be mandatory for all Employers.” “All contributions required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement shall be paid to the Local 52 Health & Welfare, Pension and Apprenticeship Plan and shall be in the manner and form determined by the Trustees. Employer contributions for each month shall be remitted on or before the fifteenth (15th) of each month, in compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.” “Plan Guidelines state, Health & Welfare, Pension and Apprenticeship Funds require that all participating employers use the “PIPELINE” for reporting hours and electronic payment of contributions via Automated Clearing House (ACH) or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). No other reporting or payment method will be accepted.”

Please return the PIPELINE Authorization form to receive log-in information and password. Authorized employees will then receive an Activation and Data Request Email to submit hours. Please review the User Guide for further details.
To facilitate electronic remittance of hours, we developed a simple file layout. For each work period, the file includes the following for each member. No other information is required. CSV format only (comma separated value).

• SSN
• Last Name
• First Name
• Regular Hours
• Overtime Hours
• Double Time Hours
• Gross Pay
• Pension Percentage (100=Journeyman, 50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95 = Apprentice)

Access the Pipeline here
Please send a sample file to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Please refer to the Pipeline User Guide for additional information.
Contact Kay Pinckard with any questions at 334-272-0240 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

UNION MEETINGS are held the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. All members are encouraged to attend. The more we are involved in our union, the more we act like a union, and the more effective we are as a union.

WELDERS: CONTINUITY FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED EVERY 6 MONTHS TO KEEP YOUR CERTIFICATIONS CURRENT. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING THE FORM BY MAIL, EMAIL OR FAX.

DEATH ASSESSMENTS LISTING

258-Victor Foster 01/01/2023

259-Ralph Stinson 01/10/2023

260-Gerald Gross 01/15/2023

261-William Tim King 01/21/2023

262- Watson Tom Cumby 03/03/2023

263-Kenneth Bullard 03/10/2023

264-Norman Elliott 03/2/2023

265-Kenny Varner 05/06/2023

266-Elmer E. Leger 07/12/2023

267-Robert C. Scott 12/15/2023                  

268-Ronnie Mulkey 12/20/2023

269-Thomas D. Friddell 12/24/2023

2023 Newsletter  newsletter_01012023.pdf

Make Your Voice Heard!

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The AFL-CIO's Working Families e-Activist Network is one way you can do that. As a network subscriber you receive occasional action alerts when your voice is needed. With one click you can send a fax or e-mail to a key decision maker in Congress, at the White House or an employer who isn't respecting the rights of workers.

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To register and send your Voice go to: https://aflcio.org/take-action

Effective January 1, 2024, the pension contribution rate is $6.00 per hour.

Please review the Question & Answer Booklet  and Pension Enrollment Information documents for additional information.

You may access your account (make investment changes, check your balance, print statements) by contacting Charles Schwab Retirement Services.

Local 52 Pension Plan Office
PO Box 211105
Montgomery, AL 36121-1105
334-272-0240 ext. 5
Contact: Kay Pinckard

For information related to the National Pension Fund, please contact the fund office at 1-800-638-7442. The current national pension fund rate is $1.70 per hour.

Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc. is the recordkeeper for the Employee Pension Plan and Trust for Local Union 52 of the United
Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada (the “Plan”).

Take full advantage of everything the Plan has to offer. Take some time to assess your retirement savings goals, carefully review your investment strategy, and take advantage of the various resources and tools available to you through Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc. You will be able to take advantage of various useful retirement plan features, including:

Local 52 Pension Plan

Vesting Rules for the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 52 Pension Plan

For Participants who commence participation in the Plan on or after January 1, 2014, you must complete three (3) Years of Service with the Plan in order to have a 100% Vested Interest in your Participant Account. A Year of Service is a 12-consecutive month period (January-December) during which an Employee is credited with at least 1,000 Hours of Service.  However, the three (3) years required for vesting do not have to be worked consecutively, as long as you return to Covered Service (i.e. work for an Employer who contributes to this Plan on your behalf) and work sufficient Hours of Service to receive Years of Service before incurring (5) five One-Year Breaks in Service. If however, you incur five (5) One-Year Breaks in Service before reaching the (3) three Years of Service required for vesting, your Participant Account will be permanently forfeited to the Plan.

Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 52 is extremely excited to announce PIPELINE. Local 52 PIPELINE is a fully automated web portal that allows Employers to securely submit and process Electronic Monthly Remittances.

PIPELINE will drastically improve your remittance experience, resulting in a number of benefits including:

• Full conversion from paper reporting to Electronic monthly remittance

• Secure electronic payments via ACH eliminates preparing 6 checks each month

• Cost Savings through reduced printing and mailing expenses

• Spend more time working and less time reporting, with no errors or cumbersome calculations

To facilitate electronic remittance of hours, we developed a simple file layout. For each work period, the file includes the following for each member. No other information is required. CSV format only (comma separated value).

• SSN
• Last Name
• First Name
• Regular Hours
• Overtime Hours
• Double Time Hours
• Gross Pay
• Pension Percentage (100=Journeyman, 50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95 = Apprentice)

PIPELINE is mandatory and the only way for Employers to submit and pay monthly remittance reports.

First time users should request information via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Please contact Kay Pinckard with any questions at 334-272-0240 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Local 52 Working Agreement, Wage Rates and Remittance Information are located under Documents/Contractors.

2024_wages.pdf 

JURISDICTIONAL CLAIMS OF Local Union No. 52

ALABAMA Counties of:
Autauga
Barbour
Bullock
Butler
Chambers
Coffee
Coosa
Covington
Crenshaw
Dale
Dallas
Elmore
Geneva
Henry
Houston
Lee
Lowndes
Macon
Montgomery
Pike
Russell
Tallapoosa

And that part of Chilton including Thorsby.

GEORGIA Counties of:
Chattahoochee
Clay
Harris Talbot
Marion
Muscogee
Quitman
Schley
Stewart
Talbot
Webster

And portions of Troup and Merither Counties, South of Georgia Highway 109, LaGrange, Georgia.

Market Recovery Program

PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 52
MARKET RECOVERY PROGRAM

1. Introduction

This document constitutes the internal guidelines for the operation of the United Association Local No. 52 Market Recovery Program. These guidelines can be changed, amended or altered by the Business Manager. In the event there is any change, amendment or alteration that directly affects a signatory contractor, all contractors shall be notified.

Employers shall have no role whatsoever in or responsibility concerning the Market Recovery Program.

2. Goals of the Market Recovery Program

The primary goal of the Market Recovery Program includes the securing of jobs for contractors who are signatory to collective bargaining agreements with Local 52 that would normally be done by non-union employers, improving work opportunities for members of Local 52, improving and increasing the market share of work within Local 52's craft and geographic jurisdiction that is performed by contractors signatory to collective bargaining agreements with Local 52, restoring competition by allowing Local 52 contractors to compete effectively with non-union contractors and to explore ways to increase productivity on the jobsite.

3. Notification of Signatory Contractors of the Market Recovery Program

Upon the establishment of the Market Recovery Program, a letter will be sent to all Signatory Contractors advising them of the Market Recovery Program, its parameters, the procedure to request funds for a selected job and the various forms that an employer must sign if he wishes to receive funds from the Market Recovery Program. A similar letter shall be given to each employer who becomes signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with Local Union 52 after the Market Recovery Program is implemented.

4. Jobs Eligible for a Grant from the Market Recovery Program

Local 52 will selectively use funds from the Market Recovery Program to preserve work for its members. Where there is serious non-union competition for a project, a signatory contractor may request financial assistance from the Market Recovery Program in an attempt to improve its competitive position in the bidding process. Local Union 52 may also, on its own initiative, establish a supplement rate on a job even though no signatory employer has requested a supplement rate. Projects of all sizes and types that are covered by the collective bargaining agreement will be eligible under this program.

In order to be eligible for a grant from the Market Recovery Program, the job or construction project must meet the following criteria:

a. There is expected to be non-union competition for the job or construction project;

b. The job must be within Local 52's geographic jurisdiction;

c. The job must fall within the work described in the current collective bargaining agreement between Local 52 and Signatory Contractors.

d. The funding of the job must meet one or more of the goals of the Market Recovery Program; and

e. The job is private and not subject to the Davis-Bacon Act, or any other prevailing wage condition.

5. Employers Eligible to Receive Funds from the Market Recovery Program

To be eligible for funds, an employer must be signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with Local Union 52 or to a National Agreement with the United Association. An employer who signs a "project agreement" is not eligible to receive funds from the Market Recovery Program; and

The employer must be current in payment of its fringe benefit contributions to the various Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 52 Fringe Benefit Trust Funds at the time the job is bid and awarded.

6. Responsibility for Determining Jobs Eligible for Grants from the Market Recovery Program and the Amount of Money to be Awarded

The Business Manager of Local 52, shall have sole responsibility to determine which job(s) shall be eligible for an award of funds from the Market Recovery Program. The Business Manager, shall also have sole responsibility to determine the amount of money to be awarded for a job under the Market Recovery Program based upon the hour bids received from the employer.

The Business Manager shall not discriminate in favor of or against any signatory employer, and all employers shall have a fair and equal opportunity to receive grants under the Market Recovery Program so long as the job meets on or more of the goals of the Market Recovery Program.

7. Procedure for Signatory Employers to Request Assistance from the Market Recovery Program

The principle method for determining which job(s) shall receive a grant from the Market Recovery Program will be through information supplied to Local Union 52 by signatory employers. In the event that a signatory employer believes a job is likely to be done non-union absent a grant from the Market Recovery Program, the employer is requested to bring the job to the attention of the Business Manager, form 52-02. The Business Manager may also select jobs on his own initiative. If time allows, it is preferable to bring the job to the attention of the Business Manager in writing. Requests to have a job selected and for funds from the Market Recovery Program should be received at least forty-eight (48) hours before the bid date.

The following information should be brought to the Business Manager's attention regardless of whether the request for assistance is in writing or verbal:

a. Job name;

b. Job address;

c. Bid date;

d. Non-union bidders;

e. Estimated number of hours of bargaining unit work;

f. Name of party awarding the contractor (general/property owner);

g. Description of the work (residential, commercial, refrigeration, construction, service, remodel etc);

h. Additional information pertinent to request.

Jobs selected under the Market Recovery Program shall be communicated to the Signatory Contractors. Signatory contractors must obtain information concerning jobs selected on their own initiative by contacting the Local Union.

8. Award of Financial Support

Each project for which funds are requested will be dealt with on an individual basis. The Business Manager, will take into account the competition, both union and non-union, the policy of the awarding entity, the market itself, the man hours at stake, the availability of existing funds and the timing of the request. These factors, when taken into consideration with the experience of the Business Manager and the experience acquired under the Market Recovery Program, will provide the basis upon which Local 52 will be able to place signatory contractors on an equal competitive footing with the non-union employer(s) when bidding on a project.

Only journeyman and foremen hours worked on the selected job are eligible for support from the Market Recovery Program. Apprentice and pre-apprentice hours worked are not eligible for support from the Market Recovery Program.

Any employer seeking to take advantage of the Market Recovery Program on a particular job will deposit with Local 52 a sealed envelope, form 52-04, showing the estimated hours, form 52-03, he has included in his bid for the job. The amount of financial support from the Market Recovery Program shall be limited to no more than the number of estimated hours which the employer has included in his bid for the job. In the event that the hours worked exceed the estimate, no further funds will be made available from the Market Recovery Program to the employer.

The award of funds from the Market Recovery Program will be a direct reimbursement to the employer and will be based upon weekly field reports which will show the name(s) of the journeymen and foremen working on the project during the week and the number of hours worked. The weekly field report must be signed by the supervisor on the project.

9. Procedure for the Award of Financial Support

In the event a Union contractor is awarded the contract on a selected job, the contractor shall notify the Union in writing of his successful bid. Local 52 will issue a confirmation of grant eligibility, form 52-06, to be signed by the Business Manager and countersigned by the employer.

Employers working on a project under the Market Recovery Program must send a weekly field report, form 52-07, to Local 52 on a weekly basis and, further, will provide a monthly report, form 52-08, to verify the hours previously reported weekly. The Business Manager or his designee will review these reports and, if the reports appear accurate, payment will be issued directly to the employer.

10. No effect on negotiated wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employ

The purpose of the Market Recovery Program is to provide a bid supplement to employers working on selected jobs. There are no other changes in wage rates and fringe benefit rates in the collective bargaining agreement. Furthermore, an employer is obligated to pay all fringe benefit contributions provided under the collective bargaining agreement in a timely manner. If an employer fails to pay fringe benefit contributions or assessments in a timely manner, the Market Recovery Program reserves the right to alter and re-direct payment of any bid supplement monies from the employer to the Trust Funds or the Union by issuing checks naming the appropriate funds when bid supplement monies are due.