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Members of the New York State Pipe Trades Association elected Edward Nadeau to serve a four-year term as the next president of the statewide union. The NYSPTA is a subsidiary of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry (UA) that represents hundreds of thousands of plumbers, pipefitters, sprinkler fitters, welders and more across the country.
Before becoming president, Nadeau was business manager and financial secretary of Local 7 in upstate New York, which he first joined as an apprentice in 1989.
“I wish to thank the 25,000 members of the 14 union locals across New York State that have placed their trust in me as I begin this new role,” Nadeau said in a statement. “I am committed to representing the interests of our union members and ensure that we are building an economy, modern infrastructure and energy systems that works for all New Yorkers.”
The NYSPTA’s former president, Gregory Lancette has been named an International Representative to the UA, after eight years at the helm of the state-level union.
“Our union represents the voices of the men and women who work tirelessly to construct and maintain essential infrastructure, energy systems and the health and safety of buildings and their occupants across the nation,” Lancette said in a statement. “As our state’s energy system approaches an inflection point, our members are highly skilled and prepared to do the work that will strengthen our energy grid, lower utility bills, and create family-sustaining jobs for generations.”
NYSPTA leadership sees immense opportunity for plumbers and pipefitters across the state given new manufacturing facilities, data centers campus mega-projects that are currently planned to be constructed with union labor.
“It’s a great time to be a pipefitter,” said Michael Jarvis, the union’s secretary-treasurer, who was reelected this month. “Across New York, there will be thousands of skilled trades jobs supporting everything from pharmaceutical manufacturing to the semiconductor and AI-driven buildout now underway. These are long-term careers building the infrastructure that will power our economy for decades, and the Pipe Trades are ready to meet that demand.”
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