UA Local 16 represents plumbers & pipefitters in Omaha, NE. Below: wage scale context, jurisdiction, apprenticeship routes, and the signatory contractors that hire from this hall.
UA Local 16 runs its own dispatch and out-of-work list — call the hall to confirm hours, books and what to bring. Gulfstream is a private recruiter and does not control hall referral.
UA Local 16 has not published a current journeyman wage sheet we can source, so no contract rate is shown for this local. For reference only, the reporting-wide average for plumbers & pipefitters locals is $47.51/hr ($69.19 total package) — a benchmark, not this local's rate. Confirm the current rate with the hall's business office. We publish the local's own rate, package and effective date as soon as it is available.
UA Local 16 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall — call 402-734-6274 to confirm dispatch hours, required documents (union card, certifications, ID) and current list standing before traveling in. Contact details are imported from the UA, SMART and IBEW public directories. Gulfstream is a private recruiting firm, is not affiliated with the local, and does not control hall dispatch.
United Association Local 16 represents the skilled plumbing and pipefitting workforce across the Omaha metropolitan area and surrounding Nebraska regions. As a chartered affiliate of the UA, this local provides the specialized labor force necessary for large-scale commercial developments, healthcare facilities, and industrial processing plants that drive the regional economy. The organization maintains a focus on high-quality craftsmanship and safety standards, ensuring that signatory mechanical contractors have access to a reliable pool of journeymen and apprentices who are certified in medical gas, welding, and advanced hydronic systems.
The Omaha market is characterized by significant investment in data centers, food processing infrastructure, and institutional expansions. Local 16 plays a critical role in these projects by managing the apprenticeship pipeline and labor supply for the region's largest mechanical firms. For tradespeople, the local offers a structured career path with collectively bargained protections and benefits that differ significantly from non-represented residential work. For contractors, the union serves as a central dispatch point for skilled piping professionals, allowing firms to scale their workforce rapidly based on project demands and technical requirements.
Because specific hourly rates for UA Local 16 are not publicly disclosed in this record, members and applicants should contact the Omaha business office directly to obtain the current wage circular. While resources like unionpayscales.com often aggregate user-submitted data, the only authoritative source for the journeyman base rate and total package is the local union itself. Generally, apprentices in this jurisdiction start at a set percentage of the journeyman rate—typically between 45% and 50%—and receive incremental raises every six to twelve months as they complete required OJT hours and classroom modules. The total package includes the hourly check and employer-paid fringes, which covers health insurance and retirement contributions not deducted from the gross wage.
The jurisdiction for UA Local 16 is headquartered in Omaha and covers a multi-county territory across Eastern Nebraska. This charter includes all plumbing, pipefitting, and HVAC service work performed under the building trades agreement. Members are dispatched to job sites ranging from high-rise commercial builds in the city center to industrial maintenance projects in outlying areas. The jurisdiction ensures that work performed on specific project types, such as process piping or commercial sanitation, remains within the scope of the local’s trained workforce. Travel requirements vary depending on the contractor’s project backlog, but the core focus remains the Greater Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan corridor.
The signatory landscape for UA Local 16 includes 28 tracked contractors, ranging from large-scale mechanical primes to specialized plumbing service providers. These firms handle the vast majority of the public works and heavy commercial projects in the Omaha market. The diversity of the contractor base means members have opportunities to work in various sectors, including data center cooling, hospital mechanical systems, and municipal water treatment. Employment typically follows the project lifecycle, with hiring increasing during the early mechanical phases of major builds and stabilizing through the service and maintenance phases once projects are commissioned.
To get the most accurate and up-to-date wage scale for UA Local 16, you must contact their business office directly. While third-party sites may list estimates, the local's internal wage circular is the only document that officially breaks down the taxable hourly rate, vacation fund deductions, and employer-paid fringe benefits for the current contract year.
Websites like unionpayscales.com rely on self-reported data from individual members, which may be outdated or missing recent cost-of-living adjustments. For a definitive look at the Omaha market's labor costs or member earnings, always cross-reference these figures with the official UA Local 16 collective bargaining agreement or the Omaha JATC office.
Pipefitters in Local 16 handle the installation and maintenance of high-pressure piping systems used in heating, cooling, and industrial processes. This includes working on boilers, chillers, and steam systems in Omaha's hospitals and commercial buildings. They are also heavily involved in the growing data center sector, installing complex cooling infrastructure required for server halls.
Travelers and members looking to transfer into UA Local 16 must follow the procedures outlined in the UA Constitution. Typically, this involves contacting your home local's business manager and the Local 16 business manager to discuss work availability and the status of the out-of-work list in Omaha. Transfers are generally subject to the local's current manning requirements.
UA Local 16 is seated in Omaha, Nebraska (NE). We hold published wage sheets for 4 locals across Nebraska — compare nearby scales before you take a call.
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Journeyman scales as last published by each local. Rates change every contract cycle — confirm with the hall.
UA Local 16 is headquartered in Omaha, NE and dispatches plumbers & pipefitters manpower throughout its chartered jurisdiction. Work performed inside that territory falls under the local's collective bargaining agreement and wage schedule, even when the contractor is based elsewhere and travels in.
Most locals require applicants to be at least 18, legally able to work in the U.S., hold a high school diploma or GED, pass a basic math/aptitude assessment and a drug screen, and be physically able to perform plumbers & pipefitters work. Some Local 16 programs give preference to applicants inside the jurisdiction or to veterans. Eligibility rules are set by the local's Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC), so confirm the current criteria with the hall before applying.
Apprenticeship applications go through the UA Local 16 JATC, not through a contractor or a recruiter. Applications typically open in defined intake windows each year: you submit the application with proof of age, education, and residency, sit for an aptitude test, and then interview. Ranked applicants are placed on an eligibility list and indentured as signatory contractors call for apprentices. Gulfstream Strategic Placements does not process apprenticeship applications — contact the Local 16 training center directly.
Plumbers & Pipefitters apprenticeships generally run four to five years — roughly 8,000–10,000 hours of on-the-job training plus several hundred classroom hours per year. Apprentices earn a paycheck the entire time, stepping up through the wage periods until they turn out as journeymen at 100% of scale.
Signatory contractors hire through the local's hiring hall, so working under the UA Local 16 agreement generally means being a member or being organized in through the local's process. Journeymen from other locals can travel in by signing the out-of-work book, subject to the local's referral rules and manpower needs. Non-union plumbers & pipefitters professionals are usually placed with open-shop contractors instead — we recruit for both.
We track 28 signatory contractors working under the UA Local 16 agreement, listed on this page with their websites and LinkedIn pages. Signatory shops are the employers legally able to hire Local 16 members and pay the negotiated scale.
Wage rates vary widely by local and market. Use the Union Pay Scale Explorer to sort every UA and SMART local by hourly wage, total package, and annualized pay so you can benchmark Local 16 against neighboring jurisdictions and other plumbers & pipefitters markets.
The UA Local 16 hall is at 4801 F St Omaha, NE 68117, serving Omaha, NE and the surrounding jurisdiction. Hall phone: 402-734-6274.
UA Local 16 runs its own referral procedure and books are signed at the hall. Call the hall at 402-734-6274 to confirm dispatch hours, required documents (union card, certifications, ID) and current list standing before traveling in — Gulfstream does not control hall dispatch.
UA Local 16 can be reached at 402-734-6274. Contact details are imported from the union's public directory listing — confirm hours with the hall.