Where to read what the UA is saying, and what has actually changed on the sheets. Statements and press releases come straight from the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry's own newsroom — we link to them rather than reword them, so you read the union's position in the union's words. Below that are the dated wage and agreement changes we track across UA locals.
Official UA newsroom and press releases
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UA rate and agreement updates we track
24 dated changes across UA locals, newest first. Each row comes from a published wage sheet or an official wage determination, with the document named — nothing here is estimated.
August 14, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 75 journeyman rate step. Plumbers scale in Milwaukee, WI — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Milwaukee, WI
August 11, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 7 journeyman rate step. Combo scale in Albany, NY — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Albany, NY
August 1, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 300 journeyman rate step. Journeyman (Industrial, Sioux Falls SD) scale in North &Amp; South Dakota, ND — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: Local 300 Industrial wage sheet, Sioux Falls SD jurisdiction · North &Amp; South Dakota, ND
July 31, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 486 journeyman rate step. Combo scale in Baltimore, MD — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Baltimore, MD
July 26, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 17 journeyman rate step. Plumbers scale in Memphis, TN — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Memphis, TN
July 26, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 342 journeyman rate step. Combo scale in Oakland, CA — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Oakland, CA
July 26, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 441 journeyman rate step. Combo scale in Wichita, KS — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Wichita, KS
July 26, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 533 journeyman rate step. Pipefitters scale in Kansas City, MO — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Kansas City, MO
July 26, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 8 journeyman rate step. Combo scale in Kansas City, MO — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Kansas City, MO
July 25, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 440 journeyman rate step. Combo scale in Indianapolis, IN — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Indianapolis, IN
July 25, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 638 journeyman rate step. HVAC Service Tech scale in New York, NY — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · New York, NY
July 25, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 690 journeyman rate step. Plumbers scale in Philadelphia, PA — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Philadelphia, PA
July 3, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 696 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Newark, NJ — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Newark, NJ
June 26, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 125 journeyman rate step. Combo scale in Cedar Rapids, IA — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Cedar Rapids, IA
June 26, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 13 journeyman rate step. Journeyman scale in Rochester, NY — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Rochester, NY
June 26, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 495 journeyman rate step. Combo scale in Cambridge, OH — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Cambridge, OH
June 26, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 601 journeyman rate step. Pipefitters scale in Milwaukee, WI — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Milwaukee, WI
June 11, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 172 journeyman rate step. Combo scale in South Bend, IN — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · South Bend, IN
June 11, 2026 — Wage rate effective: UA Local 210 journeyman rate step. Plumbers scale in Hobart, IN — the published rate we hold takes effect on this date. Confirm the current step with the hall before it drives an offer. Source: unionpayscales.com · Hobart, IN
Local news — meeting minutes, contract votes, apprenticeship intake and hall notices — is published by each local, not the International. Open your local's page for its hall address, dispatch line and website.
UA news questions
Where can I read official UA press releases?
On the UA's own site: https://ua.org/news/. Those pages carry the union's statements and policy positions directly, with the union's media contact. We link to them rather than republish them.
How do I find out when my UA local's wages change?
Each local's page shows the published journeyman rate with the date it took effect, and the rate and agreement updates on this page list changes as they land. You can also have new rate sheets emailed to you through our rate-update alerts.
Is Gulfstream part of the UA?
No. Gulfstream Search Partners is an independent recruiting firm for the mechanical and electrical trades. We publish union wage sheets and link to official union news because our candidates ask for it; we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or speaking for any union.