Plumbers and Steamfitter Local 157: A History Spanning over 125 Years

The United Association of Journeyman Plumbers, Gas Fitters, Steam Fitters and Steam Fitters’ Helpers of the United States and Canada (U.A.) chartered Local No. 157 in Terre Haute, Indiana, on September 1, 1896, to represent and serve the pipefitting industry and its tradesmen in the city and seven surrounding counties in Indiana. By 2021, Local 157 has grown to a membership of more than 1,700 craftspeople in its building-trades, metal-trades and gas-distribution divisions, and its jurisdiction has grown to cover the building trades in all or portions of 16 counties in Indiana and six counties in Illinois and gas distribution over most of the State of Indiana and all of the State of Kentucky. Throughout its history, the local’s progress and development have been direct results of the commitment of and sacrifices made by officers and members. This enduring dynamic will be the highlight of Mitchell Poynter’s, Local 157 Historian, presentation about one of the oldest unions in the Wabash Valley.

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• This Tuesday, 5th August, 05:30 pm, Time Travelers - Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Terre Haute
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