Local 345 represents pipe tradespeople and instrument technicians in the Los Angeles County.
We are affiliated with the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Our membership grows every month. It now stands at more than 600. Local 345 is run by an Executive Board and a Business Manager, all of whom are elected by members every three years. Our Business Agents are also elected.
Our Pension and Health & Welfare Benefits plans are independently operated and overseen by elected trustees equally representing members and independent trustees.
Our investment in member training facilities and programs also independently operated by the A&J Training Trust Fund.
Local 345's headquarters and training facility located in Duarte, CA. The United Association has been training qualified pipe tradesmen longer than anyone else in the industry. The UA boasts the premier training programs available in the industry today, including five-year apprenticeship programs, extensive journeyman training organized instructor training, and certification programs.