Local 85 Members and the Contractors that we work for are a TEAM......Working Hard to Provide for our End Users Value and Quality!

Local 85 of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry was chartered on the first day of May 1892 at that time there were about a dozen members, as of today local 85 has 1200 members.

For over 115 years, Local 85 members have been protecting the health of our jurisdiction through our vigorous apprentice and journeyman training.

Our contractors employ Local 85 members in many different construction applications. We work in the heavy industrial, commercial and residential sectors of the construction industry.

We work in various facilities including: Chemical Plants, Health Care Facilities, Hi-Rise Apartment Buildings, High-Tech Facilities, Hotels & Motels, Office Buildings, Pharmaceutical Plants, Power Plants, Processing Facilities, Private and Public Schools, Single-family Homes, and Supermarkets.

Our workforce takes pride in partnering with our signatory contractors in providing sophisticated piping systems to the end user.

Our journeymen and apprentices are among the best trained in the world. Continuing education classes are offered on a regular basis to our journeymen to keep them updated of changes and trends of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and and HVAC Service work industry.

No matter how big or small the project, we promise a highly skilled, drug free commitment to ensuring the customer a job that is on time and on budget.

We are very proud of our past and look forward the future.

The jurisdiction we cover are the following counties:

Zone 1: That half of Huron County lying West of M-53, and all of Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, and Tuscola Counties.

Zone 2: Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Iosco, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, and Wexford.