Plumbers & Steamfitters UA Local 400 is comprised of approximately 2,000 members serving eighteen counties in Northeast Wisconsin. We are a local union that is affiliated with the United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters, comprised of approximately 345,000 members across the US and Canada. Our main purpose is to provide training for our members and qualified manpower to our 105 signatory contractors for all aspects of the plumbing, pipe fitting, HVACR service, and pipe fabrication industries.
Since 1938, we've done just that, providing reliable electric power to families, farms, businesses and industries throughout our thirteen county service area. After more than eighty years of service we remain mission driven, and our focus will not change.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was founded in 1891, shortly after homes and businesses in the United States began receiving electricity. The IBEW is a labor union that represents workers in the electrical industry in the United States and Canada, particularly electricians, or Inside Wiremen, in the construction industry and linemen and other employees of public utilities. The union also represents workers in the computer, telecommunications, broadcasting, and other fields related to electrical work. IBEW Local Union 700 was issued it's charter on October 26, 1937 with a total of 13 members. Our charter was amended on September 1, 1948 to include both A and B members. Our jurisdiction covers 17 counties in northwest Arkansas and portions of two counties in Oklahoma. agreements: Inside Agreement, Outside Agreement, Residential, Telecommunications, Outside Utility, SWEPCO and Manufacturing Agreements. Our founding fathers laid a foundation for our union and left a legacy that we must strive to honor and continue to build upon. We have demonstrated our commitment to future generations though our apprenticeship and training programs, and by insuring our members receive good wages, health insurance and retirement benefits. Today more customers are realizing the value of using IBEW labor. IBEW Local 700, along with our signatory contractors, have made a commitment to ensure our members are the most highly trained and productive in the industry. Therefore our mission is to: *Organize all workers who seek a better and more secure future. *Promote reasonable methods of work; *Cultivate feelings of friendship among those of our industry, *Assist each other in sickness or distress, *Secure employment,