UA525

Name

UA525

Legal name

United Association Local 525

Website

https://local525.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & Trades Licensure (Contractor, Electrician, Plumber, HVAC CE) (EDAAALAH)

Keywords

• Plumbing union services
• Pipefitter training programs
• Apprenticeship certification
• Union job dispatch
• Skilled trades workforce

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Dues: Union members pay monthly dues to fund operations, training programs, benefits administration, and political action activities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UA Local 525 is a chartered labor union local providing membership, collective bargaining representation, and job dispatch services for plumbers, pipefitters, and service technicians in Southern Nevada. The union operates a five-year apprenticeship program, journeyman training, welding certification testing, and benefits administration for its 2,100+ members, while supplying signatory contractors with skilled construction and maintenance tradespeople through Master Labor Agreements, Service & Maintenance Agreements, and Light Commercial/Residential Agreements.

Product overview

UA Local 525 is a labor union offering a portfolio of member services rather than a technology product platform. The core offerings include union membership with collective bargaining representation, a five-year apprenticeship training program through the Pipe Trades Training Center, benefits administration via BeneSys Administrators, centralized job dispatching for connecting members with contractors, and a network of signatory contractors organized by specialty (industrial/heavy commercial, service/maintenance, and light commercial/residential). These services support plumbers, pipefitters, and service technicians in Southern Nevada's construction and maintenance industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership Services Union membership for plumbers, pipefitters, and service technicians, providing collective bargaining representation, job dispatching, and worker advocacy for members in Southern Nevada.
• Pipe Trades Training Center State-of-the-art training facility offering a five-year apprenticeship program with 1,230 classroom hours and 8,500 on-the-job hours, along with journeyman training, welding certification testing, and continuing education opportunities including an associate's degree program.
• Benefits Administration Third-party benefits administration through BeneSys Administrators covering health insurance, pension plans, and hours tracking for union members and their families.
• Job Dispatching Services Centralized dispatch system connecting qualified union members with signatory contractors for construction, service, and maintenance work throughout Southern Nevada.
• Contractor Network Directory of signatory contractors organized by specialty: Industrial/Heavy Commercial (Master Labor Agreement), Service & Maintenance, and Light Commercial/Residential, providing licensed plumbing, HVAC, and mechanical services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,100+ skilled members available for dispatch typically within 24 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting IndustrycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 1938Parent international union of Local 525. The UA has a long history spanning over 100 years and spends over $140 million annually on training programs. Local 525 operates under the UA charter granted July 9, 1938.
• Helmets to HardhatsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational program connecting military veterans with careers in the construction trades. Local 525 participates as an affiliation to support veteran employment.
• Union Sportsmen AllianceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganization supporting union members' outdoor sporting activities. Local 525 is affiliated to promote member engagement and camaraderie.
• BeneSys AdministratorscoreOthersThird-party administrator for health benefits, pension, and health insurance for Local 525 members. Located at 8311 W. Sunset Road, Suite 250, Las Vegas, NV 89113. Main line: (702) 415-2199
• Collective Union HealthminorOthersMember health care clinic providing primary and quick care services for members and their family members over age 3. Appointments recommended.
• Mechanical Contractors Association of Las VegascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal MCA chapter with which Local 525 negotiates collective bargaining agreements. Negotiations provide fair wage and benefit structures for both labor and contractors.
• Southern Nevada Building TradesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliated building trades council. Local 525 participates in joint activities including the annual Sportsmen's Trap Shoot event.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (UA International): The international parent union that charters Local 525; oversees the national apprenticeship and UA welding certification programs and reallocates training funding across 400+ local training centers. Comparable as the umbrella organization governing Local 525's standards and curriculum.
• Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA): International union covering sheet metal workers, HVAC fabrication, and related trades with a comparable apprenticeship, certification, and signatory contractor framework that overlaps with Local 525's HVAC service technician scope.
• Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA): Building trades union parent for laborers working on the same Southern Nevada construction sites where Local 525 plumbers and pipefitters are dispatched. Operates with a parallel apprenticeship, dispatch, and collective bargaining model.

Direct peers

• IBEW Local 357 (Las Vegas): Sister building trades local covering electricians in the Las Vegas market. Comparable structure (collective bargaining, apprenticeship, dispatch, signatory contractor network) operating in the same Southern Nevada jurisdiction for a different skilled trade.
• Operating Engineers Local 12: Heavy equipment operators union covering Nevada, California, and Utah with the same union model — apprenticeship pipeline, collective bargaining, dispatch hall, and signatory contractor relationships — serving the same regional construction market.
• UA Local 13 (Denver): Another UA plumbers, pipefitters, and service technicians local operating under the same international charter with a comparable apprenticeship, dispatch, and contractor agreement model in the Denver metropolitan market.

Others

• Mechanical Contractors Association of Las Vegas (MCA): Counterparty trade association with which Local 525 negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of its signatory contractors. Not a direct competitor but a structurally comparable labor-market institution operating in the same regional piping industry.
• Helmets to Hardhats: National nonprofit program connecting military veterans to union construction apprenticeship pathways, with Local 525 listed as a participating UA local. Comparable as a workforce pipeline partner in the same apprenticeship ecosystem.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC): National trade association representing open-shop (non-union) merit contractors in commercial and industrial construction. Directly competes with Local 525's model by offering contractors an alternative workforce sourcing approach.
• National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER): Non-union national craft training and credentialing organization that competes with UA apprenticeship curricula as a pipeline source for open-shop contractors, structurally paralleling Local 525's training and certification function in the merit-shop segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/uaweb901
• Xx.com/Local525
• Facebookfacebook.com/Plumbers-Pipefitters-Service-Technicians-Local-525-148430689079187
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/local-525

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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