Pipe Fitters Local 211

What Pipe Fitters Local 211 does

Pipe Fitters Local 211 is a chartered labor union local serving pipefitters, welders, and HVAC service technicians across Southeast Texas. Founded in 1949 with 2,714 charter members largely transferred from UA Local 195, the local operates as one of more than 300 local unions under the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry (UA). Its core operations include a five-year registered apprenticeship program, journeymen training across welding certifications (SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, Orbital), EPA 608, HVAC, blueprint reading, and rigging, and a member benefits stack spanning Next Level PRIME healthcare, UHC medical/dental/vision, Sav-RX pharmacy, UA National Pension Fund, DCRP retirement, Union Plus free college, and legal services via Williams Hart.

The local runs three physical sites — a headquarters and apprentice school in Deer Park, a Zone 195 location and apprentice school in Nederland, and a Zone 823 location and training center in Harlingen — covering over 30 Texas counties including Harris, Galveston, Montgomery, Fort Bend, and the Beaumont and Rio Grande Valley regions. Its technology footprint consists of a website, an iOS/Android mobile application, an RSS news feed, and a members-only portal that handles dues payment and wage rate access. Distribution runs through over 130 signatory contractors including Carrier, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Siemens, TRANE, and Fluor, who collectively employ union members under collective bargaining agreements.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring member dues, supplemented by minor Retiree Club fees ($20/year) and negligible ancillary income. Leadership is headed by Business Manager Bryan Edwards, who succeeded Kenneth Edwards in 2016. The Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee is pursuing Council on Occupational Education accreditation. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, funding rounds, or commercial product launches were disclosed.

Name

Pipe Fitters Local 211

Legal name

Pipe Fitters Local Union 211

Website

https://pipefitterslocal211.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pipe Fitters Local 211 is a chartered labor union serving pipefitters, welders, and HVAC service technicians across Southeast Texas through membership, a five-year apprenticeship program, and a multi-employer benefits stack since 1949.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Skilled Trades Representation

NAICS

Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (237120)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Pipefitting & Steamfitting (EDAOACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pipe Welding & Industrial Piping Fabrication Training (EDAOADAB)

Keywords

• Labor union services
• Pipefitter apprenticeship training
• Welding certification programs
• HVAC service training
• Union collective bargaining

Headquarters

HQ city

Texas City, Texas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Dues: Union members pay regular dues to maintain their membership. The dues fund union operations, member benefits, training programs, and representation services.
2. Retiree Club Fees: Retirees pay $20 annual fee to join the Retiree's Club, with spouses paying $10 annually if accompanying to meetings. This provides networking and social benefits for retired members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pipe Fitters Local Union 211 is a labor union chartered in 1949 that represents experienced pipefitters, welders, and HVAC service technicians across Southeast Texas. It sells union membership (with dues-funded representation, collective bargaining, and benefits) and runs a five-year registered apprenticeship program that trains new workers. The union also administers member benefits (healthcare, pension, legal services) through a network of signatory contractors.

Product overview

Pipe Fitters Local 211 is a labor union offering a unified portfolio of member services centered around union membership for pipefitters, welders, and HVAC service technicians. The core offerings include a five-year apprenticeship training program, a members-only portal with online dues payment, a mobile application for iOS and Android, trade training programs with certifications, and employee benefits administration including healthcare through Next Level Prime and United Health Care, dental, vision, pharmacy, and retirement plans. The union also provides a retirees club, legal services partnership with Williams Hart, political action resources, and newsletter publications. The three locations in Deer Park, Nederland, and Harlingen serve members across Southeast Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership
• Apprenticeship Training Program
• Trade Training and Certifications
• Employee Benefits Administration
• Legal Services Partnership
• Retirees Club
• Pipefitters 211 Mobile App
• Members Only Online Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Union members earn 28 percent more than nonunion workers on average

Named customers1 record

Segments5 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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• American Income LifeminorOthers · 9 November 2022100% union company providing no-cost AD&D coverage, AILPLUS health service discount membership for families, child safety apps, and supplemental insurance products on a voluntary basis. Partnership facilitated through Local Representative Lacy Martin.
• Williams Hart & BoundascoreOthersLegal services partnership providing immediate legal support after catastrophic work injuries. Williams Hart's Rapid Response Team can deploy anywhere in the country within 24 hours. The firm has represented union workers since 1983 and is the preferred law firm of 28 local union chapters. They specialize in personal injury, maritime law, serious accidents, and toxic exposure cases.
• Next Level Prime / Next Level Urgent CarecoreOthersHealthcare partnership providing free healthcare with no deductible to union members and their families. Next Level Prime serves as the primary care physician option with no out-of-pocket costs. Located throughout the Houston and Beaumont areas with multiple facilities.
• United Health Care (UHC)coreOthersHealth benefits provider through United Health Care plans. Provides health care coverage, dental plans, vision coverage, and prescription benefits through Sav-RX pharmacy. Members access services through myuhc.com or the UHC app.
• Sav-RXcoreOthersPrescription benefit plan provider for Local 211 members. Sav-RX member ID is the same as UHC member ID. Assistance available at 1-800-228-3108.
• Union PlusminorOthersUnion Plus Free College program providing free college benefits from Eastern Gateway Community College to union members and their families. Local 211 promotes these educational opportunities to members through newsletters and information sessions.
• United Association National Pension FundcoreOthersMulti-employer pension fund participation for retirement benefits. Members can access their account, view hours, and find forms through the UA National Pension Fund website.
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plans (DCRP)coreOthersDefined contribution retirement plan administered through JH Administrators. Members can access their DCRP account and review Summary Plan Description documents through the enrollment portal.
• United Association (UA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization - United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada. One of over 300 local unions. UA provides premier training programs, apprenticeship standards, certification programs, and political advocacy at the national level. UA has been training qualified pipe tradesmen longer than anyone else in the industry.
• Commission of the Council on Occupational EducationminorOthersLocal 211's Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee is applying for initial accreditation with the Council on Occupational Education. Persons wishing to make comments can write to the Commission or submit comments on their website.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Others

• North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU): Umbrella labor federation coordinating 14 building-trades unions including UA, IBEW, SMWIA, and IUOE; not a competing local, but the governing body that shapes apprenticeship standards, federal lobbying, and contractor engagement policies that directly affect Local 211's operating environment.
• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA): National trade association for electrical contractors that collectively bargains with IBEW and functions as the contractor-side counterpart to UA locals like Local 211; useful counter-party benchmark for understanding the full signatory contractor economics Local 211 sits within.

Direct peers

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW): Parallel building-trades union representing electrical workers with the same apprenticeship model, signatory contractor structure, and collective bargaining economy; comparable as a co-located union on industrial/construction projects where MEP scopes are jointly negotiated.
• United Association Local 5 (Kansas City): Multi-state UA local covering Missouri, Kansas, and parts of neighboring states; same UA training and apprenticeship system, same signatory contractor model, similar scope over pipefitting/welding/HVAC trades — a good peer for estimating dues revenue scale and training-facility footprint at a multi-zone UA local.
• United Association Local 100 (Dallas): UA plumbing/pipefitting local serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area; runs the same UA-standard five-year apprenticeship, signs collective bargaining agreements with mechanical contractors, and represents the same trades (pipefitting, welding, HVAC service), making it the standard Texas-state comparator for jurisdictional scale and dispatch economics.
• Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA): International union representing sheet metal workers, HVAC service technicians, and related trades; runs an apprenticeship and signatory contractor model structurally parallel to Local 211's HVAC segment, making it the most directly comparable building-trades peer outside the UA family.
• United Association Local 1 (Minneapolis/St. Paul): Large UA plumbing/pipefitting local serving the Twin Cities metro; operates the same UA training and apprenticeship framework, signs mechanical and industrial contractors, and represents roughly comparable trade scope — useful regional/national peer for benchmarking member economics, training scale, and benefits administration.
• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE): Building-trades union representing heavy-equipment operators, mechanics, and related industrial crafts; shares Local 211's presence on industrial/energy construction sites, collective bargaining framework, and apprenticeship-based training model, providing a direct building-trades cross-check on dues economics.
• Steamfitters Local 602 (Washington DC metro): UA-affiliated steamfitters/pipefetters local serving the DC/MD/VA market; runs UA-standard apprenticeships, signs mechanical/industrial contractors, and is widely regarded as one of the highest-wage UA locals — a comparable benchmark for premium-market UA dispatch economics.
• United Association Local 60 (Houston): Sister UA plumbers/pipefitters local covering part of the Houston-area jurisdiction, directly overlapping Local 211's territory on commercial and industrial pipefitting work — comparable in trade mix, UA affiliation, apprenticeship model, and Texas Gulf Coast customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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