United Association - The home page of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada. From humble beginnings of 40 delegates representing 23 independent unions in 10 states and the District of Columbia, the United Association has grown to a powerful, international union representing almost 300,000 members in more than 400 local unions throughout the United States and Canada.

MCAA - The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) serves the unique needs of approximately 2,300 firms involved in heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing, piping, and mechanical service. We do this by providing our members with high-quality educational materials and programs to help them attain the highest level of managerial and technical expertise. MCAA includes the Mechanical Service Contractors of America, the National Certified Pipe Welding Bureau, the Plumbing Contractors of America, and the Manufacturer/Supplier Council.

MCASF - The Mechanical Contractors Association of South Florida (MCASF) serves the unique needs of approximately 65 firms in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties involved in heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing, piping, and mechanical service. We do this by providing our members with high-quality educational materials and programs to help them attain the highest level of managerial and technical expertise.

UA Local 725 - Local Union 725 represents over 1,200 members in the South Florida area (Dade, Broward and Monroe counties) who work in the air conditioning, refrigeration and mechanical systems industry.

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Occupational Safety & Health Administration - OSHA strives to eliminate workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths so that all of America's workers can return home safely every day. Their goal is to identify workplace safety and health problems and apply a comprehensive strategy that combines common sense regulation; a firm, fair, and consistent enforcement policy.

U.S. National Labor Relations Board - The NLRB is an independent Federal agency created in 1935 to enforce the National Labor Relations Act. The NLRB conducts secret-ballot elections to determine whether employees want union representation and investigate and remedy unfair labor practices by employers and unions.

Special Offset - Local 725 member, Clarence Lohmann, has developed a calculator to solve 3 different types of special offsets. The calculator eliminates the need for trigonometry formulas and tables. It will solve for the unknown degree of an ell to make an offset using a 90' ell and an unknown ell, using a tee and an unknown ell, and two ells of an unknown degree back to back. For more information, visit www.specialoffset.com or e-mail Clarence at cel@specialoffset.com.