U.A. Local 71

05/26/2026

UA sprinkler fitters install and maintain the systems that step in when it matters most—24/7 fire protection built to save lives and protect what’s on the line.

05/22/2026

🔧📈 Canada has revealed a five-year, $6 billion skilled trades apprenticeship plan to help recruit, train, and hire more certified skilled trades workers by 2030-31.

As demand grows across housing, infrastructure, plumbing, pipefitting, welding, HVAC/R, and the broader piping industry, strong apprenticeship pathways are key to building Canada’s future workforce.

U.A. Local 71 is proud to stand with the apprentices, journeymen, and certified tradespeople helping build strong communities across Ontario. 🏗️🔩..

Team Canada Strong is a five-year $6 billion program that aims to hire between 80,000 and 100,000 Red Seal workers by 2030-31.

05/20/2026

05/18/2026

Bonne Journée nationale des patriotes de la part de la section locale 71! ✨
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Happy Patriots’ Day from Local 71!✨

05/18/2026

Happy Victoria Day from Local 71! 🎆🇨🇦
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Bonne fête de Victoria de la part de la section locale 71! 🎆🇨🇦

05/15/2026

Training that sparks skill. 🛠️🔥

A look at Distribution Pipeline Welder Training at UA Local 71, where participants gained hands-on experience while developing the precision, techniques, and confidence that skilled trades training is all about.

Une formation qui fait rayonner le savoir-faire. 🛠️🔥

Retour sur la formation en soudage pour les pipelines de distribution à l’UA Local 71, où les participants ont acquis une expérience pratique tout en développant la précision, les techniques et la confiance qui sont au cœur de la formation dans les métiers spécialisés.

Learn more about UA Local 71 / Pour en savoir plus sur l’UA Local 71 :
https://tinyurl.com/ysfmjf47
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05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! 🌼

From all of us at Local 71, we’re wishing a wonderful day to all the hardworking moms and mother figures in our communities. ♥

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Joyeuse fête des Mères! 🌼

De la part de toute l’équipe de la section locale 71, nous souhaitons une merveilleuse journée à toutes les mamans et figures maternelles de nos communautés. ♥

05/08/2026

Plumbing apprentices are getting hands-on Hoisting and Rigging Training at UA Local 71! 🛠️

Our Safe Hoisting and Rigging training class teaches apprentices the basic guidelines and fundamentals of safe hoisting and rigging in the piping industry.

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Des apprentis plombiers participent à une formation pratique en levage et gréage chez UA Local 71! 🛠️

Notre formation sur le levage et le gréage sécuritaires permet aux apprentis d’apprendre les lignes directrices de base ainsi que les principes fondamentaux pour travailler de façon sécuritaire dans l’industrie de la tuyauterie.

Interested in the skilled trades? / Intéressé(e) par les métiers spécialisés?

Learn more / En savoir plus : https://tinyurl.com/yxz667mh

05/06/2026

Mental health matters—both on the job and at home. Mental Health Week 2026 is a time to reduce stigma, build awareness, and remind ourselves that mental health is an essential part of overall well‑being.

Through the UA Canada National Wellness Program, members and their families have 24/7 access to confidential supports, including counselling, well-being, support for grief, crisis, addictions and peer support at no additional cost. We also offer mental health training courses through https://nausc.ca, like Mental Health First Aid for the Skilled Trades and Su***de Prevention in Construction, which help members build skills, and confidence to support themselves and others.

Learn more about available supports and programming by visiting https://uacanada.ca/wellness