The United Association of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 230

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices
in the Plumbing, Steamfitting, Pipefitting, Pipe Welding, Refrigeration & HVAC
working in the Piping and Service Industry in San Diego and Imperial Counties
of California, Local Union 230 SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

Social media sites are powerful tools for building relationships, marketing our union, and discussing the important issues facing our membe

rs and industry. This Policy was developed to minimize such problems and promote safe spaces in social media for free and open discussions. Members shall refrain from posting anything on United Association of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 230 (“Local 230”) social media that:
1. Is untruthful, defamatory, libelous or invades a person's privacy.
2. Is obscene, profane or vulgar.
4. Violates copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.
5. Attacks our union as an institution or discloses proprietary, confidential or other
information that interferes with the performance of its legal or contractual
obligation.
6. Includes union election campaign content, such as advocacy for or against a
candidate for union office.
7. Includes spam, flaming, or flooding.
8. Includes advertising or solicitation. Communications on other social media sites or pages shall also be considered violations of this Policy insofar as they infringe on the legal rights and interests of Local 230, or through threatening or other unprotected speech, contravene the policies or harm the reputation of Local 230. To the extent you choose to identify yourself as a UA and/or Local 230 member on a social media site, you should make it clear, when expressing a personal opinion, that the opinion is yours alone and that you are not purporting to speak on behalf of anyone but yourself. Local 230 reserves the right to delete or block any content and/or user on Local 230 social media when the content and/or user violates this Policy. Members should also be aware that communications through a Local 230 social media site or page shall in no way constitute a legal or official notice or comment to Local 230. The ground rules in this Policy represent only minimum standards of conduct on social media. Please remember that your words and deeds often reflect on your union and fellow members, regardless of your intent. We are all stewards of a proud tradition and it is up to each and every one of us to represent it well, on the job site, in the community, and on social media.