Welcome to UA Local 85 Plumbers, Steamfitters & HVACR Service Tech's Home on the Internet Come in and see who we are, What we do, Where we do it, and most of all why we are Proud to be UNION! Local 85 Members and the Contractors that we work for are a TEAM......Working Hard to Provide for our End Users Value and Quality! Local 85 of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry was chartered on the first day of May 1892 at that time there were about a dozen members, as of today local 85 has 1200 members. For over 115 years, Local 85 members have been protecting the health of our jurisdiction through our vigorous apprentice and journeyman training. Our contractors employ Local 85 members in many different construction applications. We work in the heavy industrial, commercial and residential sectors of the construction industry. We work in various facilities including: Chemical Plants, Health Care Facilities, Hi-Rise Apartment Buildings, High-Tech Facilities, Hotels & Motels, Office Buildings, Pharmaceutical Plants, Power Plants, Processing Facilities, Private and Public Schools, Single-family Homes, and Supermarkets. Our workforce takes pride in partnering with our signatory contractors in providing sophisticated piping systems to the end user. Our journeymen and apprentices are among the best trained in the world.