Plumbing apprentice Justin Hudson wins a Gold Medal at the Skills Canada Nova Scotia event held at NSCC Akerley campus on April 28. Justin will now represent Nova Scotia at the Skills Canada National contest in Winnipeg. Great work Justin and good luck at the national event.
UA Local 56 Member’s Portal
We now have a new addition to our website that allows members to perform functions online, instead of having to contact the office. This portal includes: updating your information, signing up for training courses, downloading and emailing certifications and documents, and paying dues (coming soon). Please take the time to hit the link below and follow the instructions about how to set up your profile.
Set up Instructions: UA Local 56 Member
To access this portal, please go to our website – www.ualocal56.ca and click on “Members”
*ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS* – Please click the links and read this important information regarding United Brotherhood of Carpenters and the UA
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Local 56 member wins bronze medal!
We are pleased to congratulate Tyler Huynh on his bronze medal win at the Skills Canada Nova Scotia Refrigeration/Air Conditioning competition that was held on March 31 at NSCC Ivany Campus. Way to go Tyler!
We are excited to announce that we have launched our official social media channels on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube We invite you to follow us and be a part of our online community.
Our social media channels will be the go-to source for all the latest updates, events, and training sessions happening at UA Local 56. By following us, you’ll never miss out on any important information or exciting opportunities.
We’re looking forward to sharing engaging and informative content that will keep you up-to-date with everything happening within our union. From behind-the-scenes glimpses of our daily work to photos and videos of our training sessions, there’s always something new to discover.
So don’t wait any longer, head over to Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and follow us today! We can’t wait to connect with you all online and continue to strengthen our union together.
Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/ualocal56/
Instagram Page
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YouTube
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Local 56 Hosts 2023 Skills Competitions
Local 56 hosted the Sprinkler fitter and Steamfitter/Pipefitter skills competitions for Skills Canada Nova Scotia on March 9, 2023. Apprentices and pre-employment students competed in the 1-day event to showcase their talents and skills in their trades. This year the participants all worked very hard to complete their projects and are all on their way to a bright career in the pipe trades. Local 56 is very proud to host these events that help showcase the talents of all competitors. Winners for the Steamfitter/Pipefitter trades are. Gold – Josh Purcell, Silver – Joseph Petrie and Bronze went to Jeremy Thorne. In the Sprinkler fitter competition, we only had the 2 competitors and they both worked hard all day and made the choice very hard. Gold was awarded to Grace Westenberger and Silver to Justin Carlton. Congratulations to all who took part in this year’s competition.
Gold- Grace Westenberger, Silver- Justin Carlton
Gold-Josh Purcell, Silver-Joseph Petrie, Bronze-Jeremy Thorne
Click the link below to read more about this job posting.
Inspector (Specialist) 3 (Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspection Officer) – 90002733 (novascotia.ca)
Local 56 Instructor, Gino Pace honoured with award.
Geno received the Apprenticeship Award of Excellence on October 27th, 2022, at the Annual Industry Meeting and Awards Breakfast hosted by the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency. This award recognizes the valuable contributions recipients have made to encourage apprentices through their journey to certification.
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UA Local 740 Business Manager, Bob Fiander has been pushing for the work to be done in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Petition · Build Bay du Nord in Newfoundland and Labrador! · Change.org
Dec 6, 2022 – UA Local 56 had the pleasure to show over 300 Students hands on examples of what it feels and looks like to work with different types of pipe and fittings. Greg Pope and Mike MacDonald from Local 56 where happy with the engagement the students showed at the showcase, most of them left knowing a little bit more about Piping. 
