Malik Johnson decided to pursue a construction path after learning about a program in high school. He started his career as a concrete laborer and switched to pipe fitting after a pandemic layoff.

First Wonkette, now Stephen Baldwin. Looks like this Union Pipe Fitter doesn’t like our Friends pictures. (And be sure also to check out these comments from the troika. And another thing: why do I ...

A Flexible PVC pipe union. Bill Bowin, CSRE/CBNT, chief engineer at North American Broadcasting, writes that we’ve “beaten to death’” the topic of condensate drains over the last six months, but Bill ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Union plumbers say it's not just the dust from cutting PVC pipe that makes installing it so dangerous. Joe King is a plumbing instructor for the union. He tells the I-Team, "It's the ...

The Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association is suing six California agencies to allow full use of cross-linked polyethylene pipe. The suit's real target, however, is a plumbers union's strong influence ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Malik Johnson, a 29-year-old union pipe fitter in St. Louis. It has been edited for length and clarity. When my parents bought me toys as a child, ...