Labor Day Special: the UA’s Global Partnerships with Earl Setches and Paddy Kavanagh.

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Pipe Up! With the General President

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Pipe Up! is the official podcast of the UA General President. Join us monthly as we explore the stories, skills, and lives of our diverse membership—from apprentices and seasoned mechanics to veterans and instructors. Dive into plumbing, sprinkler fitting, welding, training, HVAC, and more. Tune in for insights, interviews, and discussions on topics vital to our members and the trade. Have ideas, questions, or want to join an episode? Email us at generalpresident@uanet.org with your local union number, book number, and details about your question or topic.

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Labor Day Special: the UA’s Global Partnerships with Earl Setches and Paddy Kavanagh.

Pipe Up! With the General President

44 minutes 5 seconds

2 months ago

Labor Day Special: the UA’s Global Partnerships with Earl Setches and Paddy Kavanagh.

In this Labor Day special, recorded live at the UA Instructor Training Program, General President Mark McManus sits down with Earl Setches, Secretary of Australia’s Plumbing & Pipe Trades Employees Union (PPTEU), and Paddy Kavanagh, General Secretary of the Connect Trade Union in Ireland. The conversation is a companion to our ITP episode on instructor development, focusing here on how aligning training standards and partnering with counterpart unions helps UA contractors compete on projects worldwide.

From training‑center models and “train‑the‑trainer” exchanges to shared standards in water technology, hydrogen, and service work, our guests lay out how international collaboration turns into real jobs and more hours for UA members. They also discuss the UA’s global relationships with Connect and the PPTEU—proof that when labor and signatory contractors coordinate across borders, we protect our work, grow market share, and open doors for all of our members.