About Us
Boasting a heritage that stretches back over 100 years and a current membership nearing 1700, Pipe Fitters Local Union 120 is an organization of skilled tradesmen and women who work to build a stronger Cleveland, a better Northeast Ohio.
Pipe Fitters Local Union 120 is comprised of Pipe Fitters, Sprinkler Fitters, and HVAC Service Technicians, journey workers and apprentices. We install and maintain a diverse array of piping systems, from steam systems to heating and cooling hydronic systems; refrigeration piping to power process piping. We pride ourselves on the exemplary quality of our work and on our knowledge and expertise of the piping industry, which is second to none in our field.
Organized by 52 skilled craftsmen in 1898, Pipe Fitters L.U. 120 has been instrumental in the growth and success of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio for over the past 100 years. We have played a significant role in the commerce and industry of the region and we continue to maintain that strong presence as the region’s industrial and commercial landscapes evolve. From the steel mills of the Cuyahoga Valley to the power houses of Eastlake, Avon, Ashtabula and the Perry Nuclear Power Plant; from Alcoa to the Ford and GM manufacturing plants; from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to the Cleveland Museum of Art; from the icons of the Cleveland skyline to the homes of the Cleveland Indians, Browns and Cavaliers; from NASA Glenn Research Center to the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospital health systems; from the manufacturers of the paint in your house to the grocery stores where you buy your food--Pipe Fitters Local Union 120 has made and continues to make an impact, contributing our skills, knowledge and expertise in the piping industry to build a better Northeast Ohio.
In order to maintain our high quality of craftsmanship, Local 120 operates the Neil T. Walsh Training Center. Through its apprenticeship and service trainee program, Local 120--in partnership with the mechanical contractors who are signatory with the Local-- equips the next generation of craftsmen and women with the skills necessary to perform our work at the highest standard of quality. The Training Center offers countless opportunities for the members of Local 120 to increase and improve upon their skills through classes covering a wide array of topics, and through its welding program, which offers members certification in over 100 different welding applications.
The work of Pipe Fitters L.U. 120 extends far beyond the confines of the buildings we erect. A major goal and focus of Local 120 is to continue the work of creating and securing a dignified, safe, and economically just workplace--certainly for all of our members, but also for all working people. We do this in partnership with the AFL-CIO and the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, with whom we affiliate ourselves, as well as through our Local’s independent efforts and relationships with organizations and individuals in the communities in which we work and live.
As union brothers and sisters, we have taken upon ourselves the responsibility of caring for one another, as well as each others’ families, both in our working years and in retirement. Over the years we have assessed ourselves and created funds that provide union members and our immediate families with excellent health coverage, a supplemental unemployment benefit to aid in tough times, a scholarship fund to assist members’ children attend college, and a pension and annuity fund to enable our retirees to enjoy life after a noble career in the pipe industry. Hard work of exceptional quality, dignity and justice for all in the workplace, and a decent quality of life: these are the values Pipe Fitters Local Union 120 espouses. This is what we desire to pass on to the generations that follow.