Industry firms, families mourn losses as contractor and government crews lift wreckage from American Airlines and helicopter in Potomac River, and clear debris field by Feb. 6, with initial NTSB accident report expected by March 1.
The annual apprentice competition held by the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the U.S. and Canada—known as the UA—displays the skills of the newest generation of union members while helping the union leadership to gauge the new plumbers’ prowess.
