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Plumbers Local 1, based in Long Island City, NY, is a premier union representing highly trained plumbing professionals dedicated to protecting public health through expert service. The union's members specialize in both commercial and residential plumbing, offering skills in areas such as medical gas certification and back-flow testing, with a commitment to quality that ensures every project is completed on-time and within budget. With a rigorous five-year apprenticeship program and ongoing training initiatives, Plumbers Local 1 ensures its members are among the best prepared in the industry. The organization actively supports its members through various benefits, political action, and community engagement, all while connecting with contractors to facilitate successful project outcomes. Generated from the website

The New Jersey Carpenters Pension Fund, located in Edison, NJ, is dedicated to providing essential benefits and services to its members. With a strong focus on retirement and health resources, the fund supports carpenters and their families throughout the eastern Atlantic region. In addition to its primary office in New Jersey, the organization also maintains an office in Philadelphia, PA, ensuring accessible support for its members. The fund emphasizes effective communication through dedicated departmental emails for health, retirement, and collections inquiries. Generated from the website

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the New Jersey Musicians' Union, Local 204-373 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM). The AFM is the largest organization in the world dedicated to representing the interests of professional musicians. Local 204-373 represents the very finest professional musicians in Central NJ and the greater metropolitan areas. We are situated midway between New York and Philadelphia. AFM members perform all styles of music-alternative rock, classical, pop, gospel, jazz, country, folk, rock, big band, reggae, contemporary Christian, etc.. With such active members as Roberta Flack, Santana, Yo-Yo Ma, Sheila E, Suzanne Vega, The Goo Goo Dolls, Willie Nelson, and Branford Marsalis, there is a strong representation of major recording individuals and groups. The AFM has been promoting and protecting professional musicians for over 110 years. Local 204-373 has been serving Central New Jersey musicians since 1902 and continues to be an effective advocate for musicians' rights in the workplace (be that a nightclub, a symphony stage, in a recording studio, or on tour). The AFM and Local 204-373 protect the recorded works musicians produce from being exploited, and protect our members live performances by providing several types of benefit programs that help them to build successful careers. Members of the Central New Jersey Musicians' Union are secure in knowing that their organization is actively lobbying to promote legislation and public awareness that protects musicians' interests, negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the recording industry, motion picture industry, jingle industry, TV networks, National Public TV and Radio, and providing excellent wages and working conditions for its members.