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ALLIED stands for the Alliance of Labor & Leadership for Industry Excellence & Development. It's where labor and management work through problems together: backing workers, supporting responsible contractors, and pushing for standards that make every job run better.
Three organizations. One region. One standard.
Our Initiatives
ALLIED focuses on what matters most: the workforce, the future of the trades, strong contractor relationships, real support for workers, and the policies that protect it all.
Mental Health Is Part of the Job
Please remember, you are not alone. ALLIED provides resources for UA members and contractors.
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Better Standards Deliver Better Results
When labor and contractors work together under strong policies, projects run safer, faster, and more reliably. We support legislation across DC, Maryland, and Virginia that protects workers and strengthens labor standards.
Data Centers Provide Union Jobs
Data centers are growing fast in our region and creating long-term, reliable work for union workers: good pay, quality benefits, and job stability.
Learn about data center work
New Business Accelerator Program
Launching in late 2026, the New Business Accelerator Program helps current members and aspiring entrepreneurs become the region's next contractors and owners.
Strong Trades Start with Strong Minds
UA Pipe Pals
Peer Allies for Life Success is the United Association's program for suicide prevention and peer support in the pipe trades, with mental health and addiction resources and peer support training built for our members.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential support for you or someone you're worried about, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
988 en Español
Apoyo gratuito y confidencial en español, las 24 horas, los 7 días de la semana. No necesitas hablar inglés.
Real conversations. Real people.
The Fitters for Life Podcast
A new mental health podcast from Steamfitters UA Local 602 about the well-being of union members and their families. Honest talk about the pressures of the trade, and where to find support.
Episode 1
Fitters for Life: Episode One
Episode 2
"I Just Feel Off” — Breaking the Stigma Around Mental Health
Data Centers are Building Union Careers
Every data center depends on mechanical systems: chillers, cooling towers, chilled-water piping, and the HVAC that keeps servers from overheating. Building and servicing those systems takes skilled union work to ensure it's done correctly.
Good Pay
Wages set by a union contract, so the pay reflects the skill the work takes.
Quality Benefits
Health care and retirement for you and your family.
Job Stability
Long builds, expansions, and ongoing service keep crews working after the ribbon is cut.
Skilled Training
Pipefitters, welders, plumbers, and HVAC techs trained through union apprenticeships, earning while they learn.
Join Us Today
Whether you're looking to grow your business, join the trades, or connect with our organizations, there’s a next step here.
Mechanical Contractors Association of Metropolitan Washington
Contractors can gain access to a skilled union workforce, stronger labor relations, and a network built around high standards.
Steamfitters 602
Build a career as a pipefitter, pipe welder, or HVAC/R service technician, with paid union training and a career built to last.
Plumbers Local 5
Build a career as a union plumber, backed by a long tradition of craftsmanship in the Washington region and training held to a high standard.