COLUMBUS, OH – Today, the Ohio State Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Sprinkler Fitters, and Mechanical Equipment Service Technicians endorsed Senator Sherrod Brown for reelection. By focusing on apprenticeship and training programs, the 15,000 Ohio workers represented by the Plumbers and Pipefitters union have built strong plumbing and pipefitting industries in Ohio.
“I’ll always fight to make sure the next generation of Ohio workers have the opportunities and resources they need to enter industries like plumbing and pipefitting,” said Senator Sherrod Brown. “Every worker deserves a path to the middle class, which includes making sure Ohio Plumbers and Pipefitters have fair wages, safe working conditions, and the retirement security they’ve earned. I am grateful to have the Plumbers and Pipefitters by my side in our fight for the Dignity of Work and look forward to working with them to strengthen Ohio’s plumbing and pipefitting industry.”
“The Ohio State Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Sprinkler Fitters, and Mechanical Equipment Service Technicians Executive Board representing just under 15,000 crafts men and women has unanimously voted once again to endorse United States Senator Sherrod Brown in the upcoming 2024 Senate election,” said President Jeff White and Secretary Treasurer William Froehle. “Senator Sherrod Brown is the gold standard supporting the working men and women with fair wages, health care and pensions. He has been a leader protecting American industry and American jobs.”
Sherrod has always fought for Plumbers and Pipefitters and the Dignity of Work to make sure hard work pays off for everyone:
- Sherrod introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize Act to protect workers’ rights to bargain for fairer wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions.
- Sherrod introduced the Restoring Overtime Pay Act to enshrine overtime pay protections into law and expand who qualifies for overtime pay so millions more Americans are paid for the hours they work.
- For over a decade, Sherrod has partnered with organizations and labor unions to host Summer Manufacturing Camps to teach young Ohioans about the manufacturing industry and the range of jobs within the industry.
- Sherrod successfully fought to expand Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council’s Central Ohio Building Futures Program – which supported Plumbers and Pipefitters – to provide Ohioans with a path to the middle class and prepare them for a good-paying, union job.
- When Wall Street gambled away workers’ retirement savings, Sherrod led the years-long fight to pass the Butch Lewis Act – which successfully saved the pensions of over 100,000 Ohioans.
- Sherrod worked to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with prevailing wage requirements, creating good-paying, union jobs for workers across Ohio rebuilding our infrastructure.
- Sherrod led the CHIPS and Science Act to ensure the future of technology is built in Ohio, by Ohio workers.
- Sherrod championed the Child Tax Credit expansion to provide working families with financial relief to accommodate the rising prices of healthcare, childcare, and housing.
