Fitter Talk
A podcast for Pipefitters L.U. 533, United Association Members and their customers to learn more about Pipefitters Local 533 of Kansas and the Mechanical Piping and HVAC Service Industry in both Kansas City and from across the country. Hosted by Curtis Ohlde of L.U. 533, listen in as new episodes will drop every other week with Bonus Episodes in between scheduled weeks.
Fitter Talk
Why Use Union Labor - Jeff Gilliland Engineer with KU Med Center
In this episode of Fitter Talk, unfortunately coming out two weeks later than planned. Host Curtis Ohlde once again sits down with Craig for catching up on some current events along with Backflow Classes that Craig will have coming up. Then kicks off an new series on Why to use Union Labor with lead Engineer at KU Med Center, Jeff Gilliland. Jeff gives a little introduction to his background and duties along with clarifying the difference between KU Med Center and the KU Hospital. Jeff then shares how contractors are selected along with their On-Call Contractors and even with Kansas being Right To Work State, it's Union Contractors who are the most competitive in getting awarded contracts. Jeff also shares what he feels are some of the advantages to using Union Labor specifically Pipefitters and Plumbers.
