Welcome to Local 696 - Sprinkler Fitters of Newark, NJ

Benefits Office

Local 696 Benefits Office was created to manage the benefits for our members and their families. These benefits long included a health plan, a Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit Pension Plan.

We understand the importance of having trained quality crafts people inspecting, testing, and maintaining your fire protection systems and New Jersey trains more and better quality fire sprinkler fitters.

The UA, along with the New Jersey State Association of Pipe Trades, is proud to support Mikie Sherrill for Governor of New Jersey. Sherrill is a strong ally of the UA, fighting for PLAs, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage provisions, and an all-of-the-above energy approach. Her track record speaks for itself – and the UA is proud to go all in to make sure the next governor of New Jersey stands with our members. See our latest ad in this campaign, and make sure you share it far and wide. Election Day is just around the corner on November 4, and UA members have a clear choice for the future.

About Sprinkler Fitters 696

At the United Association of Sprinkler Fitters, Local 696, we're responsible for protecting businesses, schools, homes, and, more importantly, precious lives, from the devastation of fire. It's no wonder we take our jobs so seriously.

Too many cut corners by not installing reliable automatic sprinkler systems. In the event of a fire, these shortcuts can lead to immeasurable damage. Statistics show that buildings with proper fire protection systems suffer twenty-four percent less damage and fire loss than unsprinklered properties.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, from 1983 to 1987, damage from hotel fires was seventy-eight percent less in building with sprinkler systems than those without. What's more, the water damage from automatic sprinkler systems is considerably less than from a fire department's hose stream because sprinkler systems require a minimal amount of water to operate. Oftentimes, a fire is brought under control by only three sprinkler heads, sometimes even fewer.

With so much riding on the skills of our Sprinkler Fitters, it is critical that our journeymen receive the best training available. In addition to a rigorous apprenticeship program, many UA Sprinkler Fitters choose to expand their skills by voluntarily participating in advanced training programs. Some even go on to become instructors through the United Association International Instructor Training Program.

The members of Sprinkler Fitters Local 696 are committed to providing quality installation, service and repair to the piping and fixtures used in sprinkler systems. They know that when human lives are at stake, there is no room for error and there might not be a second chance to get it done right. That's why the Sprinkler Fitters of Local 696 do the job right, the first time, every time.