Patrick R. Perno

Patrick R. Perno was elected General Secretary-Treasurer of the United Association on December 6, 2004. In his new position, General Secretary-Treasurer Perno is responsible for financial matters and membership services of the UA, as well as the day-to-day operation of the General Office in Washington, D.C.

Prior to becoming General Secretary-Treasurer, Brother Perno had served as Administrative Assistant to the General President since March 1998. His duties included the administration of many national agreements, project labor agreements and certain collective bargaining agreements. He also provided interpretation and enforcement of matters related to the UA Constitution. In addition, he served as the authority on issues surrounding the Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Act and civil rights law. Brother Perno has also been an active participant in many groundbreaking discussions and meetings as part of the UA's labor/management activities.

General Secretary-Treasurer Perno has served as a trustee on the Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Fund since March 1998. He has also served on other trust funds, including the UA Local Union Officers' and Employees' Pension Fund, the UA Office Employees' Pension Fund and the UA General Officers' Pension Fund. He brought to these roles the considerable experience he had gained at the local level serving as a trustee on various pension, annuity, health and welfare and education funds.

Brother Perno is a member of Local Union 14, Jersey City, NJ. His UA career began at Local 124 in Passaic, NJ in 1968; this local was later merged with Local 14. His leadership career began in 1972, when he began serving on his local's Executive Board. In 1977, he was elected Business Agent, a position he held until 1985, when he was elected Business Manager, a post he held until his election as a UA International Representative at the international union's General Convention in 1996.

Patrick R. Perno has been a delegate to United Association Conventions from 1981 to 1996, when he was elected to higher office. At the 1986 Convention, he was a member of the Sergeant a-At-Arms Committee, and in 1991 and 1996, he was a member of the Resolutions Committee. Brother Perno has served as a delegate to AFL-CIO Conventions since 1989.