Registration Deadline for UMCA 10th Annual Trap Shoot Quickly Approaching

The deadline to register for the UMCA 10th Annual Trap Shoot is five days away. Trap Shoot will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at the Great Salt Lake Gun Club from 4pm to 9pm. Registration for shooters costs $55 per person and will close…

Labor/Management Meeting Brings Discussion on Joint Strategic Planning

The leaders of the UMCA and UA Local 140 met in late August for their quarterly labor-management meeting. The focus of the meeting quickly turned to the need for labor and management to do some “strategic thinking” and the need for developing…

UMCA Apps are Here

The UMCA recently released an app for members that is compatible with both Apple and Android devices.  The app features on-the-go access to the membership directory, labor documents, UMCA news, event registration and more.  Additionally, the…

Old School vs. Innovative Management Styles by Geoff De Weaver, CEO & Founder Touchpoint Entertainment Inc.

Humans have been buying, selling, marketing and trading both goods and services for over a millennium. Over that entire period, we have always believed that a single unit of a given product or service could be used by only one customer at a…

The First Rule of Management by Michael Timms

If you could choose only one quality that your boss could have which would help you to perform better, what would it be? - to be a good coach and mentor? - to give you regular feedback in a constructive manner? - to support your initiatives? All…

Region 5 Apprentice Contest Showcases Utah Career Center

On June 10th and 11th, the Utah Career Center (UCC) hosted the Region 5 Apprentice Contest.  The event was a huge success and showcased the UCC's apprentice program and facility beautifully.  For the first time ever, a Utah apprentice won…

UMCA Golf Tournament a Success

The 2015 UMCA Annual Golf Tournament held at Park City Golf Club was once again a success! The day kicked off with a shotgun start, with members taking the course at 8am on a beautiful sunny day and ended with a lunch on the deck of the Park…

The One Attitude Every Successful Person Has by Jeff Haden, Inc. Magazine

Does skill – and eventual achievement – result from an innate ability or from hard work, effort, and a burning desire to improve?  Good question... and the way we answer it can make a huge impact in the degree to which we succeed, especially…

UMCA to Subsidize Initiation Fee for New NCPWB Members

The Utah Chapter of the National Certified Pipe Welding Bureau (NCPWB) is up and running and accepting applications for membership from contractor members.  The UMCA Board of Directors has approved the association to underwrite the $250 initiation…

Free Employee Assistance Benefit Available to all UMCA Members, Employees, and Dependents

As many are aware, the UMCA and UA Local 140 have secured the services of Blomquist Hale Consulting to provide counseling services to all employees and their dependents to allow them to receive the help they need.  Blomquist Hale offers services…

The One Question Every Successful Person Asks by Jeff Haden, Inc. Magazine

I was a guest on a radio show and everything was going well (in my case "well" means I hadn't said anything that made me to cringe) when the host said, "One last question." Cool, I thought, already patting myself on the back. That went really…

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