The Plumbing, Piping, and Refrigeration Industry Drug Free Workplace’s Policy Committee recently approved and will be implementing two changes to the program’s policy. The first change provides contractors with the option to now have pre-employment tests that result in a dilute sample recollected. If employers choose to recollect dilute pre-employment tests, they must do it […]
Registration is now open for the UMCA 2015 Holiday Celebration. The annual holiday celebration will be held on Thursday, December 10th at 6:30pm. The Garden Place at This is the Place Heritage Park, located at 2601 East Sunnyside Avenue in Salt Lake City, will be our venue as we host guests for dinner, drinks, and […]
Listening is a bit like intelligence—most everyone thinks they’re above average, even though that’s impossible. And listening is a skill you want to be great at. A recent study conducted at George Washington University showed that listening can influence up to 40% of a leader’s job performance. “The word listen contains the same letters as […]
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 on Monday, September 21, 2015. To register online click […]
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 a Joint Five-year Strategic Plan. The goal of the discussion was to start […]
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 app will allow the UMCA to send occasional reminders to your phone about the information you need to know! […]
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 time. And, to sell more products or services you need to make more, […]
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 of these are qualities that anyone would love […]
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 a competition at the contest. Lucas Beckstead, an apprentice currently with Industrial Piping and Welding, […]
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 City Hotel. This year the competition was […]
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 over the long term. And that’s why I love this take […]
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 fee for all new members. Subsequently, the amount due at the time of application are the membership dues […]
