How to Listen When Your Communication Styles Don’t Match

Why do people who consider themselves good communicators often fail to actually hear each other? Often it’s due to a mismatch of styles: To someone who prefers to vent, someone who prefers to explain seems patronizing; explainers experience…

Upcoming Courses and Deadlines at the Utah Career Center

The Utah Career Center is now accepting applications for qualified apprentices until Friday, March 23, 2018.  Applicants can pick up and return applications to the Utah Career Center located at 640 North Billy Mitchell Road, Salt Lake City,…

2018 Legislative Session Winding Down

The 2018 legislative session has hit its final sprint and will adjourn exactly one week from today at midnight on March 8th. It has been a “spectator” session with a little scandal and intrigue with no shortage of controversy over the issues.…

UMCA March Foreman Training Quickly Approaching

Join us on March 15 or 16, 2018 at the Utah Career Center from 7:00am – 3:30pm for The Six Habits of The Highly Effective Foreman. This is a custom-tailored, advanced Foreman Training course that has been designed to complement Foreman Training…

Labor and Management Leadership Continue Training

Leaders of both labor and management met in early February for a continuation of leadership training facilitated by Richard Barnes. The UMCA leadership met with some of the newest leaders of the UA Local 140 to identify the problems in the relationship…

2018 Legislative Session Heating Up

The Utah State Legislature kicked off its 2018 Session on January 22nd and it is off to a sprinting start.  There are currently 13 bills open that will be filed this session for review that we are watching.  Some of the major issues so far…

Looking Ahead: Continuing Education & Labor Negotiations

The Spring Education Series kicks off on March 15th & 16th with the rescheduled Six Habits Of Highly Effective Foreman Training Class that was originally scheduled for late January. Registration is now open and will remain open until Monday,…

UMCA Annual Business Meeting Sets The Tone For 2018

UMCA members met on Thursday, January 18th at the Grand America for the 2018 UMCA Annual Business Meeting. Contractor members gathered from 2:30PM - 4:00PM to discuss the most pressing issues facing Utah Contractors. UMCA President, Jason Bleak,…

UCC News: Expanding Opportunities & Labor For The Future

The Utah Career Center is now accepting applications for qualified apprentices until Friday, March 23, 2018.  Applicants can pick up and return applications to the Utah Career Center located at 640 North Billy Mitchell Road, Salt Lake City,…

Course Evaluators Needed For Fall Classes

The Utah Career Center is looking for course evaluators to provide feedback on two class sessions per semester.  These evaluators contribute significantly to the success of the apprenticeship program.  Evaluators will only be critiquing the…

2018 Annual Dues Can Now Be Paid Online

The Utah Mechanical Contractors Associations will be mailing out 2018 Annual Dues Invoices to Associate and Affiliate Members. For your convenience, an online payment portal has been created. Click here to pay Associate or Affiliate 2018 Annual…

6 Ways Successful Teams Are Built To Last by Glen Llopis of Forbes

It takes great leadership to build great teams. Leaders  who are not  afraid to course correct, make the difficult decisions and establish standards of performance that are constantly  being met – and improving at all times.   Whether…