2017 Spring Continuing Education Events

  The UMCA is once again planning a full schedule of training and education courses for our members and their key employees. On the syllabus this spring are seminars on law, leadership and safety. JANUARY 24-27   MCAA - Safety Directors’…

Opening Doors For Future Industry Leaders

Finding talented young motivated workers to replace a highly skilled but aging workforce is not easy, but MCAA's Great Future internship program aims to fix that problem. Students who have an interest and focus of study in the construction…

Holiday Party Photo Album

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2016 UMCA Holiday Celebration at the Gallivan Center. We've put together a photo album to commemorate the event. Click on the photo below to see all the fun!

Incoming Secretary of Labor: Andrew Puzder

December 8, President-elect Donald Trump announced he was nominating fast food CEO Andrew Puzder to head the U.S. Department of Labor as Secretary of Labor. Since 2000, Puzder has been the CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc., owner of the Hardee's…

2016 JB Construction Technology Report Released

If the Eiffel Tower was constructed without BIM, and the Great Pyramids rose without 3D holographs, then surely there isn’t an actual need to use mobile devices and ever-changing software to build an office building, right? Mechanical contractors…

7 Incredibly Simple but Effective Habits to Develop in 2017

by Betty Liu, Founder/CEO at Radiate, Inc. Published on December 27, 2016 on LinkedIn The new year is here, and we're all looking to the future. Some of us are hitting the gym to develop healthy habits early. Others are contemplating the…

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UMCA Annual Business Meeting Next Month

With just over a month left before the 2017 UMCA Annual Business Meeting, we have opened up our registration so members can put the date on their calendars. Meeting Details The 2017 UMCA Annual Meeting returns to the Grand America Hotel, Thursday,…

MCAA Will Follow Changes of the New Administration

  With a federal District Court judge in Texas blocking the new overtime pay rule just before Thanksgiving, employers may be getting a taste of Executive Order-rollbacks predicted to come under the new Donald Trump-led administration.…

Apprentice Interviews Yield New Faces

photo: UMCA contractors and UA Local 140 members interviewed 90 candidates for the spring semester at the UCC. Applicants hope to follow the path of these apprentices shown above.   Just before Thanksgiving, contractors and union…

MCAA Conferences to Watch

Safety Directors’ Conference January 24-26, 2017 This annual conference provides world-class, industry-specific occupational safety and health education for contractor and local affiliate safety professionals. Presentations and discussions…

Get More Information From the UMCA Website

UMCA provides labor documents online for contractors to access when they need them, including: Collective Bargaining Agreement  Wage & Benefit Scale National Service & Maintenance Agreement New Apprentice Tool Form UA…