Change of Faces

Sarah Hill Focuses on Events and Meetings Long-time Communications & Events Director Sarah Hill recently said goodbye to her home state of Utah and daily life at UMCA. She and her husband moved to Iowa City in preparation for his…

UCC News: Improve the Quality of Apprentice Education

Have a direct impact on the education of future employees by signing up to evaluate a course at the Utah Career Center this fall. Volunteer evaluators get training prior to the class start date to learn what to look for in the class content…

Largest Turnout Ever at Park City Golf Club

Bragging rights at the 2016 UMCA Golf Tournament go to: First Place Team - Kim Harris, Steve Shepard, Tom Zimmer and Vaughn Lloyd Second Place Team - Tyler Hunt, Lynn Hansen, Larry Hansen and Ryan Gardener June 24th was a beautiful…
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This Googler Explains How To Design Your Time Rather Than Manage It

Breaking all your tasks into quadrants can help you become more strategic about how you work. For many of us, work can feel like a never-ending cycle of long meetings, overflowing inboxes, and urgent demands. No matter how fast we go or how…

UMCA & UA Local 140 to Form SFE Productivity Committee

The leaders of the UMCA and UA Local 140 have agreed to form a Productivity Committee for the joint Standards for Excellence Initiative.  The committee will be responsible for reviewing complaints from the Union, any employees, applicants,…

NCPWB Technical Bulletin Highlights Risk of Brittle Fracture of Carbon Steel Piping During Hydrostatic Testing

The National Certified Pipe Welding Bureau released a Technical Bulletin in May regarding failures in seamless carbon steel piping, fittings and flanges during hydrostatic testing due to changes in steelmaking practices by certain mills over…

UA Local 140 Invites All UMCA Contractor Members to Lagoon Day

The leaders and members of UA Local 140 are hosting a Lagoon Day on July 16th.  All Local 140 Membership and UMCA Contractors and their families are invited to attend this event.  In addition to an all-day pass to Lagoon, admission includes…

UCC News: Help Improve Quality of Apprentice Education

The Utah Career Center (UCC) in constantly looking to improve the quality of training provided to apprentices.  As part of this goal, the UCC is looking for individuals to come out and evaluate a course during the Fall Semester.  Evaluators…

Seven Ways Leaders Maintain Their Composure in Difficult Times

by Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com Contributor Leaders need to show more composure than ever before in the workplace.   With the change management requirements, increased marketplace demands and intensifying competitive factors that surround us,…

MCAA Releases Safety Bulletin on OSHA’s New Silica Standard

MCAA's new safety bulletin on OSHA's new silica rule is now available. The bulletin describes the key compliance requirements and also summarizes the entire standard, which was published in the Federal Register on March 25. The new standard…

Ten Ways to Grow Leaders in Your Business

by John Rampton, entrepreneur.com There are many reasons why organizations spend enormous amounts of time and resources on developing leaders. One of the most important examples would be that “Organizations with the highest quality leaders…

UMCA Past President D. Patrick Lynch Elected to MCAA Board of Directors

Patrick Lynch, Vice President of CCI Mechanical was elected to the MCAA Board of Directors at the MCAA Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida on March 24, 2016. Robert Bergman, Executive Vice President of the UMCA noted that Patrick will “continue…