Employee Assistance Program Provides Wealth of Resources

As many of you are aware, the UMCA and UA Local 140 have secured the services of Blomquist Hale to administer an employee assistance program to our employees.  All UMCA contractors and their employees are covered under this program, even those…

Never Underestimate This Leadership Quality by John Ryan, President & CEO at Center for Creative Leadership

As a former higher education administrator who is blessed with three wonderful daughters and seven grandchildren, I think a lot about how to help young people make the most of their potential. Nothing less than our future depends on it. So…

UMCA Annual Meeting Scheduled for January 14th

The UMCA will hold it’s Annual Meeting on January 14, 2016 at 3:00pm at the Grand America Hotel.  The meeting will feature updates on the industry from a number of speakers and association business.  Following the meeting, the UMCA will…

Top Leaders Share Brilliant Strategy for Smart Hiring by Suzanne Kelly, Acquisition Intelligence

According to a 2015 Conference Board CEO Study, raising employee engagement has become one of the highest priorities for organizations all around the globe. Seven out of ten people in the American workforce today are not engaged in their work. The…

UMCA 10th Annual Trap Shoot a Great Success

The 10th Annual Trap Shoot Event held on October 1st, 2015 went off with a bang! Shooters gathered at the Great Salt Lake Gun Club - Lee Kay Center and showed off their skills. The UMCA would like to congratulate the first place team, from CCI…

Drug Free Workplace to Implement Two Policy Changes

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…

Holiday Celebration Registration Open Now

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…

How (And Why) To Become A Fabulous Listener by Dr. Travis Bradberry

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…

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…