For Union
Contractors

40 years ago, I walked into a little office in Dublin, California, to interview for a job. 105 people applied. All wanting to be the association’s Field Rep. A fancy name for an entry-level position. The 6 contractors interviewing me wore jeans, boots, and Rolexes. They also had no bullshit looks on their faces. I wore a burgundy Pierre Cardin 3-piece suit. I drove a 1981 yellow Toyota. I wanted it bad. At the end, I didn’t care about the pay, terms, or benefits. I knew right then I wanted to work for those guys—no matter what. And those people turned out to be all of you.

Learn about recent discussions with DIR on system challenges, and next steps for support.

Yesterday, several union contractor associations met with senior management at DIR concerning well-documented problems with the new eCPR system.  Since the system was adopted, there have been countless glitches and licensees have had difficulty submitting eCPR. 

DIR noted the following:

2024 California Statewide Ballot measures

The United Contractors Board of Directors have taken a formal “support” position on the following Statewide ballot measures:

CA PROPOSITION 2. SUPPORT √

Summary: CA Prop 2 is a $10B school construction bond the state legislature placed on the November ballot. The bond allocated $3.3B for new construction, $4B for school modernization, and $1.2B for technical education and charter schools.

UCON Endorsement:

TAKE ACTION—Contact Governor Newsom TODAY and urge him to sign AB 1034! 

AB 1034 (Asm. Grayson & Sen Cortese), co-sponsored by UCON, extends the original law passed in 2016 that allows union-signatory contractors to bargain for a PAGA exemption through CBAs. Without the passage of AB 1034, the exemption will expire. 

On July 1, the business community scored an important win when Governor Newsom signed an essential PAGA reform package into law. While the reforms will greatly minimize the shakedown lawsuits that hurt employers, UCON’s top priority remains an extension of the 2016 bill that allows union-signatory contractors to bargain an exemption from PAGA through the CBA agreements. The safe harbor from PAGA has been a vital benefit for union-signatory contractors and our union partners.