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United Contractors empowers, advocates for, and supports California’s union contractors. We are relentlessly committed to serving the needs of our members while building the next generation of industry leaders. When you join UCON, you strengthen your business and the collective industry.
Grateful and thankful to have UCON as my #1 resource. Over the last twenty years, there hasn’t been a time they couldn’t help us navigate a situation.
Audrey Kaili, Esquivel Grading & Paving, Inc.
Being a member of UCON is an essential function of our business. Having the ability to rely on an expert resource for help and insight with larger industry-wide subjects allows us to be more efficient and in turn make better business decisions.
Brian O’Rourke, DeSilva Gates Construction
You’re always there for us.
Carlos Raposo, J.J.R. Construction, Inc.
UCON is a platform for Contractors who want to keep this industry thriving. The return to members are tenfold the cost of membership.
Brianna Newton, Veteran Pipeline Construction/Charge EPC
770+ Members Throughout California
40Mil+ Man-Hours Statewide
99% Member Retention
3,250+ Members, Leaders and Partners Attend UCON Events in 2024

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News

Proposed Consent Decree to End DOT DBE Program

In a well-reasoned and compelling decision, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted a limited preliminary injunction against USDOT’s DBE program in the case Mid-America Milling Co., LLC v. U.S. Department of Transportation, et al. The court found that the race and gender-based rebuttable presumptions used in the DBE program violate the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. 

Breaking News

Governor Newsom Signs SB 61 Into Law

We are proud to announce that Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 61 (Cortese) into law, UCON-sponsored legislation that establishes a 5% cap on retention for private construction projects in California.

Effective January 1, 2026, the new law will apply to contracts for private works of improvement entered into on or after that date.

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