United Contractors is fighting to secure tax relief for union signatory contractors (SB 114)
It is unreasonable and unfair to ask our employers, who already pay premium wages, to shoulder the costs of paid leave; especially as the state sits on a historic budget surplus.
Read the March wrap-up of the most important UCON alerts, updates, and resources, along with upcoming opportunities for our members.
We’d like to highlight two outstanding event opportunities for our contractors in May: UCON’s Contractor-Public Works Agency Summit taking place May 11 in Long Beach, and UCON’s 2022 Legislative Summit taking place May 17 in Sacramento. More information is found below in the Agency Relations and Events sections.
UCON's 2022 Scholarship Awards Program is currently accepting applications. All submissions are due by the new extended deadline of Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
UCON Up Front: February 2022, by Joe Sostaric, the Conco Companies, UCON President
I’m writing this article as one of my first acts since being elected as the new President of UCON. First, let me say to all that I am deeply honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to lead this great organization.
On February 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 114 into law, which requires businesses with 26 or more employees to provide workers with up to 80 hours of COVID paid leave.
Today, President Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. This historic bill provides $550 billion in new spending over five years for U.S. infrastructure upgrades.
Over the next 60 days, our industry will have an opportunity to put the pandemic behind us. This can be achieved by getting enough of our workforce and our country vaccinated to reach herd immunity.
United Contractors has launched “Roll Up Your Sleeves,” an informational campaign promoting vaccination across the construction industry. This is in response to surveys indicating that the industry has one of the lowest rates of workers willing to be vaccinated in the nation.
United Contractors is fighting to secure tax relief for union signatory contractors (SB 114)
It is unreasonable and unfair to ask our employers, who already pay premium wages, to shoulder the costs of paid leave; especially as the state sits on a historic budget surplus.
Read the March wrap-up of the most important UCON alerts, updates, and resources, along with upcoming opportunities for our members.
We’d like to highlight two outstanding event opportunities for our contractors in May: UCON’s Contractor-Public Works Agency Summit taking place May 11 in Long Beach, and UCON’s 2022 Legislative Summit taking place May 17 in Sacramento. More information is found below in the Agency Relations and Events sections.
UCON's 2022 Scholarship Awards Program is currently accepting applications. All submissions are due by the new extended deadline of Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
UCON Up Front: February 2022, by Joe Sostaric, the Conco Companies, UCON President
I’m writing this article as one of my first acts since being elected as the new President of UCON. First, let me say to all that I am deeply honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to lead this great organization.
On February 9, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 114 into law, which requires businesses with 26 or more employees to provide workers with up to 80 hours of COVID paid leave.
Today, President Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. This historic bill provides $550 billion in new spending over five years for U.S. infrastructure upgrades.
Over the next 60 days, our industry will have an opportunity to put the pandemic behind us. This can be achieved by getting enough of our workforce and our country vaccinated to reach herd immunity.
United Contractors has launched “Roll Up Your Sleeves,” an informational campaign promoting vaccination across the construction industry. This is in response to surveys indicating that the industry has one of the lowest rates of workers willing to be vaccinated in the nation.
