UCON Magazine

September 2023

The Engagement Issue

What's Inside:

• Up Front: UCON’s 2023 President, Ron Bianchini, Preston Companies, outlines the value of employee engagement in construction

• Labor: UCON Labor Leadership Statewide—and Do You Know What UCON Can Do for You? See the many areas that UCON’s Labor & Member Services team can help you with

• Labor: Are You Paying Too Much for Workers’ Compensation? UCON’s Director of Labor Relations, Michael Belmear outlines some relief

• FACES: UCON’s Annual BBQ & Chili Cook-Off—this year it was Chillin’ and Grillin’

• Leading with Culture and Increasing Employee Engagement: Jeri Mersky, JLM Management Consultants highlights 5 dysfunctions that will lower employee engagement and how to combat them

• Built On Trust: No One Succeeds Alone, by Sue Dyer of Sudyco

• Increase Engagement: Get Involved with UCON—Join a Committee

• Next Up: Upcoming Education and Events

• Learn: Congratulations to UCON’s 2023 Scholarship Award Winners!

• We Are UCON: Member Anniversaries, September

• Last Call: Thank you to all of the attending companies at our BBQ!!

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Considered one of United Contractors many voices in the construction industry, our magazine highlights information important to our members’ day-to-day business.

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Circulation: 1,500+ copies are mailed to our industry’s Western Region, including UCON members, industry leaders, engineers, public agencies, special legislative affiliates and requestors. The magazine reach is extended online, with a total estimated readership of 4,500 monthly.

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