Laborers, Operators, Carpenters, Masons & Pile Driver Partnering Recap
If 2022 was the year of bargaining, 2023 was the year of partnering. Throughout the year, UCON co-hosted ten (10) of our signature Industry Partnering Meetings (IPMs) with the Laborers, Operators, Carpenters, Pile Drivers, and Cement Masons across the state.
While topics commonly ranged from non-union competition to organizing to legislation in our common interest, the most significant headway was made on issues concerning apprenticeship, recruitment, and how unions and contractors can better collaborate to develop talent.
One example is an initiative we’re undertaking with OE12 to co-create a curriculum geared towards foremen, superintendents, and other field leadership to build up apprenticeships. The goal will be to host training sessions throughout Southern California that provide guidelines, best practices, and the how-to on the apprenticeship program, sponsorship, and how to work effectively with apprenticeship coordinators to maximize apprentice development.
2024 will kick off our Partnering season on February 5 and 6 with the Laborers (S. CA). If you’re interested in joining us in February or in future partnering sessions with any of the crafts we work with across the state, reach out to VP of Labor Relations Victor Sella at (510) 362-6959 to get involved.