COVID-19 Resources

Coronavirus has had an unprecedented impact on our communities, our economy, and our industry. Staying up to date is more important than ever before. United Contractors COVID-19 website provides information, guidance, and toolkits to support our industry through this challenging time.

COVID-19: Top-Requested Info

• Union COVID-19 Leave Pay Chart (4-30-21)
• Recording of April 7 Webinar on SB 95 (4-8-21)
• Slides from April 7 Webinar on SB 95 (4-8-21)
• SB 95 Construction Industry FAQ (4-21-21)
• FFCRA Guide - Voluntary Employer Payments for 2021
• California Employer COVID-19 Compliance Portal
• UCON FAQ - Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standards (1-27-21)
• Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards FAQ
• Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards - UCON Summary (12-1-20)
• Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standards (12-1-20)
• UCON Master COVID-19 Prevention Plan IIPP (3-1-21)
• UCON COVID-19 Site Specific Plan Template (7-22-20)
• CalChamber Summary Table - Cal/OSHA, AB 685, SB 1159 (12-21-20)
• UCON Guide - COVID-19 Exposure Notices (AB 685) (1-8-21)
• UCON SB 1159 Memo & Contractor Compliance Guidance (9-25-20)
• COVID -19 Notifications - Union Contacts (12-23-20)
• COVID-19 Notice to Subcontractors (9-25-20)
• COVID-19 Notice to Employees (9-25-20)
• COVID-19 Notice to Unions (1-8-21)
• Policy Against COVID-19 Related Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation (9-25-20)

COVID-19: Vaccination Information

• Updated COVID-19 Eligibility Guidelines (3-16-21)
• UCON Vaccination Tailgate Topic (3-1-21)
• How Employers Can Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy (3-2-21)

COVID-19: Bulletins

• Updated COVID-19 Eligibility Guidelines (3-16-21)
• California COVID-19 Vaccination Information (2-22-21)
• Critical Compliance Resources - COVID-19 Notification, Reporting & Pay Requirements (1-11-21)
• Cal/OSHA Emergency Order: Critical Updates, Guidance Documents and more (12-3-20)
• Effective Immediately: Cal/OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Regulations (12-1-20)

COVID-19: Tools & Checklists

• Checklist - COVID-19 Protocols for Construction Employers/Employees (3-30-20)
• Checklist - Confirmed/Presumed COVID-19 Case on Jobsite + Close Contact Procedures
  (4-2-20)
• Checklist - Potential/Actual Job Shutdown Action Plan & Notices (4-2-20)
• Checklist - Protocol for Social Distancing (4-2-20)

COVID-19: Safety, Health & Security

• UCON Vaccination Tailgate Topic (3-1-21)
• UCON FAQs - Cal/OSHA Emergency Rules (1-27-21)
• Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards FAQ (1-8-21)
• UCON Cal/OSHA COVID Emergency Rules Webinar Recording (12-8-20)
• Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards - UCON Summary (12-1-20)
• Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standards (12-1-20)
• CalChamber Summary Table - Cal/OSHA, AB 685 SB 1159 (12-21-20)
• UCON Cal/OSHA COVID Emergency Rules Webinar Recording (12-8-20)
• UCON Master COVID-19 Prevention Plan IIPP (12-17-20)
• Cal/OSHA Reporting & Recording Requirements of COVID-19 Cases (9-4-20)
• UCON COVID-19 Site Specific Safety Plan Template (7-22-20)
• "Zero Tolerance" Campaign Poster
• Checklist - Safety Compliance Officer Checklist (5-7-20)
• Risk Management Insurance Compliance & Awareness for Contractors (5-6-20)
• Large Construction Project Safety Protocol - 6 Bay Area Counties (effective 5-4-20)
• Small Construction Project Safety Protocol - 6 Bay Area Counties (effective 5-4-20)
• DIR - COVID-19 Infection Prevention in Construction Guide (4-24-20)
• Cal/OSHA Guidance - COVID-19 Related Illnesses (4-9-20)
• Guidelines - (City & County of San Francisco) Construction Field Safety (4-1-20)
• CDC Guidelines & Updates
• Coronavirus Fighting Products
• Critical Safety Tailgate Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19) (English / Spanish)
• Poster: Help Prevent the Spread of Respiratory Diseases like COVID-19 (English / Spanish)

COVID-19: Shelter-In-Place Ordinances

• Real-time county SIP orders and activity status'
• Each city, county, and local government in California is working to respond to COVID-19. 
  See local information for California counties here.

COVID-19: Template Legal Notices

• UCON Legal Memo - COVID-19 Exposure Notices (AB 685) (1-8-21)
  • Policy Against COVID-19 Related Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation (9-25-20)
  • COVID-19 Notice to Subcontractors (9-25-20)
  • COVID-19 Notice to Employees (9-25-20)
  • COVID-19 Notice to Unions (1-8-21)
  • COVID-19 Notifications – Union Contacts (12-23-20)
• Notice to General Contractor of Actual Delay
• Notice to General Contractor of Potential Delay
• Notice to General Contractor of Suspension of Work
• Notice to Owner of Actual Delay
• Notice to Owner of Suspension of Work
• Response to Contractors Request for Impact
• Response to Owners Request for Impact
• Sample List of Impact Costs
• Subcontractor Ordered to Work - Disagreement with GC Re: Exemption
• Subcontractor Ordered to Work - Issues with Working Conditions

COVID-19: Small Business Stimulus Resources

• COVID-19 Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources

COVID-19: Human Resources

• Recording of April 7 Webinar on SB 95 (4-8-21)
• Slides from April 7 Webinar on SB 95 (4-8-21)
• SB 95 Construction Industry FAQ (4-21-21)
• FFCRA Guide - Voluntary Employer Payments for 2021
• CalChamber Summary Table - Cal/OSHA, AB 685, SB 1159 (12-21-20)
• UCON Guide - COVID-19 Exposure Notices (AB 685) (1-8-21)
• UCON SB 1159 Memo & Contractor Compliance Guidance (9-25-20)
• COVID -19 Notifications - Union Contacts (12-23-20) 
• UCON SB 1159 Memo & Contractor Compliance Guidance (9-25-20)
• UCON Guide - Fraudulent Unemployment Claim Guidance & Protest Letter (9-23-20)
• California Employer Leaves of Absence Chart (04-22-21)

COVID-19: State & Local Agency Advisories

• State of California - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Official Site

COVID-19: Caltrans Directives

• Caltrans Construction Operations During COVID-19 (4-1-20)
• Caltrans Notice of Extended Lane Closure Operations During COVID-19 (3-26-20)
• Caltrans: Coronavirus Impact on Contracts (3-16-20)

COVID-19: Union & Trust Fund Information

• Union COVID-19 Leave Pay Chart (4-30-21)
• Union COVID-19 Relief and Procedures Chart (4-30-21)
• Union Benefit Plan Information Chart for COVID-19
• Paid Sick Leave CBA Waivers Statewide (4-5-21)

Union Specific COVID-19 Certification

United Contractors union partners have developed online COVID-19 training classes to educate union-workers on how to protect themselves, their fellow workers, and stop the spread of COVID-19. Learn more about each craft's certification below:

• Carpenters (NorCal) COVID-19 Course
• COVID-19 Preparedness Qualification Presentation (English / Spanish)
• COVID-19 Preparedness Test (English / Spanish)
• COVID-19 Instructor Preparedness Test (Spanish )
• Carpenters (SoCal) COVID-19 Course
• Laborers (NorCal) COVID-19 Course
• Laborers (SoCal) COVID-19 Course
• OE3 COVID-19 Course
• OE12 COVID-19 Course

COVID-19: Northern California Unions

• Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
  • Carpenters (NorCal) SF Back To Work Emergency Ordinance Waiver
  • Pile Drivers (NorCal) SF Back To Work Emergency Ordinance Waiver
  • Carpenters MLA Waiver - San Francisco, San Jose, and other Paid Sick Leave Ordinances (4-14-20)
  • NorCal Carpenters COVID-19 Training (4-9-20)
  • Carpenters Relief Fund for Unemployed Members - Forms & Information
• Cement Masons Northern California
  • UCON-Cement Masons (NorCal) MOU – Voluntary FFCRA 4-30-21
  • Cement Masons (NorCal) Memo re: SB 95 (4-6-21)
  • UCON Cement Masons FFCRA MOU (7-1-20)
  • PPP Memo – Pay Non-Working Employees under PPP – NorCal Cement Masons (6-8-2020)
• Ironworkers
  • Iron Workers Letter – Waiver of SFPHELO and San Jose COVID-19 PSL (5-12-20)
  • Iron Workers COVID-19 MOU on Rehiring (3-20-20)
• Northern California District Council of Laborers
  • UCON-NCDCL COVID-19 Relief MOU (4-8-21)
  • Laborers (NorCal) SB 95 Letter of Agreement (3-29-21)
  • Laborers (NorCal) SF Back To Work Emergency Ordinance Waiver
  • PPP Memo –Pay Non-Working Employees under PPP – NCDCL (5-12-2020)
  • Laborers Trust Funds COVID-19 Reporting – FFCRA, Voluntary Payouts, PPP
• Operating Engineers Local 3
  • UCON-OE3 MOU - Voluntary FFCRA & SB 95 Payments (4-8-21)
  • OE3 Trust Fund Instructions for COVID-19 Related Employee Payments (4-8-21)
  • COVID-19 Relief MOUs - UCON-OE3 (7-24-20)
  • OE3 SF Back To Work Emergency Ordinance Waiver
  • PPP MOU – UCON-OE3 (5-21-20)
• Teamsters
  • SF Back-To-Work Emergency Ordinance Waiver (7-21-20)
  • PPP Memo- Paying Non-Working Employees under PPP – Teamsters (6-18-20)
  • COVID-19 Relief MOUs – UCON-Teamsters (5-7-20)

COVID-19: Southern California Unions

• Carpenters Union (Southwest)
  • UCON Carpenters (SoCal) MOU - Payments to Employees Extension (4-29-21)
  • UCON Carpenters (SoCal) MOU - Non-Mandatory Training Extension (4-29-21)
  • Southwest Carpenters Notice - Assistance with Fringe Benefits for Paid Vaccination Time (3-30-21)
  • Carpenters (SoCal) Letter re COVID-19 Contractor Assistance Program (2-2-21)
  • Carpenters COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Waiver – County of L.A., City of Long Beach
  • COVID-19 Relief MOUs - UCON-SoCal Carpenters (4-10-20)
  • UCON - Carpenters LA Paid Sick Leave Waiver (4-3-20)
• Cement Masons Southern California
  • UCON-Cement Masons (SoCal) MOU – Voluntary FFCRA Payments and SB 95 (4-9-21)
  • UCON - Cement Masons (SoCal) - MOU AB 1867
  • UCON-CM City of Los Angeles COVID-19 PSL Waiver (5-19-20) 
  • UCON-CM L.A. County and City of Long Beach COVID-19 PSL Waiver
  • Cement Masons Confirm Waiver of LA Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (4-7-20)
  • UCON-CMs (SoCal) FFCRA Payments
  • Cement Masons (SoCal) Memo re: COVID-19
• Ironworkers -  California Ironworkers Field Welfare Plan
  • Iron Workers Letter – Waiver of City of L.A. COVID-19 PSL (5-12-20)
  • Iron Workers COVID-19 MOU on Rehiring (3-20-20)
• Southern California District Council of Laborers
  • UCON-SCDCL COVID-19 PSL Waiver - L.A. City and County (9-1-20)
  • UCON-SCDCL COVID-19 Relief MOU (4-29-20)
  • UCON-SCDCL L.A. Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Waiver (4-29-20)
  • SCDCL COVID-19 Memo (3-17-20)
• Operating Engineers Local 12
  • OE12 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Waiver – County of L.A., City of Long Beach
  • OE12 Trust Fund Guidance - FFCRA Payments
• Teamsters (SoCal)
  • Teamsters (SoCal) Benefit Trust