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Tony Tavares Appointed Caltrans Director

  • News
  • June 22, 2022

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the appointment of Tony Tavares as Director of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), where he currently serves as District 7 Director.

  • Read more about Tony Tavares Appointed Caltrans Director

March 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up

  • News
  • March 31, 2022

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.

  • Read more about March 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up

Media Articles

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 recent media articles below.

  • Read more about Media Articles

United We Stand

  • News
  • February 22, 2022
  • Joe Sostaric

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.

  • Read more about United We Stand

OP-ED: New CA Law Unfairly Punishes Employers during Pandemic

  • News
  • February 15, 2022

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.

  • Read more about OP-ED: New CA Law Unfairly Punishes Employers during Pandemic

California State and Counties Relax Indoor Mask Requirements

  • News
  • February 10, 2022

February 10, 2022

This week, the state of California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued new Health Guidance for face coverings effective February 16.

  • Read more about California State and Counties Relax Indoor Mask Requirements

New California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

  • News
  • February 09, 2022

COVID-19 Compliance Update

  • Read more about New California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

California Introduces Bill to Reinstate COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

  • News
  • February 03, 2022

UCON Expresses Strong Opposition to New COVID Paid Leave

  • Read more about California Introduces Bill to Reinstate COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

Hot Topics for the Construction Industry

  • News
  • January 28, 2022
Hot Topics for Contractors

Legal, Economic, Labor, Banking and Trucking News You Need. Hot Topics content contributed to United Contractors by Associate Committee members.

  • Read more about Hot Topics for the Construction Industry

Q/A with Joe Sostaric, 2022 UCON Board of Directors President

  • News
  • January 20, 2022
  • Joe Sostaric

LEADERSHIP PROFILE: Welcome UCON's 2022 President, Joe Sostaric of The Conco Companies

  • Read more about Q/A with Joe Sostaric, 2022 UCON Board of Directors President

Leadership in Only Four (Letter) Words

  • News
  • January 20, 2022
  • Mark Breslin

UCON Upfront: January 2022, by Mark Breslin, UCON CEO

 

  • Read more about Leadership in Only Four (Letter) Words

HR Cheat Sheet

  • News
  • January 13, 2022

New Laws to Watch Out for in 2022

  • Read more about HR Cheat Sheet

Life, Death, Gratitude and Wisdom

  • News
  • October 12, 2021
  • Mark Breslin

UCON Upfront: November-December 2021, by Mark Breslin, UCON CEO

 

  • Read more about Life, Death, Gratitude and Wisdom

Reflections on 2021: My Honor to Serve

A Mirror on My Year, and a Hopeful Look Ahead

  • News
  • November 18, 2021
  • Kurt Kniffin

UCON Upfront: November-December 2021, by Kurt Kniffin, Stacy and Witbeck Inc., UCON 2021 President

 

  • Read more about Reflections on 2021: My Honor to Serve

The UCON PAC is Our Power

The UCON PAC is the one vehicle available to support candidates that support our industry.

  • News
  • November 18, 2021
  • Kurt Kniffin
  • Mark Breslin

UCON Upfront: October 2021, by Kurt Kniffin, Stacy and Witbeck Inc., UCON 2021 President

The UCON PAC is the one vehicle available to support candidates that support our industry.

  • Read more about The UCON PAC is Our Power

President Biden Signs $1 Trillion IIJA into Law

  • News
  • November 16, 2021

November 15, 2021

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.  

  • Read more about President Biden Signs $1 Trillion IIJA into Law

We Can Change an Industry

  • News
  • October 12, 2021
  • Mark Breslin

UCON Upfront: September 2021, by Mark Breslin, UCON CEO

Construction needs a make-over. We are shag rug. We are avocado-colored refrigerators. We are mullets. We are outdated. 

  • Read more about We Can Change an Industry

Roll Up Your Sleeves

  • News
  • April 15, 2021

Construction Industry Vaccine Resources

Find all the credible, unbiased vaccination information and tools for contracting professionals here.

How UCON is Working to Combat Vaccine Misinformation

  • News
  • April 08, 2021

What You Can Do

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. 

But we face a serious challenge. 

  • Read more about How UCON is Working to Combat Vaccine Misinformation

United Contractors Launches "Roll Up Your Sleeves" Vaccine Information Campaign

  • News
  • March 11, 2021
COVID Vaccine

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.

  • Read more about United Contractors Launches "Roll Up Your Sleeves" Vaccine Information Campaign

R.E.A.L. Safety Awards

  • News
  • February 23, 2022
Two construction workers.

Submit your application for UCON's 2021 R.E.A.L. Safety Awards Program. The deadline for all submissions extended to April 6, 2022.

  • Read more about R.E.A.L. Safety Awards

Tony Tavares Appointed Caltrans Director

  • News
  • June 22, 2022

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the appointment of Tony Tavares as Director of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), where he currently serves as District 7 Director.

  • Read more about Tony Tavares Appointed Caltrans Director

March 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up

  • News
  • March 31, 2022

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.

  • Read more about March 2022 Monthly Wrap-Up

Media Articles

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 recent media articles below.

  • Read more about Media Articles

United We Stand

  • News
  • February 22, 2022
  • Joe Sostaric

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.

  • Read more about United We Stand

OP-ED: New CA Law Unfairly Punishes Employers during Pandemic

  • News
  • February 15, 2022

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.

  • Read more about OP-ED: New CA Law Unfairly Punishes Employers during Pandemic

California State and Counties Relax Indoor Mask Requirements

  • News
  • February 10, 2022

February 10, 2022

This week, the state of California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued new Health Guidance for face coverings effective February 16.

  • Read more about California State and Counties Relax Indoor Mask Requirements

New California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

  • News
  • February 09, 2022

COVID-19 Compliance Update

  • Read more about New California COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

California Introduces Bill to Reinstate COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

  • News
  • February 03, 2022

UCON Expresses Strong Opposition to New COVID Paid Leave

  • Read more about California Introduces Bill to Reinstate COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

Hot Topics for the Construction Industry

  • News
  • January 28, 2022
Hot Topics for Contractors

Legal, Economic, Labor, Banking and Trucking News You Need. Hot Topics content contributed to United Contractors by Associate Committee members.

  • Read more about Hot Topics for the Construction Industry

Q/A with Joe Sostaric, 2022 UCON Board of Directors President

  • News
  • January 20, 2022
  • Joe Sostaric

LEADERSHIP PROFILE: Welcome UCON's 2022 President, Joe Sostaric of The Conco Companies

  • Read more about Q/A with Joe Sostaric, 2022 UCON Board of Directors President

Leadership in Only Four (Letter) Words

  • News
  • January 20, 2022
  • Mark Breslin

UCON Upfront: January 2022, by Mark Breslin, UCON CEO

 

  • Read more about Leadership in Only Four (Letter) Words

HR Cheat Sheet

  • News
  • January 13, 2022

New Laws to Watch Out for in 2022

  • Read more about HR Cheat Sheet

Life, Death, Gratitude and Wisdom

  • News
  • October 12, 2021
  • Mark Breslin

UCON Upfront: November-December 2021, by Mark Breslin, UCON CEO

 

  • Read more about Life, Death, Gratitude and Wisdom

Reflections on 2021: My Honor to Serve

A Mirror on My Year, and a Hopeful Look Ahead

  • News
  • November 18, 2021
  • Kurt Kniffin

UCON Upfront: November-December 2021, by Kurt Kniffin, Stacy and Witbeck Inc., UCON 2021 President

 

  • Read more about Reflections on 2021: My Honor to Serve

The UCON PAC is Our Power

The UCON PAC is the one vehicle available to support candidates that support our industry.

  • News
  • November 18, 2021
  • Kurt Kniffin
  • Mark Breslin

UCON Upfront: October 2021, by Kurt Kniffin, Stacy and Witbeck Inc., UCON 2021 President

The UCON PAC is the one vehicle available to support candidates that support our industry.

  • Read more about The UCON PAC is Our Power

President Biden Signs $1 Trillion IIJA into Law

  • News
  • November 16, 2021

November 15, 2021

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.  

  • Read more about President Biden Signs $1 Trillion IIJA into Law

We Can Change an Industry

  • News
  • October 12, 2021
  • Mark Breslin

UCON Upfront: September 2021, by Mark Breslin, UCON CEO

Construction needs a make-over. We are shag rug. We are avocado-colored refrigerators. We are mullets. We are outdated. 

  • Read more about We Can Change an Industry

Roll Up Your Sleeves

  • News
  • April 15, 2021

Construction Industry Vaccine Resources

Find all the credible, unbiased vaccination information and tools for contracting professionals here.

How UCON is Working to Combat Vaccine Misinformation

  • News
  • April 08, 2021

What You Can Do

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. 

But we face a serious challenge. 

  • Read more about How UCON is Working to Combat Vaccine Misinformation

United Contractors Launches "Roll Up Your Sleeves" Vaccine Information Campaign

  • News
  • March 11, 2021
COVID Vaccine

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.

  • Read more about United Contractors Launches "Roll Up Your Sleeves" Vaccine Information Campaign

R.E.A.L. Safety Awards

  • News
  • February 23, 2022
Two construction workers.

Submit your application for UCON's 2021 R.E.A.L. Safety Awards Program. The deadline for all submissions extended to April 6, 2022.

  • Read more about R.E.A.L. Safety Awards
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