Continuing Education

Join Eric Anderton as he sits down with a leading expert to unpack the ESOP model. This discussion focuses on clarity and strategy, providing actionable insights for integrating employee ownership into your company’s vision.

Learn how ESOPs can boost motivation, support your operational goals, and safeguard your firm’s future.

Join Eric Anderton as he has a deep dive discussion with a top M&A to learn how to prepare your construction business for a high-value sale.

This session will teach you to align your firm with market expectations and enhance its desirability to prospective buyers. Join us to pave the way for a lasting legacy in the construction industry. 

Love them or hate them, PLAs are an increasingly common feature of the industry and one that contractors need to get more sophisticated at to survive. If you or your organization is not confident in how to navigate PLAs, you’re not alone. UCON can show you how through this short training that will teach participants how to quickly read and interpret PLAs, anticipate issues, and effectively maneuver through targeted hiring and other requirements.

Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line.

Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to make sure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.

Unnecessary overtime can make or break your bottom line. Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to make sure you and your team is taking advantage of all the nuances of the TCHIA (N. CA), Laborers (N. CA) MLA and Laborers (S. CA) MLA to stay competitive and mitigate unnecessary costs.

This class provides clarity on meal and rest period obligations, including a thorough understanding of how to mitigate the financial costs associated with missing breaks, saving your company thousands each year. The module also provides best practices on how to manage meal and rest periods across your company and expertly prepare and defend against legal claims. 

This course, presented by Workers Comp experts, will cover best practices for contractors around dealing with Workers comp, including the value of Workers Comp Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs available to union contractors, union agreement provisions that can help limit lost work days and impacts to your mod rate, and strategic guidance for contractors from a former Workers Comp judge. 

Love them or hate them, PLAs are an increasingly common feature of the industry and one that contractors need to get more sophisticated at to survive. If you or your organization is not confident in how to navigate PLAs, you’re not alone. UCON can show you how through this short training that will teach participants how to quickly read and interpret PLAs, anticipate issues, and effectively maneuver through targeted hiring and other requirements.

This class is for anyone responsible for ensuring that their company has a workforce compliant with Skilled & Trained Workforce (STW) guidelines.

STW is not just a compliance issue; it’s a competitive issue that increasingly favors those who get up to speed early. In 45 minutes, you and your team will clearly understand the STW framework, get clear steps on the fastest ways to get compliant, and learn how to respond effectively to STW compliance requests.

When it comes to day-to-day labor relations, nothing is more time-consuming and costly to an employer than a grievance. How you respond can be the difference between a quick and cheap resolution and a long, time-intensive ordeal with a big bill. Learn how to respond, mitigate, and resolve these disputes with minimal time investment and cost by understanding the process and steps. 

This will be an interactive Zoom meeting. This course explores how artificial intelligence can be strategically used to improve project management efficiency, accuracy, and profitability. Participants will gain a practical understanding of how AI supports project planning, financial forecasting, risk management, and leadership decision-making.

Registration for this class is closed. If you are interested in being added to the waitlist please email Angelica Gouig, Director if Member Experience.

Be recognized as a Professional Foreman, Leader, and Manager!

This comprehensive seminar webinar on suicide prevention and awareness is designed specifically for construction companies and associations, addressing the alarming rates of suicide within the sector.
This seminar not only highlights the critical risk factors but also equips your team with practical tools to foster a supportive and empathetic work environment.
By attending, you will learn how to recognize warning signs, create a culture of vulnerability, and implement effective intervention strategies.

Unnecessary overtime can make or break your bottom line. Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to make sure you and your team is taking advantage of all the nuances of the TCHIA (N. CA) and PHI (S. CA) to stay competitive and mitigate unnecessary costs.

Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line.

Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to make sure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.

Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line.

Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to make sure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.

You’ve built your company by taking risks and winning big, but now you’re a fish out of water—stuck using an old-school leadership playbook that doesn’t work with a diverse workforce shaped by COVID, TikTok, and economic insecurity.

The command-and-control approach is dead.

This workshop shows you how to shift into coaching mode—helping you and your senior leaders bridge the generational gap, connect with your team, and keep your business thriving.

Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line.

Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to make sure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.

This class is for anyone responsible for ensuring that their company has a workforce compliant with Skilled & Trained Workforce (STW) guidelines.

STW is not just a compliance issue; it’s a competitive issue that increasingly favors those who get up to speed early. In 45 minutes, you and your team will clearly understand the STW framework, get clear steps on the fastest ways to get compliant, and learn how to respond effectively to STW compliance requests.

This course, presented by Workers Comp experts, will cover best practices for contractors around dealing with Workers comp, including the value of Workers Comp Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs available to union contractors, union agreement provisions that can help limit lost work days and impacts to your mod rate, and strategic guidance for contractors from a former Workers Comp judge.