This class is designed for construction business owners, and/or decision makers COO, VP of Operations who want and need to enhance their understanding of contractors’ financial statements, and accounting professionals who are new to the construction industry. It covers the required reporting framework, users of the financial statements, and interpretation of the reporting package.
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What must Project Engineers know and do to become truly great Project Support Specialists?
Whether you are validating current practices, searching for new techniques, or learning from the ground up, this workshop covers all the essentials.
From discovering the role of Project Engineers to methodically working through common tasks required for success, participants will benefit from the vast experience of the instructors and the practical advice and work sessions offered.
Limit 25 Participants
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Effective communication lies at the heart of successful leadership. This workshop serves as a dynamic platform to equip leaders with the essential skills and strategies needed to excel in their leadership journeys, by cultivating a culture of open and effective communication within their organizations. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of effective communication principles and strategies, allowing them to inspire and guide their teams with clarity, empathy, and purpose.
This class is designed to accounting professional or office personnel who are new to construction industry and who want to learn the best practice and necessary processes for core accounting duties of contractors.
What must Project Engineers know and do to become truly great Project Support Specialists?
Whether you are validating current practices, searching for new techniques, or learning from the ground up, this workshop covers all the essentials.
From discovering the role of Project Engineers to methodically working through common tasks required for success, participants will benefit from the vast experience of the instructors and the practical advice and work sessions offered.
Limit 25 Participants
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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.
Under SB 1343, all California companies with 5 or more employees must provide sexual harassment training to all employees. Non-supervisory employees must receive at least one hour of sexual harassment training, and supervisors must receive at least two hours of sexual harassment training.
This training must be renewed every two years and provided to new hires within six months of their hire date or promotion to a supervisory position.
Get up to date with new construction industry employment laws affecting your organization’s policies and practices.
This program will discuss new laws and court decisions and provide strategies on how to implement new requirements at your company.
UCON Members
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Be recognized as a Professional Foreman, Leader, and Manager!
The Five Minute Foreman isn’t just a workshop—it’s a bestselling leadership book that has shaped the careers of thousands of construction leaders. With 70,000+ books distributed and 20,000+ field leaders trained, it’s become the industry’s go-to leadership system for the people who build the work.
Top contractors—including API Group, Mortenson, and Michels—rely on this proven training to strengthen field leadership, elevate communication, and drive consistent job-site results.
Under SB 1343, all California companies with 5 or more employees must provide sexual harassment training to all employees. Non-supervisory employees must receive at least one hour of sexual harassment training, and supervisors must receive at least two hours of sexual harassment training.
This training must be renewed every two years and provided to new hires within six months of their hire date or promotion to a supervisory position.
Get up to date with new construction industry employment laws affecting your organization’s policies and practices.
This program will discuss new laws and court decisions and provide strategies on how to implement new requirements at your company.
UCON Members
Join us for UCON’s 2025 Legislative Recap, an inside look at this year’s most important industry policy battles and outcomes.
Learn from UCON’s Government Relations team as they unpack the key outcomes of the 2025 legislative session and what they mean for union contractors statewide.
From the bills we championed to improve contractor cash flow and protect highway worker safety, to the harmful proposals we defeated, this session will give you the insights you need to stay informed and prepared.
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.
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.
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.
When you start your career, you have no skills and no friends. You have to get busy acquiring skills and building your network. This session will show you how to craft a realistic career goal. Understand where you are in your career journey. Figure out the roadblocks to achieving your goals, and build a plan to overcome the roadblocks, so you make yourself indispensable and build a rewarding career.