Union Contractors Committee Begins Quarterly Conference Calls

AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee (UCC) has begun holding quarterly conference calls.  The first call took place on July 10.  Approximately 50 AGC members and chapter staff registered.  The call included remarks by Chairman Bill Wilson, an update on labor relations matters by committee staff associate Denise Gold, an update on multiemployer pension reform activities by staff associate Jim Young and chapter executive Jack Ramage, and a roundtable discussion of collective bargaining issues, jurisdictional disputes and other union contractor concerns. The second conference call is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 3:00 p.m. EST.  All AGC-member union contractors and collective bargaining chapter staff are invited to participate.  Click here to register for the call.  Call-in information will be sent 1-2 weekdays prior to the call to those who register using the link. The primary purpose of the calls is to provide an opportunity for an exchange of information about current activities around the country of relevance to union contractors outside of the UCC’s annual meeting at the Annual Convention.  The UCC will meet at AGC’s 2013 Annual Convention in Palm Springs, Calif., on March 6 at 1:45 p.m.  Laborers General President Terry O’Sullivan is scheduled to speak.