Join the UMCA on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at The Utah Career Center for the the Back Saver System Seminar. The Back Saver System is a new comprehensive approach shown to reduce the most expensive issue in the workplace; back pain. This course, taught by Peter Guske PT will give an immediately usable tools that […]
The Utah Mechanical Contractors Association will start the 2018 Fall Education Series with the seminar, “Piping Codes and Welding for Mechanical Contracting Managers.” The seminar will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 12PM to 4PM at the Utah Career Center. Registration is now open and will close in one week on Monday, October […]
UMCA members gathered for the 2018 Annual Trap Shoot on Thursday, September 27. It was another successful year with over 200 registered shooters taking to the range and showing their skills. Attendees were served a steak dinner and several attendees were awarded door prizes provided by UMCA member companies. Teams battled it out late into […]
The Utah Career Center will be offering Plumbing Continuing Education Classes on October 9, 11, and 16 from 5PM-9PM. There will also be classes offered in the daytime on November 3 & 10 from 7AM-1:30PM. Both class series will be held at the Utah Career Center. All continuing education courses offered through the Utah Career […]
Join leaders of the UMCA & UA Local 140 as we review the current contract settlement. The agenda will include: Explanation & Utilization of the new Pipe Tradesman Classification Lowering crew cost & gaining a competitive edge. There will also be a discussion centered on developing a business plan to recover lost markets, including industrial […]
The UMCA will proudly host the 2018 Annual Trap Shoot on Thursday, September 27. Join us for our 13th consecutive year and take to the range to compete for the top spot. The best 2 teams will take home a cash prize. In addition to team events, there will be a couple of individual shoot-offs […]
For the first time in over 30 years the bargaining committees of the UMCA & UA Local 140 negotiated a contract settlement without the use of the Industrial Relations Council. Prior to the contract settlement, the bargaining committees met on several occasions and both committees attribute the successful settlement to the drastically improved relationship between […]
The UMCA will start the 2018 Fall Education Series with a seminar on Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 12PM to 4PM at the Utah Career Center. This seminar will focus on essential pipe welding components that mechanical contracting managers need to understand. Learn what it takes to guarantee that welds are suitable for service, maintain […]
The Utah Career Center is now accepting applications for qualified apprentices until Friday, October 19, 2018. Applicants can pick up and return applications to the Utah Career Center located at 640 North Billy Mitchell Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84116. Interviews will be held in the Fall while school will begin in the Spring. If […]
We all have too much to do and too little time to do it. As a boss, you may have already learned how to plan, prioritize, and streamline your work. But how can you help your team members do the same? Should you dictate the processes and tools they use? How do you keep people from […]
The Utah Career Center will be holding a short training night on Wednesday, August 8 at 6PM for those willing to assist with instructor evaluations. The evaluator program is extremely beneficial to the apprenticeship program in general and instructors in particular. Being an instructor is a difficult job and at times, instructors miss opportunities for […]
As we enter into the fourth year since the Employee Assistance Program was implemented, we want to remind members of services the UMCA and UA Local 140 have secured through the services of Blomquist Hale. All UMCA contractors and their employees are covered under this program, even those who do not receive their health benefits from […]
