Contractor License Renewal Deadline Approaching Quickly

As we move forward with the 2017 Education Series and introduce new seminars being offered this Fall, we want to remind members that 2017 is a contractor license renewal year and the upcoming classes may be the last chance you have to earn continuing…

Earn Core Continuing Education Credit At The September Safety Seminar

The UMCA will resume the Education Series on Thursday, September 7th at the Utah Career Center from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Pete Chaney with MCAA will be teaching a safety seminar which will earn participants one hour of core credit toward contractor…

Foreman Training Seminar With Tom Williams Set For October

Mark your calendars for the UMCA Foreman Training course Six Habits of Highly Effective Foreman  on October 19 or 20 from 7:00am-3:30pm. The Six Habits of Highly Effective Foreman is a custom-tailored, advanced Foreman Training course that…

Fall Education Series to Resume In September

The UMCA will resume the Education Series on Thursday, September 7th at the Utah Career Center from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Pete Chaney with MCAA will be teaching a safety seminar which will earn participants one hour of core credit toward contractor…

Scheduled Wage & Benefit Increase Begins Today

The Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Utah Mechanical Contractors Association and UA Local 140 scheduled wage increase of $.90 and a benefit increase of $.25 to the Utah Pipe Trades Health Trust is effective beginning today. The published…

Registration Now Open For Trap Shoot 2017

The UMCA will be hosting the 2017 Annual Trap Shoot at the Great Salt Lake Gun Club Lee Kay Center on Thursday, September 21. Join members for an evening of friendly competition complete with a barbecue dinner, door prizes, and awards ceremony.…

Utah Career Center: Evaluators Needed

The Utah Career Center is currently looking for course evaluators to commit to providing feedback on two class sessions per semester.  These evaluators contribute significantly to the success of the apprenticeship program.  Evaluators do not…

Your Future Is Now! UMCA Launches New Labor Recruitment Campaign 

The UMCA has launched a campaign aimed at attracting experienced skilled workers to member companies. The UMCA is actively contacting plumbers, pipe fitters, HVAC technicians, welders, and all skill trade workers in an effort to decrease manpower…

UMCA Annual Golf Tournament A Success

The UMCA held the Annual Golf Tournament at the Park City Golf Club where members enjoyed a beautiful day in Park City. The day began with an 8am shotgun start where golfers took to the course and showed their skills. In first place with…

Evaluator Training & Orbital Welding Classes At The Utah Career Center

The Utah Career Center is currently looking for course evaluators to commit to providing feedback on two class sessions per semester.  These evaluators contribute significantly to the success of the apprenticeship program.  Evaluators do not…

UMCA and UA Local 140 Leadership to Go Through “Marriage Counseling” 

The UMCA and UA Local 140 have retained C. Richard Barnes & Associates to conduct its much heralded Leadership Access Institute, A Cohort Fellows Program for the Utah Mechanical Contracting Industry. The program will start this August and…

If You’re Too Busy for These 5 Things, Your Life Is More Off-Course Than You Think

  It's really easy to stray from the path. Like airplanes, we constantly need to make course-corrections. Despite turbulence and other conditions keeping airplanes off-course 90 percent of flight time, most flights arrive at the correct…