United Contractors

United Contractors http://www.unitedcontractors.org United Contractors is California's largest union-affiliated contract

United Contractors (UCON), is a forward-thinking trade association representing union-affiliated contractor businesses and associate firms throughout the Western United States. UCON is a full service association, assisting our members in union and labor representation, lobbying and government advocacy for market expansion, industry-specific training and education programs, relationship building and networking, legal referral programs and safety services.

08/22/2025

๐ŸŒบ Mahalo to everyone who joined us for our Annual BBQ & Chili Cook-Off! The aloha spirit was alive and well! From the leis to the laughter, and the chili to the cheers, it was a day full of flavor, fun, and fantastic connections. ๐ŸŒบ

Weโ€™re excited to share a highlight video that captures the energy and unforgettable moments from the event. Tag any of the familiar faces you see in the comments!

๐Ÿ† Big congratulations to our Chili Cook-Off winners:

Judges Choice Best Chili 1st Place: CHRISP COMPANY
Judges Choice Best Chili 2nd Place: Papรฉ Machinery Construction & Forestry
Judges Choice Best Chili 3rd Place: CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
Peopleโ€™s Choice Best Chili: Robert A. Bothman Construction
Peopleโ€™s Choice Best Booth: Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc.

A heartfelt mahalo to our incredible sponsors who helped us turn up the flavour and fun:

Stage Sponsor: Nor Cal Carpenters Union
Drink Ticket Sponsor: DeSilva Gates Construction
Bar Sponsors: Trench Shoring Company, Mountain Cascade,Inc.
Parking Lot Sponsor: City Rise Traffic
Dessert Sponsors: CHRISP COMPANY, W. R. Forde Associates Inc., Dees Burke Engineering Constructors
Beer Garden Sponsors: Avidbank, Excav811, Sierra Mountain Construction, California Alliance For Jobs
Hydration Station Sponsors: Columbia Electric, Inc., HCSS, G & F CONCRETE CUTTING, P C & N CONSTRUCTION INC, Traffic Management, Inc, Datumate, Viking Construction Company, Inc., OPCMIA Local (Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 300)
Mist Sponsors: Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, Taylor Jane Construction LP
Centerpiece Sponsors: Lockton, Redgwick Construction Company, C&N Reinforcing, Inc., Gallagher

๐ŸŒด Weโ€™re so grateful for your partnership and canโ€™t wait to do it all again next year! ๐ŸŒด

๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒถ BBQ. Chili. Hawaiian shirts.The UCON Annual BBQ & Chili Cook-Off is coming in HOT on August 7 in Pleasanton!๐Ÿ– 1200+ p...
06/27/2025

๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒถ BBQ. Chili. Hawaiian shirts.
The UCON Annual BBQ & Chili Cook-Off is coming in HOT on August 7 in Pleasanton!

๐Ÿ– 1200+ people
๐Ÿ† Epic chili battles
๐ŸŒบ Aloha vibes
๐Ÿ“ Alameda County Fairgrounds
๐Ÿ‘• Dress code: Hawaiian shirt or aloha attire encouraged!

Itโ€™s the biggest construction party of the yearโ€”and YOUโ€™RE invited.

๐Ÿ”— RSVP now: https://ow.ly/nolZ50WhNSw

๐Ÿฆบ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น: ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ.As Construction Safety Week 2025 comes to a close, we want to recognize the people and...
05/09/2025

๐Ÿฆบ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น: ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ.
As Construction Safety Week 2025 comes to a close, we want to recognize the people and companies who live this goal every single day.

In construction, safety isnโ€™t just a policyโ€”itโ€™s a shared responsibility. Most Americans will never know what it means to go to work each day knowing your safety depends on the people beside you, and theirs on you. Thatโ€™s what makes this industry different. And thatโ€™s what makes your teamwork extraordinary.

To the contractors, crews, and companies who put safety firstโ€”thank you. You make this industry strong, and you make it proud.

UCON is honored to be a 2025 Safety Week sponsor. And weโ€™re always here for our membersโ€”whether itโ€™s through proactive safety resources, UCONโ€™s safety consultants, or our 3-Phase Critical Incident Response Plan, available to the entire industry:
๐Ÿ”— https://www.unitedcontractors.org/member-benefits/safety-services/crisis-response

Because in this industry, ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ. ๐—œ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜, ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ, ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.

(Image: special safety drawing by Peyton McDermott, 8 years old, daughter of UCON member, and cover image of UCON's July 2024 Magazine)

๐Ÿšง Safety is our top priority, and a cornerstone of our mission to support union-signatory contractors and the dedicated ...
05/07/2025

๐Ÿšง Safety is our top priority, and a cornerstone of our mission to support union-signatory contractors and the dedicated workforce building and maintaining Californiaโ€™s critical infrastructure.

Thatโ€™s why ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—• ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด๐Ÿต, ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜) ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€. This life-saving measure is important to protect workers, reduce speeding, and prevent tragic accidents. AB 289 is advancing through the legislative process with strong bipartisan support, and we remain committed to seeing it through.
www.unitedcontractors.org

For safety week free resources, daily topics, and more:
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.constructionsafetyweek.com

๐Ÿšง  Itโ€™s time to highlight what makes your team strong: a ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†. UCON is a proud sponsor of ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ...
05/07/2025

๐Ÿšง Itโ€™s time to highlight what makes your team strong: a ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†.

UCON is a proud sponsor of ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ โ€” and we want to see how your crews are getting involved!

โœ… Share your toolbox talks, safety stand-downs, and daily huddles
๐Ÿ“ Tag us United Contractors so we can cheer you on and share your efforts!

Looking for resources? UCON's ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† holds numerous products, guides and resources focused on safetyโ€”including our (free to contractor members) ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ (downloadable and customizable!).

For more planning tools for this special safety week, visit ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.constructionsafetyweek.com
(Photo courtesy Pavement Recycling Systems)

While we patiently wait for the professional photos to come through, we wanted to share a few of our favorite moments fr...
05/05/2025

While we patiently wait for the professional photos to come through, we wanted to share a few of our favorite moments from Thursdayโ€™s Public Works summit
Sponsors :
welcome sponsor
Hospitality sponsor
Registration sponsor
Reception sponsor
Corner page ad sponsor
Refreshment sponsors &
vendor display table sponsors
โ€™reAllInThisTogether

05/02/2025

What an incredible event! Thank you to all of our Sponsors, Volunteers, and Everyone who made the trek out to connect with us at our 2025 Public Work Summit!
Sponsors :
welcome sponsor
Hospitality sponsor
Registration sponsor
Reception sponsor
Corner page ad sponsor
Refreshment sponsors &
vendor display table sponsors

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†!  ๐—จ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ events are UCON's casual, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž, networking happy hoursโ€”drop by for an hou...
04/25/2025

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†!
๐—จ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ events are UCON's casual, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž, networking happy hoursโ€”drop by for an hour, or stay and make more connections.

๐—จ๐—ฝ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ on Thursday, May 8th.
Register: https://www.unitedcontractors.org/event/uconnect-manteca

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: May 8, 2025
๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Brethren Brewing Co., 220 N. Main Street, Manteca
โฐ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Must register to attendโ€”spread the word!
Thank you to our May 8th UCONnect Sponsor F & M Bank

Our "UCONnect" events are all around the Stateโ€”registration open for all!: https://www.unitedcontractors.org/member-benefits/events/uconnect

May 8, 2025, Thursday | Manteca
June 11, 2025, Wednesday | Seal Beach
July 10, 2025, Thursday | San Jose
July 17, 2025, Thursday | San Diego
July 31, 2025, Thursday | Westlake Village
September 18, 2025, Thursday | Norco
October 22, 2025, Wednesday | Petaluma
October 30, 2025, Thursday | Pasadena
December 10, 2025, Wednesday | Anaheim

๐Ÿ“Š Billions of Reasons to Attend the UCON Public Works SummitThe 2025 UCON Public Works Summit offers exclusive insight i...
04/10/2025

๐Ÿ“Š Billions of Reasons to Attend the UCON Public Works Summit

The 2025 UCON Public Works Summit offers exclusive insight into billions of dollars in public works projects across Southern California. This event brings together Southern Californiaโ€™s top public works agencies and union contractors for a day of insights, opportunities, and industry connections.

This is your chance to:

๐Ÿ”น Get an early look at agency priorities
๐Ÿ”น Gain competitive intelligence on whatโ€™s coming next
๐Ÿ”น Connect with Public Works agencies and other industry leaders

๐Ÿ“… May 1 | ๐Ÿ“ Anaheim Hilton
๐Ÿ”— https://www.unitedcontractors.org/event/2025-public-works-summit



Join these public works agencies attending:
Caltrans HQ , Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles World Airports, Metro Los Angeles, Metrolink, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Orange County Transportation Services, Orange County Water District, SANDAG - San Diego Association of Governments

Thank you to our Public Works Summit Sponsors:
LECET Southwest, FlatironDragados, Rebuild SoCal, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association (OPCMIA), Carno Law Group, Purple Wave Auction, National Trench Safety, Trench Shoring Company, HCSS, Western States Regional Council of Carpenters

Connecting the Contractor Community! You told us that you wanted more events in a variety of areas to give you more chan...
04/09/2025

Connecting the Contractor Community!

You told us that you wanted more events in a variety of areas to give you more chances to connectโ€”and we listened! Our "UCONnect" events are casual, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž, networking happy hoursโ€”drop by for an hour, or stay and make 2025 your year of connection.

Up next: Sacramento on Thursday, April 24. Register today!

๐Ÿ“… ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: April 24, 20205
๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Punch Bowl Social, 500 J Street, Suite 100, Sacramento
โฐ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: 4:30 am - 7:30 pm

Register: https://www.unitedcontractors.org/event/uconnect-sacramento

Must register to attendโ€”spread the word!
Thank you to our April 24th UCONnect Sponsor IMA Financial Group, Inc.

Our "UCONnect" events are all around the Stateโ€”registration open for all!:
https://www.unitedcontractors.org/member-benefits/events/uconnect

April 24, 2025, Thursday | Sacramento
May 8, 2025, Thursday | Manteca
June 11, 2025, Wednesday | Seal Beach
July 10, 2025, Thursday | San Jose
July 17, 2025, Thursday | San Diego
July 31, 2025, Thursday | Ventura
September 18, 2025, Thursday | Norco
October 22, 2025, Wednesday | Petaluma
October 30, 2025, Thursday | Pasadena
December 10, 2025, Wednesday | Anaheim

Donโ€™t waitโ€”registration closes February 20th! Join us on February 28th at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel for an afterno...
02/11/2025

Donโ€™t waitโ€”registration closes February 20th!

Join us on February 28th at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel for an afternoon celebrating leadership, connection, and inspiration at the Legacy Luncheon.

Be a part of this exclusive leadership event as we honor the installation of UCONโ€™s 2025 Board of Directors. Connect with peers and decision-makers in the construction and contracting industry in a truly elegant setting.

Here's what awaits you:

๐ŸŒ… Networking and ocean views during the reception
๐Ÿฅ‚ Champagne tastings and mimosas to kick off the event
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ A sophisticated luncheon and installation ceremony

This is your chance to celebrate leadership and forge meaningful connections that can inspire growth and success for the year ahead.

Secure your spot by February 20th:
https://www.unitedcontractors.org/event-registration/2025-legacy-luncheon-registration

Time is almost up! Registration for the 36th Annual DIG Awards closes on February 20thโ€”don't miss your chance to attend ...
02/11/2025

Time is almost up! Registration for the 36th Annual DIG Awards closes on February 20thโ€”don't miss your chance to attend this iconic industry event.

Join an exclusive gathering of executives, innovators, and leaders to celebrate dedication, integrity, and generosityโ€”the values that drive excellence in construction and contracting.

The evening promises:

๐Ÿฅ‚High-level networking at the cocktail reception
๐Ÿ†Inspiration and recognition during the awards ceremony
๐Ÿ”ฅA memorable after-party filled with connections and fun

This is your opportunity to honor the industry's best while creating relationships that can shape the future of your business and career.

Secure your spot by February 20th:
https://www.unitedcontractors.org/event-registration/2025-36th-annual-dig-awards-registration

(Event is March 1st at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel)

Address

17 Crow Canyon Court, Ste 100
San Ramon, CA
94583

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+19258557900

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