Union contractors who employ union members offer the most effective means of developing positive environments for construction projects – so union contractors employing union craftsmen consistently deliver a superior product.
The union construction industry of Northeast Ohio offers significant advantages to the region’s project owners (construction users), signatory contractors (skilled-labor employers) and trades employees (union workers) – advantages that can only come with a highly skilled, well-trained union labor workforce.
For PROJECT OWNERS
Public and private construction-project owners can rely on the labor-management cooperation and programs of UCIP members to furnish thoroughly trained construction tradespersons to any construction project. With union professionals, owners receive world-class construction, maintenance and installation services every time – so their projects are completed on time and on budget.
For SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS
Union-signatory contractors have access to the region’s top trades workers, expanded bid opportunities and greater hiring flexibility while their human-resources management costs are reduced. That’s because construction-trades unions recruit and train quality construction workers through nationally recognized apprenticeship training and journeyman upgrade programs in state-of the art training facilities.
For TRADES EMPLOYEES
Skilled union construction-trades employees working for signatory contractors are more likely than their nonunion counterparts to receive higher wages and benefits such as health care and pensions, according to the U.S. Department of Labor – making them more satisfied with their work and more eager to perform it well. They are also better-trained and more prepared for any job, because unions provide them with free, certified apprenticeship and upgrade training. |
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“Union jobs are 17% more productive than open/merit shops...Good labor productivity not only reduces project costs, but also improves the project's schedule and quality.”
– "Best Practices for Labor Productivity,"
Independent Project Analysis, Inc.
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Drug-Free Work Force
Construction Industry Substance Abuse Program (CISAP)
The union construction industry is steadfast in its commitment to provide a Drug-Free Work Force as a way to improve safety and productivity on all union jobsites. UCIP is answering this call through CISAP.
For more information,
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