The UAC was founded to help you – union contractors operating in the plumbing and HVAC fields.
The Union-Affiliated Contractors (UAC) is one of three PHCC “Enhanced Service Groups.” Each segment of this trio devotes heightened attention and resources to distinct niches that exist in the plumbing and HVAC areas of the national association’s membership.
UAC focuses on union (signatory) employers, meaning these contractors all operate their business under (and are bound to) a Collective Bargaining Agreement, or CBA … aka a union contract.
As union employers, UAC contractors – typically through their local association – share and have access to a workforce made up of members from local labor organizations under the UA banner.
Who is eligible to take part in the Union-Affiliated Contractors (UAC) of the PHCC?
Local and state PHCC chapters and the members they represent who are covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) are mainly the intended beneficiaries and users of UAC services and resources. However, all PHCC contractors who are interested and curious about becoming signatory (signing on as union employers with the UA) are always welcome to learn more about the UAC and get involved.
The UAC Mission Statement
The UAC’s mission statement emphasizes its formation to “establish, maintain and nurture a working relationship” between signatory contractors and their union counterparts in pursuit of collaboration, communication and cooperation.
"To establish, maintain and nurture a working relationship between the United Association—employing segment of PHCC-National Association and the United Association (UA). This relationship is to be built on trust and cooperative efforts on issues which both organizations agree, on a national or regional basis. It is recognized and understood that there will always be issues on which both parties will disagree; this group is to provide a forum for constructive dialogue on such issues."