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  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm UAC & Illinois PHCC Meet & Greet
    Type: Networking

    Receive a warm welcome to the Chicago area on Wednesday night.

  • 9:00am - 11:30am Tour of Sea Mammal Filtration System at Brookfield Zoo
    Type: Tour

    Join a behind-the-scenes guided tour of the inner workings of the aquatic filtration system

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm UAC Annual Meeting & Working Lunch
    Type: Lunch

    Officially open our UAC Management Conference along with a buffet-style lunch.

  • 12:45pm - 1:45pm Legal Clinic: Questions Nobody Asks…But Should! For Contractors & Chapter Executives
    Type: Education

    Our legal experts will field common and uncommon questions (“the ones contractors and execs should ask but rarely do”) on a range of relevant topics

  • 2:00pm - 2:30pm Prevailing Wage Update: National Issues & Local Challenges
    Type: Business Management

    Keeping a fair level playing field with union and merit shop contractors

  • 2:45pm - 4:00pm Contract Negotiations: Effective Strategies
    Type: Business Management

    Contractor leaders are often called upon by their Associations to take part in collective bargaining (union contract negotiations), and it’s rarely a fast or easy task

  • 4:15pm - 5:30pm Active Shooter: Are You Prepared? A safety, legal, awareness and survival presentation
    Type: Operations

    Short description is not available at this time...

  • 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm IL PHCC & UAC Joint Reception - Hilton Chicago / Oak Brook Suites
    Type: Reception

    Short description is not available at this time...

  • 9:00am - 11:30am Chapter Best Practices
    Type: Operations

    Contractors in leadership roles for their Associations as well as Chapter Executives are invited to take a look inside

  • 11:30am - 12:15pm UAC Joint Closing Session
    Type: Meeting

    Latest news and information regarding the UAC.

  • 1:30pm - 3:30pm PCA Midwest/Plumbing Council “Break Away”
    Type: Meeting

    Join us for conversation and a break from the busy activities of the conference and the IL PHCCS’s Expo & Product Show

  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm Illinois PHCC Reception following the Expo & Product Show
    Type: Reception

    Short description is not available at this time...

Track information is not available at this time.

Allen Daniel P.


Daniel P. Allen. Executive Director - CISCO Daniel P. Allen began serving as the Executive Director of CISCO (Construction Industry Service Corp.) in August of 2013. Under Dan’s leadership, CISCO has continued to maintain its prominence as a labor-management association within the union construction industry. Allen came to CISCO from the City of Chicago, where he was Chief Electrical Inspe


Allen Daniel P.


Daniel P. Allen. Executive Director - CISCO Daniel P. Allen began serving as the Executive Director of CISCO (Construction Industry Service Corp.) in August of 2013. Under Dan’s leadership, CISCO has continued to maintain its prominence as a labor-management association within the union construction industry. Allen came to CISCO from the City of Chicago, where he was Chief Electrical Inspe


Covert Wesley H.
Organization: Laner Muchin, Ltd


Wesley (Wes) joined Laner Muchin in 2008 as an associate and has been a partner at the Firm since 2014. Wes focuses his practice on all aspects of employee benefits law, including health and welfare benefit plans, defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans, and multiemployer plans. Wes' practice also includes counseling clients as to compliance with various federal laws, including the Affo


Covert Wesley H.
Organization: Laner Muchin, Ltd


Wesley (Wes) joined Laner Muchin in 2008 as an associate and has been a partner at the Firm since 2014. Wes focuses his practice on all aspects of employee benefits law, including health and welfare benefit plans, defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans, and multiemployer plans. Wes' practice also includes counseling clients as to compliance with various federal laws, including the Affo


Cox Amber


Amber joined Laner Muchin in 2009 as an associate and has been a partner at the Firm since 2015.  She regularly counsels clients on compliance-related and strategic issues arising under a broad range of federal, state and local employment laws.  Amber conducts employment-related corporate investigations in a variety of settings and frequently conducts supervisory training on a number of employm


Cox Amber


Amber joined Laner Muchin in 2009 as an associate and has been a partner at the Firm since 2015.  She regularly counsels clients on compliance-related and strategic issues arising under a broad range of federal, state and local employment laws.  Amber conducts employment-related corporate investigations in a variety of settings and frequently conducts supervisory training on a number of employm


Lamb Stephen


Stephen L. Lamb, CAE Steve Lamb was Executive V.P. of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago from 1994 - 2016. MCA has a staff of eight and bargains for 400 union piping contractors with the 9,000 member Pipefitter LU 597. Lamb attained the Certified Association Executive designation in 1997. In 2012, he attained the Master Facilitator designation from the Leadership Access I


Paveza Roger


Roger serves as the President of Vista Safety Consulting, LLC. He has over 25 years of experience in health & safety and during this time has acquired a wide range of technical and management skills.  Providing professional advice to a broad range of industry sectors including construction, manufacturing, retail, food processing, and temporary staffing, Roger utilizes his knowledge in all aspects


Paveza Roger


Roger serves as the President of Vista Safety Consulting, LLC. He has over 25 years of experience in health & safety and during this time has acquired a wide range of technical and management skills.  Providing professional advice to a broad range of industry sectors including construction, manufacturing, retail, food processing, and temporary staffing, Roger utilizes his knowledge in all aspects


Samson Richard L.


Mr. Samson has represented management in all aspects of labor and employment law for over 27 years with a particular emphasis on traditional labor law. He has also litigated cases before federal and state courts as well as state and local agencies in employment discrimination and wrongful discharge actions. He routinely advises clients on a host of employment-related issues including employer inv


Samson Richard L.


Mr. Samson has represented management in all aspects of labor and employment law for over 27 years with a particular emphasis on traditional labor law. He has also litigated cases before federal and state courts as well as state and local agencies in employment discrimination and wrongful discharge actions. He routinely advises clients on a host of employment-related issues including employer inv


Skoczylas Dan


Dan began his career in law enforcement as a patrolman with the Hickory Hills Police Department in 1989. He spent a number of years serving in a patrol function before taking on the assignment of developing the agency’s first Gang/ Narcotics Unit. After overseeing this project for a couple of years Dan was assigned to the United States Customs Task Force where he served from 1997-1999, working in


Skoczylas Dan


Dan began his career in law enforcement as a patrolman with the Hickory Hills Police Department in 1989. He spent a number of years serving in a patrol function before taking on the assignment of developing the agency’s first Gang/ Narcotics Unit. After overseeing this project for a couple of years Dan was assigned to the United States Customs Task Force where he served from 1997-1999, working in


Vanek James F.
Organization: Laner Muchin, Ltd


Jim joined the predecessor to Laner Muchin in 1989 and has been a partner in the Firm since 1994.  Jim focuses his practice on all aspects of employee benefits law including drafting defined benefit, defined contribution and welfare benefit plans.  In addition, Jim serves as counsel to several multiemployer benefit funds and Associations. Jim is also a frequent speaker and represents employers


Vanek James F.
Organization: Laner Muchin, Ltd


Jim joined the predecessor to Laner Muchin in 1989 and has been a partner in the Firm since 1994.  Jim focuses his practice on all aspects of employee benefits law including drafting defined benefit, defined contribution and welfare benefit plans.  In addition, Jim serves as counsel to several multiemployer benefit funds and Associations. Jim is also a frequent speaker and represents employers


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