General President Hite speaks at UAC unity conference; 'It's gut-check time for the labor movement'
In order to help union contractors get back the market share they've lost over the years, the United Association is working on an agreement with four national banks to contract their construction and service work to UA members in exchange for marketing the banks' services to its members and members' families, said UA President William P. Hite at the Union-Affiliated Contractors' Unity 2005 conference in Chicago.
If the pilot program is deemed a success, the UA will then take the program to the pharmacy industry. Hite is also trying to get the Building Trades Division of the AFL-CIO involved.