The purpose of this summit is to assist MRCA Members that are signatory to various craft unions by providing labor relations education, settlement statistics and a forum to exchange information and best practices for collective bargaining.
9300 Bryn Mawr Ave
Rosemont, IL 60018
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7:00 AM - Breakfast & Registration
7:30 AM - Knowing Your Labor Law Guardrails
8:30 AM - Negotiating Paid Time Off
Whether your state has mandated PTO or not, it’s becoming a real issue at the bargaining table. Learn creative ways that this is being implemented successfully, avoided completely and what you need to know about how wages and fringes are handled and key language needed in your agreement.
9:15 AM - Break
9:30 AM - Survival Strategies for Signatory Contractors
Do you know if you have an 8F or a 9A agreement? What if you’re faced with a decertification election? Do you understand how unfunded pension liability is calculated? How are new agreements formed (for a new scope or a new market) and how are old agreements dissolved? It’s survival of the fittest – or at least the well informed!
10:00 AM - No Tax on Overtime - Well sorta....
The overtime provisions in your CBA likely don’t match the Federal overtime rules. You now need to report both for your bargained and non-bargained employees. Get a quick review of what the law really says and how to make sure you are compliant with the new 2026 reporting requirements.
10:30 AM - Open Discussion - These Topics PLUS the ones YOU Bring!
12:00 PM - Adjournment with Box Lunches to go