February 2018
DISCA Opens Talks with DC 711

The DISCA Labor Relations Committee will open talks this month for the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement with DC 711. The current three year agreement expires on April 30, 2018. Issues to be discussed will include: contributions to the IUPAT pension fund and H&W fund, drug testing, target fund contributions, and wages. The NERCC agreement remains in place through April 30, 2019.
Industry News
Norcross, Roe Introduce Bipartisan GROW Act to Give Retirement Options to Workers
The bipartisan GROW Act will safeguard the multiemployer pension plan system by authorizing the creation of a new type of retirement option that combines the key features of defined benefit and defined contribution plans.  READ MORE >

December Construction Unemployment Rates Down Year-over-Year in 46 States
The not seasonally adjusted (NSA) national construction unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in December, down 1.5 percent from December 2016 and the lowest December rate on record, according to an analysis released by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).  READ MORE >
Events 



We Need Your Input on
Holiday Gala Entertainment

Survey Deadline
Thursday, March 15, 2018

Take a brief survey to help DISCA enhance its entertainment offerings at the Holiday Gala.  MORE >
AWCI Convention
& INTEX Expo

WDW Swan & Dolphin
  March 24 - 28, 2018   

Learn more about AWCI's 100th Anniversary Convention in Orlando.  MORE>