National Union Contractor Association Gears Up For 2008 Leadership Conference The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) is gearing up for one of the most anticipated construction industry events of the year – the 2008 Leadership Conference. The Leadership Conference brings together leading union contractors, labor representatives, employer associations, and construction users from around the country to discuss the future of the union construction industry. Featured speakers at the event will include Mark Ayers, president of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO and four general presidents of international unions: John Flynn, President of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen; Edwin Hill, International President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Joseph Hunt, General President of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers; and James Williams, General President of the International Union of Painters & Allied Trade. The conference will be held May 13-16 at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort and Club in Miami. "The Leadership Conference helps facilitate labor-management cooperation by providing a forum where stakeholders from all sides of the industry can come together to discuss emerging industry trends and share ideas on how to increase the value of union construction in the open market,” said Stephen R. Lindauer, CEO of TAUC. Early Bird registration for the 2008 Leadership Conference begins February 1 at www.tauc.org. About The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC): TAUC is an association of 2,500 union contractors from across the United States, primarily engaged in steel erection, industrial maintenance and construction. The mission of TAUC is to act as an advocate in advancing and enhancing the value of the union construction industry through an educated and action driven membership that fosters the promotion of labor-management cooperation, workplace safety and health, and collaboration with construction users in order to help union contractors compete more effectively in the marketplace.