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.