COVID-19 DISRUPTION & RESPONSE
Relations team includes: Bryan Mathews – Director of
Labor Relations, Northern California.
Mathews has over 12 years of experience with the Laborers union first working as a labor relations representative in the organizing department and later with the Laborers Employers Cooper- ation Education Trust (LECET). Prior to joining AGC, Bryan worked for California Rail Builders, a JV of AGC members Griffith Company and Ferrovial Agroman US, in labor compliance on the California High-
Cassandra Rizzio – Contract Administrator, Northern California.
Rizzio previously worked as a lead member services specialist and in accounts receivable/ billing for 10 years with the Teamsters
Union. Tom Holsman –
Bryan Mathews
Consultant. Former CEO of AGC of California for 32 years, Holsman has more than 40 years of collective bargaining and trust fund experience and brings a wealth of knowledge and
Cassandra Rizzio
industry relationships to the team. Rocky Miller, Cox Castle – Labor
Speed Rail project. Mandy Powers – Director of Labor
Mandy Powers
Relations, Southern California. Newly hired by AGC in 2020, Powers spent five years working on the $1.5 billion Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project for Walsh Construction and has a solid hands-on construction
background. She was in charge of dispatch for a self-perform workforce totaling 500 trades workers, managed the dispute resolution and grievance process while maintaining union relationships, administered the PLA
and lead subcontractor audits. Roger Uy – Labor Contracts
and Regulatory Manager, Southern California. Licensed to practice law in the state of California, Uy has a strong background in contract and regulatory management and worked as a paralegal and as a tax consultant.
Roger Uy
Counsel. AGC of California’s labor counsel for over 40 years, Miller represents AGC and many individual signatory contractors in day-to-day labor matters in the state. He has served as management counsel to the Southern California Laborers Trust Funds for over 35 years and has been active at the state legislative level in prevailing wage and wage-hour legislation.
Contending with COVID-19 Impact
AGC’s Labor Relations
Department has racked up a host of accomplishments this year even as it helped members and the association deal with the fallout and impact from COVID-19. “It was an unparalleled situation
when jobsites started being shut down and obviously had significant implica- tions to our members,” Carter said. “Having strong relationships with labor was key. Te next piece was the Family First Coronavirus Recover Act (FFCRA), which instituted paid sick leave. We needed to work through how this new federal benefit would be administered within the context of our benefit packages, contributions, what’s allowable or not, etc. We had to work through a variety of issues with our labor partners and the Union Contractor Council."
www.AGC-CA.org Among the issues AGC worked
through: Created Q & A guidance with
unions on first shelter-in-place orders.
Worked with unions to approve temperature taking on jobsites and provided a guidance to UCC members.
Created multiple guidance’s on FFCRA’s expanded paid sick leave including one specific to union contractors.
Worked with multiple unions to create a Memorandum of Under- standing (MOU) on FFCRA paid sick leave and benefit contribution requirements.
Held two emergency UCC meetings for legal and labor relations guidance with AGC staff and Labor Counsel.
Created guidance’s for union contractors and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Worked with unions to create PPP MOUs for wage and benefit contri- bution clarification.
Worked with unions to create MOUs for expanded paid sick leave in Southern California.
Worked with unions to create alternative wage classifications for furloughed employees.
From the perspective of Mark
Turman, former AGC of California President, Laborers and Carpenters Negotiating Committee Chair, Carpenters Trustee and Laborer’s Trust Co-Chair, the efforts of AGC’s Labor Relations team have stood out during the crisis. “In spite of the shelter-in-place
order and other COVID-19 challenges, the AGC of California Industrial Relations staff performed above and beyond the call of duty,” Turman said. “Even while the AGC offices were closed, Brandon Carter and his team worked tirelessly to secure agreements with our trade labor partners to keep our industry working during this difficult time.”
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