Our Mission

Promote Labor and Management cooperation within the public and private sector through education.

To recognize the rights of both Labor and Management to co-exist and prosper.

Promote a greater understanding to the public through examples of effective Labor-Management cooperation.

Enhance the growth and stability of quality jobs in the Upper Peninsula by cooperation with others that are promoting and working toward this goal.

What We Do

  • Foster Labor & Management Relations

  • Provide Education

  • Educate the UP's Youth & Future Workforce on Contract Administration

  • Provide Opportunities for Labor & Management to Work Together Outside the Workplace

How We Do It

Annual Spring Conference - March 11, 2027

High School Collective Bargaining Workshops - 2026/2027 TBD

Currently seeking labor and management coaches with contract negotiation experience

Labor - Management Golf Outing

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Let’s Work Together!

4 Unity Sponsorship

The UPLMC 4-Unity Sponsorship helps to fund education projects for union members, union employers, and high school students.  Our main projects are High School Collective Bargaining, Our other big event is the Annual Conference, held every March.  With this conference we aim to bring valuable information to union members and their employers.  
The UPLMC is in the process of expanding educational opportunities with classes on collective bargaining, grievance procedure, and contract administration.  We cannot do this without the generous support of 4-Unity Sponsors

There are several sponsorship levels to choose from! Fill out the form to the right, someone will get back to you soon with options!