UAC NEWS
Dear UAC Members and Supporters, Happy summer - 2019 is breezing by!
1) have adequate and appropriate coverage and;
I hope that you are managing the challenges in front of you daily – labor, traffic, weather – and having a profitable season. At least there’s one thing we don’t have to worry about this summer: drought! While abundant rainfall is a blessing, we hope that it continues throughout 2019 in a more even pattern.
2) are not over-paying!
Labor is a continuing challenge. I have been appointed to the (Georgia) Senate Agriculture, Forestry, and Landscape Workforce Access Study Committee. This committee, chaired by Senator John Wilkinson, will host hearings across the state to gather input from business and industry leaders as well as state agency heads and state lawmakers to potentially uncover workforce solutions.
Mary Kay Woodworth Executive Director
UAC MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2019
UAC continues to promote the benefits of careers in our industry, and have made an investment in NALP’s Industry Growth Initiative (IGI) so that, collaboratively, we can pool resources to effectively message to the public and policy makers.
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A member benefit we are very pleased to offer through our partnership with Snellings Walters Insurance Agency is a broad range of insurance products. With over 65 years in business, their professionals are thoroughly acquainted with the green industry and understand your needs. I urge you to contact Snellings Walters regarding the UAC Workers Compensation program and their P&C programs; their advisers can help you analyze your existing policies/products and make sure you:
Snellings Walters can also help you with health care benefits for companies with 50+ employees and provide complete information about the UAC 50+ Benefits Program (they are working on a program for companies smaller than 49 employees, but regulatory and legislative hurdles slow down this process). How do your organization’s benefits compare? Snellings Walters has partnered with Milliman to offer you a Benefits Benchmarking Survey, where you will receive practical advice to improve your business as you compare your organization’s benefits to those offered by other companies. Please consider participating in this survey as described on the opposite page for this analysis. Make sure to “save the date” for these upcoming UAC events:
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UAC Education and Networking dinners in August and September;
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Sporting Clays Tournament in October;
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Landscape Pro University in January 2020!
UAC Georgia Sod Producers Field Day in November; and
See page 21 in this issue for more information and contact me today to learn about sponsoring and exhibiting opportunities at these UAC events! In closing, I’d like to thank Angie Jinright for her time spent at UAC the last 18 months. Angie is off to a new career, and we wish her the best.
UAC has a new phone number. Please make a note of it:
706.750.0350
