About the Union Construction Workers' Compensation Program

OUR MISSION: Eliminate the adversarial culture of workers' compensation claim administration; improve the delivery of wage-replacement benefits and the quality of medical care to injured union members; return injured workers to their pre-injury job quickly; reduce the costs of insurance for union contractors thereby increasing their competitiveness.

Through the 1970s and ‘80s, labor and management were unable locally or nationally to reform the workers’ compensation system, resulting in many years of conflict in state legislatures and courts, and rising costs.

In 1995, following a model used in several other states, Minnesota passed legislation allowing for an alternative workers’ compensation system developed through collective bargaining. In 1996, Wilson-McShane Corporation was hired by a labor-management coalition to develop and administer the Union Construction Workers’ Compensation Program.

Using this Web site

Click on a button to the left to find out more about the Union Construction Workers' Compensation Program.

If you are a contractor interested in enrolling in the program, click the Contractors button for more information. If you are a union member or a union representative, you'll find answers to most of your questions by clicking on the Union Members button. Insurers will find specific information for them under the Insurers button. All parties will find the listings for approved rehabilitation and medical providers helpful, found under their respective buttons.

On the Documents page, there's something useful for everyone, including our program rules, a history of the program and various handouts and brochures.