Workforce Competitiveness
America's technology workforce must remain globally competitive in skills, productivity, adaptability and innovation.
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About UTECA
Built for the pace of technology work.
UTECA brings technology employers and organized labor together around one national objective: a stronger American technology workforce.
Our Story
Technology is advancing faster than traditional workforce systems can adapt.
UTECA was created to address a growing challenge in the American economy.
Employers need access to current skills, flexible workforce pathways and an environment that allows them to compete globally. Technology professionals need credible pathways to learn emerging technologies, move into new roles and build sustainable careers. Organized labor has an opportunity to play a larger role in the technology economy by working directly with employers on skills, careers, workforce standards and opportunity.
UTECA brings these interests together. Technology employers and organized labor can accomplish more through structured collaboration than through separate approaches to the same workforce challenges.
Mission
To unite technology employers and organized labor to strengthen America's technology workforce, expand domestic high-value technology careers, develop future-ready skills and improve the competitiveness of U.S. technology employers.
Vision
An America in which technology innovation and workforce opportunity advance together, more high-value technology work is performed domestically, workers can continuously adapt to technological change, and employers have access to the skills required to compete and grow.
Principles
What guides the coalition's work.
Employer Competitiveness
Strong domestic employers are essential to sustainable American technology careers.
Employer-Labor Collaboration
Constructive labor-management relationships can create better workforce outcomes.
Skills Before Displacement
Workers should have opportunities to reskill and transition as technology changes.
Domestic Capability
America should maintain and expand the people and capabilities needed to perform high-value technology work.
Responsible Transformation
AI and automation should be accompanied by serious workforce planning.
Merit and Skills
Career opportunity should be supported by demonstrated capability, continuous learning and professional excellence.
Nonpartisan Engagement
Technology workforce policy should be practical, evidence-informed and focused on long-term national competitiveness.
Collaboration
Employers, labor, education, workforce organizations and government each have a role in building the future workforce.
Leadership
Governance and direction.
UTECA is guided by leaders who understand technology, workforce development, employer needs, organized labor, public policy and the changing nature of work.
- Board of Trustees
Provides governance, strategic direction and oversight for UTECA. - Executive Leadership
Advances UTECA's mission, employer engagement, labor collaboration, workforce initiatives, policy engagement and organizational operations. - Advisory Leadership
UTECA may engage industry, labor, education, workforce and public-policy leaders as advisors to inform programs and strategic priorities.
Contact
Reach the right team.
Connect with UTECA about employer membership, labor partnership, workforce collaboration, policy and government relations, education partnerships, media inquiries or general matters.
- Employer & Membership Inquiriesmembership@uteca.org
- Labor Partnership Inquiriespartners@uteca.org
- Workforce & Education Partnershipspartners@uteca.org
- Government Relations & Policypolicy@uteca.org
- Media Inquiriesmedia@uteca.org
- General Contactinfo@uteca.org