UA Canada organizing app – Empowering construction union organizers nationwide

The UA Canada organizing app is a progressive web application (PWA) digital platform developed to empower UA Canada’s organizers in identifying, tracking, and managing construction job sites across Canada for unionization opportunities. This modern solution replaces manual, paper-based workflows with an intuitive, centralized system, enhancing data accuracy, operational efficiency, and strategic decision-making.
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Challenges

  • Manual, fragmented job site tracking processes lead to inefficiencies and data inaccuracies

  • Limited real-time visibility of organizing activities and job site statuses across regions

  • Difficulty in coordinating specialized campaigns like national organizing blitzes

  • Lack of standardized reporting tools for leadership and executive planning

Our solution

Cloudseed developed the UA Canada Organizing App, delivering:

Field organizer mobile PWA:

  • Create, view, and update job site records during field visits, capturing data such as location, contractor details, union status, and workforce size.

  • Maintain job site forms accessible throughout project duration, enabling real-time updates from multiple visits.

  • Offline functionality ensures data collection in remote areas, with automatic syncing upon reconnecting.

Interactive pap-based dashboard: Visualize job sites by location, union status, and contractor, supporting efficient route planning and strategic targeting.

Role-based user management: Streamlined permissions and access levels for organizers, admins, and international representatives, ensuring data security and operational clarity.

Robust admin web portal:

  • Manage users, contractors, and geographic assignments

  • Oversee data integrity

  • Configure specialized workflows, including “blitz mode” campaigns that temporarily lift geographical restrictions for national organizing initiatives.

Advanced reporting & insights: Generate actionable reports, executive summaries, and exports for leadership strategic planning and decision-making.

Impact

  • Increased outreach efficiency: Digitized workflows enabled organizers to cover more job sites with greater accuracy.

  • Enhanced data integrity: Centralized and real-time data updates eliminated inconsistencies and manual errors.

  • Strategic nationwide campaigns: Blitz mode empowered organizers to operate seamlessly across all regions for focused organizing drives.

  • Improved executive decision-making: Actionable insights and standardized reporting strengthened strategic planning at all organizational levels.

Empowered organizers: Delivered an intuitive, offline-capable tool optimized for field operations in Canada’s diverse environments.

Outcome

Through the UA Canada Organizing App, Cloudseed enabled UA Canada to transform its organizing operations, enhancing efficiency, consistency, and strategic reach to strengthen union presence and member engagement nationwide.