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On a recent NECA trip, I headed downstairs to the hotel bar at the end of the meeting to see who might be there. I ran into a NECA-member contractor and sat down to have a drink with him. Our conversation drifted onto the subject of his business and some challenges he was facing. His workers’ comp … Read more
Hold Up a Mirror to See the Special Interests
Right now I’m attending the NECA Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. This is a busy week for me, with meetings of the Government Affairs Committee, the Workforce Development Committee and the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. Just to round things out, the Marketing Committee gathered last week. In my opening remarks at the conference this morning, … Read more
Crystal Ball or Construction Forecast?
In the last six weeks, I’ve attended meetings in Chicago, Hawaii, New Orleans and Florida (twice). I’ve participated in 10 conference calls with local NECA chapter boards of directors. I mingled with industry leaders from across the country at former IBEW International Secretary-Treasurer Jon Walters’ retirement dinner, and I talked with local business agents at the … Read more
