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The “Super Committee”
NECA Transmissions features posts from CEO John Grau and other NECA staff and leaders about industry projects or issues they are following. Today’s post comes from Lake Coulson. Just before you were leaving town on your August vacation and much-needed family quality time, Congress passed legislation that would prevent the United States from defaulting on its … Read more
Posted in Legislation, Market Recovery and tagged Govt Affairs, House-Senate, Lake Coulson, Legislative, Super Committee, U.S. Congress.
The Sound of a Stagnant Economy
Thud! The national jobs report has landed and it’s not an encouraging sound. Instead of gaining ground on job growth and lowering the unemployment rate, we’re moving backwards. The rounds of self-analysis and blame have begun. The timing was good for the Jobs for America Summit which I attended earlier this week. It made national … Read more
Posted in Contractor Business Operations, Legislation, Market Recovery and tagged Economy, Jobs for America Summit, NECA members, Unemployment.
Response from IBEW President Ed Hill
One reason I blog at NECA Transmissions is because I want to hear directly what people on our industry’s frontline are thinking. I don’t expect everyone to always agree with me, and I appreciate the people who take the time to write comments to my posts. While most NECA members agreed with my position on the Employee Free Choice Act, IBEW International President Ed Hill had another view.
Obamanomics and Democratic Leadership 101
I spent last weekend in Miami at the newly renovated Fontainebleu Hotel, which re-opened only three weeks ago. I was there for a meeting of the Associations Committee of 100, representing the CEOs of the most influential national associations in the country. The meeting was actually an educational event — an introductory course, of sorts … Read more
An Open Letter to Our New Leaders
Congratulations President-elect Barack Obama and Members of the Newly Elected 111th Congress. ECPAC didn’t support all of you in your election races. Regardless, we do celebrate our democracy, and the fact that we freely and openly choose our leaders. Whether we supported you or not, you can expect to hear from us. We are the … Read more
Why don’t they like me?
Maybe I’m taking this too personally, but I don’t think either presidential campaign likes me very much. The media is against me, too. It may be self-centered to think so, but I keep imagining that they have a picture of me posted somewhere with the words “bad guy” underneath it. Why am I all of … Read more
Posted in EPAct (Energy Policy Act of 1992), Legislation.
More Inside Baseball
Both the baseball and political seasons are in full swing. From time to time, I have reported on insights I’ve gathered from meetings with some of the political movers and shakers in Washington, D.C. It’s time for an update. I recently joined seven other association CEOs for a breakfast meeting with the Director and Asst. Director of … Read more
Posted in Legislation, Political Action/Testimony.
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
What’s On NECA’s Wish List
It’s that time of year when everyone is finishing their holiday shopping and looking to Christmas week ahead. I decided it would be fun to ask a few people what’s on their Christmas wish list this year. Geary Higgins said total manpower portability nationwide was at the top of his list. But he’s not satisfied with just … Read more
Posted in Labor Relations, Legislation.
On Capitol Hill
Last year at this time members of the NECA Political Leadership Council (PLC) met with U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao. Ms. Chao dropped by the PLC meeting being held at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. Among other subjects, she asked if we would like to hear about her department’s enforcement efforts against … Read more
Posted in Legislation.
