🚨MERIT MESSENGER: Member Satisfaction Survey

SPOTLIGHT

ABC Membership Satisfaction Survey

Your feedback is important to us. We think we are doing a really good job providing you with the products and services that you need. However, only you as a member can truly tell us if we are.

So we've put together a quick survey. What we are asking you to do is take a couple minutes to share your thoughts/feedback with us.

We are going to take that information back to the Board of Directors and Regional Leadership Committees to come up with some goals for 2023 to make sure we are providing you with the greatest return on your investment with the Chapter.

We have made it easy for you to participate, simply click the button below to begin the survey.

Membership Survey

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS & ADVOCACY

Rand Corporation Releases New PLA Study

PLA's hurting ability to shelter the homeless

A new study released by the RAND Corporation found that Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) drive up the cost of affordable housing projects ultimately causing fewer units to be built.

The study analyzed affordable housing projects in Los Angels and found that costs were $43,000 more, per housing unit, due to the PLA. That’s an increase of 15 percent, out of the taxpayers’ pockets. The study also showed that without the PLA, nearly 1,000 more families could have had housing.

We will be using this study and others like it to block the use of PLAs in New York. Click the button below to access the study:

PLA Impact Study

Federal Infrastructure Update:

Senate Passes Infrastructure Bill

The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed the U.S. Senate yesterday with bipartisan support in a 69-30 vote, with 19 Republicans joined all 50 Senators in the Democratic caucus to approve the legislation.

Click here to view ABC’s statement on the passage of the bill. You can also check out a section by section summary by clicking here

You may also view ABC’s priorities and wins included in the bill as well as concerns with several labor provisions and potential executive action from the White House.

To view the 2,000+ page bill in it's entirety, click the button below:

Fed. Infrastructure Bill Language

EDUCATION/WEBINARS

Fall Semester Registration Now Open!

CORE and Apprenticeship Trades Training Set to Begin

Do you have a new hire or a new apprentice entering your program?

Then you need to sign them up for our CORE class.

CORE teaches your employees the basics they need to know

to succeed in construction the construction industry.

They will learn:

Basic Safety

Introduction to Construction Math, Hand Tools, Power Tools,

Construction Drawings, Basic Rigging, Material Handling

Communication Skills

Employability Skills

Available for CNY, ENY, LI, ROC and WNY

Classes run 8/30/21 - 9/3/21 and 9/7/21 - 9/10/21

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Click the button below for the registration form:

Mandatory NYS Sexual Harassment Training

Still in Effect for All Businesses

Please remember that all businesses are required to have employees participate in annual, New York State mandated sexual harassment training.

This applies to all businesses, including those in New York City.

For questions, contact Amy Platenik:

585-363-1657

E-MAIL AMY

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Safety: Safe + Sound Week

It's Safe + Sound Week! This is a nationwide event recognizing the importance and need for workplace health and safety programs to ensure your workers return home safe every day.

Our Chapter provides members with various safety related services to boost and improve safety on your job sites. In the spirit of promoting safety, we have shared a few of our safety services below:

ABC has a dedicated safety expert, Jason Ashlaw, who runs our Safety Services Programs. These programs are uniquely positioned to help our members meet their safety standards.

To learn more click the image of the flier below:

ABC and our safety experts have gone through and created a sample safety plan that any member can adopt and use as their own safety plan.

This plan has been created by safety experts who have been in the industry for over 20 years and really understand how to enhance safety.