ECA News & Events Update

NECA Convention & Trade Show

-Austin, TX 10/15/22 - 10/18/22

Registration Coming Soon!

The NECA Convention & Trade Show is coming! More information is to come via e-mail. Please visit www.necaconvention.org in the coming weeks. Please be aware that the Austin City Limits (ACL), Texas home football and Formula One will be occurring near the Convention time-frame.

Your Assistance Program can help you reduce stress, improve mental health, and make life easier by connecting you to the right information, resources, and referrals. All services are free, confidential, and available to you and your family members. This includes access to short-term counseling and the wide range of services listed below:

Mental Health Sessions, Life Coaching, Financial Consultation, Legal Consultation, Work-Life Resources and Referrals, Medical Advocacy and more.

It's Mental Health Awareness Month: Utilize these free services included in your Membership!

ECA Members have free access to the Employee Assistance Program included in membership, that is free for your Employees and their families.

VIEW THE UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR SCHEDULE, AND ACCESS THE MEMBER PORTAL ONLINE USING THE LINK BELOW. Please contact ECA with questions: (708) 531-0022

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ECA Chicago Summer Social Event

Thursday, August 11, 2022

4:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us at Streeterville Social, Rooftop Bar and Restaurant, on August 11th for the ECA Summer Social Event! As the city’s largest outdoor rooftop terrace with sweeping skyline views, Streeterville Social offers a sprawling 9,000 square foot, park-like setting to enjoy a summer afternoon with fellow members.

Registration will open at www.ecachicago.com this June.

SAVE THE DATES: AUGUST 18-19TH

Young Professionals Leadership Conference

CONFERENCE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION COMING SOON!

Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago's "2022 National Rebuild Day" draws over 225 volunteers from ECA Chicago & IBEW 134

On April 30th, over 225 ECA Chicago & IBEW 134 members volunteered their time to help rebuild Chicagoland communities! Thank you to all our members who dedicated their time to rebuild over 30 homes in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, and suburban Chicago Heights. The event featured special guest appearances by members of the Chicago Bears football team, and City of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Here is a recap video from the event.

NECA Government Affairs -

White House "Rural Playbook" &

DOT "Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure"

NECA Government Affairs is sharing the ‘Rural Playbook’ the White House recently published and has been holding State specific briefings on. The PDF details the federal funds that will be made available and the best contacts for those funds. Additionally, there is a PDF from the Department of Transportation specifically on ‘Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure’.

If you’d like to find more information on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law please visit www.build.gov and www.energy.gov/bil for energy specific projects. If you have any questions, please contact Jared Karbowsky, Director, NECA Government Affairs at 443-975-2932.

CLICK HERE FOR WHITE HOUSE "RURAL PLAYBOOK"

CLICK HERE FOR DOT "RURAL ELECTRIC MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE"

Submit your Application today for the:

NECA Project Excellence Awards

To showcase the exceptional work performed by our member-contractors throughout the country, NECA created the Project Excellence Awards to recognize companies for their outstanding commitment, professionalism and ingenuity in delivering an electrical project across 13 different market sectors.

NECA will accept submissions for the 2022 Project Excellence Award from March 1 to June 30, 2022. Awards will be based on whether the electrical/technology portion of the project is valued under or over $1 million for each market sector, except for industrial, low voltage/integrated systems, overhead transmission, residential, substation/interconnection and transportation/infrastructure. More information here.

Applications submitted must be based on projects completed in 2021.

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ELECTRI Practical Guide to KPIs

MEETING PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES -- A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a quantifiable measure that businesses can use to evaluate an organization’s success in meeting performance objectives. Each KPI considers the business’s context, strategies, and values and is a metric that incorporates performance targets so companies can track their progress toward goals. ELECTRI worked with Maxim Consulting to create a practical guide for contractors to use KPIs in their companies. The results will serve as an educational resource for executives to understand how to set up and use KPIs and will help EC contractors identify best in class metrics for a variety of functional business areas. Click here to download the full report.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Webinars & Member News

EAP solutions are available via on demand telephonic support and through video counseling, mobile app, work/life web portal and chat functionality.

ECA Members may log-in to the interactive work/life web portal for information on a variety of topics. Webinars are available at any time of day and our mobile app allows employees to access services such as counseling and work life resources right from the palm of their hand.

View the Upcoming Webinars, and Free Services for Members, and Log-In instructions here.