Congratulations to ECA Members:
Kendra Dinkins (Taylor Electric) and Katie Canino (Canino Electric)
on being named as Crain Chicago Business' 2021 Notable Women in Construction and Design!
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Crain's Chicago Business named 65 professionals who demonstrate that construction and design is far less of an exclusively male domain than it used to be. The women featured here lead in all corners of the field, including design, site selection, project management and administration, with specialties in landscaping, office buildings, senior and student housing, health care and data centers. Firms represented range from specialized architecture practices and subcontractors to the largest general contractors. Some are on the cutting edge of green design, winning Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, or LEED, certifications for sustainable buildings in their use of energy, water and materials. Read the full article here.
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Electrical Contractor - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Training Starts this Week!
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ECA Chicago is pleased to kick-off the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training program designed for Electrical Contractors!
Session #1: May 5th @ 1p.m.
This program was designed with a Multi-Tier Top-Down Approach, while implementing inclusion prerequisite skills at the frontline level. This approach will guarantee that the Diversity & Inclusion lessons are sustainable and have maximum impact throughout all levels of leadership within the company. It is the first of it's kind in the nation, and we are pleased to offer it to our members beginning this spring.
Who should attend? Company leaders, and frontline supervisors from all levels within your Company. (Owners, Executive Team, HR, Division Managers, Project Managers, Team leaders and more)
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Thank you to all the volunteers from ECA Chicago and IBEW 134 who came out to participate in the April 24th Rebuilding Day! Volunteers kicked off the month of giving back efforts, by stuffing home safety care packages for residents in the Englewood and Chicago Heights communities. Volunteers were thanked by special guest, Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Check out the event video here
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Pictured above is Matthew Beaudet, Chicago Department of Buildings Commissioner.
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The Electrical Contractors' Association of City of Chicago (ECA) will hold its May Membership Meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at the Union League Club of Chicago.
The evening program will feature industry updates, as well as a presentation from Matthew Beaudet, Chicago Department of Buildings Commissioner.
We welcome back our members to the first evening Membership meeting of 2021!
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Pictured above is Bruce Boger,
Bruce Boger Company
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“Transformational Leadership: Creating High Performance Work Teams"
May 27, 2021
-- Drake Oak Brook Hotel
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The Electrical Contractors' Association of City of Chicago (ECA) Research and Education Committee is pleased to announce a workshop called, “Transformational Leadership: Creating High Performance Work Teams.”
The program is being conducted by Bruce Boger, Bruce Boger Company. The program will be held May 27 2021 at the Drake Oak Brook Hotel, Oak Brook, IL.
The Drake Oak Brook Hotel is to follow all applicable COVID-19 Protocols.
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NECA Recognition of Safety Achievement |
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NECA Recognition of Achievement in Safety Excellence and NECA Recognition of Zero Injury Achievement recognize companies that thrive on maintaining OSHA recordable rates at levels lower than industry. Both programs seek to recognize companies that have taken safety above and beyond compliance. The Zero-Injury recognizes those member-companies that have worked a full calendar year without recordable incidents. The Safety Excellence is the association's premier recognition program and acknowledges member-contractors' safety performance.
The ECA congratulates the following member firms for their NECA Safety Recognition in 2021:
2021 Recognition of Achievement Zero Injury Award:
Allied Universal Technology Services
High Voltage Electric
McWilliams Electric Company
Linear Electric Inc.
Lyons-Pinner Electric
2021 Recognition of Achievement of Safety Excellence:
Aldridge Electric Inc.
Allied Universal Technology Services
High Voltage Electric
McWilliams Electric Company
Lyons-Pinner Electric
Linear Electric Inc.
Taylor Electric Company, Inc.
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CSC Offering Complimentary Fall Hazard Awareness Training
-GET INVOLVED
-SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE
- ATTEND FREE TRAINING (May 7, 2021)
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The Construction Safety Council is a proud supporter of the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. This annual campaign is intended to address this leading cause of death among construction workers. Join forces with fellow industry professionals by helping to identify the root causes of these oftentimes tragic incidents. Be a part of the solution by taking a brief, anonymous Fall Experience Survey - click here.
Register to attend FREE Fall Hazard Awareness (OSHA #7405) training. This one-day course delivers instruction on how to evaluate, control, and prevent fall hazards on jobsites.
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NECA Safety Professionals Virtual Conference
May 25 - 26, 2021
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Please click on the NSPC logo for information regarding the line-up of speakers.
STIPEND AVAILABLE
As a reminder, The ECA Executive Committee approved the educational stipends of the Registration fees for up to two representatives of participating ECA member firms for the NECA Safety Professionals Conference on May 25 - 26, 2021. All stipends / reimbursements are made after each conference with registration confirmation(s) forwarded to ECA.
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IMSCA Legislative Update
(4/30/2021)
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Please click on the link for the most recent IMSCA Legislative update which includes an overview of legislation debated this week by the Illinois General Assembly that is important to the Illinois construction industry. For your convenience, this report has also been added to IMSCA’s website, www.imsca.org
If you have any questions regarding the update, please contact Jessica Newbold Hoselton, Executive Director, Illinois Mechanical & Specialty Contractors Association (IMSCA) at (217) 523-4361.
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NECA Government Affairs Update (4/30/2021)
Please click on the link for the most recent NECA Government Affairs update.
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NECA/IBEW Agreement to Suspend the National Disease Emergency Response Agreement (NDERA) |
The National Disease Emergency Response Agreement (NDERA) was implemented on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please click on the tab for a letter from NECA CEO David Long and IBEW International President Lonnie Stephenson, concerning the "Suspension" of the NDERA. This letter suspends the NDERA effective June 1, 2021 until further notice.
If you have employees that have been laid-off with the "recall" provision and wish to have them back with your company please put in "calls" for them as soon as possible, but certainly prior to June 1. If the individual is not "recalled" by June 1 they will remain on the out of work list in their sequential spot.
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2021 ECA
Meeting Calendar /
"In-Person" Educational Programs /
Stipend Availability
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Please click on the links for the ECA 2021 Membership Meeting Schedule and the ECA Educational Program Schedule. Please click on the link for the ECA Educational / Conference Stipends listing for 2021.
Please visit the ECA website for Registration / information regarding the above programs.
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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.
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NECA Learning Center: Programs Available in 2021 / On-Demand Programming
NECA has resumed charging for online training licensed from third party providers, but will continue to provide free webinars and their own on-demand online training courses with code NECA2021. All courses included in this promotion can be found here (NECA Learning Center Home Page) .
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COVID-19 Resources for ECA members: |
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Stay up to date on the latest changes for our Industry including news releases, legislation and Government mandates, workplace safety and preparation guidelines, OSHA alerts, and more that affect electrical contractors in Chicago and Cook County.
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SAVE THE DATES
Solar & Energy Storage Design & Estimating Course
May 6 - 7, 2021
Location: INTECH
Basic Estimating of Electrical Construction
May 10 - 12, 2021
Drake Oak Brook Hotel
May 19, 2021
Union League Club of Chicago
May 25 - 26, 2021
Virtual Conference
May 27, 2021
Drake Oak Brook Hotel
ECA 49th Annual Spring Conference
June 9 - 10, 2021
The American Club - Kohler, WI
ECA Summer Social Event
Theater on the Lake, Air and Water Show Rehearsal
Friday, August 13, 2021
ECA NECA PAC FUNDRAISER - GOLF OUTING
August 23, 2021
Olympia Fields Country Club
August 26-27, 2021
The Journeyman Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
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