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1:00 PM: Business Session / Guest Presentation

Marquee Sports Network continues to honor "Hometown Heroes" in the Chicagoland area and Gateway to Learning has been an integral part of the education process during the pandemic. Gateway to Learning (located near Lincoln Square) is a school for adults with intellectual challenges and developmental disabilities. Their mission is to provide lifelong learning that promotes active inclusion at home, work and in the community. Last month, the IBEW volunteered to assist Gateway to Learning by hard wiring their building for proper connectivity after hearing the WiFi infrastructure needed an upgrade and the students were in danger of the upcoming school year being compromised.

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WEDNESDAY., OCTOBER 21, 2020 - CANCELED!

Please visit the ECA website at:  www.ecachicago.com to register for these programs.

While telecommuting has become far more accepted in recent months, employees have not embraced the idea of a future in which the office no longer exists. According to a recent Gensler survey of 2,300 U.S. workers, just 12 percent said they want to work from home full-time. This is good news for our industry and all others that depend on a healthy commercial real estate market, but hurdles remain before offices across Chicagoland reopen. Perhaps the most significant hurdle is getting to a point where people are comfortable reentering shared spaces on a consistent basis. Through a new campaign recently launched by Powering Chicago, The Contactless Office, we intend to help speed this process up, showcase the expertise ECA contractors and Local 134 electricians bring to every job, and generate leads that result in new business opportunities. 

The campaign is designed to showcase technology modifications Powering Chicago members can install to reduce contact in the workplace and minimize the risk of COVID-19 spreading as offices reopen. To that end, Powering Chicago has a new webpage (linked above) to provide information about these tech solutions and has created an eBook, video and infographic, among other materials, to help educate potential customers about our capabilities in this unique situation. To reach these individuals, targeted advertising is currently running in a number of places, including Crain’s Chicago Business, Google and LinkedIn. Powering Chicago has also shared a number of posts on social media recently (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter) to increase awareness of our capabilities.

The Electrical Contractors’ Association is fortunate to have so many active members who volunteer their time and resources to enrich not only this Association, but an entire industry. The following lists (primarily from 2019 data / PLC update in following article) a few examples of members’ efforts with NECA. Not being able to list all of our members’ industry affiliations / accomplishments, we wish to thank them all for their continued endeavors to better their communities and this industry. The ECA thanks all who are serving with these groups, previous NECA Award recipients, the current ECA Committees, joint labor management trusts / committees, Executive Committee, ECA members-at-large, as well as all who have served in the past.

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For a listing of coursework available through the Construction Safety Council (CSC) for the month of October, please click on the link:   www.buildsafe.org.

The NECA Virtual Safety Summit will be composed of 2-half day blocks of general sessions, concurrent breakouts and even an exhibit hall. NECA will also showcase new presentations based on current trends along with important regulatory and code updates. Member Stipend: ECA Chicago will pay for two representatives per Member Company to attend. 

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