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Members' Section |
Doug Chappell, Busines Manager Articles and Videos |
Meeting Schedule Executive Board 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month General Meetings 1st Wednesday of each month |
Watch for upcoming videos regarding the CE/CW program and the state of our industry. Economy Presently, the economy is not yet turning around for us. Although President Obama's stimulus package and new work in photovoltaics and energy management systems, should help us begin the recovery process. We have worked with our contractors to provide the tools necessary for them to compete and be successful in the private market. Hopefully they will use them and go after that work. The public works jobs that are on the books will help us, as we have a larger market share in this sector. The biggest challenge we have is the number of small, non-union shops out there that are low-balling the bid process. Our Organizers and Compliance Department are staying on top of this, and we have filed complaints and lawsuits against those that try to cheat on wages. Going forward, we need to stay in the forefront of this Industry. We do that by being more productive and better trained. We have new training programs for solar and energy management systems set up at our Training Center. Please take advantage and help fill these classes. For class enrollment information, you can link to the Training Trust website by clicking the "training" link on the menu above. |
On this page of the website I will post brief articles and videos that I hope you will find interesting. Thanks for checking it out. Doug Chappell |