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Focus on Government Affairs

  • Jobs Growth

    NECA will continue to push for legislation that will create jobs in the construction sector. Overall, job growth has picked up over the last few months and the construction industry is no exception. In March, construction employment saw an uptick of approximately 18,000 jobs. Since September 2012, the industry has added a total of 169,000 jobs. In March 2013, employment continued to expand among specialty trade contractors (+23,000), consistent with the long term increase of 128,000 since September2012 which is equally split between the residential and nonresidential components.
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  • Disaster Relief

    EPA Awards $569 Billion in Wastewater and Drinking Water Grants to New York and New Jersey 

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 2 announced that it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and $229 million to the state of New Jersey for improvements to wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
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  • NECA Continues Push for Estate Tax Repeal

    NECA partnered with the Family Business Estate Tax Coalition (FBETC) in a letter of support for Sen. John Thune’s (R-SD) amendment to the FY14 budget resolution to repeal the estate tax. Unfortunately, the estate tax amendment was rejected late Friday night and not included in the  Senate’s $3.7 trillion budget resolution, which passed in a 50-49 vote on March 23.  The good news, however, is that an amendment by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) which would repeal the onerous tax, provided Congress is able to offset the $200 billion price tag on the tax with revenue elsewhere, passed in a 80-19 vote.  With only 19 Democrats voting against the amendment, support to eliminate the tax continues to grow, as does efforts to address comprehensive tax reform.
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  • Immigration Reform

    NECA remains very concerned with the details of the program as it would completely exclude the electrical construction industry. On April 3, 2013, NECA, along with five other construction business groups, released a  joint statement voicing our trepidation about the proposed guest worker program. The construction industry groups believe the size and scope of the program is too small and fails to meet the market demands of our industry. The statement was quickly picked up by dozens of news media outlets as the construction industry was the first group to voice their concerns with the "temporary guest worker deal" that was announced. See Politico article here.  
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  • NECA On The Issues

    Be informed on issues affecting our industry. NECA prepares position statements on important issues in order to educate our members and the public on legislation vital to our industry. Learn About Issues that Affect NECA Contractors

Featured Publication

  • NECA Manual of Labor Units (MLU) 2013-14

    Index Number: 4090-13

    Since 1923, NECA has compiled and published labor unit data for the electrical construction industry. The NECA MLU has long been the standard in the industry, and its prominence among other estimating data sources is well documented. The MLU is a comprehensive labor reference for electrical estimators. It lists the national average direct labor time required to install electrical material under typical conditions on a typical project.

    Pricing: $70.00 Member/ $200.00 Non-member

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  • NECAWORKS™ Screening Tool Annual Subscription

    Index Number: NECAWORKS

    NECAWORKS™ offers the fundamental tools and information links to "screen" a project. Using data supplied by you and your client, it determines a "Benefit/Cost Ratio", or "B/C Ratio" for projects you intend to bid. What is a Benefit/Cost Ratio? It is a calculation -- based upon your input of the projects's costs, energy and other applicable factors -- that serves as an indicator of the project's worthiness of "next step" decsion-making and should be used to rule out projects that have a low probability for success and highlight projects that may pass your client's return-on-investment objectives. (Subscription only available to NECA members)

    Price: $599/members

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  • Combining Charging Station Installation with Energy Efficiency Upgrades: An Emerging Market (F3301)

    Index Number: F3301

    Plug-in vehicles fall into one of two main categories: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) or Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) sometimes referred to as Battery Electric Vehicle (BEVs). PEVs/BEVs are all-electric vehicles with no internal combustion engine (ICE). Collectively, all of these are more commonly referred to as Electric Vehicles (EVs). Both categories of electric vehicles differ from fossil fuel-powered vehicles in that they are able to consume electricity which could be generated from a wide range of sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear power, renewable sources (such as tidal, solar, or wind power) or any combination of these.

    Pricing
    Member: $0.00 (PDF Download)
    Non-Member: $35.00 (PDF Download)

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  • eSafetyLine Software (NECA Safety Expert System Software)

    Formally the NECA Safety Expert System, this online subscription provides users with complete company safety manual, written programs, polices, procedures and forms. Additional features include an industry practices database, NFPA 70E PPE Selector, message board, training materials and a robust recordkeeping system. 

    Index Number: 5119S
    Format: Electronic Subscription

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Training Spotlight

  • 2013 Future Leaders Conference

    Seattle, WA

    June 3-5, 2013

    The program offers up-and-coming professionals an opportunity to network with their peers and a chance for them to consider the challenges their companies, industry and association will face in the future. 
    Learn more and Register Today!

  • 2013 National Training Institute (NTI)

    NTI is an annual event that offers a variety of educational and training opportunities to meet the rapidly changing demands of the electrical industry. This year's NTI will take place July 27-August 2 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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  • Newscast: Line Construction Special Edition


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USS Midway Undergoes Electrical Restoration

Learn how the NECA-IBEW team is helping to bring the USS Midway into the 21st century with electrical renovations.

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NECA Member Showcase

  • PDE Introduces Their Smart Microgrid Systems, The Future of Energy Independence

    Micro Grid systems integrates a variety of renewable electrical power sources, providing businesses and government agencies with a potential for total energy independence. See the interview where President and Founder of PDE Total Energy Solutions, Dan Henrich, and Vice President of Operations, Dan Cohee, recently spoke with Shelley Brumbaugh of Energy Independence Magazine about the launch of their new Micro Grid Technology. Learn more
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  • Gerald "Jerry" W. Schulz

    NECA Vice President, District 4

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    Vice President of Electrical Engineering and Project Development
    Michels Power Division of Michels Corp, Neenah, WI
    Wisconsin Chapter, NECA
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Premier Partners

NECA’s Premier Partner sponsorship program connects NECA members to the leading companies in the electrical construction industry. 
Learn more about the Premier Partners program.

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  • Milwaukee Electric
  • Schneider Electric
  • Thomas & Betts
  • Westex

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