What we do, based on that foundation of
merit shop, is help our members win work,
develop people, and do a lot of training.
different trades. Whether it’s general
contractors, excavators, mechanical
contractors, masonry – we represent
everyone that does work within the
construction industry. The size of our
membership also varies. We have members
that have less than 10 employees, and we
have members that have over 1,000
employees.
BUSINESSWORLD:
Do you have one
particular value that you think you provide
most to yourmembers?
BELLAMAN:
We advocate the merit
shop philosophy. That’s what we were
founded on, and that’s the foundation of all
that we do.We help ourmembers winwork,
develop people and deliver that work safely,
ethically, profitably, for the betterment of
the communities we work within. When
you look at members and why they join
ABC, many join solely for their belief in the
merit shop philosophy. A number of
members also joinus because of our training
programs, our craft professional training
programs, our safety programs, our
leadership development programs, etc.
Other members join because of the
networking and business development
opportunities. So, you know, the value
proposition, if you have to narrow it down
to the foundation, it’s founded on that
merit shop philosophy, but there’s a lot of
value that our members get out of their
membership in terms of ABChelping them
winwork anddeliverwork.
BUSINESS WORLD:
As far as
membership goes, is there amain issue these
days that the majority of the people in the
association are concerned about? What’s at
the top of their agenda as far as things
they’re keeping an eye on, or things they
might be concernedwith?
BELLAMAN:
Our core issues are around
labor, making sure that the rules ,
regulations and laws of the land create a fair,
level playing field, and recognizing
individuals based upon their performance,
based upon the value that they deliver, their
productivity, etc.
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