Associated Builders & Contractors - 2014 - page 8

Michael Bellaman
CEO ABC
We are all about the government being
neutral in procurement, not mandating
work be done by non-union workers, or
solely by union workers. We prefer to have
the rules be in such away that the contractor
that provides the best value proposition for
a projectwins the job.
And the same goes for employees—for the
people that deliver value, they’re rewarded
accordingly.
BUSINESS WORLD:
Talk to me
about ways that the association goes about
eng a g i ng the memb e r s h i p . Some
associations have events every year, some
have publications – what ways have
resonated themostwith yourmembers?
BELLAMAN: From a political advocacy
engagement perspective, we have an app for
smart phones – it’s called the ABC Action
App. It’s a grassroots advocacy tool that
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