basically allows a member to put in their
personal profile in terms of their address,
where they live, and it gives them their
congressmen, their senators, etc. We have
our core issues that are loaded into the app,
so people understand what those issues are,
what our positions are on those issues, and
any time there is an action that is required –
perhaps the need to send a letter to their
congressmen or senator on a particular issue
that might be coming up for a vote – that
app allows them to engage in a political
advocacy, grassroots action.
Another example of how we engage our
members is through our National Craft
Championships , our craf t training
programs, and our partnership training
programs. Having a skilled workforce and
the most productive workforce that’s
available in the construction industry is
important to us. Every year, we have local
and national competitions for our craft
trades and that usually happens every
spring. This past year, we had it in
Birmingham, Ala. For the next three years,
we’ll be hosting it in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.We
get more than 150 competitors that work
their way up through the local competitions
to compete in the national competition. It’s
very engaging for the members in terms of
the craft trade.
We alsohave our SafetyTraining Evaluation
Process (STEP), which is all about
developing world-class safety. We are very
passionate about safety. STEP is an annual
assessment process that allows companies
to assess their safety performance against
best practices and best in class. There are a
number of different levels of recognition
that culminate in our National Safety
Excellence Awards given during the
Excellence in Construction Awards
ceremony. Winners are chosen based on
upon their performance for the previous
year, and our Pinnacle award is for those
that continue to achieve best-in-class safety
performance over amulti-year period. ABC
members that participate in STEP see total
recordable incident rates up to 38 percent
below the Bureau of Labor Statistics
industry average.
In addition to the safety awards, ABC’s
Excel lence in Construction Award
ceremony recognizes our members, their
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