In breaking news June 30, 2009, the Ohio Supreme Court issued its second favorable decision in the last couple of weeks involving the applicability of prevailing wages in Ohio, further weakening the Governor’s intention of expanding the reach of prevailing wage to private development.
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Off-site fabrication not subject to prevailing wage
The Ohio Supreme Court today ruled that a labor union only has standing to represent the employee who signed an authorization card in a prevailing wage lawsuit, and most importantly, held that employees who work offsite are not subject to prevailing wages.
ABC chapter president Ryan Martin stated, "It is a complete victory in what is already being called the most substantial prevailing wage decision in the Ohio Supreme Court's history." Read more...
The next ABC After Hours is scheduled for Thursday, July 9th, from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. This great networking opportunity is being held in Northern Kentucky at The Pub at Crestview Hills.
Click here to register.Don't forget there are a wealth of discounts available to you through your ABC membership, including GM and SuperFleet programs.
Click here for a full list and more information.
National Webinar Series Continues
You can stay current on the latest construction industry topics without ever leaving your office. The webinar schedule, which can be found at www.abc.org/webinars, is updated frequently to include new speakers and topics on the industry issues that affect you and your company. The next seminar, entitled Banking and Bonding, will be held July 15th.
ABC submitted a statement to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Workforce Protections that was considered during a hearing held to examine the role of green jobs in the nation’s economic recovery. Read more...
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently launched a new website, TheTruthAboutEFCA.com, to help educate the public about the sweeping economic and workplace consequences of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), or “card check” legislation. TheTruthAboutEFCA.com will track the latest news from the mainstream media and social networking sites, highlight academic studies and public opinion data, and contain video ads and interviews to expose EFCA's threat to the U.S. economy and an employee's right to a federally supervised private-ballot during union organizing activities.
You can also click on "EFCA" in the sidebar to your left to get all the information and tools you need to help us fight this very threatening bill to your way of doing business..
Time to start thinking of warm sunny days on the links -- Put the
2009 Memorial Golf Tournament on your calendar! The tourney will be Monday, August 10th at the Hamilton Elks Golf Club. You don't want to miss this event! Great sponsorship opportunities are available.
Click here to download the sponsorship form.A couple of months after that, on Monday, October 5th will be the
2009 Northern Kentucky Golf Outing to benefit ABC’s Northern KY PAC Fund. It's never too early to save a spot.
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The program’s purpose is to recognize and publicize the outstanding projects built by Merit Shop contractor members of the Ohio Valley Chapter. Such recognition, we feel, will bring about a greater awareness in our local communities of the quality of work produced by Merit Shop contractors and their employees. Read on...
Companies who have already pledged their support for this event are: Brower Insurance, Danis Building Construction Company, HGC Construction, Lent Insurance, Messer Construction, Jackson, Rolfes, Spurgeon & Co., The Skilled Trades Company, Garber Electrical, Frank Gates/Avizent and Kentner Sellers LLP. Sign up today before all the best spots are taken!
The Board of Directors have just released the 2009 Membership Report "Planning for the Future." Inside you'll find a review of 2008, and what to look forward to in 2009.
Click here to download a copy.
The 2009 OVABC Local Craft Championship competition was truly a successful event and a positive one for the history books. There were 16 competitors representing 14 different companies in an all day event that truly highlighted some of the best in the Ohio Valley ABC apprentice training program.
The top finalist in each trade were:
(L-R) Joey Basch, Beacon Electric Co.- Electrical,
Adam Gilday, Cinfab LLC- Sheet Metal
Josh B. Knight, Messer Construction Co.- Carpentry
Kyle Katzenbach, Mechanical Systems of Dayton- HVAC
Here are the complete results of the competition. 2009 CRAFT CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
WWW.OVCEFTRAINING.ORG is an on-line website that is being developed to provide information for apprenticeship training, craft and management training programs and safety training. With the continuous development of this site; contractors, students and instructors will have information on classroom schedules, assignments/projects and other OVCEF programs. Read more information at OVCEF Training On-line Website.
The OVABC Board of Directors launched a campaign aimed at reducing our debt through retirement of our mortgage. Eliminating our mortgage will enable us to direct our resources into programs and services that directly benefit our members, as we seek to protect and expand the region’s market share for merit shop businesses. Here's where we're at now!
www.midamericaosha.org