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Published each Wednesday, the Member Update provides all SMACNA members with a combination of SMACNA National news and legislative updates, as well as industry information of note.

MEMBER UPDATE Dec 19 2023

SMACNA Attends Rollout of Child Care Stipend Bill

Stan Kolbe joins political and labor representatives to address need for legislation proposed by Rep. Henry Cuellar that would establish a childcare stipend pilot program available to Americans enrolled in Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeship programs.


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IPG Photonics Joins as Silver Associate Member

SMACNA’s newest Silver Associate Member is the inventor and world’s leading producer of high-power fiber lasers, which enable greater precision, higher speed processing, more flexible production methods and enhanced productivity.


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Participate in a New NHF Study on Project Risks

Over the past several years, the project risk environment has become substantially more one-sided and challenging with risk shedding efforts by CMs, GCs, and designers. This alarming and apparent trend has in turn created significant impacts on trade contractors, including SMACNA members.


MEMBER UPDATE Jun 24 2021

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Baseball Analogies to Help Improve Your Team

Contractors can learn a lot from the teamwork that goes into creating a winning sports team. Angie Simon, CEO of Western Allied and SMACNA President, delves into how she applies the lessons she learned on the field playing competitive softball to how she runs her business “off the field” to successfully grow it from a $40 million business to the $110 million contracting giant it is today.


Member Update Jun 10 2021

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OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary COVID-19 Standard

This new emergency temporary standard has been put in place to protect healthcare workers from the coronavirus, while offering additional guidance to employers and workers in other industries to protect those who are still not vaccinated.


MEMBER UPDATE Jun 10 2021

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Now Available - Ventilation Verification Webinar

Hear directly from several industry experts on the benefits of adding Ventilation Verification to your existing service offerings and how already familiar TAB skills and techniques can play an important role in offering this service to clients.


MEMBER UPDATE Jun 10 2021

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Updated Contracts Bulletins Help Contractors Mitigate Risks

SMACNA’s updated contractor bulletins are designed to help members mitigate risks as pricing spikes and material shortages continue to impact their businesses. Shifting the Risk of Rising Material Costs; Force Majeure Provisions – Covid 19; and Force Majeure – A Clause for Our Times contain useful information to help contractors determine the language they should include in new contracts to protect themselves against unforeseen risks.


MEMBER UPDATE Jun 10 2021

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Vaccine Policies for Contractors

Many contractors have inquired about the best COVID-19 vaccination policy to adopt, what legal pitfalls might exist for mandatory versus “strongly-encouraged” policies. Learn about both your rights as an employer, employees’ rights, the role the union plays in negotiating mandated policies and OSHA guidelines in this important and timely presentation.


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