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The National Electrical Contractors Association is the voice of
the $100 billion industry responsible for lighting, power, and communication
systems in buildings and communities across the United States. NECA’s national
office and 120 local chapters advance the electrical contracting industry
through advocacy, education, research, and standards development. NECA
celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2001. For more information, visit "http://www.necanet.org".
NECA is dedicated to enhancing the industry through continuing education, labor
relations, current information and promotional activities. It is the voice of
the electrical contracting industry, working to promote higher standards,
quality workmanship and training for a skilled workforce.
What NECA does: Directed by its members, the NECA staff performs these key main
functions:
Local chapter managers, assisted by NECA's staff in National office and the
field, negotiate and administer labor agreements with local unions of the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
For the location of our local chapters,
At all levels, NECA provides non-labor relations type services to contractors,
including detailed publications and workshops on virtually every aspect of the
electrical construction industry. We develop new publications - some of them
electronic - and new training events in response to the latest industry trends
and member needs.
For more on publications,
For information about electrical contracting, NECA is THE source. We publish
Electrical Contractor, the magazine of the electrical contracting business, and
the Manual of Labor Units, the change - order BIBLE of our industry. . . among
many other informational publications.
For more on the magazine,
click here
For more on the MLU and other publications,
Live education: NECA also sponsors the annual NECA Show renowned as the
industry's premiere event for electrical contractors, which features
cutting-edge technologies, highlights new trends, and provides courses to help
contractors broaden their knowledge and skill. The Show takes place in
conjunction with the NECA National Convention . . . but non-members are invited
to the show.
For more information on the NECA Show,
click here
Working for a brighter future for the industry, NECA is a co-sponsor of the
National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) for the electrical
industry, which trains more than 25,000 electrical apprentices and is the sole
source of significant in-service training for journeyman electricians
For information about the NJATC, click here.
As managers, our members want to take a closer look at the future, too - which
is why NECA established The Electrical Contracting Foundation. The Foundation
is the only entity in the electrical construction industry that through
research investigates the future.
For information about the Foundation and its research projects and products,
click here.
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