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What SCCA can do for you ■ SCCA's unparalleled full-time labor
relations team has helped members
successfully negotiate labor agreements
with six basic trades—Operating
Engineers, Laborers, Carpenters, Cement
Masons, Iron Workers and Construction
Teamsters. In addition to negotiating
master labor agreements, SCCA represents
its signatory members in grievance and
arbitration procedures, rights not
available to short-form (unrepresented)
contractors. ■ SCCA maintains a
full-time local government affairs
program, including staff and consultants
on a wide-range of issues. In addition
to full-time legislative advocacy in
Sacramento, this team meets with local
government agencies to represent your
interests and needs. We help local
governments understand the issues from
the contractor’s point of view. ■
SCCA is the first California
construction trade association to
develop an affiliate affinity program to
benefit its contractors. This program
enables the businesses that provide
goods and services to the industry to
offer special discounts to its
contractor members. In many cases these
discounts more than cover the annual
dues of our contractors. ■ SCCA is
the founding member of the Operating
Engineers Alternative Dispute Resolution
Trust (ADR), which will lower your cost
of workers’ compensation insurance. We
also participate in the Laborers, Cement
Masons, Ironworkers and Carpenters ADR
programs for our members. ■ SCCA is a
founding member of the Construction
Industry Air Quality Coalition (CIAQC)
which helps shape regulations so
that contractors can continue to operate
their businesses within a more
reasonable set of air quality rules than
those originally proposed. SCCA and
CIAQC are leading the industry response
to crippling regulations coming from the
California Air Resources Board. ■
SCCA is founding member of the
Construction Industry Coalition on
Water Quality (CICWQ) which is currently
working to shape the regulations
proposed by the state and regional water
quality control boards. CICWQ is
actively engaged in efforts to increase
and improve California’s water supply as
well as fighting unnecessary regulations
■ SCCA established the Construction
Industry Transportation Consultant
Program to streamline equipment move
permits and eliminate single use permits
for many cities. Our industry saves
millions in permit costs every year
through this effort. ■ SCCA promotes
legislation for the benefit of our
industry through our legislative
committee. We support candidates for
office who support the construction
industry through our political action
committee SCCA PAC and we maintain a
full-time legislative advocate in
Sacramento. ■ SCCA works with
the California State Contractors License
Board to help our members with licensing
issues. We review the license status of
every member, notifying those who are up
for renewal—and, in some cases,
facilitating their renewal through the
CSLB labyrinth. We changed in licensing
requirements with regard to general
engineering contractors subcontracting
hazardous work to "HazMat" contractors,
through our legislative efforts. ■
SCCA successfully supported measure "A",
Riverside, Measure R, Los Angeles and
Measure “M”, Orange, highway
improvements funds. These and other
measures provide more work opportunities
for our members. ■ SCCA members are
active participants on the Construction
Industry Advancement Fund and the Fund
for Construction Industry Advancement.
These organizations fund grants that
contribute to important organizations
and issues that help support our
industry. ■ SCCA keeps its members
abreast of the many and rapidly changing
conditions that affect your day-to-day
business through our information
services—magazine, directory,
SCCAtterings electronic newsletter, Fax
Blast Bulletins, email and regular
monthly meetings in locations throughout
our 12 county area. We provide
networking opportunities through our
membership meetings, golf tournaments
and social events. Our website had
115,229 unique visitors and 1.53 million
hits in the past year. ■ SCCA
successfully processed appeals on behalf
of members with UIAB, EDD, OSHA, AQMD,
APED and many other government agencies
and commissions. ■ SCCA offers an
approved Accident Illness Prevention
Program produced by the Safety Committee
and to the industry. SCCA reviews the
safety records of all companies who
submit annual accident data and holds an
awards program in March. The industry's
most significant award for safety
results way beyond the call is the
Albert Atwood Safety Award. ■ SCCA is
the Southern California Chapter of the
American Road & Transportation Builders
Association. SCCA members serve of the
ARTBA Board of Directors and with staff
travel to Washington, D.C. to push for
highway funding and other issues
important to our industry. ■ SCCA is
an active member of the Clean Water
Construction Coalition. This national
organization is dedicated to improving
water quality in our state and to obtain
full funding for the federal Clean Water
Act, which hasn't been done since 1992.
This will provide hundreds of projects
for our members and thousands of jobs
for our workers.
What does your business need? Odds are
SCCA can help. Give us a call.
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