Becoming a Signatory Contractor
Question: If my company joins the I.B.E.W., what’s in it for us?
Answer: Value, Productivity and PROFIT
Becoming a signatory contractor with I.B.E.W. Local Union 380 offers many multifaceted benefits for your company. We provide the most highly trained and qualified electricians in the electrical industry for your commercial, industrial and residential needs.
The scope of our membership also encompasses TeleData, Sign Contractors, and Electrical Inspectors. Our workforces of approximately 1000 professional skilled electricians are available for your short and long-term projects. Local Union 380 also operates a registered apprenticeship program to ensure continued future availability of trained qualified professionals.
So, how does this help YOU?
Your company will enjoy the flexibility of having help when you need it, but not having to “carry” that employee as projects wind down. This flexibility saves you money on labor costs, saves money on recruiting employees, and you don’t waste time conducting interviews just to get a few good men. Our skilled and qualified workers can be on your jobsite in less than 24 hours no matter if you need 1 or 100. And you can rest assured that you are getting trained professionals every time without fail. When your project is complete, you can end their employment or you can move them to another project. Flexibility you only experience with Local 380 serving you.
Your company will benefit from Local 380’s training. Both the training our members have gone through and the training for your current employees if needed. Each year we spend more than $400,000 on training employees that come aboard with newly signed contractors; providing over 18,000 hours per year in training. And not only is the training facility utilized to educate apprentice electricians, it is used for continuing education of Journeymen Wireman as well.
How much does your company typically spend per employee on safety training alone? $500… $1,000…$2,000? Safety certification courses are a staple through our facility. Our training programs serve to lower your safety-related costs. Local Union 380 stresses the connection between safety and competitiveness. Our members put safety first every time, which means you will have lower comp costs, less downtime and absenteeism costs. All expenses and costs that you can kiss good-bye!
But that is just the start of the benefits you will enjoy as a Local Union 380 Contractor.
Local Union 380 members are the best trained most highly skilled, productive craftsmen available anywhere. What does that mean to you? That means no “unskilled” hands on the job, which means no “rework” of work already done, which means your project comes through on-time and on-budget! Higher productivity means higher profits FOR YOU.
You might say “yeah, but I already have my “moneymakers”. Every contractor has their moneymakers, those one or two employees that seem to really produce, or that pull the job out and save the profits. Imagine how much more money you would make if you had four or six of those producers. Now you have the avenue to get them, when you need them!
As a contractor you most surely have your employees that serve as your jobsite supervision or foremen. How long did it take you to develop a good foreman or superintendent? How much money did it cost along the way? An added benefit of joining us is that we can provide good qualified supervision immediately and as often as needed. If you could add two good crews with qualified foremen over the next year, how much would that add to your bottom line profit? Additionally, you can increase your profit by using approved apprentices at a much lower rate; training while lowering your overall crew cost.
Every contractor in this industry has gone into business to make money and to grow. Joining the I.B.E.W. will help you do just that.
We’ve looked at the benefits of having an endless resource of highly skilled professionals at your disposal: the flexibility, training, reduced safety-related costs, increased productivity, additional quality moneymakers and supervision, now let’s look at what joining us would save you in the administration end of your business.
Your company would have no benefits administration costs. The package benefit contributions for your employees are administered by Local Union 380. Your employees would enjoy excellent health care coverage, pension and annuity and you don’t have to do any of the work.
Because of your affiliation with Local Union 380, your company will see a savings on prevailing wage projects with no load paid on the fringe benefits.
And finally, you will experience a lower turnover rate since most of our members do not think of this as a job, they consider this their career.
I.B.E.W. Local Union 380 understands that we are a service industry and we work with our contractors as a team. We know that our contractors want the same things that we do, to work hard, to do a good job, and to enjoy all the benefits that working well together will afford. Joining the I.B.E.W. does not mean you will lose control of your business, it means that you will have the additional support of many highly qualified people to help your business grow and prosper, that’s what is in it for YOU!
“What’s next, how do I go about signing up?”
It’s Simple. Contact our office and we will do the work for you. One of our Business Representatives would be more than happy to explain everything to you. Then we will forward a Letter of Assent package to you to be filled out and returned to this office. Have additional questions? Feel free to contact any of the following Local 380 Business Representatives at any time, we are here for you.
Fran Clark - Fran@ibewlu380.com
Lou Acampora– Lou@ibewlu380.com
Boe Lawless – Boe@ibewlu380.com
Dave Schaaf – Dave@ibewlu380.com
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