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WECA Member Benefits
Contractor Membership Benefits:
Industry Partner Membership Benefits:
Support on Public and Prevailing Wage Projects
- Assistance on wage calculations and certified payroll
- Consultation on forms and documentation related to public works and prevailing wage projects
- Guidance on responding to labor compliance and/or organizing activity on the jobsite
Training
and Education
- Nationally recognized state- and
federally-approved
Apprentice program curriculum and training in a 2-week
format:
-- Commercial Electricians: 5-year
program
-- Residential Electricians: 3-year program
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Voice-Data-Video and Systems Installers: 3-year program
- Apprentice dispatch available to anywhere in California, based on apprentice availability.
-
Journeyman Continuing Education
(CE) program with courses available in classroom,
computer-based or home
study formats
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Electrician Trainee (ET) Training: basic to
advanced level classes, State Certification Exam prep classes, NEC
classes, and more
- Prevailing Wage Compliance and Support
classes
- Business management and leadership courses for
member contractors and suppliers
Networking:
Meetings, Events and Conventions
- Regular Membership
Meetings
- Annual benefit golf
tournament and other community outreach
- Member dinners and
"roundtables"
Communications,
Industry and Business Promotions
Sprint Nextel
discounts
Verizon Wireless discounts of up to 22%
Free HR California Express Account
Free monthly phone consulation with selected WECA Industry Partners on legal and accounting issues Regular news briefs: industry trends, union
activity, political updates
WECA
website links to key news and information
Subscriptions:
WECA Contractor and Apprentice newsletters
Sponsorships:
Apprentice graduations, member meetings, golf tournaments, other
events
Advertising:
opportunities to reach suppliers and contractors with 6,000+
employees
Discounted and
enhanced products and services, such as worker's comp, liability
insurance, tools, printing and shipping
Code
and Safety
- WECA has finished updating our curriculum to NEC 2008 code and work on 2011 updates is well underway. WECA also continually incorporates updated safety training into our curriculum.
- WECA regularly shares highlights on code and safety updates with our members and students through our website, bi-weekly e-bulletins and quarterly newsletters
Government
Affairs and National Industry Representation
- WECA Day at the Capitol event:
meet with and influence California's
legislators
on the issues that matter to the industry and that directly affect your business and employees
- Representation on merit shop issues,
particularly those that affect your
business
- Promotion and support
of fair trade legislation and policy
- Education and
bulletins on Union activities
- Proactive defense strategies and public
efforts against Project Labor Agreements
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Learn more about WECA's Government Affairs
and Advocacy efforts
Do you know someone who is interested in learning more about WECA?
Contact Bob Bartlett in Membership Sales today at
rbartlett@goweca.com, or by calling (877) 663-9322.
INDUSTRY PARTNER MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Free Promotions to WECA Members and Students
- At no charge,
an item in the WECA e-bulletin that goes out to all of our members and their key employees every other Thursday.
- At no charge, a posting of your company name, logo and maximum 40-word message on the WECA Web site. Our website gets thousands of hits a week and many students and members check our membership directory when selecting vendors.
- he option to provide special advertisements or discount coupons as inserts to our monthly member billing statements.
Discounts on Advertising and Event Sponsorships
- Twenty percent discount on advertisements placed in The Contractors' News, our quarterly printed member newsletter that's mailed to all contractor members and community contacts.
- Twenty percent discount on any available sponsorships for the following events, including the Annual Installation of Officers and Apprentice Graduation Ceremonies.
Taking Advantage of WECA's Industry Partner membership benefits
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