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ABOUT US - MERIT PHILOSOPHY Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is the industry’s voice for merit shop construction, having coined the term to describe a method of doing business that rewards people based on their skills, knowledge, and abilities – not on their membership or ranking in an organization or group. Work should be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder regardless of labor affiliations. ABC believes that union and merit shop (open shop) contractors should work together in harmony. ABC is the only construction association that promotes the merit shop philosophy and actively markets it membership to the construction industry. ABC has over 23,000 members nationwide with more than 81 chapters covering the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. ABC members (600 members in Louisiana) support sound legislation in the areas of workers’ compensation, safety, and unemployment compensation. ABC and its members believe legislation embraces fair play for both employer and employee that is the underpinning of our free enterprise system. Laws should protect the rights of employees to work regardless of membership or nonmembership in a labor organization. Some of the key points regarding the role of merit shop construction in building America include:
ABC and its members firmly believe that work opportunities in this nation should be available to all people, regardless of race, color, creed, age, sex, or national origin. |
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