Lesson 2-5

In 1946, NECA contractors contributed ____% of gross payroll to the new National Electrical Benefit Fund. In 1977 this was increased to ____%.

1% / 3%

NECA Chapters are grouped into____ districts. District ____ covers outside work only.

10/ line

The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee is composed of ____ NECA members and ____ IBEW members.

12/ 12

Joint cooperation between NECA and the IBEW produced the first National Apprenticeship Standards for the Electrical Construction Industry in____.

1941

NECA and the IBEW collectively established the National Labor-Management Cooperation Committee (NLMCC) in ____.

1995

_____ was chosen as NECA's first president in 1901.

Charles L. Eidlitz

In what NECA District is your local Chapter?

District 2

NECA has 4 Regional Offices; in what areas of the United States are they located?

Eastern/ Southern/ Midwestern/ Western

What is the purpose of NECA's Executive Institute?

Gives chapter staff executive an opportunity to review service techniques and resolve potential problems.

The Council is composed of 6 reprensentatives of the _____ and 6 from ____ and meets ____ to hear cases.

IBEW/ NECA/ quarterly

Who is responsible for the production of the magazine "The Quality Connection"?

NLMCC- National Labor Management Cooperation Committee

The first ____ was a 56 page document printed in 1897.

National Electric Code

Does your local working agreement have the Council clause?

YES

Membership in NECA is through local ___ which elect respresentatives called ____.

chapters/ governors

Describe the role of a Chapter Manager.

conduct chapter's business and act as a liason between contractors and local union to promote fair and harmonious resolutions

The CIR was formed in 1920 to hear cases and render decisions on areas of ____ between labor and____.

disagreement/ managment

NECA's many programs are provided to contractors through the NECA ______.

field service

NECA's chief purpose is to do what?

help enhance the position of it's member company -power distribution -VDV- voice data video

What are NECA's 6 major service areas?

labor relations, marketing, management services, technical services, government affairs, community services

A basic tool is estimating is NECA's _____.

manual of labor units

At the local level, NECA chapters act as ___ with their corresponding unions in their NEBF benefit.

multi-employer bargaining agents

What is NECA's website address?

necanet.org

What are some characteristics of a qualified contractor?

organized/ qualified workers/ qualified supervisors

The Board of Governors establishes NECA _____.

policy

The CIR was founded on the basis of an earlier joint Declaration of Principles, which recognized the mutual interests of the ___, the ___, and the ____.

public/ employer/ employee

CIR decisions are by ____ vote.

unanimous

CIR decisions are all reached by a(n) ____ vote of all 6b members from ___ and all 6 members from the ____.

unanimous votes/ IBEW/ NECA

How often does NECA's Board of Governors meet?

yearly, before the National Convention