News from PCCA
PCCA Applauds Senate Rejection of McFerran Renomination at NLRB
The Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA) applauds the U.S. Senate's rejection of Lauren McFerran's nomination to serve another term as National Labor Relations Board Chair. Announced on December 11, just five days before the deadline, the decision marks the end of her tenure on the board, which has been problematic at best and, at worst, outright unconstitutional.
PCCA members have been contacting their Senators over the last couple weeks to oppose the McFerran renomination, and when PCCA Government Affairs Committee members flew into to Washington, D.C., at the end of November to meet with legislators, the issue was atop their agenda.
Workforce Development Partnership
A new partnership with the Learning Alliance Corporation will allow PCCA member companies to grow their workforce to help meet the growing demand for a trained broadband workforce. Scan the QR code to begin!
New Research Details Critical Broadband Construction Workforce Needs
A new national study, Broadband Market Workforce Needs, found that the unprecedented injection of federal and state funding into the broadband market is a disruptive force requiring an extraordinary volume of engineering and construction activity that the market is not prepared to support and will result in broadband deployment delays.
Announced by the Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA) and the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA), the study was conducted by Continuum Capital, an independent consulting firm, and includes a state-by-state breakdown of broadband funding, workforce numbers, and wage rates.
PCCA 2024 Mid-Year Meeting Presentations & Photos
The presentations from the recently completed Mid-Year meeting at the Grand Traverse Resort are available under the Education menu. Photos from the meeting are also available in the Meeting Photo Gallery. (Login required to access both.) PCCA members who would like to request a password for the website can do so here.
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, Acme, Michigan
July 24 - 27, 2024 Read the Program
PCCA Voter Connection – We Need Pro-Construction Votes in November
You can tell by the deluge of ads on TV and the internet - the November elections are fast approaching, and PCCA wants to help ensure that voters elect pro-construction, pro-business, pro-America officials.
The upcoming elections – federal, state, and local – will greatly impact your life, your family, your community, and frankly, the future of our country. We need to rally pro-business, pro-America voters to make sure they are registered to vote and to get out and vote.
Click the link below to access the PCCA Voter Connection webpage where you can find out if you're already registered to vote, register to vote, request an absentee ballot, sign up for election reminders, get a sample ballot, and pledge to register if you're not yet old enough to vote.
Please share this link with everyone at your company, all your family and friends, and anyone who supports America's construction industry and our business community.
https://www.pccaweb.org/voter-connection
PCCA Opposes FCC Overreach on Broadband
The Power & Communications Contractors Association (PCCA), along with the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) and the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE), has filed a Petition for Review against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding its Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination Order. This lawsuit joins several others challenging the FCC’s rule, which seeks to ensure “historically unserved and underserved communities throughout the nation have equal opportunity to receive high-speed broadband service comparable to that received by others." While intended to expand access to high-speed internet, this rule will only discourage businesses from participating in any federal initiative to close the digital divide.
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