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Government Affairs
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Protecting Your Interest
Government regulation and red tape have a profound impact on the way electrical contracting businesses are run. Few industries in our state are regulated by as many different agencies and departments - Bureau of Labor and Industries, OSHA, Building Codes Division, Oregon State Apprenticeship Training Council, Electric and Elevator Board, Construction Contractors Board, to name just a few. Add to that cities, counties, the Legislature, and the many layers of federal government and it is a lot for a contractor to keep track of. If a contractor were to do it on their own it would literally cost tens of thousands of dollars a year.
IEC Oregon prides itself on being the merit-shop electrical contractor's watchdog in our state. We track legislation, administrative rules and other regulations that could have an impact on your business. We strive to keep our members informed, and fight to protect your interests and ability to compete fairly in the marketplace. The value these efforts provide back to members each year is difficult to quantify, but easily saves even the smallest contractor hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year.
With one of the best lobbyist in Salem IEC Oregon has become quite a force in the shaping of public policy. Add to that the support our members receive at the federal level from IEC's national staff who track important national issues and fight for our members' interests in our nation's capital.
IEC Oregon uses its Government Affairs Committee to evaluate public policy matters and help define their impact on merit-shop electrical contractors. We strive for diversity among contractors. If you have an interest in serving on the committee you are encouraged to contact the IEC Oregon office.
IEC Oregon has also created a Political Action Committee (see sidebar), IEC Oregon PAC, to support individuals running for elective office who support IEC's policy agenda and the merit-shop philosophy. The political action committee provides IEC members a means of pooling their resources with other contractors to create a collective political voice. able to act as a far more powerful force than acting independent of each other.
A Government Affairs Committee also exists at the national level. The national Government Affairs Committee is made up of individuals from IEC chapters throughout the country. They too address issues of concern to contractors, and help set IEC's national legislative and regulatory agenda. IEC Oregon Executive Director John Killin was asked to serve on this committee last year and helps IEC set it's national agenda.
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