February 22nd, 2011 is a historic day for the Merit Shop , Free Enterprise and workers’ rights!!ABC’s critical bills, S1006 and S1007 have PASSED the Idaho Legislature, clearing the House of Representatives just moments ago – they now await the Governor’s signature and will become law! S1006 passed the House on a vote of 55 to 14 with 1 excused; S1007 passed the House on a vote of 55 to 15.
S1006 bans any union only Project Labor Agreement (PLA) on any publicly funded project in Idaho, and S1007 makes the use of union job targeting schemes ILLEGAL in the State of Idaho! Both of these bills are critical to prevent the erosion of Idaho’s Right To Work law and to protect Idaho workers and employers from being forced to join a union. Both bills protect taxpayers’ dollars and help maintain a level playing field for all of Idaho’s contractors and workers.
Our sincere thanks to all of the ABC members who contacted Legislators and testified on behalf of these bills. A very special thank you to ABC Idaho lobbyist Jane Wittmeyer and ABC Chapter Attorney, Judd Lees of Williams, Kastner for their tireless work for passage of this historic legislation.
Most of all our thanks go to the bills’ sponsors and champions in the Senate and House, especially Senators Monty Pearce and John Goedde, along with Representatives Henderson, Crane and Roberts who led the floor debate in the House today.
Click here to view the S1006 Bill
Click here to view the S1007 Bill
Click here to see the Inland Pacific ABC YouTube video on Union Bannering
On March 13th, 2009 ABC officially launched the Inland Pacific ABC Southern Idaho Regional office. This new territory for the Associated Builders and Contractors encompasses the Treasure Valley (Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Middleton, and Star), the surrounding area as well as Eastern Idaho which encompasses Twin Falls, Pocatello and Idaho Falls.
ABC now has a dynamic staff member in Southern Idaho: Laurie Kaufman, our Southern Idaho Membership Director.
The last 20 years, Laurie has been in Membership, Marketing and Business Development. She was the Business Development Representative for Costco Wholesale, the Executive Director of the Jerome Chamber of Commerce and spent time at the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce as a Membership & Retention Representative. For 8 years, Laurie held the position of the Idaho AGC Membership & Marketing Director, where her main focus was Membership Relations, Marketing and the chapter events.
Laurie is a graduate of the 2007 US Chamber of Commerce Institute of Organizational Management from the University of Arizona.
Please call Laurie with any questions you may have at (208) 585-1447.