AGC of Minnesota Update to All Members
for the Week Ahead (April 20, 2015) 

Spring Member Meeting - Right-to-Work

The AGC of Minnesota spring member meeting will be held on Thursday, April 30, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Minneapolis Airport.  There will be a social hour from 5:00 to 6:00 pm, followed by the member meeting.  The guest speaker will be Tim Sullivan, a construction law attorney with Best & Flanagan LLP.  He'll discuss Wisconsin's new Right-to-Work law and its impact on Minnesota contractors doing work in Wisconsin.  Included in his remarks will be information on:

  • When is the law effective?
  • What does the new law mean to contractors?
  • Do existing collective bargaining agreements in Wisconsin have to be changed?
  • Is there any effect on union dues or collectively bargained hiring halls?
  • What is the effect on collective bargaining?
  • Does the Wisconsin law signal a decline for organized labor in the North Central states?
  • What are some of the contributing factors that led up to the law being passed?
  • Minnesota is now surrounded by Right-to-Work states.  What does this mean for Minnesota unions and contractors? 

Registration is available here.  This meeting is open to all employees of AGC member companies.

Lean Construction Classes

AGC of Minnesota will be offering the two most recent units in the Lean Construction program - Lean Design and Pre-Construction (Unit 6) and Problem-Solving Principles and Tools (Unit 7). Unit 6 will be offered from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on May 4, with a repeat on May 18. Unit 7 will be offered from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on May 5 and will be offered again on May 19. All classes will be held at the AGC office. Enrollment for each session is limited to 20 and Units 1 - 5 should have been taken previously. Details of what is covered in each unit and registration information are available here.

Safety and Health Conference

The Minnesota Safety Council will hold its annual Safety and Health Conference May 5 - 7 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Details, including registration information, are available here.

MSEA Seminar and Trade Show

On May 12, the Minnesota Structural Engineers Association will hold a half-day seminar and trade show. The focus of the education sessions will be "Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings." Details and registration information can be found here.

Fraud Perpetrator Sentenced

Over the past few years, some of you may have been contacted by "American General Contractors Directory," "National Association of General Contractors and Home Builders," "American General Contractors Association," or "American General Construction Association" about payment for membership dues or a directory listing. Because none of these organizations exist, and the names being used were similar to Associated General Contractors, AGC of America pursued legal action to stop these fraudulent offers. Darren Stokes, the person responsible, was recently sentenced to four years in prison for wire and mail fraud.

AGC Bookstore Monthly Featured Products -

Construction Estimating & Bidding: Theory/Principles/Process

Construction Planning & Scheduling Manual

Through its on-line bookstore, AGC of America offers monthly featured products, available at a discount to AGC members. A link to the bookstore is available through our home page,

www.agcmn.org, or at http://store.agc.org?AffiliateId=AGCO254.

 

Construction Estimating & Bidding: Theory/Principles/Process

This 2nd edition comprehensive text covers the entire estimating process, from an introduction to the art to post-bid follow up. Well-written, logically sequenced, and easy to understand, it has become the benchmark by which other such texts are judged.  The book was written by construction professionals, members of AGC's Construction Education Committee. Among other improvements, the 2nd edition clarifies several examples, expands the scope of "Cost of Work," and updates the extensive Glossary.

 

Construction Planning & Scheduling Manual

This 2nd edition was written to provide guidance to contractors in the effective use of modern project management techniques. The primary objective of this book is to provide an educational tool that can be used within the construction industry to teach the concepts of construction planning and scheduling. The content of the book is written for all project personnel, from the working foreman to the project executive.

 

These items are available during the month of April at a 20% discount plus FREE shipping using coupon code CON20.



  


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