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The Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, represents the interest of merit shop contractors and its employees in the protection and enhancement of the free enterprise system within the construction industry.
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Workforce Development
ABC member companies use flexible, competency-based and market-driven education methodologies to build a construction workforce that is safe, skilled and productive. This all-of-the-above approach to workforce development has produced a network of ABC chapters and affiliates across the country that offer more than 800 apprenticeship, craft, safety and management education programs to build the people who build America.
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ABC is dedicated to helping our members sustain strong business relationships. The strength of your network is a critical indicator of business success and is an essential part of growth and business development. ABC provides a positive and welcoming networking environment for industry professionals to connect and do business while building lifelong relationships. Make powerful industry connections with ABC Members today.
Political Advocacy
ABC is the merit shop construction industry’s voice with the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government and with state and local governments, as well as with the news media. ABC’s mission is the advancement of the merit shop construction philosophy, which encourages open competition and a free enterprise approach that awards contracts based solely on merit, regardless of labor affiliation.
Safety
The mission of the ABC Carolinas’ Safety Committee is to promote safety within the construction industry, provide a source of safety expertise and information, and assist in the development of safety programs in the interest of conserving employee health and company profitability. The ABC of the Carolinas Safety Committee supports the values of leadership and integrity through opportunities of training and consulting services to ABC of the Carolinas members.
We Are a Resource For Our Members and Everyone Associated with Builders and Contractors in the Carolinas
ABC Members strongly believe in their right to manage their companies and job sites free of coercion and artificial restraints. They also believe that workers should be hired and paid on the basis of individual merit, that contracts should be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and that the continuation of craft and safety training is the life blood of our industry.
ABC: Democrats’ Reckless Reconciliation Package Will Worsen Inflation, Not Curb It
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement on Senate Democrats’ “Inflation Reduction Act,” a $740 billion tax-and-spending spree scheduled to pass in a partisan political process at a time when our economy is pointed...
ABC: Construction Employment Increases By 32,000 in July
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5—The construction industry added 32,000 jobs on net in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by...
