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Chris Madello

Sep 24, 2026

7:29
And so having said, Chris, jump on that if you would.
7:35
Yeah, I mean, well, obviously, and like Jimmy said, I mean, we're experts in a lot of things, but most importantly, we're experts as union reps, you know, not just our members are experts in installing service and maintaining and operating the systems, but we're experts in job creation for our members to make sure that them and their families are taken care of and provided for and they can have a long career.
7:57
But we're also as experts and we're not just looking at the industry for our current members.
8:04
We're experts in creating career pathways and opportunities for members, young men and women that live in these communities to have a long-term career, earning a good wage and great benefits.
8:14
And we're also experts in trying to provide better opportunities for people that are already working in the industry.
8:19
So that's what we look at.
8:21
There's a couple of ways, you know, in your question yet, it sounds like a few different topics we could touch on.

36 MINS LATER

44:08
They're here.
7:29
And so having said that, Chris, jump on that if you would.
7:35
Yeah, I mean, well, obviously, and like Jimmy said, I mean, we're experts in a lot of things, but most importantly, we're experts as union reps, you know, not just our members are experts in installing service and maintaining and operating the systems, but we're experts in job creation for our members to make sure that them and their families are taken care of and provided for and they can have a long career.
7:57
but we're also as experts and we're not just looking at the industry for our current members we're experts in creating career pathways and opportunities for members you know young men and women that live in these communities to have a long-term career make earning a good wage and great benefits and we're also experts in trying to provide better opportunities for people that are already working in the industry so that's what we look at so There's a couple ways, you know, in your question, you had like sounds like a few different topics we could touch on.
8:26
And, you know, from a UA perspective, and I'm sure Jimmy can relate to this and offer some conversation about this as well.
8:35
You know, we're looking across the country at, you know, trillions of dollars worth of work, right? Trillions of dollars worth of work.
8:43
And this could mean if all of these projects move forward, which we hope that they do, sometimes at a little bit of a slower pace, but we're working on all of that, right? And, you know, we hope that all these projects move forward.
8:57
But, you know, we could be north of $4 trillion over the next five to seven years and just data center development alone.

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44:08
They're here.

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