National Electrical Contractors Association
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) is the voice of the $270 billion electrical construction industry that brings power, light and communication technology to buildings and communities across the U.S. NECA traces its origins to the birth of modern electricity. In 1901, a group of electrical contractors met at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY, where a major display of electric power had been installed. These contractors joined together to foster trade and reform abuses within their fledgling industry. Today, NECA continues their work, building on a legacy of protecting the public and making innovation possible. Members Electrical contractors perform specialized construction work related to the design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems. Whether high-voltage power transmission or low-voltage lighting, electrical contractors ensure these systems work in a safe, effective, and environmentally-sound manner. NECA represents a diverse group of nearly 4,000 member companies account for approximately 300 million manhours per year. They are comprised of electrical contractors from firms of all sizes performing a range of services. While most NECA contractors qualify as small businesses, many large, multinational companies are also members of the association. Organization NECA’s national office in Washington, D.C., four regional offices, and 118 local chapters across the country work to advance the electrical contracting industry through advocacy, education, research, and standards development. NECA chapters are independently chartered organizations who work with national field representatives to develop effective labor agreements and market initiatives. Visit www.necanet.org/about for more information.www.necanet.org
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Sep 29, 2026
Chuck BowserHOST
You know, I function in the limited energy, the low voltage side.
Chuck BowserHOST
But I also, I'm not a journeyman electrician, but I also do a lot of stuff with the IBW and NECA.
Chuck BowserHOST
And I've got friends who are journeymen, you know, JATC instructors.
Chuck BowserHOST
So I kind of hear both sides of this all the time, right? And so the thing I really want to focus in on is a lot of people are kind of, again, they're afraid that, you know, We're going to take over the electricians work or the electricians are afraid we're going to do less work because of us.
Tahira AliHOST
Yeah.
Tahira AliHOST
How do you approach, whether it's the NECA convention, whether it is just any meeting on a local or national level, how do you get in the right mindset to be able to get the most out of conference?
Colby BruceGUEST
Preparation, for sure.
Colby BruceGUEST
Knowing that you're going somewhere like convention, there's just so much that can come at you.
Israel SalinasHOST
So who actually negotiates the agreement and how does that process work?
JeremyGUEST
IBEW, this one is particular to IBEW Local 440 and NECA.
JeremyGUEST
So it's a group of, we have traditionally done four and four.
JeremyGUEST
So there'll be four from NECA in the room and four from IBEW in the room.
JeremyGUEST
And then we've done a steering committee as well, which is outside of the room to kind of bounce ideas off of if the people in the room can't.
JeremyGUEST
if we feel like that's a decision that needs to go to a bigger body and help with some of those decisions.
Doug LutherGUEST
At the end of the day, it's the business manager and the chapter manager for NECA is the end all be all.
Israel SalinasHOST
How often is the agreement negotiated or changed?
Jim RushGUEST
It's essentially, whether it's for grievances or contracts, we have a grievance process that's outlined in our agreement.
Jim RushGUEST
And once you essentially come to an impasse, you have what's called interim, where the international reps get involved from both NECA and IBEW to help you kind of settle your dispute or your contract negotiations.
Jim RushGUEST
If you're an impasse through that process, then you go back to D.C. and consider it the IBEW NECA Supreme Court, right? Whatever decision they hand down...
Jim RushGUEST
is the decision that's rendered and there's no arguing it.
Jim RushGUEST
So we had to go argue our case in front of five, six business managers from across the country and five, six NECA reps and had to prepare a whole case.
Jim RushGUEST
We had to prepare a brief.
Jim RushGUEST
There's a whole process to it, but it was definitely an interesting process.