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Member Newsletter
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November/December 2017
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Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain
News | Upcoming Events | Classes
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Saturday, January 20
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, January 20
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday, January 30
4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Saturday, February 10
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, February 10
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday, February 13 - Wednesday, February 14
4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Upcoming Committee Meetings
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Get involved in your local IEC chapter by serving on a committee. The beginning of the year is a great time to join and help plan the path of 2018!
Thursday, January 4
7:30 am - 8:30 am
@ Graybar Denver
Thursday, January 18
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Thursday, January 18
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Welcome New IECRM Members and Industry Partners!
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HR Question of the Month:
Declare Salary or Job Offer Confidential?
Question
I am responsible for writing and sending our job offer letters. While I know I cannot explicitly prohibit an employee from discussing their salary, terms of employment, etc., am I allowed to declare a job offer as "Private and Confidential," stated within the job offer itself?
Response
You are correct that compensation discussions among employees are protected under the federal National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
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MEMBER BENEFIT ALERT!
2% Annual Rebate Program for members of Independent Electrical Contractors. Sign up by December 31st!
Program Benefits:
- Enroll to receive a 2% annual rebate on all qualifying pre-tax purchases (the annual rebate is issued January 1 - December 31)
- There's no cost to enroll - go to WWW.HOMEDEPOT.COM/PROLOYALTY to sign up and start saving
- You can register any form of payment accepted at The Home Depot - including checking accounts, credit cards, debit cards and The Home Depot accounts Click here to download instructions
- Rebate payments are issued annually, within 60 days of the end of the rebate period
Agreement Code = IEC
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IECRM Announces
NEW MEMBER BENEFIT!
IECRM is excited about a new member benefit that will become available to members January 1, 1018. IECRM and
The Kyle Group have partnered up to provide members access to the
Legal Shield and
IDShield programs for themselves, their families, and companies. Members now have access to affordable legal services and identity theft protection.
Watch your mail for the January 1st kick off of the program!
Members will get immediate access to our exclusive
MemberPerksprogram. With hundreds of merchants and discounts, you can save big at both national and local companies on common purchases like movie tickets, apparel, electronics, travel and much more.
With
MemberPerks, you could save more than
$2300 per year with discounts alone, not to mention covering the cost of your
LegalShield membership.
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Show Off Your Skills Be Recognized as an Advanced Electrician
By earning the IEC Certified Professional Electrician (CPE) Credential, you are demonstrating you have gone above and beyond to test your knowledge and skills as a professional electrician.
Earn your CPE Credential and gain these benefits:
- Greater employability to contractors.
- Distinguish yourself among other electricians.
- A demonstrated personal commitment to excellence and education.
- Maximize career opportunities and earning potential.
This is your opportunity to test your knowledge and stand out among your peers. Sign up for course notifications and submit your application today to add your name to the growing list of CPEs.
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Double Time: Labor Board Issues Two Momentous Decisions Affecting All Employer
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The newly constituted National Labor Relations Board announced that a troublesome joint-employer test adopted in 2015 would be immediately scrapped, instead reaffirming its prior reasonable standard for determining joint-employer status. Starting at once, the Board will follow the traditional common law principles requiring a finding of direct and immediate control in order to find that two entities are joint employers.
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The National Labor Relations Board just relieved employers of a great deal of uncertainty surrounding seemingly innocuous workplace rules and handbooks. The newly constituted NLRB issued its first round of significant decisions this week, taking square-aim at controversial doctrines developed during the past eight years. One target in its sights: the Board's interpretation of Lutheran Heritage, the seminal 2004 decision involving workplace civility rules.
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Join the New IEC Elite Members Program and Enjoy These Exclusive Benefits:
- Registration to Business Summit 2018, Policy Conference 2018 and IEC Convention & Expo 2018
- Registration for all meetings are completed via concierge
- $50 off guest registration rate at IEC Convention & Expo 2018
- $150 off tuition for the Purdue Electrical Project Management Institute
- 10% off IEC PRIDE store orders
- Engraved Gold Lapel Pin to wear at IEC events
- Acknowledgement at IEC Convention & Expo 2018 and in Insights magazine
- Posting on the IEC National website
Take advantage of the IEC Elite program and register for the Business Summit 2018!
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Nominations open in February 2018 for the 12th Annual IECRM Summit Awards.
The prestigious award ceremony is hosted annually by IECRM to recognize the best and brightest in the electrical, construction, and renewable energy industries within Colorado and Wyoming.
The Summit Awards is adding new categories in 2018 and will be judged by an independent panel of industry experts. Many IECRM Summit Award winners have gone on to compete at the Annual IEC National Competition, and several have received national awards for their outstanding work.
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What a festive season we've had at IECRM! This November more than 150 industry professionals gathered at the historic Wellshire Inn for the Annual State of the Industry Business Dinner and Board of Directors Election.
Special guest
Jim Kirchheimer,
Senior Vice President of Member Experience with the
Downtown Denver Partnership, spoke about Denver's economic development and construction initiatives and this
year's unique partnership with IECRM to highlight the importance of skilled trades to the economy and community. During dinner e
ach of the board nominees gave brief presentations on why they wish to serve on IECRM's Board and support IECRM's mission
to promote viable, sustainable, free market business opportunities by providing vital industry support and leading educational programs for hundreds of independent contractors and affiliate companies across the Rocky Mountain region. We appreciate and recognize three members who are rolling off the Board of Directors after many years of lo
ngstanding service. Click here to read the full press release.
Click here to view photos of the event.
Click here to view the IECRM 2018-19 Board of Directors.
In the days following the Annual Business Dinner, the IECRM Veterans Committee led a plaque dedication ceremony honoring the service of IECRM veterans and presented a new flag for the IECRM Northglenn Campus. We also hosted a week long series of events in honor of National Apprenticeship Week and celebrated with cake presented by Emily Griffith Technical College; industry partner presentations from IDEAL, Milwaukee, Northglenn Winlectric, and I-Pro; and tours of the training facility by members of the community through a City of Northglenn Business After Hours reception sponsored by IECRM and Horizons North Credit Union. Throughout the month, we collected food donations for our neighbor, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Community Food Bank.
I'm sure you've heard -- and seen -- that IECRM designed and built the newest long-standing addition to the 9NEWS Parade of Lights!
The IECRM "Sparkling Ice Castle" float was built with the most current innovative lighting technology and illuminates the skills of the men and women in the construction, electrical, and renewable industries.
We are so proud of this special opportunity through the Downtown Denver Partnership to help promote skilled trades as a career path for our future generations.
Click here to read more about the creation of the IECRM Sparkling Ice Castle Float.
With all the holiday excitement, we also want to remind you that now is an important time to consider the tax benefits for year end giving. We ask you to consider a donation to IECRM as your contribution results in a direct state tax credit through the State of Colorado Enterprise Zone. Click here to learn more.
Have a joyful holiday season,
Marilyn
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IECRM Annual State of the Industry Business Dinner & Board of Directors Election
IECRM 2018-19 Board of Directors
Pete Aden, Bauerle & Company, P.C.
Robert Cheney, RK Electric
Lindsey Cox, 1st Electric Contractors
Pete Farreny, Weifield Group Contracting
Nathan Goodman, EATON Corporation
Leighland Gutierrez, Courtesy Electric
David Jones, QED Electric Supply
Justin Martin, Bret's Electric
Herb Phelps, Network Insurance Services, LLC
David Scott, Encore Electric Inc.
Dennis Walker, United Rentals
Robert Watkins, Kenny Electric
IECRM's Board of Directors is comprised of 12 energy contractors and industry businesses. It is the overarching governing body of the Chapter focused on creating business opportunities and providing the programs that keep the electrical and energy industries thriving. Click here to learn more about the Annual State of the Industry Business Dinner and Board of Directors Election.
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IECRM Parade of Lights Party & Unveiling of the Float Built by IECRM Members and Apprentices
On Friday, December 1, IECRM and its members gathered at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Denver to enjoy a festive and family holiday party.
This year the annual member event was hosted at the Hyatt Regency in Denver with floor to ceiling views of the 43rd Annual 9NEWS Parade of Lights. The Hyatt not only offered spectacular views of the parade with
convenient options for guests to watch the parade from the 2nd level's floor-to-ceiling windows or outside to join in the excitement of a live parade,
but also hassle-free parking in its spacious parking garage. As an added bonus, the hotel offered IECRM party guests discounted rates on a stay.
As guests arrived they had the opportunity to meet and take pictures with the Ice Prince and Princess of IECRM's Sparkling Ice Castle float, both of whom are current enrolled students in the IECRM 4-Year Apprenticeship Program and were active volunteers
for the float design and build teams.
Bret's Electric sponsored the holiday dinner which included three gourmet buffet options: an Apple-Fennel-Glazed Turkey Breast Carving Station, a Caraway-Garlic-Crusted Pork Loin Station, and a Mac 'N Cheese Station for the kids. After dinner wrapped up, a decadent hot cocoa and coffee station was rolled out offering a array of toppings including marshmallows, whipped cream, and crushed peppermint candy canes.
Along with the festive holiday dinner, there were plenty of fun activities for families to enjoy such as face painting, a cookie decorating station sponsored by Bauerle and Company, games, crafts, and two large projection screens that played traditional holiday movies and later tuned in to the live stream of the 9NEWS Parade of Lights. The co-sponsors for the family friendly activities at the event were Brug Electric, Sir Speedy Printing, and Staffing Source.
The 9NEWS live broadcast of the parade began at 8:00pm at the City & County Building and made its way to the Hyatt Regency at about 9:00pm. The weather was on the warmer side of 39 degrees fahrenheit and nearly half of the guests stepped outside to get a front row view of the parade and be a part of the festive crowds that filled the streets of Downtown Denver. Three hundred IECRM members, students, their families, and hundreds of thousands of people cheered on the IECRM Sparkling Ice Castle float as it made its debut as the newest long-standing float addition to the 9NEWS Parade of Lights.
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IECRM Honors U.S. Veterans with a Special Ceremony
On Friday, November 10, IECRM and its Veterans Committee honored U.S. Veterans on behalf of the electrical and renewable energy industry with a special
Plaque
Dedication Ceremony. We are grateful to our sponsors who supported this event and the casting of the
plaque.
Veterans from the north Denver area and first-responders from Northglenn Metro Fire joined IECRM and American Legion 103 for a solemn flag raising ceremony and moment of silence as a tribute to America's military veterans everywhere as well as those who have been lost.
Through fellowship and education of transitioning military personnel, the IECRM Veterans Committee strives to advance career-minded veterans with electrical and energy profession opportunities located in the Rocky Mountain region. Working with GI benefits, IECRM provides a career college, strong community leadership, and a resource for veterans to get connected with available jobs in field labor, engineering, sales and managerial career paths.
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We wanted to let you know about an important year end decision that benefits both you and IECRM.
Please share this information with owners, presidents and the finance team in your company.
Colorado's Enterprise Zone Program provides tax incentives to encourage job creation and capital investment in economically depressed areas of the state. Our new facility at 11429 Pearl Street in Northglenn is located in one of Colorado's zones.
Tax deductible donations made through the Enterprise Zone program provides your company with a direct state income taxcredit and enables IECRM, a 501(c)3, to make resource investments in the organization including outreach, programs and services to members and apprentices to build our workforce and address the shortage of skilled trades in the electrical industry.
Click here to read a letter from Pete Aden with Bauerle & Co., IECRM Board Treasurer, for more information about the direct state tax benefits of Enterprise Zone donations.
Enterprise Zone donations can be made via check payable to IECRM or click here to make a donation online; you will receive confirmation of your donation from IECRM CFO Kori Hemans.
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Building Jobs4Colorado cordially invites you to a
reception with legislators, key policy makers and Colorado design, construction and building owner industry leaders.
Wednesday, February 7
4:30 - 6:30 P.M.
University Club (College Room)
1673 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
Appetizers, beer, and wine will be served.
We look forward to seeing you!
RSVP to Jenn Penn at jenn@jenn-penn.com or 720-937-2148
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Thank you for all you do to support IECRM!
All the best in the upcoming new year!
From your friends at IEC Rocky Mountain
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For over 30 years, the Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain (IECRM) has been the leading electrical and renewable energy contractor association in Colorado. Representing more than 200 member companies and educating over 1,500 electrical apprentices and licensed electricians annually, IECRM is dedicated to educating, promoting, and advancing the electrical industry.
IECRM, located in Denver, Colorado, is a chapter of the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC), a national trade association for merit shop electrical and systems contractors and is the largest IEC electrical apprenticeship training program in the country.
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