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Ironworkers, Contractors and Owners Reach for the Sky at the 2012 Iron Workers/IMPACT North American Labor-Management Conference General President Walter Wise, General Secretary Eric Dean and General Treasurer Ed McHugh join IMPACT Co-Chair William Brown as he moderates “The New Deal—A Frank Discussion with Contractors and Owners.” 28% said that the 2012 meeting was their first. 1 in 5 was a CEO, president or vice president. The Iron Workers/IMPACT North American Labor-Management Conference has become THE go-to venue for construction industry professionals, owners, contractors and ironworkers from all across North America. And this year, the Iron Workers Union and IMPACT picked up the pace even more as we celebrated a triumphant return to Las Vegas, welcoming a record-breaking number of attendees and a more vibrant and collaborative crowd than ever before to “The Sky’s the Limit.” “We saw attendance of 50 percent ironworkers and 50 percent contractors and owners,” said IMPACT CEO Eric Waterman. “The diversity of this year’s group led to some incredible discussions on safety and job growth, and I look forward to applying the sessions’ takeaways to IMPACT’s day-to-day work.” He added, “It’s our job to look at how we can turn discussions into action items. Then, we can examine our progress at next year’s conference.” The Iron Workers/IMPACT Labor-Management Conference consistently breaks attendance records year over year, and this year, a burgeoning crowd of more than 750 owners, contractors and ironworkers was the largest in the conference’s five-year history. Hugely popular panel discussions and breakout sessions were big draws. In addition, the conference served as a valuable “who’s who” in construction networking event, as well as a rich, interactive forum where attendees had the opportunity to share ideas in order to partner for success. Eric Waterman and Bill Brown stand at attention as Gary Russo (left) sings the National Anthem Monday morning. 4 THE IRONWORKER
RAB XI Co-Chairs Darrell LaBoucan and Ross Fraser present “IMPACT Arrives in Canada!” President and CEO, Ben Hur Construction Co., and IMPACT Management Co-Chair William Brown delivers opening remarks Monday. General President Walter Wise and General Secretary Eric Dean. MONDAY “The politics of no and gridlock have not served our country well,” said Iron Workers General President and IMPACT Labor Co-Chair Walter Wise as he called to order Monday morning’s opening session. “Instead, we must constantly improve as we reaffirm our commitment to safety and value.” Wise added that our goal is to put “more and more ironworkers to work” and that “it will be important to keep moving forward as industry partners to double market share in the next nine years.” William Brown, CEO of Ben Hur Construction Company and management co-chair for IMPACT, also took to the stage. “Our strength as an organization lies in the incredible commitment to innovation by our board of trustees, staff and partners,” he said. “The level of interest we’ve seen in IMPACT this year is truly a testament to the value of our programs.” Management Co-Chair William Brown and IMPACT CEO Waterman stressed the importance of IMPACT’s Regional Advisory Boards (RABs) and heralded the formation of three new boards in Canada, the addition of which brings IMPACT’s total number of RABs to 13, up from 10 in 2011. IMPACT funding is now officially part of how ironworkers and contractors do business. Much of the content Nearly one half of respondents at the conference said that both the non-union competition and unfunded pension liability are the biggest challenges we face. from this year was inspired by feedback from our RABs, which shows the value of IMPACT on the local level, Brown said. RAB XI Co-Chairs Darrell LaBoucan (Labor) and Ross Fraser (Management) lauded IMPACT’s efforts to tailor its programs to the needs of Canada, noting IMPACT’s instrumentality in encouraging crossborder mobility in areas of western Canada where the industry often experiences shortages of ironworkers. “This is a strong opportunity for ironworkers and contractors to grow their business,” LaBoucan said. The morning’s discussions also included a roll call of dynamic and engaging speakers. General James Conway, 34th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, ret., gave a powerful speech on effective leadership, and later, Charlie Cook shared his James Conway, 34th commandant of the Marine Corps, ret., presents “The Multi-Talented Leader-A Recipe for Victory.” MARCH 2012 5
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