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41% said that ironworker training materials are good— but they could be even better. political ruminations and predictions as the nation gears up for the presidential election later this year. “Republicans,” Cook said, “are looking for the most passionate conservative they can find to challenge Obama. None match up.” Anirban Basu, CEO of the Sage Policy Group, livened the mood as he delivered a positive economic outlook, citing a strong showing in manufacturing, commercial, power and education construction. He added that construction gained more than 46,000 jobs last year in the midst of a bumpy recovery. More of the day’s highlights included Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training Lee Worley’s Two-thirds of conference attendees said that our superior training materials are a major differentiator from our non-union competition. presentation on training material innovation. He cited exploration of virtual-reality crane signaling and elearning as new, tech-inspired forms of training and upgrading. Later, Walter Wise, William Brown, and Walter Bazan, 2011–2012 vice president of the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), signed a much-anticipated partnering agreement between the Iron Workers Union and the ASA, which opens the door to improving communication and information sharing between the two organizations. The partnership aims to increase productivity in the construction industry and benefit ironworkers and contractors. IMPACT Co-Chairs Walter Wise and William Brown sign a much-anticipated strategic partnership with the ASA, alongside Walter Bazan (left), 2011-2012 ASA vice president. “When you look at our contractors, the bulk of them are small contractors and subcontractors,” Wise said. “The association we have is beneficial so we speak with a common voice. It gives us great opportunities to get more subcontractors.” During a lunchtime speech on the Iron Workers’ Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), General Secretary Eric Dean recognized Local 172 (Columbus, Ohio) and Local 769 (Ashland, Ky.), for KPI excellence in 2010, and Local 12 (Albany, N.Y.) and Local 700 (Windsor, Ontario) for KPI excellence in 2011. The afternoon breakout sessions included a packed house at “A Frank Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training Lee Worley. 6 THE IRONWORKER
Walter Wise, general president, Iron Workers International; IMPACT labor co-chair. Discussion with Contractors and Owners,” moderated by Management Co-Chair William Brown. General President Walter Wise, General Secretary Eric Dean, General Treasurer Ed McHugh and all Iron Worker district council presidents were on hand to add to the discussion. Lyle Hill of Keytech North America presented “Transparency in the Glazing Business,” and Dan Grove and Lee Worley spoke to dozens of attendees interested in learning more about Iron Worker IT programs in “What Are the IWITS and the IWATS?” Harvey Swift and Rick Sullivan piqued ironworkers’ interest in mobile technologies by delving Lyle Hill, Keytech North America, member U.S. Glass Association: “Transparency in the Glazing Business.” Ian Coats, project manager– Steel, Tekla: “What the Hell is BIM?” 60% said that attitudes toward the union in their region are unchanged or LESS friendly than they were a year ago. into the world of mobile construction apps—and even added a highly interactive session component to gather more ideas on future ironworker-specific application development. In late afternoon sessions, Ian Coats of Tekla, Inc., presented on innovative virtual reality modeling called “Business Information Modeling.” Erin Conaway of the AISC presented a “Steel Supply Chain” tutorial. Don Hazel of McGraw Hill and Tony Salemme of Industrial Information Resources presented “Need More Work? Here It Is!,” a breakout session highlighting IMPACT’s project tracking software, offered free (or deeply discounted) to participating contractors. Don Hazel, McGraw Hill: “Need More Work? Here it Is!” Finally, Communications Specialist Brennan Gamwell’s “I’m Already Online…And I Didn’t Even Know It” rounded out the day with a well-attended presentation on social media, branding and identity in the digital sphere, with a focus on what the Iron Workers and IMPACT do to communicate online. Brennan Gamwell, communications specialist, presents a breakout session on social media Monday afternoon. MARCH 2012 7
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