MCA of Omaha is a professional association representing contractors in mechanical construction. It has a membership of over 30 mechanical contractors of all sizes engaged in such disciplines as plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, controls systems, medical gases, and welding, primarily within the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. Many members also perform service and maintenance work for their customers.
MCA of Omaha provides its members with these services:
Represents members in all labor relations matters including negotiations, grievances, apprenticeship training and benefit plans;
Legislative and governmental affairs representation before federal, state and local bodies;
Represents member interests to owners, architects engineers, general contractors, subcontractors and others involved in construction;
Publication of the MCAO E-update and field safety manuals;
Library of technical publications, manuals, tapes and DVD's on business and industry topics.
The series is free of charge for all MCA-Omaha Members. You may register for upcoming sessions and listen to sessions to have already taken place at www.msca.org .
The Student Chapter at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was recently awarded one of five Chapter of Excellence Grants worth $3,000.
The MCERF committee also awarded 50, $1,000 Student Internship Grants to MCAA contractor members who hired student interns. Congratulations to Controls Services, Mainelli Mechanical, MidWest Mechanical and Ryan & Associates.
The construction industry's rate of unemployment slowed for the month of May with a decline of 59,000 jobs, compared to 108,000 jobs in April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Biggest losses in the industry were for nonresidential specialty trade contractors with a decrease of 30,000 jobs, and likewise with residential construction buildings losing 11,000 jobs, stated the BLS in its monthly report.
The unemployment rate in construction, not seasonally adjusted, increased by 10.6% since May 2008 to the current level of 19.2%. Over the last six months, the construction industry has seen an average monthly job loos of 117,000 throughout the country.
