Roofing affiliations

Being blessed with unity consciousness, difficult to maintain but often within range, I have respect for everything. Having to make decisions as much in alignment with that as possible, but on a much less lofty plane, I find that Charles Manson, for instance, needs to be kept in jail, even though that might not offer him the optimal chance for maximizing his potential.>>>

(drinking Ice coffee now)

I agree with the perponderence of your thoughts Mike, Mac Roofing has never hired, to the best of my knowledge, illegal immigrants.

My thoughts, on the immigrant labor force are split to be honest. Now assuming we are only talking about the illegal immigrant, although I do not condone their hiring, I do have a respect for them.>>>

No Mike! Sorry, that was more of a quick general reply to all (was heading out with the dog to get some ice coffe).

Will need a little more time to analyze your comments and craft an appropriate repsonse!

Mac >>>

Mac,

That's the extent of your reply to my comments?>>>

I, for one, believe that Joining good affiliations is of excellent benefit. And definateley worth the asking price! And like everything else, the more u put into it the more you out.>>>

the NRCA is the best most in debth library on roofing, tested systems, and proper proceedures. Most manufactures list NRCA as a reference for application.>>>

We are NRCA we use alot of there materials for are safety training and apprenticeship program>>>

But Frank, you've got just the right level of "grayness" to be the roof consultant who gets paid big bucks to guide the DIY crowd past their many screwups!

By the way, I'm running out of "original Death". Time to kick things up a notch and start the "After Death" bottle. :P>>>

I would join a few if I had a real company and employees. As it is, I wouldn't get anything out of it. Almost ready to retire anyway. ;)>>>

We are a member of the APCHQ (provincial construction contractor association), ACQ (a government mandated contractor's association), the BBB (for what's it worth - very little), the local chamber of commerce (we're the only roofing company locally that belongs). We are NOT members of the "Maitres des Couvreurs du Quebec) which is the provincial (commercial) roofers association. We don't belong to the NRCA (wrong country), or to the Canadian Roofers Association (nobody around here knows what that is). Of the whole lot, the APCHQ is probably the best value in terms of continuing education for both owners and employees, lobbying help, and support such as financing, warranty programs, and owner-operator support such as insurance, volume purchasing, etc.>>>

Long time member of NRCA, MRCA and OhioRCA. Other business related org's I support, NFIB, NFIB Safe Trust, National Write Your Congressman, local Chamber of Commerce, National Right to Work Committee, and a few others I can't think of off the top of my head.

Belong to a number of hobbie and special interest organizations as well. Never been the type that wants to suck off the hard labors of others without contributing to the preservation of my own interests as well.

Beat this drum many times on here, with little effect. A few joined. Don't have much tolerance for excuse makers, so I don't talk about it anymore. I see it like voting. If you aren't gonna vote, don't whine about the politicians. If you aren't going to contribute to the interests of your industry, don't complain when it's not heading the direction you want it to go.

Now that you're in a position of influence at NRCA, hows'bout doing something about the NRCA stance on immigrant workers. Don't know about MAC Roofing, but we've never hired immigrant workers, don't plan on it, and that's my one bone of contention with NRCA. I think the association is part of the problem, rather than part of the solution. Oh, sure I understand they don't want undue responsibility being placed on the contractor for verification, but I don't believe that's the real crux of the issue. I think the real issue is that many contractors, particularly large ones, WANT the cheap workforce, and offician NRCA opinion, as directed by those leaders, is coddling to that desire. It's just plain wrong, imho.

Of course I won't allow that one issue to be my EXCUSE for not maintaining my membership. Y'all know what they say about excuses, but in the eye of the average roofing contractor it puts a black mark on the NRCA that overshadows so much of the good they do for members and non-members alike.>>>

VAA, Never offer contractors deposits?!?!?!

Who does the NZRA represent!

wow, that wd tick me off!>>>

ok, maybe you shd start that one>>>

I don't know enough to be a member of anything except maybe "Hack's Annonymous".

Seems like I heard that phrase around here.>>>

so no one is a member of any roofing org's huh? Interesting!>>>