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Your Merit Shop Views Matter!   
Get Into Politics or Get Out of Business

ABC is recognized as the voice of the business community for defeating union-exclusive Project Labor Agreements (PLAs).  For more information about PLAs, visit ABC National's PLA page or www.TheTruthAboutPLAs.com  

As an ABC member, you will gain the knowledge and representation needed to protect your company from unfair and anti-competitive political tactics. ABC's merit shop philosophy and political agenda ranks among the main reasons why companies join and remain in ABC. 

For more information about what ABC is doing to keep fair and open competition in Northern California, contact Nicole Goehring, Government Affiars Director, at (209) 482-1697 or nicole@abc-ggc.org or join the Government Action Committee (GAC). See the committee description here . The Next meeting is February 17.


ABC Fresno members and guests meet with Fresno Mayor, Ashley Swearengin
 


ABC members meet with Brad Goehring, Congressional Candidate

Pictured from left to right: Sid Slatter, Slatter Construction; James Fitzgerald, Market One Builders, Inc.; Linda Seinturier, Linda L. Seinturier, Attorney At Law; Brad Goehring; John Corry, ABC Golden Gate Life Member; Robert Fried, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo; Ken Kreisher, Wester Water Constructors, Inc.

ABC members have lunch with Assemblyman Bill Berryhill   
 
Standing from left to right:  Doug Barham, BC Construction; Dave Lagorio, Diede Construction, Inc.; Assemblyman Bill Berryhill; Rich Applegate, Applegate Johnston, Inc.; Dimitri Guzman and his employees, Best Electric.

Seated:  Nicole Goehring, ABC GGC Govt. Affairs Director and John Robinson, ABC GGC Exec. VP.

Merit shop contractors with Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson
 
Pictured from left to right: Richard Markesun, WECA; Nicole Goehring, ABC GGC; Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento; Steve Ayers, Armour Steel, Inc.; James Fitzgerald, MarketOne Builders, Inc.
 

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