A Letter from the CEO
Welcome to Spring and IECRM’s official foray into events season! We have great things planned for our members, partners and apprentices. Take a moment to register for these engaging and informative offerings and sign up for our new interactive calendar to stay informed on happenings throughout the year!
This month’s Connecting through Technology issue highlights several special activities: It is especially exciting to share that these are all IN-PERSON EVENTS! We look forward to being together with you and our industry community in the months ahead.
- Happy Hour: Come and play your heart out on Thursday, April 7 through games, lanes, and re-connecting with your peers and new members who have joined the association over the last two years. Bring your colleagues and a prospective member with you!
- Quarterly Member Lunch: On Thursday, April 14, come meet our technology solutions specialists who are focused on sharing the newest thought leadership regarding how you can improve and enhance your business operations!
- Apprentice Wire-off & Skills Competition: Cheer on this year’s top 40 apprentices as they compete in a skills challenge aligned with their program year. Be there on Friday, April 29 for the announcement of the winners including the 2022 Apprentice of the Year !
- EV & Solar Showcase: IECRM has partnered with the City of Northglenn, Xcel Partners in Energy, and leading manufacturers to bring IECRM contractor members and the community together for an inside look at the future. On Friday, April 29, you can expect:
- Specially curated training classes from OSHA and UL and a panel of experts discussing the future of EV for contractors, EV vehicle and charging demonstrations, games, BBQ and more….
- To learn what you didn’t know you needed to know about EV & Solar opportunities, options and rebates in Colorado.
- This event is for contractors, partners, employees, apprentices, and the community.
One more way to “connect through technology” is to attend the Annual IECRM Summit Awards. This year we are moving the event to a wonderful new venue – The Cable Center at DU – where the origins of cable and telecommunications will integrate with the future of electrification! Join us for this amazing evening on Thursday, May 5 recognizing excellence in the electrical industry! If you have any more questions, please Contact Us.
I look forward to connecting with you in person this Spring!
Marilyn
MEMBER ALERT: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
APRIL FOOLS: Only this is no joke!
This week House Bill 22-1346 was introduced in the Colorado legislature. The bill has significant impacts on the electrical industry and would change existing Colorado law to reduce the current 3:1 electrical ratio of Apprentices to JWs to 1:1. IECRM opposes this legislative change in ratio for a number of reasons including workforce and economic impacts.
The following ACTIONS BY YOU TODAY are needed to oppose this legislation.
- CONTACT a member of the Business Affairs & Labor Committee this week stating your Opposition to HB 22-1346.
- SIGN UP for IECRMs legislative alerts to receive updates and the next steps to track and oppose this legislative reduction in licensed electrician-to-apprentice ratio. Sign up here.
- EMAIL specific feedback, information, or comments to [email protected] using HB 22-1346 or RATIO in the subject line.
Note that IECRM fully supports the enforcement of the existing ratio of 3:1 per state law and enforcement of 2:1 on OA/Davis Bacon/public sector required work per approved federal standards. It is the current oversight authority and responsibility of DORA and local entities to enforce ratio requirements. IECRM supports DORA and local jurisdictional authority and expectations to enforce ratio requirements as the current statute allows.
