Your Job and the Future it Holds for You Flashcards
What is America’s biggest business?
Construction
What percentage of workers in U.S. are in the Construction Industry?
5%
What percentage of Electrical Contractors worked in the Electrical Trade?
80%
Electrical Construction make sup what percentage of the total construction workforce?
11%
When was the “Declaration of Principles” created?
1919
What is the “Declaration of Principles”?
Concept that the interests of the public, the employer and the employee are inseparably bound together.
What two things must an apprentice develop?
- Technical Know-how
2. Capability to be an asset to the contractor who employs you.
As an IBEW Journeyman, you should be ______, _______, ________ and __________
- well trained in all phases of the trade
- a productive worker everyday
- a good sales representative for the shop
- a good sales representative for union labor
What 2 things are labor, to the contractor?
Public relations
Means of production
What 5 steps must an electrical contractor take to become successful?
- Arrange Finances
- Buy equipment
- Hire supervision/ overhead
- Obtain Jobs
- Obtain adequate supply of skilled labor
What industry is assessed regularly to give the government/ financial institutions an indication of the Nation’s economy?
Construction
Quality _____ by skilled Electrical Workers is essential to keep our country competitive
Performance
______Journeyman will be in great demand
Qualified
Maintaining ______ is part of how one becomes an asset to an electrical contractor.
Sharp Technical Skills
Two Early leaders in the electrical contacting industry?
Charles Ford and L.K. Comstock
