ABC Mid Gulf Chapter Mission Statement
Associated Builders and Contractors Mid Gulf Chapter will be the Association for all major general contractors, subcontractors and specialty contractors in the Gulf Coast region, providing relevant business information, topical events and a political forum for contractors. We will provide owner-funded safety and craft training for youth and adults, maintain a strong community presence and continue to support the Merit shop philosophy.

Get-a-Way to the Gulf”

Inshore/Offshore Fishing Rodeo & Golf Classic

June 26-27, 2009

Orange Beach, Alabama 

“Gulf” Golf Classic Peninsula Golf Club

Friday, June 26, 2009

27-hole championship course. Voted Most Memorable and enjoyable in the Southeast.

CASH HOLE-IN-ONE PRIZE

Breakfast & Lunch & much more (view attached)

 Annual Inshore/Offshore Fishing Rodeo

Saturday, June 27, 2009

MOBILE BIG GAME FISHING CLUB -Thousands in Cash Prizes

Gulf Rodeo details flyer 

The 2009 ABC crawfish boil & golf pictures are now on the ABC website !!  

KNOW YOUR CODE: CSI construction division breakdown codes, click here for pdf flyer listing all the new codes.

Keep Our Tanker: update on the EADS & NGC Tanker Bid Process



Nothing “Free” About the Employee Free Choice Act

Organized labor, along with the vast majority of Democrats in Congress, have made the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), or “card check”, a top priority and are persuading candidates to pledge their support. This legislation would give organized labor an unfair advantage in union organizing at the expense of both employees and employers.

• The misnamed Employee Free Choice Act, or “card check,” would strip away the right of 140 million U.S. workers to a federally supervised private-ballot election when deciding whether or not to unionize.

• Under the proposed card check system, union organizers would only have to gather signed authorization cards from a majority of the workers to claim union representation. Without the private ballot, workers who were intimidated or coerced into signing authorization cards would not have the ability to change their vote in private. The workers’ votes are made public to the employer, union organizers and coworkers. There is no private-ballot election. There is no free choice.

• All workers, in every industry, deserve the fundamental American right to a federally supervised private-ballot election.  This right is guaranteed when they vote in political elections; there is no reason why they should surrender this right in the workplace.

New Exciting benefit brought to you by ABC, discounts on continued education! 

As one of your options for continued education and as a benefit to all ABC members, members' families and ABC employees, we have signed a learning partnership agreement with Columbia Southern University!  Columbia Southern University is 100% online and is designed for the working, career individual with busy work and family life schedules. You can study at your own pace while continuing in your career. As one of our employees you will receive a 10% discount on all of CSU’s tuition rates, including a waived application fee and textbooks at no cost. Your spouse and children are also eligible to receive these benefits. In order to take advantage of the partnership discount and your waived application fee, click on this link then follow the prompts: http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/alliances/learningpartners/.  When applying to CSU for the first time, click on the blue “Apply Now” tab then follow the prompts.  After your application has been processed and you have been accepted as a CSU student, you will use the “Enroll Now” tab for each class you take. Going through these tabs on the Columbia Southern University web-site will insure that you receive your partnership discount and benefits.Also visit:www.columbiasouthern.edu