WASHINGTON, DC — People leaving the military want to find quality jobs. The construction industry, including those in the HVACR field, has long been seeking more quality workers. The new “Helmets to Hardhats” program intends to bring them together for the benefit of all.
At the recent Campaign for Quality Construction, National Issues Conference, sponsored by the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA), National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA), Major General Matthew Caulfield (retired) introduced the assembled contractors to the program, along with Joseph Maloney, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department. Officially introduced at the Building and Construction Trades Department/AFL-CIO legislative conference and sponsored by eight contractor associations including MCAA, NECA, and SMACNA, the formal name for the nonprofit labor-management initiative is “The Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans Employment.”