Pension Plan Reform, Tax Reform Dominate Construction Industry Conference
WASHINGTON — More than 175 members of Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and allied organizations convened April 27-29 at the Newseum in Washington, District of Columbia, to push for phase 2 of multiemployer pension reform, government tax incentives for energy-efficient commercial and industrial facilities, direct federal construction project procurement policy reforms, and sustaining valuable prevailing wage and project labor agreement project delivery options for federal construction programs.
MCAA and Quality Construction Alliance (QCA) program participants also engaged in more than 140 lobbying visits to House and Senate members. The conference pension panel discussion was moderated by former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, a consultant for MCAA and the UA on the pension reform measure, and included Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee; Randy De Frehn, executive director of the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans; and Presto Rutledge, staff member, Senate Finance Committee.