Workforce Concerns?
Construction Career Collaborative (C3) –
a Workforce Solution
Presented by:
Chuck Gremillion
Executive Director – C3
Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
C3 Mission
As an alliance of socially-responsible
Owners, Contractors and Specialty Contractors,
we will positively affect
the growth of a sustainable workforce
for the commercial construction industry.
C3 Board of Directors
Jim Stevenson, Chairman
McCarthy Building Companies
Mike Holland, Vice Chairman
Marek Brothers Systems
Spencer Moore, Treasurer
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Pete Dawson, Secretary
Texas Children's Hospital
Bo Bartlett
W.W. Bartlett
Brandon Meyers
Spaw Glass
Kevin Camarata
Camarata Masonry Systems
Glenn Rex
Mechanical Contractors
Association
Darlene East
Holes, Inc.
Russell Hamley
ABC Greater Houston
Jerry Nevlud
AGC Houston
Steve Mechler
Balfour Beatty Construction
John Roberts
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas
Inc.
Tom Vaughn
Vaughn Construction
Bud Walters
Pieper-Houston Electric
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Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
Mission Supporters
What C3 Isn’t:
✓ We are an industry taking control of our issues
and therefore, we are not advocating for a
legislative solution.
✓ We promote craft training for all craft workers,
and we are not advocating for union shops or
merit shops.
✓ We promote training for all craft workers, and
we are not advocating for or taking a position on
immigration.
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The Problem: Why C3?
• Average Age of Craft
Worker: 47
• Craft Training at an all
time low
• 20% of workforce is
expected to retire in 3
years
Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
The Bottom Line
While the construction workforce
is aging and less productive due
to lack of training, the demand
on our industry increases and becomes
more technical every year.
We must do more to recruit, train and
retain craft workers to meet the demands
of our industry.
Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
How did we get into this mess?
• Craft & Safety Training reduced or eliminated for many trades
• Misclassification of non-exempt (hourly) workers resulting in the
improper elimination of overtime, social security, federal & state
unemployment taxes, as well as employee benefits, all in an effort
to reduce cost in pursuit of low bid
• Push in K-12 schools to prepare everyone for college resulting in
the elimination of wood/metal shop classes which sowed the
seeds of interest in construction
• The seeming limitless supply of undocumented workers who labor
in the shadows thereby depressing wages
• The perception among young people that construction is dirty,
unsafe and for undocumented workers
The Impact
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Lower quality craftsmanship resulting in greater
waste and inefficiency
Lower quality buildings resulting in higher
maintenance costs
Ever increasing labor unit costs without any increase
to the wages & benefits of the craft workers
Young people are not attracted to construction
making the industry more dependent upon
undocumented workers thereby depressing wages…
…and the cycle continues
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Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
1. Financial Security, Health,
and Well Being of Craft
Workers
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Paying a fair wage by the hour with applicable
overtime and not misclassifying the worker as
a subcontractor
Provide worker security by paying
unemployment taxes, providing workers’
compensation insurance and contributing to
social security for the workforce.
Approach
2. Safety Training
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Construction industry safety training
standards for the workforce as follows:
All craft workers have OSHA 10 hour
card
All on-site supervisors have OSHA 30
hour card
(We are developing a safety refresher
for OSHA 10 & 30 since it is
required only once in a career.)
3. Craft Training
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Participate in and support industry craft training
leading to portable training credentials for the
craft worker
C3 Strategy:
This must be
OWNER DRIVEN!
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Owners Demand:
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Owner participation and support is imperative.
Owners are the driving force of construction
industry.
Owners are critical to workforce development.
Owners make workforce standards mandatory,
not optional.
Owners specify C3 criteria in General Conditions
of contracts – which levels the playing field for all
contractors
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Like LEED:
Competent
Qualified
Skilled
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Tomorrow’s Workforce
Trained. Safe. Sustainable.
Productivity
Turnover
Jobsite
Absenteeism
OSHA
Recordables
First Aid
Cases
90%
90%
24%
43%
59%
Studies show that investing in training significantly
enhances performance and project execution.
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Owners’ Benefits:
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C3 Owners
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Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
C3 Beta Projects
Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research Phase III
Owner: MD Anderson Cancer Center
General Contractor: Vaughn Construction
Zayed Building - Center for Personalized Care
Owner: MD Anderson Cancer Center
General Contractor: Vaughn Construction
Mid-Campus Administration Building
Owner: MD Anderson Cancer Center
General Contractor: Linbeck
Multi-Phase Project Build Out
Owner: Texas Children's Hospital
General Contractor: WS Bellows Construction
St. Mary's Seminary - Borski Athletic Center Renovation
Owner: Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
General Contractor: Brookstone
Pavilion
Owner: MD Anderson Cancer Center
General Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies
Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
First Non-Beta C3 Projects
The Woodlands Campus
Owner: Texas Children’s Hospital
General Contractor: Tellepsen
Feigin Building, Level 18, OB/GYN Renovation*
Owner: Texas Children’s Hospital
General Contractor: W.S. Bellows
*completed December 2014
Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
C3 Accredited Employers
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ACS Flooring Group
Ace Services
Astro Fence
Balfour Beatty Const.
Big City Access
Bonded Lightning
Protection
Brochsteins
Camarata Masonry
Chamberlin Roofing &
Waterproofing
Construction Eco Services
D.E. Harvey Builders
DPR Construction
EMCOR, Gowan
FGH Insulation
F&S Floors
FireTron
Fisk Electric
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Haldeman-Homme
Holes Incorporated
Honeywell International
Humphrey Company
J.M. Maly
Joslin Construction
Kauffman Co.
Karsten Interior Services
Linbeck
Marek Brothers Systems
McCarthy Building Cos.
McCorvey Sheet Metal
Mid-West Electric
MLN Company
NetVersant Solutions
Northstar Fire Protection
O’Donnell/Snider
Construction
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Pieper Houston Electric
Polk Mechanical
Sitesecure
Schneider Electric
Buildings Americas
Slab Services
Slack & Co.
SolarNet Power the
Future
SpawGlass
Stanley Security Solutions
TD Industries
Tellepsen Builders
Triangle Insulation
J.T. Vaughn Construction
W.S. Bellows Const.
Way Engineering
Winco Masonry
Wingo Service Co.
Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
We need a significant core of Leaders
to INFLUENCE the market.
✓ Leaders have a
long range
view of the
industry.
✓ Leaders have
the courage to
lead by
example when
it may be
unpopular to
do so.
Contractors:
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Become an Accredited C3 Employer
Use influence to encourage Owners
to specify C3 criteria in contracts
Encourage Specialty Contractors to
become Accredited
Lead by example
Invest in our greatest asset – our
employees!
Higher quality work, increased job
satisfaction, elevated employee
morale, lower employee turnover
Invest in the future of the
construction industry
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Specialty Contractors:
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Become Accredited Employer
Lead by example
Invest in our greatest asset – our
employees!
Higher quality work, increased
job satisfaction, elevated
employee morale, lower
employee turnover
Invest in the future of the
construction industry
Provide middle class
opportunities that attract young
people and create a sustainable
workforce
In order to achieve a sustainable workforce...
C3 Must Be:
✓ Conduit for development and delivery of craft training
✓ Conduit for delivery of safety training
✓ Advocate of construction curriculum with secondary
schools and community colleges
 to generate interest among students in
construction
 to attract young people to the industry
✓ Advocate of C3 criteria with owners
✓ Auditing organization for accountability and integrity
C3: Together we…
• Create a sustainable construction workforce
• Attract a verifiably qualified workforce
• Recognize a healthy and safer construction industry
• Increase efficiency for better built projects in less time
• Contribute to a better insured and trained population
Financial Security, Health, and Well Being + Safety Training + Craft Training
The need for C3 has
never been greater!
Owners, General Contractors, Specialty Contractors,
and Champions, who have a clear vision of the future
of a healthy construction industry, MUST LEAD and
exert their influence in the market to solve this
problem.
Make an immediate impact!
Specify C3 criteria in your contracts.
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