About
Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a leading organization representing America’s commercial construction industry and the merit shop philosophy. With more than 24,000 members nationwide and 1,000 members in Michigan alone, ABC has proven itself to be a community of construction leaders working together to connect, protect, grow, and defend the industry.
CONNECT. PROTECT. GROW. DEFEND.
Local, State, and National Membership
As the Associated Builders and Contractors Western Michigan Chapter, we represent the Western Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ABC Western Michigan was founded in 1956. Since the beginning, we’ve been focused on creating value for our members. We’re one of three regional chapters that provide resources, industry events, connections, training, and more to help advance the commercial and industrial construction industry.
ABC on the Local, State, and National Level
ABC Western Michigan
We work with members to:
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Invest in strengthening the community
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Foster meaningful relationships and promote collaboration
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Create safe jobsites
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Develop the next generation of the construction industry’s workforce
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Defend merit shop principles
ABC Michigan
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Supported by Michigan’s three regional chapters
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Serves as the voice of the Merit Shop in Lansing
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Advocates for legislation impacting contractors
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Endorses candidates for state offices
ABC National
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Provides industry-leading resources and data
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Recognizes world-class safety programs
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Advocates for merit shop policy
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Serves as the construction industry’s voice in national media
We help build better companies by transforming people. We transform people by helping them CONNECT with community, PROTECT their teams, GROW their capabilities, DEFEND their freedom to compete, and INFORM their decisions.
ABC Bylaws
As a member-led non-profit, ABC Western Michigan intently follows our bylaws.
Principles of the Merit Shop
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Provides industry-leading resources and data
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Recognizes world-class safety programs
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Advocates for merit shop policy
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Serves as the construction industry’s voice in national media
Purposes and Objectives
The primary objective of this Association is to foster and perpetuate the principles of the Merit Shop, Open Competition and Free Enterprise as listed in Article I. In addition to this primary objective, this Association shall pursue and promote the following activities:
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Encourage, develop, and protect the construction industry.
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Promote confidence and goodwill within the building and construction industry and between this industry and the general public.
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Organize builders, general contractors, specialty contractors, suppliers, and related groups of all kinds into Chapters and organizations in order to encourage the free interchange of views and techniques and to facilitate the accomplishment of the primary objectives of the Association.
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Organize and promote meetings, seminars, conferences, publications, and other media of all kinds, in order to maintain a well-informed industry and general public.
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Promote and encourage continuing education, apprenticeship and other training programs for management and the crafts within the construction industry.
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Promote safety and training within the construction industry.
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Promote insurance, hospitalization, pension, training, and other programs for the benefit of the general welfare of the employees of the Merit Shop industry.
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Promote the ABC Code of Ethics for the construction industry as provided in the ABC National Policy & Procedures Manual.
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Promote such other activities or services as may benefit the membership, further the objectives of ABC, and promote the principles of the Merit Shop, Open Competition and Free Enterprise.
