1. sSS Sonia Ramirez, Director sramirez@bctd.org

2.  Legislative › Identify priority issues › Seek opportunities to advance issues › Coordinate efforts to defend against attacks on issues  Legislation, amendments, hearings, staff briefings, direct lobbying  Federal Agency Advocacy › Resolve pending regulatory issues › Strengthen relationships with key agencies  Political Giving › Unified political efforts  Priority giving  Strategic giving  Communications ( separate presentation )  Research ( separate presentation )

3. › Davis Bacon and Project Labor Agreements › Immigration Reform › Workforce Development/ Registered Apprenticeship › Infrastructure Investment/ Jobs › Multi-Employer Pension Plans

4.  Preservation of bi-partisan margins of support  Stand alone legislative initiatives  Appropriations battles  Hearings, Press, and Research  Implementation of PLA Executive Order Federal Agency Advocacy  Davis Bacon Regulatory Changes Survey Crews

5.  Key pieces of reform: Enforcement – Interior and Border Path to Citizenship No expansion of existing or creation new temporary guest worker programs in construction  Current State of Play: Senate Bill House Strategy Conference

6.  Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Workforce Investment Boards Registered Apprenticeship Representation  Promoting Apprenticeship for Credentials and Employment Act (PACE) Strengthen Apprenticeship Advisory Committee Provide Grants Enhance Labor Standards Enforcement

7.  Legislation Water Resources Development Authorization (WRDA) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority (WIFIA) Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act (WAVE 4) Federal Permitting Improvement Act Infrastructure Bank Proposals TSCA – Toxic Substance Control Act – Reauthorization Chemical Safety Improvement Act  Project Support Keystone Jordan Cove – LNG Export Terminal Cove Point – LNG Export Terminal

8. › Department of Labor  Davis Bacon Reform  Worker Misclassification  H2B / Guest worker Regulations › EPA  Coal Ash  Hydraulic Fracturing  Green House Gas (GHG) › Department of State  Keystone Pipeline  Visa Programs  Bridge to Windsor › Department of Transportation  Federal Highway Administration - Local hire provisions › Health and Human Services  Affordable Care Act Implementation

9. Unified Political Efforts  Priority Giving  Enhance policy outcomes through coordinated investments  Key committees  Bi-partisan Leadership Strategic Giving  Give to candidates that advance critical issues  Provide necessary votes  Introduce legislation (bills and amendments)  Leaders (give floor speeches, have key relationships)  Engage in Republican primaries (protect members)

10. Total political advocacy expenditures per cycle = over $50M Building Trades Unions Contributions – 2012 cycle  #1 overall direct PAC contributions  #1 direct PAC contributions to Democrats  #5 direct PAC contributions to Republicans

11.  Industry Coalitions › Labor Management Committees  Legal Advocacy  Leveraging Financing Options › HIT/BIT, ULLICO, CGI, Nuveen Investments  Contractor Associations SMACNA (Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association), NECA (National Electrical Contractor Association), MCA (Mechanical Contractor Association)  The Center for Construction Research and Training (CCRT) BCTD Research Capacity State, Provincial and Local Building Trades Councils Community Alliances Emerald Cities, Youth Build, The Corp Network, PolicyLink, Partnership for Working Families, Hard Hatted Women, Wider Opportunity for Women, Urban League, NAACP, and NCLR Helmets to Hardhats NCCMP Standing BCTD Committees -- Apprenticeship, Organizing, Davis Bacon, Women in the Trades and Health and Safety