Organization: TILE CONTRACTOR'S ASSOCIATION OF
Mission: TCAA IS AN ASSOCIATION OF UNION CERAMIC TILE & STONE CONTACTORS AND AFFILIATED MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS. TCAAS MISSION IS TO BUILD MARKET SHARE FOR ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS BY PROMOTING THE USE OF TILE AND STONE AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF QUALIFIED UNION CONTRACTORS IN THE INSTALLATION OF THOSE MATERIALS.
Activities: TCAA CONDUCTS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND UNDERTAKES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES WHICH PROVIDE BENEFITS TO ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS. LABOR MAINTAINS A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS AND INTERVENES ON BEHALF OF ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS WHEN ISSUES ARISE AT THE LOCAL LEVELS. PROVIDES REPRESENTATION OF ALL SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS WITH SEATS ON THE INTERNATIONAL PENSION FUND, THE IUBAC TILE, MARBLE, TERRAZZO COMMITTEE, AND THE INTERNATIONAL MASONRY INSTITUTE BOARD. TECHNICAL HOLDS TWO SEATS ON THE TCNA HANDBOOK COMMITTEE AND A SEAT ON THE ANSI COMMITTEE WHERE IT REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW NATIONAL STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION METHODS AND CHANGES TO EXISTING STANDARDS AND METHODS.
EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MASONRY INSTITUTE, HOSTS LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE HIGH IMPACT TECHNICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE TO ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN COMMUNITY. COLLECTS INPUT FROM CONTRACTORS WHICH IS USED BY IMI TO DEVELOP NEW TECHNICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IDENTIFIED BY CONTRACTORS AS HAVING HIGH VALUE FOR THEIR BUSINESSES. PARTICIPATES AS A PLANNING PARTNER FOR THE ANNUAL TOTAL SOLUTIONS PLUS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE WHERE IT WORKS WITH INDUSTRY GROUPS THAT INCLUDE THE TILE COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA, THE CERAMIC TILE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION, AND THE NATIONAL TILE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION TO DEVELOP AND PRESENT BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS ISSUES COMMONLY FACED BY ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS
PROMOTING QUALIFIED LABOR UNDERTAKES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT OFFER TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF A CONTRACTORS QUALIFICATIONS, RAISE PUBLIC AWARE-NESS OF THE BENEFITS OF ENGAGING QUALIFIED (UNION) CONTRACTORS, AND PROMOTE THE PROPOSITION THAT CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS - NOT PRICE - SHOULD BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN ENGAGING A TILE/STONE INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR: TROWEL OF EXCELLENCE CERTIFICATION AVAILABLE TO ALL BAC-SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS WHO MEET THE CERTIFICATION CRITERIA, TROWEL OF EXCELLENCE WAS THE FIRST INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION TO PROVIDE TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF A CONTRACTORS QUALIFICATIONS AND IS INCLUDED IN THE TCNA HANDBOOK, MASTERSPEC, THE TILE SPECIFICATIONS OF A WELL-KNOWN NATIONAL FOOD CHAIN, AND A NUMBER OF MANUFACTURERS PROPRIETARY SPECS AS EVIDENCE OF A CONTRACTORS QUALIFICATIONS.
NTEE category: Mutual & Membership Benefit
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building