Donald Norcross: “Why standards are so important is because when storms hit our coast, electricians, linemen, come from around the country…”

“Why standards are so important is because when storms hit our coast, electricians, linemen, come from around the country to put that system back together. Could you imagine if they all had their own program? This is why standards count, particularly in the building trades, because when there is not work in your hometown, you go to work in another. We all work together, and that is why this is so important. Since 1937, we haven't updated it. But just because it is old doesn't mean it is not good. It is handed down through generations. This is how we have trained and given the next generation a proven, successful model. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from the North America's Building Trades Unions that talks about the importance of what we are talking about today. North America's Building Trades Unions, Washington, DC, November 18, 2020. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy: On behalf of the over 3 million skilled craft professionals that comprise North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU), I write in support of H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020.…”