National Electrical Contractors Association

Contractors in the electrical industry who belong to the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) are union contractors. In the old days, being a union contractor might have been expendable. In these days, it’s a necessity for one simple reason—union workers are better trained than non-union workers.

NECA was founded in 1901, just 22 years after Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. The National Electrical Contractors Association includes more than 4,000 electrical contractors worldwide. Members come from 188 U.S. chapters and foreign affiliates.

NECA members operate in the electrical sector (Standard Industrial Code 17301) and utility sector (SIC 1623). They are specialty contractors and oversee utility line work.

NECA and IBEW co-sponsor the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee formed in 1941.

Local chapter managers, assisted by staff from NECA’s National Office and field staff, negotiate and administrate labor agreements with local unions of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

At all levels, NECA staffers provide non-labor-relations type services to contractors, including detailed publications and workshops in virtually every aspect of the electrical construction industry.

Local NECA contact information:

Santa Clara Valley Chapter NECA
Patrick Mark, Governor
John Casey, President
W. Thomas Barrow, Manager
Doug Lung, Assistant Manager

1493 Park Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: (408) 288-6100
Fax: (408) 288-5317
Email: dlung@scvneca.com