Government Affairs Committee Names Two for Grassroots Activist Award

This is an exceptional year for NRMCA’s Government Affairs program because for the first time, two outstanding champions have been presented the 2012 Grassroots Activists of the Year Award for advancing our industry’s advocacy initiatives. This year’s award was presented last week during NRMCA's ConcreteWorks outside Las Vegas to Bill Childs, CEO, Chaney Enterprises, Gambrills, MD, and John Carew, Carew Concrete, Appleton, WI, for their outstanding participation in NRMCA’s Government Affairs, CONCRETEPAC and grassroots programs.

Mr. Childs has repeatedly demonstrated his commitment to the success of NRMCA’s advocacy initiatives by regularly attending and participating in meetings, conference calls and Webinars.  He frequently travels to Washington, DC, to participate in Capitol Hill meetings as well as represent the ready mixed concrete industry during the Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In. Most notably, he and his team at Chaney Enterprises encouraged their employees, customers and vendors to attend the annual RALLY for ROADS of which NRMCA is a primary organizer.

Mr. Carew has also repeatedly demonstrated his commitment to the success of NRMCA’s advocacy program by regularly attending and participating in meetings, conference calls and Webinars. He has conducted countless plant tours with his Members of Congress and regularly engages in grassroots alerts sent by NRMCA Government Affairs staff. Most notably, Mr. Carew provided a great service to the industry while testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding "Rushing Union Elections: Protecting the Interests of Big Labor at the Expense of Workers’ Free Choice."