Through a committee set up by the 14 general presidents, North American construction unions are working with unionized contractors to secure jobs as contractors across the country. These maintenance contracts currently cover 301 projects in 34 countries, involving 118 parties. The department has had contractual relationships with VAT for nearly 60 years through the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council. During this period, VAT`s construction and maintenance needs created thousands of jobs for artisanal businesses and kept supply rates low to benefit all the inhabitants of the valley. A project employment contract (PLA) is a pre-employment collective agreement that sets out the terms and conditions of employment for one or more construction projects. THE PLAs were first used in major public works projects in the 1930s, such as the Hoover Dam. Since then, many large complex projects, both public and private, have been successfully built in the United States with the PLA model, such as Kitsap Naval Base, Cove Point – LNG Export Terminal, LAX AIRPORT, the replacement Zee Bridge tappan and each of Toyota Motor Corporation`s North American production sites. The agreement is managed by a senior international representative from each of the 14 participating craftsmen, as well as an administrator from the construction department, the AFL-CIO and associated maintenance companies. The agreement has been in place since 1956 and has created millions of hours of work each year. Through the Walt Disney World office in Florida, Construction Unions in North America are working with Disney Corporation to negotiate collective agreements that allow for the development of school programs while ensuring that new construction projects and ongoing maintenance at Walt Disney World are carried out safely and efficiently. , with wages and family benefits. The General Presidents` Project Maintenance Contract is intended to provide qualified and well-trained craftsmen to contractors who perform ongoing additional maintenance work at industrial sites in the United States, using a nationally negotiated collective agreement that provides the condominium with numerous cost-saving provisions. The Nuclear Mechanics Training Process (NMAP) is an economic approach that allows reasonable ensuring that craftsmen have the necessary basic knowledge and skills in nuclear power plant construction projects: (1) To perform a number of basic trade-related tasks without additional training or examination, and (2) to carry out a specific procurement process for each task , if necessary.

NMAP is a documentation method where the initial skills and qualification requirements of contract workers in crafts have been met individually.