Hawaiian Contractor Looks to Grow Business with BAC

A key reason contractors look to sign with the BAC is to grow their business, expand their work opportunities and offer more service. In Hawaii, Mana Construction they wanted to start ramping up their bids and get more projects across the islands.  

Seeing BAC members out in the field, the company knew that signing with the union would give them peace of mindthat their full-time workforce would be the quality their clients expected.  

“Mana has a lot of work, and wanted to scale up even more,” said Local 1 Hawaii Business Manager / Financial Secretary-Treasurer Patrick Coronas. “They could not do that with their current business model for getting workers, so they realized the clear answer was to sign with the BAC.” 

“Our members would occasionally work a few hours here and there when our own signatory work was slow, so Mana’s ownership knew what we were about, our training, and what we could do,” Coronas continued. “It was clear to them, though, that they could not count on that for the long-term. We met with them to assure them they would get the support they needed from the union, and the owner signed shortly after.”