Unions & Coalitions



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Union Training Institute

Carmen Group helped a union training institute compete for and win a $5 million Department of Labor grant for green jobs training.

Trade Union

Carmen Group helped an innovative trade union engage federal agencies and advocate for official “approved” status for contractors certified by its training program and stimulus funding to advance training programs.

Healthcare Advocacy Coalition

Carmen Group helped a major healthcare coalition build awareness of the need for universal healthcare and created a national forum for open debate with media roundtables including policy makers, union leaders and industry leaders.

Contractors Association

Carmen Group created an unprecedented concept and worked through non-traditional channels to establish a $1 billion captive insurance fund to indemnify New York City and the Union contractors who rushed to clean the ground zero site from health care claims.

Flood Management Association

Carmen Group worked with national flood risk management policy leadership to help create a timely and strong working relationship between two federal agencies to advance the nation’s first levee safety program.

Real Estate Management Company

Carmen Group helped the company create an innovative public-private management proposal targeting management of all of a major agency’s physical resources.
 

Sheet Metal Workers International Association

Communication and policy campaigns and direct representation creates partnerships with employers that result in more and better jobs for union members.

General Contractors Association of New York

A federally funded captive insurance fund indemnifies the City of New York and the private contractors who rushed to assist at Ground Zero and worked for over a year without coverage for related health claims.

ULLICO

ULLICO, labor’s own insurance and financial services company, raises visibility through inspiring documentaries, provocative advertisements and hard-hitting marketing.

America’s Agenda: Healthcare for All

Vermont becomes the first state to embrace universal health care.