The campaign to organize PreCast Florida grew out of the local's existing relationship with Southern State Duct Masters, a unionized sheet metal contractor that has thrived since signing with Local 435 in 2022.
Moving forward, Daikin continues to grow and require more workers. Local 480 is organizing accordingly, spreading the good graces of working in unionized HVAC to anyone who will listen.
SMACNA says final rules address a workforce skills crisis and shortage due almost entirely to "the predictable and avoidable result of intentional underinvestment in skill and workforce quality over decades."