Mission
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS, INC. EMPIRE STATE CHAPTER WILL CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO BE THE LEADING VOICE PROMOTING FREE ENTERPRISE WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROMOTE AND DEFEND MERIT SHOP PHILOSOPHY, BOTH NATIONALLY AND IN NEW YORK STATE. THIS PHILOSOPHY ENCOURAGES COMPETITION AND FREE MARKET APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTION, BASED SOLEY ON MERIT, REGARDLESS OF LABOR AFFILIATION.