October 2025 APCA MARKET PENETRATION RESEARCH www.ContinuumCapital.net Executive Summary (3 of 6) Workforce Myths Debunked Myth – Union trade availability, supervision availability, training resources, trained workforce, large equipment availability, safety performance, quality compliance performance, production performance, and owner preference are higher versus merit shop contractors. Debunked – Merit shop trade and supervision availability exceeds union availability. – Merit shop training resources and trained workforce equals or exceeds union standards. – Merit shop large equipment availability and access exceeds union availability and access. – Merit shop Safety, Quality, and Production performance equals or exceeds union performance. – Merit shop owner preference is increasing versus union preference. 7
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