Safety-First Systems Integration

Secures adequate wages, working conditions, and employment opportunities for members through legal and proper means, and encourages members to register and vote to support legislation protecting free collective bargaining and higher standards of citizenship.

Constructs structural steel, reinforcing steel, and ornamental ironwork in the Western and Finger Lakes regions of New York.

Promotes the material and intellectual welfare of its members and their families.

Operates training and welding facilities in Gates, New York, to prepare future ironworkers through a four-year, paid apprenticeship program that includes on-the-job training and 204 hours of annual classroom instruction in structural steel, reinforcing, and ornamental ironwork.

Organizes multi-day annual conventions including business meetings, board sessions, speaker events, vendor halls, and social activities such as golf tournaments, cocktail parties, beach banquets, and sponsor recognition receptions. The 103rd Annual Convention was held at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort and included coordinated logistics for travel and accommodations.

Lobbies to strengthen New York State franchise laws and actively opposes legislation that would harm franchised automobile dealerships.

Administers an Economic Impact Survey of member dealers to produce a report assessing the automobile industry’s economic contribution in New York State.

Provides on-site safety inspections, CPR/AED/first aid training, and regulatory compliance assistance to member dealerships across New York State. Coordinates and delivers AED, CPR, and first aid training through its Safety Group 430 and conducts quarterly claims reporting.

Arranges discounted travel options for annual convention attendees, including flight bookings with Delta Air Lines, discounted airfares and bonus points with Southwest Airlines, reduced rental car rates through Hertz, prebooked airport transportation via Naples Transportation and Tours, and discounted self-parking at $28+ per night.

Organizes an annual summer board meeting for board members, advisors, sponsors, and committee members, and hosts a dedicated day of racing, networking, and dinner for NextGen members at Saratoga Race Course, including track entry, meals, and a $300 hotel stipend.

Conducts webinars, seminars, and educational sessions on topics relevant to the automotive retailing business environment, including through e-learning platforms and SYNADS tools accessible to members.

Provides duplicate title application services with a 3-day turnaround and registration services with a 1–2 day processing time, including staff support for technical questions and paperwork assistance.

Provides a comprehensive online platform through Brightline Dealer Services for employee benefits enrollment and navigation, and operates the Risk Control Resource Center with a Learning Management System that enables member dealerships to assign, deliver, and track employee safety training and access safety materials.

Operates a free AutoCAP Panel composed of consumer and dealer representatives that convenes at least four times per year to mediate and resolve unresolved consumer vehicle complaints. Most disputes between customers and member dealerships are resolved through this mediation process.

Offers access to group employee benefit plans including medical, high-deductible, vision care (via VSP network of over 50,000 providers), and worker’s compensation insurance. Also provides insurance program reviews through a partner broker and facilitates up to a 25% advanced discount on insurance renewals through NYSIF, with potential for additional underwriting-based discounts.

Represents self-insurers’ interests through participation in legislative hearings, the New York Business Council’s Workers’ Compensation Committee, and the National Council of Self-Insurers, while disseminating national-level policy information to members.

Appoints key leadership positions such as Special Counsel and Board of Managers members to guide association strategy and governance.

Produces and disseminates research, including a published 2020 case law review summarizing key developments in workers’ compensation jurisprudence.