b're s ident \'sArticle What cando for Me? MRCA Oneofthemostfrequently askedquestions withregard to trade association membership: is"What can the association do for tion me?"Since associa membershipinvolves money, it\'s a usually perfectly logical question to ask. Theanswer, quitehonestly,is "Nothing."Your association can do things with you, but not for you. Thereasonissimpleandit principles involves the samethat apply to ahis business.Ito take theInshort,associationsare man andine Ainessman invests hisbenefitsthatformedbyvariousgroupsto bus money and he also invests hisandcome hisas the result of thecombatof m intertimewayproblemsutual energy to make his business suc efforts of his industry\'s associa est and concern.isbasis Thisthe ceed. The same holds true for thetions andits due-paying mem for your local, state and national dues dollar, whichrepresents abers.Thesebene tsdon\'t justroofing associations. The probfisimilar investment in one\'s busi happen.the result of alems that face our industry They\'relottoday ness. There are certain functionsof hardrkeffort by aaffect every contractor, no matter wo andgreat and services wherein the associa number of individuals who devotehow large or small. And since no tion requires the physical supporttime andenergy to get thejoboneindividual couldpossibly and involvement of its members.done.begin to s vethese probol any of It needs thetiveofFree enterprise in America didlems alone,it stands to reason collec thinking all concerned to formulate plansnot achieve its present position bythat each shou join allective ldcoand it requires the physical effortpassive acceptance.cia efforttoprotect his business Our assoof its membersput those planstion owes its position and s investment. I as simple as that. totabilityt\'s operation long line ofwas into.to adoers. What youThisfirst written several Asurvey has indicated thatdo for it today determines howyearsby someone with a pastagobet85 percent of all economic fail useful it will beyou tomorrow.ter command of words than I, but for ures were firms orinessmenNo one would want to be inIlike it, and it\'s as true bus ansuretoday notwith a trade associ industry without aassocia as it was then. connectedtrade ation.It wouldappear thatthetion. Just as a church setsthe businessman who rebels againstm l environment by which to orapaying association dues is alwayslive and raise a family, trade assothe first to criticize and to say thatciations set the ethical and ecoan associationhim no good.nomic environment in which to does However, he is a ays in the frontoperate ainess.a lw bus Whengroup of citizens are faced with problems of mutual concern in their neighborho s, th form a civic od ey a . Whenworkersof ssociationAmericawerefacedwithsubstandard working conditions, low pay andabusivetreatmentby management, they formed trade unions.'