Meet the Labor Supplier: Elliott-Lewis

Elliott-Lewis is the Pennsylvania Convention Center labor broker which provides one stop shopping for the show contractor and your I&D House.

Eliminates all labor disputes and disruptions during set-up and teardown of a show.
Makes a single entity (PCC/Elliott-Lewis) accountable for ensuring that the new work rules and code of conduct are enforced.
Reduce an exhibitor's cost of exhibiting at the PCC.
Reduce the show contractor's cost of doing business at the PCC.

Coordinate pre-event, labor planning meetings with individual contractors (all pre-planning discussions and agreements are followed up in writing from Elliott-Lewis).
Assist individual contractors with the development of their manpower plans for upcoming events.
Educate the contractors on the "do's & don'ts" of the PCC's CSA (how to work in the building).
Serve as the primary interface with the PCC's trade unions on fulfillment of labor call.

Organize and monitor labor calls for all contractors working on the floor (general contractor and I&D companies as well).
Re-allocate and backfill contractor labor calls to overcome temporary labor shortages.
Resolve jurisdictional disputes without the direct involvement of either the customers and/or exhibitors.
Proactively inform exhibitors of their new rights contained within the PCC's Customer Satisfaction Agreement (in writing).
Ensure that the PCC's Code of Conduct is strictly enforced at all times on the show floor.

Coordinate post-event labor meetings with the contractors to review the show, before, during and after. potential operational issues.
Accumulate and analyze all man-hour/labor cost data from an event for possible use by the show contractor and planner/organizer for future shows.

Handle all employment/payroll administrative functions for union labor, to include: daily timekeeping, weekly payroll processing, unemployment insurance claim, workman's compensation insurance and claims, and processing of union fringe benefits.
Respond to post-show inquiries from customers regarding labor costs.
Manage any union personnel actions that may be necessary (disputes or performance issues).
Negotiate and manage "PCC-only" favorable collective bargaining agreements with the trade unions.

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