REPUBLICAN POINT RETURN
COMMITTEE- END BUDGET IN FISCAL
REVIEW SUB FIVE WILL COME TO
ORDER- JUST- TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE CITY OF- COMMITTEE MEMBERS
HERE FROM BOTH COMMITTEES-
IMPORTANTLY CENTER DRAWS WAS
HERE THE CHAIR OF BUDGET SUB
COMMITTEE FIVE- SITTING TO MY
RIGHT HERE AND I JUST WANT TO
NOTE BEFORE I FORGET YES I GO
INTO- SOME INSTRUCTIONS HERE IN
TERMS OF HOW THE HEARING WILL GO
ON- THAT- I WILL BE. LEAVING AND
COMING BACK AND POSSIBLY COMING
BACK IN AT SOME POINT BECAUSE
OF- A PRESENTATION OF TO MAKE
OVER IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE-
THAT SAID- LET ME GET THROUGH
SOME DETAILS HERE INCLUDING
HOUSEKEEPING FOR INDIVIDUALS
WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT VIA TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE SUPPORT DISCIPLINE TOLL
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REPRESENTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING
REMOTELY FOR REMOTE PARTICIPANTS
PLEASE MEET YOUR PHONES OR
COMPUTERS. PLEASE SELECT ON MUTE
BEFORE YOU BEGIN SPEAKING ARE I.
T. PERSONAL WILL PUT YOU BACK ON
MUTE WHEN YOU'RE DONE WAS
RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK PLEASE MAKE
SURE YOU CAN BE SEEN ON THE
SCREEN STATE YOUR NAME AND THEN
YOU'RE READY TO ADDRESS THE
COMMITTEE. FOR TODAY'S HERE WE
WILL BE HEARING ALL THE PANELS
OF WITNESSES ON THE AGENDA PRIOR
TO TAKING ANY PUBLIC COMMENT
ONCE YOU HAVE HURDLE WITNESSES
WILL HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
COMMENT ON THE TOPICS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR
COMMENTS TO ONE MINUTE. AGAIN
THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN
A POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE
WE HAVE- TELL CONFERENCE
SPEAKERS IN ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS-
IN THE ROOM- SPEAK- TYPICALLY
WITH ONLY THEIR NAME
AFFILIATION. YEAH OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT THERE'S NO OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT TODAY. SO WE JUST SIMPLY
HAVE A ONE MINUTE LIMIT. OF
THOSE LISTENING- LET ME JUST LET
SOME BRIEF. OPENING AND I WILL
TURN OVER SENATOR ROZ SO AND-
EXCITED OF COURSE- TO HAVE
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS- ON ON
OUR- LABOR. A PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT-
IN RETIREMENT COMMITTEE- SHE'S
GOING TO BE A GREAT ASSET WE-
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY MORE THAN
ONCE- MORE THE COUPLE TIMES- TO
TALK ABOUT THESE VERY ISSUES. OF
THAT WE ARE. DEALING WITH TODAY
AND- IN ADDITION TO HER HER
BROAD. EXPERTISE IN ALL OF THESE
AREAS- SHE'S GONNA BE
PARTICULARLY HELPFUL WITH US ON
WHEN IT COMES TO THE EQUITY
CONVERSATION SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE- WE ALL KNOW THE SCRIPT
THOSE STRUGGLES THAT THAT
CALIFORNIANS HAVE EXPERIENCED
THE LAST DECADE. DUE TO CLIMATE
CHANGE CALIFORNIA'S SIMULTANEOUS
CLIMATE CRISIS. THOSE THINGS
WITHIN THAT DRAW WELFARE
FLOODING RISING SEA LEVELS THE
STRAINS ON THE ENERGY GRID OF
COURSE HAVE PRESENTED MANY
CHALLENGES. CLIMATE CHANGE
ITSELF IS NO LONGER THEORETICAL
ISSUE THE STATE IS MADE MULTI
BILLION DOLLAR CLIMATE ENERGY
INVESTMENTS TO HELP MITIGATE ITS
IMPACT. A DIFFERENT A WHICH
VERSION OF THE BUDGET YOU MIGHT
BE LOOKING AT THIS MOMENT- THAT
WOULD BE A JUST- OUT OF LAST
YEAR FIFTY TWO TO FIFTY FOUR
BILLION DOLLARS. A AS MANY OF
YOU KNOW- WITH THE GOAL OF
ACHIEVING CARBON NEUTRALITY NO
LATER THAN TWENTY FORTY FIVE AND
90% CLEAN ENERGY BY TWENTY
THIRTY FIVE. WE FEEL I IN A IN.
IN THE CASE ON BEHALF OF MY
COLLEAGUES IN SIMPLE THAT WE
PLAN AND STRATEGIZE AT ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WITH OVER
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN MEET THESE GOALS AND
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
OPPORTUNITY PRESENT. THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS ALSO TAKEN BOLD
ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE
CHANGE BY ESTABLISHING
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
REDUCTION GOALS NAMELY TO
ACHIEVE. NET ZERO EMISSIONS
ECONOMY IS BY TWENTY FIFTY. OF
COURSE TO LET MARC BILLS PASSED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL
COME UP TODAY THE INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT- SOME
PEOPLE WORKING. FOR SHORT NOW
REFERRING TO THAT IS BILL. IN
THE INFRASTRUCTURE REDUCTION ACT
HI ARE A ARE MAKING INVESTMENTS
OF NEARLY SEVEN HUNDRED BILLION.
A TO HELP US ACHIEVE THESE
GOALS- AGAINST THAT BACKDROP- IN
THESE CHANGES ON THE HORIZON
THESE INVESTMENTS HEADING OUR
WAY OR- ALTERNATELY OUT THE
DOORS OF FROM OUR OWN AGENCIES.
IS CRUCIAL THAT WE PAUSE IN
STUDY THE IMPACTS AND
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS PRESENTS
FOR CALIFORNIA WORKERS AND THE
PEOPLE WHO EMPLOY THEM. WHAT
DOES THE FUTURE OF OUR WORKFORCE
LOOK LIKE WHAT IS GROWING THE
PIE LOOK LIKE IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE CALIFORNIA FOR ALL WHEN WE
LOOK AT THESE INVESTMENTS. HOW
DO WE INTEGRATE LABOR
PROTECTIONS IN THE INVESTORS TO
ENSURE HIGH QUALITY JOBS ARE
CREATED HOW DO WE ENSURE EQUITY.
IN THE AXIS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF
THESE RESOURCES. SO HEARING
TODAY IS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO-
INFORMED. IF NOT ANSWER SOME OF
THESE QUESTIONS BY HELPING US
IDENTIFY EVALUATE FEDERAL STATE
DOLLARS REVIEW THE PROCUREMENT
PROCESS- AN AREA THAT CENTER
DRAWS- HIS- SPENT. AN IMMENSE
AMOUNT OF WORK IT. IN EVALUATE
WHAT LABOR STANDARDS THAT. ARE
ATTACHED OR SHOULD BE ATTACHED
AS THE CASE MAY BE IF GAPS
EXIST. WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION
NOW TO CLOSE THOSE GAPS
IMPOSITION CALIFORNIA TO COMPETE
FOR FEDERAL FUNDS AND CREATE
HIGH QUALITY JOBS ALONG THE WAY.
AGAIN THIS IS LABOR PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT- IN A SUB COMMITTEE
FIVE CONVENING- BUT ALL OF US.
BY PER DISCUSSION OR AN
AGREEMENT- TODAY THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKFORCE- IN
EMPLOYERS ALIKE BUT WITH THAT
SAID I'D LIKE TO INVITE- HER
SHARE OF SENATE BUDGET SUB
COMMITTEE FIVE. A TO MAKE SOME
OPENING COMMENTS IN AGAIN- I'M
GOING TO TURN THE GAVEL OVER HER
WILL BE ALTERNATING. A CHAIRING
THIS MEETING ALL THE WAY THROUGH
OBVIOUSLY IT IS A JOINT MEETING
THANK YOU SENATOR ALSO THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN THE
PROCUREMENT AREA WE'RE VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THE LEGISLATION
BRING FOR THIS YEAR- YEAH AND-
WILL GO AHEAD THE- ONCE YOU'RE
DONE. INNOVATIVE FATALISTIC OF.
I WILL SEE ALL SURE OKAY THANK
YOU. I WANT YOU'RE ALWAYS IN
CONTROL DRAWS. I'VE LEARNED THAT
MY FIRST TWO YEARS. THANK YOU OF
. HE AND SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS. THE STAFF OF SENATORS US
A CORTESE'S STAFF THE- COMMITTEE
STAFF- ALL SENATOR- SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS EVERYONE WHO HELPED PUT
THIS TOGETHER AND EVERYONE WHO'S
MAKING PRESENTATIONS IT REALLY
REALLY TOOK A LOT OF WORK. AND
SO I APPRECIATED NO I KNOW THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME THIS SORT OF
CONVERSATION HAS TAKEN PLACE AND
SO I'M VERY PROUD OF IT AND I'M
REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR FROM FROM
THE PANELISTS BUT EVEN THOUGH.
SECRETARY ZINKE JUST LEFT- HE
LED THIS HE MADE THIS HAPPEN
AND- I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO HIM
FOR THAT RATHER THAN A LOT OF
SMALL PIECES HE HELPED BRING IT
ALL TOGETHER- WE'LL KNOW WHEN
THE MIDST OF A INDUSTRY CHANGING
MOMENT. IN INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR
MANUFACTURING IN THE
SUSTAINABILITY- SECTORS OUR HOPE
LIES. IN THE WORKERS CENTERED.
CLIMATE RESERVE ECONOMY SO IN
THE COMING YEARS WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DETERMINE HOW
BILLIONS ACTUALLY TENS OF
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE SPENT IN
OUR STATE. A COMMITMENT TO
CLIMATE SHOULD ALSO MEAN A
COMMITMENT TO THE WORKING MEN
AND WOMEN. TO THEIR FAMILIES TO
THEIR COMMUNITIES TO EQUITY
CALIFORNIA HAS SEVERAL EXAMPLES
I'M PROUD TO. KNOW A REDUCING
EMISSIONS CREATING GOOD JOBS ARE
BROADLY NOT PERTINENTES FOR
DISADVANTAGED WORKERS- AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT THESE EXAMPLES TODAY AND
LEARNING HOW WE CAN REPLICATE.
THOSE SUCCESSES STATEWIDE
REDUCING EMISSIONS IS CRITICAL
TO OUR SURVIVAL PERIOD. OUR
EMISSION REDUCTION EFFORTS MUST
INCLUDE THOUGH COMMUNITY
BENEFITS AGREEMENTS THAT PROTECT
FAMILY SUPPORTING JOBS QUALITY
TRAINING AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WORKERS FROM SOME OF THE
LOWEST WAGE EARNING COUNTIES IN
THE STATE. EVEN THOUGH THEY WORK
THEY CAN'T PAY THE RENT OR PUT
FOOD ON THE TABLE. THE RESEARCH
IS CLEAR THAT ABSENCE STATE
POLICY THE NEW GREEN JOBS WILL
NOT BE THE QUALITY JOBS THE
CURRENTLY EXIST IN FOSSIL FUEL
INDUSTRIES AND I'M TALKING
GENERALLY BECAUSE I KNOW WE
HAVE- SOME BUSINESSES EMPLOYERS
WHO ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING IN
THE RIGHT WAY TODAY. CURRENTLY
GREEN JOBS PAY 40% LESS THAN
FOSSIL FUEL JOBS THINK ABOUT
THAT. GREEN JOBS PAY 40% LESS
THAN FOSSIL FUEL JOBS FOSSIL
FUEL OCCUPATIONS PAY AN HOURLY
WAGE THE ALLOWED TO WORKING
ADULTS WITH LESS THAN A COLLEGE
DEGREE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR
FAMILIES NEEDS IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE THAT WAY. DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE THAT WAY SO WE MUST EXPAND.
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN BUSINESS
LABOUR COMMUNITY GROUPS NOT ONLY
TO THE CONSTRUCTION CAREERS AND
JOBS BUT ESPECIALLY FOR
INVESTMENTS UP TO NON
CONSTRUCTION JOBS- AND
INVESTMENTS ARE TO RECEIVE
PUBLIC FUNDS. STATE AND LOCAL
AGENCIES CAN USE ENFORCEABLE JOB
COMMITMENTS FOR ENERGY
EFFICIENCY RETROFITS FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO MANY
OTHER. ACTIVITIES WE CAN ALSO
USE SIMILAR AGREEMENTS AND
MANUFACTURING IN WASTE
MANAGEMENT IN FIRE PREVENTION IN
FOOD SUSTAINABILITY AND MANY
OTHER GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCING
EFFORTS. FOR THIS SAME PRINCIPLE
HAS BEEN APPLIED IN MANY
DIFFERENT INITIATIVES IN MY
DISTRICT AND CAN BE REPLICATED
IN STATE WIDE INITIATIVES TODAY
WILL HEAR ABOUT THE SUCCESSES.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO FINANCE AND
INCENTIVIZE MAJOR CLIMATE
PROJECTS WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THOSE
PROJECTS HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY
JOBS TRAINING. AND THAT
CALIFORNIA'S NOT SUBSIDIZING LOW
ROAD COMPANIES WE HAVE A LEGAL
AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO
PROTECT OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE
TAXPAYERS INVESTMENTS ARE
DOLLARS MUST BE INVESTED IN THE
GREATER GOOD. A NOT TO MAKE A
FEW PEOPLE EXTREMELY WEALTHY WE
CANNOT GO ANOTHER YEAR WITHOUT A
SERIOUS COMMITMENT TO WORKING
FAMILIES IN OUR CLIMATE PLANNING
THIS MEANS JOB COMMITMENTS IN
PROCUREMENTS CONTRACTS AND
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS THIS MEANS
STATE AGENCIES. MUST MAKE
DECISIONS USING THE LENS OF
EQUITY THIS MEANS FORMALIZING
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN AGENCIES SO
THEY CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER
AND SHARE THE VAST AMOUNT OF
EXPERTISE THAT ALREADY EXIST IN
CALIFORNIA NO NEED TO START FROM
SCRATCH OVER AND OVER AND OVER
AGAIN. AND I'M PROUD THAT I LAY
METROS ADVANCING- THESE BENEFITS
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES- IN LOS
ANGELES THIS CAN BE DONE AND WE
WANNA MEET OUR CLIMATE GOALS IT
MUST BE DONE TO SCALE. BY ACTED
NOW WE CAN ONLY BRING NEEDED
INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER CLIMATE
ADAPTATION PROJECTS TO OUR
DISTRICTS I LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING FROM OUR PANELISTS
TODAY- WE'RE GOING TO CREATE
MORE MIDDLE CLASS JOBS
CALIFORNIANS. FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS- AND YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CREATING THE
ADMINISTRATIVE ARCHITECTURE AT
THE STATE LEVEL TO PROTECT
TAXPAYER INVESTMENTS- SO WITH
THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON WITH
THE PANEL RIGHT. I'M SORRY
SENATOR. SMALLWOOD CUEVAS YES
I'M SORRY. THE YOU CHAIR- AND
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
CHAIRMAN CORTESE'S LEADERSHIP
AND PULLING. THIS IMPORTANT
DISCUSSION TOGETHER I THINK I'LL
JUST ADD AYE I APPRECIATED ALL
OF THE COMMENTS THAT YOU MADE IN
AGREE. WITH WITH THOSE- THE ONE
THING I WILL ADD IS THAT I
REPRESENT THE TWENTY EIGHTH
DISTRICT. THE TWENTY EIGHTH
DISTRICT IS THE HEART AND SOUL
OF L. A. COUNTY- IT INCLUDES ALL
OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES IT
INCLUDES PARTS OF SKID ROW. IT
ALSO INCLUDES SOME OF THE MOST
WEALTHIEST- CENSUS TRACKS. IN
OUR STATE. BUT I WANT TO SAY
ACROSS MY DISTRICT THERE IS ONE
THING THAT I'VE HEARD FROM EVERY
CORNER IN IS THAT WE'VE GOT TO
DEAL WITH THE ECONOMIC
DISPARITIES IN L. A. COUNTY. SO
THIS CAN BE A PLACE. WHERE ALL.
ANGELENOS CAN LIVE. MY DISTRICT
. HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF LOW
WAGE WORKERS IN THE STATE. AN
ESTIMATION OF OVER A MILLION
WORKERS IN. MY DISTRICT OF LA
COUNTY ARE OPERATING IN POVERTY
JOBS. AND WE KNOW THAT'S AN
UNDERCOUNT BECAUSE THERE'S SO
MANY OF THE WORKERS THAT WE
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH
BECAUSE OF STATUS AND OTHER
REASONS. I SAY THAT BECAUSE WORK
FORCE IS NOT ABOUT SIMPLY WORK.
IT'S ABOUT COMMUNITIES AND WHEN
WORKERS DO WELL IN OUR
COMMUNITIES OUR COMMUNITIES DO
WELL AND WHEN OUR COMMUNITIES DO
WELL OUR CITIES OUR COUNTIES AND
OUR STATES WILL FOLLOW. SO AS
CALIFORNIA IS POISED TO RECEIVE
FOR FORTY ONE POINT NINE
ESTIMATED FORTY ONE POINT NINE
BILLION DOLLARS. IN CLIMATE
RESILIENCY. FUNDING IN
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FUNDING
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WE
CANNOT LET THIS OPPORTUNITY SKIP
OVER. OUR HARDEST HIT
COMMUNITIES. WE CANNOT LET THIS
OPPORTUNITY. CREATE MORE HARM.
AND I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE
HARM THAT ECONOMIC SHIFTS MAKE.
IN MY DISTRICT SOUTH CENTRAL WAS
THE SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF
VEHICLES. IN THE NINETEEN
SIXTIES FIFTIES AND SIXTIES.
SECOND LARGEST BEHIND DETROIT.
THE NUMBER ONE EMPLOYMENT OF
BLACK WORKING AGE MALE ADULTS IN
THIS COUNTY IN NINETEEN SEVENTY
WAS HEAVY AND LIGHT
MANUFACTURING. THAT IS WHAT
BUILT. THE MIDDLE CLASS BLACK
COMMUNITIES. OF COMPTON OF SOUTH
LA. THE CRENSHAW BALDWIN HILLS
AREA. IT WAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE IN A GOOD JOB. AND TO BE IN A
UNION. OVER 30% OF MY DISTRICT
IN THOSE JOBS WERE UNIONIZED
GOOD JOBS. AND I WANT TO SAY IT
IS ONLY IN A UNION. THAT BLACK
COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY THE
HARDEST HIT IT IS ONLY WHEN
BLACK WORKERS ARE IN UNIONS THAT
THEY ACTUALLY EARN THE SAME AS
WHITE COUNTERPARTS. AND WHEN WE
LOOK AT. THE PUBLIC SECTOR IT'S
THE ONLY SECTOR UNIONIZED SECTOR
WHERE BLACK WORKERS ARE
EQUITABLY REPRESENTED IN QUALITY
WORK. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
JOB STANDARDS. UNION CONTRACTS.
REAL SKILLS. AN APPRENTICESHIP
JOURNEYMEN CERTIFICATION. IS
WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN BLACK
COMMUNITIES IT IS PROVEN. HOW WE
HAVE TO REPAIR HARM. WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT THE DE
INDUSTRIALIZATION OF SOUTH
CENTRAL LOS ANGELES THAT DE
REGULATION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT.
THEY DE UNIONIZATION OF SOUTH
CENTRAL LOS ANGELES WE KNOW WHAT
THAT FILE THAT LOOKS LIKE TODAY
WE'RE DEALING WITH IT EVERY DAY
AS WE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS
WE'RE DEALING WITH IT EVERY DAY
AS WERE ADDRESSING
DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBERS OF
BLACK FOLKS DYING AND SLEEPING
ON THE STREETS EVERY DAY
DISPROPORTION NUMBERS OF BLACK
FOLKS INCARCERATED IN OUR STATE
PRISONS. EVERY DAY. BLACK
RESIDENTS DYING SEVENTEEN YEARS
EARLIER THAN OTHER FOLKS IN MY
COUNTY WIDE BECAUSE OF COMPOUND
IT POVERTY. AND LACK OF
OPPORTUNITY THE FASTEST GROWING
POPULATION IN MY DISTRICT IS
BLACK SENIORS WHO ARE NOW
SLEEPING ON THE STREETS FASTEST
GROWING HOMELESS POPULATION THIS
BOILS DOWN TO NOT HAVING A GOOD
JOB THAT PROVIDED A SAFETY NET
AND A PENSION LATER IN LIFE SO
AS WE LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITIES
. BUT MAKING THIS INVESTMENT. IN
REALLY CRITICALLY MEETING THE
CLIMB IT. RESILIENCY GOALS WHICH
ARE PHENOMENAL FOR TWENTY THIRTY
IN TWENTY FORTY FIVE WE
ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE A WORK
FORCE ROAD MAP. THAT TAKES THOSE
COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED. BY
THE DE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF OUR
INNER CITIES AND PUT THEM AT THE
FRONT OF THE LINE IN THIS
OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THE INDUSTRIES THAT WOMEN
DO WHICH ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
LOW WAGE. AND NOT SUSTAINING OUR
FAMILIES WE GOTTA PUT WOMEN AT
THE FRONT. OF THIS OPPORTUNITY
FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCY SO I AM
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS HEARING
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK
THAT WE HAVE TO DO- BECAUSE
WHETHER YOU'RE AN
ENVIRONMENTALIST. OR WORKER
RIGHTS ADVOCATE. WE KNOW
CALIFORNIA CAN AND WILL DO
BETTER AND WHERE WE GO THE
NATION WILL GO SO LET'S SET THAT
EXAMPLE FOR EQUITY. LET'S WORK
TOGETHER- TO ENSURE. THAT OUR
ROAD MAP FOR WORK FORCE AND
QUALITY JOBS IS REALIZED IN THIS
MOMENT SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MADAM CHAIR FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU SO MUCH SENATOR AND- I'M SO
APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU'RE ON THIS
COMMITTEE. FOR APPRECIATED THE
DATE YOU'RE HERE WITH FROM YOUR
BANK INCREDIBLE LIFE EXPERIENCE
AND ORGANIZING EXPERIENCE AND
COMMITMENT TO CALIFORNIA SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH- WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE TO THE- OF PANEL. NOW
THE FIRST PANEL AND OUR FIRST
PANELISTS ARE OFFENSES SCHOOL
OURS THROUGH. AND CAROL'S LABAN-
FROM THE UC BERKELEY LABOR
CENTER THEY WILL DISCUSS THE
ALIGNMENT OF STATE AND FEDERAL
INVESTMENTS AND EACH PANELIST
TODAY IS ALLOTTED TEN MINUTES TO
SPEAK- FRANCISCO. DO YOU WANNA
COME ON UP TO THE- CAROL- DO YOU
WANT TO JUST COME UP AT THE SAME
TIME AND THEN YOU'LL THIS YOU'RE
BOTH ON THE SAME PANEL. I'M
SORRY AND IS A BUSINESS SHOULD
BE CALLING. THANK YOUR EX.
CURRENTLY OKAY THANK YOU I'M
GOOD MORNING SENATOR SOME THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
HERE TODAY AND PERCENT- MY NAME
IS FRANCISCO SCHOOL I'M ONE OF
THE CO DIRECTORS OF THE GREEN
ECONOMY PROGRAM OF THE UC
BERKELEY LABOR CENTER- THE GREEN
ECONOMY PROGRAM CONDUCTS
RESEARCH ON THE ISSUES OF JOB
CREATION QUALITY ACCESS AND
TRAINING IN THE EMERGING GREEN
ECONOMY. IN ADDITION WE PROVIDE
RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE OF STATE AGENCIES
LABELER AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
WHO ARE ENGAGED IN DEVELOPING
AND IMPLEMENTING POLICY RELATED
TO ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
OVER THE PAST YEAR THE PROGRAM
HAS BEEN PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION
TO FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT
ADDRESSES CLIMATE AND WHERE
POSSIBLE GOALS AND THIS MORNING-
I WANNA BE PROVIDING YOU WITH A
QUICK SUMMARY OF PHAM THE
RESEARCH ON THE B. I. L. THE IRA
ON THE CHEAP SIDE THAT WAS
REQUESTED BY SOME OF THE
CRITICISM OF HIS OFFICE FOR THIS
YEAR- I'M GONNA START WITH. MY
PARTY FOR SO LAW SINCE IT'S THE
OLD OF THE THREE LAST AND THE
ONE THAT HAVE THE MOST
INFORMATION ON- THE B. I. L. CA
KNOWN WHAT'S ON THE OF TWENTY.
100% ON THE BEST OF ONE POINT TO
THE DOLLAR BY THE FEDERAL FOR
THE PURPOSE OF MODERNIZING OUR
NATION'S PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE FUNDS WILL
BE AVAILABLE AND DISTRIBUTED
OVER FIVE YEARS FROM FISCAL YEAR
TWENTY TWENTY TWO THROUGH FISCAL
YEAR TWENTY TWENTY SIX- THE
FUNDING IS GOING TO BE THIS
CREATED DISTRIBUTED OUT MORE
AND- THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
FEDERAL PROGRAMS. I'M SIX OUT OF
FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS OF THAT
FUNDING WILL BE USED TO RE
AUTHORIZED EXISTING FUNDING. I'M
FIVE AND FIFTY BILLION WILL GO
TOWARDS NEW PROGRAMS- THE B. I.
L. OR BILL ALSO INCLUDES THE
BUILD AMERICA BY AMERICA ACT-
COMMITTEE KNOWN AS B. ABA. A. B.
A. INTO THE MYSTIC PREFERENCE
REQUIREMENT THAT STATES THAT'LL
IRON STEEL MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. USED
IN FEDERALLY FUNDED
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BUILT
AFTER MAY FOURTEENTH OF LAST
YEAR. I HAVE TO BE PRODUCED IN
THE U. S. IN THE MATERIALS THAT
WE ASKED OF ME TO FOR THIS
HEARING. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AT
LEAST OF THE FEDERAL AGENCIES.
THAT HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE BILL- BUT JUST TO
QUICKLY GO OVER THOSE THAT
INCLUDE THE VARMINTS OF ENERGY
TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURE
COMMENTS COMMENTS- THE INTERIOR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HOMELAND SECURITY. THE EPA. THE
US CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON THE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-
OF ALL OF THESE THE O. T. IS BY
FAR THE AGENCY WITH THE MOST
FUNDING- ADDED SIX HUNDRED AND
SIXTY ONE BILLION DOLLARS- THE
TYPE OF FUNDING THAT IT'S
AVAILABLE TO THE- BILL. INCLUDES
MANDATORY GRANTS. DISCRETIONARY
GRANTS LOANS BONDS TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE. AND COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS. YOU CAN OF HOW MUCH
FUN COLLECT WILL BE. AS PART OF
THE B. I. L. IT ESTIMATED THAT
CALIFORNIA WILL RECEIVE FORTY
ONE POINT NINE BILLION DOLLARS
OR THE FIVE YEARS OF THE B. I.
L. THESE WILL BE MOSTLY THROUGH
FORMULA FUNDING BUT CALIFORNIA
WILL ALSO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING. AS MORE OF THE THIS
QUESTION I GROUND SKIN RELEASED
ON- AWARDED IN THE STATE. US OF
LATE- LAST YEAR- CALIFORNIA HAS
HAD BEEN ALLOCATED A TOTAL OF
SIXTEEN POINT THREE BILLION
DOLLARS TO THE B. A. L. AND
THERE HAD BEEN A- TOTAL OF ABOUT
FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY PROJECTS
IDENTIFIED FOR THE FUNDING. NOW
THOSE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER NOW-
THE NEWEST OF FACT SHEET FOR THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA WAS RECENTLY
RELEASED SO THAT WE CAN MAKE
SURE TO INCLUDE THOSE THOSE
NUMBERS- FOR YOUR OFFICES- BUT
BUT IT'S HIGHER NOW- THE LARGEST
CHUNK OF THE MONEY I LOOK AT IT
SO FAR HAS BEEN FOR
TRANSPORTATION. WHICH HAS
RECEIVED FOURTEEN OF THE SIXTEEN
POINT THREE BILLION DOLLARS IN
CALIFORNIA. I'M THAT MONEY'S
GOING FOR THINGS LIKE ROADS AND
BRIDGES PUBLIC TRANSIT- CLEAN
BUSES ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
STATIONS- JUST TO NAME A FEW-
THE REPORT THAT WE PROVIDED YOU
ALSO HAS MORE COMPREHENSIVE
BREAK DOWN ALL FOUR OF THOSE
NUMBERS- AND THEN JUST LASTLY
FOR THE B. I. L. THE WHAT I
WANTED TO GO OVER I JUST THE
LABOR STANDARDS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN THE BILL- PROJECT.
FUNDED THE B. I. L. I. SUBJECT
TO PREVAILING WAGE STANDARDS
UNDER THE. BABY'S BAY CONNECT.
PRESIDENT BIDEN ALSO SIGN ON THE
ORDER LAST READ REQUIRING THE
PROJECT LABOR I FOR THE SCALE
CONSTRUCTION- THAT HAVE AN
ESTIMATED COST OF. THIRTY FIVE
MILLION OR MORE- HOW THE PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENT- A LARGE PORCH
PORTION OF THE B. I. L. FUNDING
IS ALSO GOING TO- PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS WHICH MEANS THAT
CALIFORNIA'S APPRENTICESHIP
REQUIREMENTS- FOR PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS OVER THIRTY THOUSAND.
DOLLARS WILL APPLY. FOR THIS- SO
THAT'S FOR THE FOR THE B. I AM
NOT MOVING UNTIL THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT- THE INFECTION
REDUCTION ACTOR IRA WAS SIGNED
IN AUGUST OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO.
WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING A NEW
CLEAN ECONOMY THROUGH THE USE OF
TAX CREDITS LOANS REBATES
REBATES ON THE RAG FEDERAL
SPENDING. THE IRA WILL INVEST
THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY BILLION
IN CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAMS
AND INITIATIVES OVER A PERIOD OF
TEN YEARS. IT CONSISTS OF A
HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE PROGRAMS
SIXTY SIX OF WHICH ARE NEW. OR
CONTAIN NEW COMPONENTS- STILL AT
THE LEAST EARLY PROCESS OF
INCOME- ROLLOUT FOR MEASURE OF
THE PRO. IS EXPECT TO HAPPEN
UNTIL LATE THIS YEAR AT THE
EARLIEST I WILL GO ON UNTIL
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR AND BEYOND-
FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE BEEN
TAKING SOME ACTIONS ALREADY TO
BEGIN THE IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS- THIS INCLUDES RELEASING
GUIDANCE ON NOTICES OF AVAILABLE
FUNDING REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
AND GUIDANCE FOR TAX CREDITS-
THE- FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT WILL
BE A MINISTRY IN THIS FUNDING
INCLUDE THE DEPARTMENTS OF
AGRICULTURE. COMMERCE ENERGY
COMMON SECURITY. HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT THE INTERIOR
TREASURY TRANSPORTATION.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
THE GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION AND THE US POSTAL
SERVICE- FUNDING THROUGH THE IRA
CONSISTS OF FOUR MILAN ON FOUR
MILLIGRAMS LOANS. DIRECT FEDERAL
SPENDING AND TAX CREDITS ALL OF
THESE- TAX CREDITS ARE THE
LARGEST COMPONENT OF THE LAW.
UNDER THE IRA STATE GOVERNMENT
SIMILAR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES
WITHOUT TAX BURDEN CAN ACTUALLY
QUALIFY FOR TAX CREDIT BENEFITS
BE A DIRECT PAY- DIRECT PAY
MEANS THAT THESE ENTITIES- CAN
RECEIVE UPFRONT PAYMENTS TO BE
USED AS CAPITAL RATHER THAN TAX
DEDUCTIONS OR TAX REFUNDS-
SIMILAR TO THE BILL- IRA FUNDED
PROJECTS ARE SUBJECT TO
PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS
PURSUANT TO THE DAVIS BACON. ACT
HOWEVER DIRE INC- CREATES
INCENTIVES IN PROGRAMS THAT
DON'T USE A DIRECT PUBLIC
FUNDING SUCH AS TAX CREDIT AND
LOAN PROGRAMS- TO ENCOURAGE ALSO
PREVAILING WAGES IN THE
DEPLOYMENT OF THE FUNDING. SO
MOST OF THE TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS-
INCREASE THE TAX CREDIT FIVE
TIMES IF IT INCLUDES PREVAILING
WAGE- ALSO SIMILAR TO THE BILL.
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS OF OVER
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS USING
IRATE FUNDING WILL HAVE AN
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND
INSTEAD OF CALIFORNIA. THE IRA
ALSO CREATES INCENTIVES IN
PROGRAMS THAT DON'T USE THAT
RIGHT THE PUBLIC FUNDING SUCH AS
TAX CREDITS AND LOAN PROGRAMS TO
ENCOURAGE APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS AS WELL- MOST TAX
CREDITS INCREASE BY FIVE TIMES
EASIER- PRINT TO SHIP
REQUIREMENTS ARE MET- NOW I'M
ONLY ON TO THE- AND- ACT- THE
TWO. INSIDE INSIDE THE WEBSITE
INTO LAW MICHAEL'S NINE OF TO
TWENTY TWO. ECONOMY OVER TWO
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY IN FEDERAL
OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS TO RAMP
UP AMERICAN SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGN
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND
PRODUCTION. A LARGE PORTION OF
THE FUNDING ABOUT A HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY BILLION WILL GOING TO
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN
ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES- MOST
RELEVANT FOR THE SYRIAN DAHLE
FIFTY TWO POINT SEVEN BILLION
DOLLARS OF THAT FUNDING IS GOING
TO GO TO A SEMICONDUCTOR
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
MANUFACTURE AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL- THIS
INCLUDES THIS FIFTY TWO POINT
SEVEN INCLUDES- THIRTY NINE MADE
A BILLION DOLLARS FOR
MANUFACTURING INCENTIVES.
THIRTEEN POINT TWO BILLION IN
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
AS WELL. ON THE FIVE HUNDRED
MILLION FOR INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
SECURITY ON SEMICONDUCTOR.
SUPPLY CHAIN ACTIVITIES. THE FOR
FUNDING OVER FOR CHIPS WAS
ACTUALLY JUST AMOUNTS- IN
FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR- IT IS FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION EXPANSION OR
MODERNIZATION OF COMMERCIAL
FACILITIES. IN THE FABRICATION
OF- LEADING AIDS CURRENT
GENERATION AND MATURE NODES-
SEMICONDUCTORS- AWARDS WILL BE-
THAT WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF
DIRECT FUNDING FEDERAL LOANS I'M
NOT A FEDERAL GUARANTEES- OF
THIRD PARTY LOANS. APPLICANTS
FOR THIS PROGRAM- I REQUEST TO
SECURE STATE THE LOGAN- LOCAL
INCENTIVES. IN ADDITION TO THIS
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY THE CHIPS
PROGRAM OFFICE IS EXPECTED TO
RELEASE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR
MATERIALS. AND MANUFACTURING
EQUIPMENT FACILITIES IN THE
SPRING OF TWENTY TWENTY THREE.
AND ONE FOR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT IN THE FALL OF
TWENTY TWENTY THREE- THE ON THE
IN THE TO I THINK WILL PROVIDE
WAGE APPLICA- BUT ALLOWS ALL.
SPECIFIC ARE ON THE WORK FORCE
ON EQUITY STANDARDS SUCH AS- FOR
EXAMPLE CREATING GOOD PAYING
JOBS SOME BUILDINGS FROM
COMMUNITIES- THESE REALLY SEEKS
TO. CREATE THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS THAT
WILL CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO
INCREASE INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION
FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
INDIVIDUALS AND POPULATIONS.
THAT MIGHT BE UNDER ON THE
REPRESENTED IN THE INDUSTRY SUCH
AS WOMEN PEOPLE OF COLOR WORKERS
IN RURAL AREAS ON VETERANS. IT
ALSO INCLUDES SIX- EXPANDING THE
WORKFORCE FIVE BY BLAME TO MUCH
INCREASED DOMESTIC CAPACITY
WORKFORCE NEEDS- THE CHIPS IN
SENT TO INFO AT TO THE SAN OF
THE TIPS IN CENTER PROGRAM.
HELLO SURPRISED. WORKFORCE
SOLUTIONS THAT ENABLE EMPLOYERS
TRAINING PROVIDERS WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS LABOR
UNIONS ON ALERT STAKEHOLDERS TO
ACTUALLY WORK TOGETHER. THE GOAL
IS TO CREATE MORE PAID
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDE
WRAPAROUND SERVICES PRIORITIZE
CREATIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES
AND HIRE WORKERS BASED ON THEIR
REQUIRED SKILLS. SO AS YOU. CAN
SEE HAVES A LOT OF INFORMATION.
YEAH A LOT OF MONEY. AND I COULD
GO TO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS BUT
I'M GONNA STOP HERE- AND WE'LL
BE HAPPY TO- CONDUCT ANY TO
ADDITIONAL RISKS THAT MIGHT BE
NEEDED FOR. THANK YOU THAT'S
VERY GOOD NEWS. SO I APPRECIATE
IT THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK OF
PUTTING THAT TOGETHER THIS IS
THE FIRST. YES AM I ON. NO NOW I
AM- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
INVITATION SENATOR DO IT ALSO
AND ALSO- SENATORS. SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS AND- OF COURSE SENATOR
CORTEZ THE TO- WHAT I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT TODAY I. WAS SO WELL
ARTICULATED BY THE TWO SENATORS
ARE READY BUT I'LL GO INTO A
LITTLE MORE. DETAIL WE DO HAVE
ENORMOUS POTENTIAL AND POWER TO
CREATE SUSTAIN AND GROW HIGH
ROAD JOBS AND OPEN UP THOSE JOBS
TO FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN EXCLUDED-
THROUGH BOTH THE FEDERAL.
FUNDING THAT FRANCISCO JUST
TALKED ABOUT AND ALSO THE STATE
FUNDING THAT SENATOR CORTEZ HE
TALKED ABOUT- SO WHAT I'M GONNA
DO VERY QUICKLY IS TALK ABOUT.
WHAT OUR WORK FOR STANDARDS AND
WHEN WE NEED THEM THE STATE
COMMITMENT AND PROGRESS SO FAR
AND THEN THE GAPS AND THE
REMEDIES THAT WE ARE. DISCUSSING
AND CAN PUT FORWARD- THE NEED OF
COURSE IS THAT. AS YOU SO
ARTICULATED WE LIVE IN AN
ECONOMY THAT IS FULL OF LOW WAGE
JOBS. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE
ACTUAL WORK THAT IS NEEDED TO
REDUCE OUR EMISSIONS AND GET US
TO A ZERO CARBON ECONOMY IT'S
BLUE COLLAR WORK 708090% WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THE- HUNDREDS OF
PROGRAMS AT THE BOTH THE FEDERAL
AND STATE LEVEL. INVOLVE WORK BY
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN TRADES
WORKERS ALSO MANUFACTURING AND
SOME SERVICE AS WELL BUT IT'S
BASICALLY BLUE COLLAR WORK AND
WE KNOW IN OUR ECONOMY THAT.
UNLESS THOSE JOBS ARE UNION OR
PUBLIC SECTOR THEY- VERY EASILY
FALL INTO OUR LOW WAGE JOB TRAP.
SO WE HAVE TO BE REALLY
INTENTIONAL AND ARE POLICY TOOLS
ARE WORK FOR STANDARDS- AND
THOSE STANDARDS INCLUDE- YOU
KNOW THERE'S SPECIFIC ONES FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
INCLUDING. OUR PREVAILING WAGE
AND PUBLIC WORKS LAWS BUT ALSO
OTHER TOOLS LIKE COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENTS APPRENTICESHIP
STANDARDS SKILLED AND TRAINED
STANDARDS- THOSE SAME KINDS OF
STANDARDS CAN ALSO BE. APPLIED
TO MANUFACTURING WE DON'T HAVE
HAS DEVELOPED AN INFRASTRUCTURE
EITHER IN WHAT THE STATE DOES OR
WHAT INDUSTRY DOES BUT IN TERMS
OF YOU KNOW WE DON'T HAVE
WIDESPREAD APPRENTICESHIP. WE
DON'T DON'T HAVE PREVAILING WAGE
LAWS BUT THOSE CAN BE BUILT UP
THEY WERE BUILT FOR CONSTRUCTION
SO THEY CAN BE BUILT FOR OTHER
INDUSTRIES- WE HAVE MADE A
COMMITMENT- IN CALIFORNIA TO THE
IDEA OF HIGH ROAD JOBS AND
ACCESS TO THOSE JOBS FROM. OF
FOLKS OF COLOR FROM FROM LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES- WE SEE THAT
IN THE JOBS AND CLIMATE ACTION
PLAN THAT- ASSEMBLYMAN GARCIA
MANDATED IN AB THIRTY THREE
NINETY EIGHT. WE SEE THAT IN THE
FUTURE OF WORK COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATIONS WE SEE IT IN THE
AIR RESOURCES BOARD RECENT
INVESTMENT GUIDANCE- AND WE SEE
IT IN A SERIES OF LAWS THAT SOME
OF YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN
OF COURSE AND AUTHORED. AND I
WON'T GO INTO ALL OF THEM BUT IN
THE BRIEF THAT US SAM APPEL OF
OUR CENTER ROAD IN AND IS- THAT
YOU GUYS ALL HAVE. IT'S THE
FIGURE THREE BUT THERE'S A WHOLE
LOT OF LAWS THAT HAVE BEEN
PASSED THAT HAVE. TARGETED
SPECIFIC SECTORS OR SPECIFIC
CLIMATE PROGRAMS AND UP PUT IN A
VARYING DEGREE OF. LABOR
STANDARDS AND THIS IS HIT YOU
KNOW RESIDENTIAL AND LARGE
CONSTRUCTION IT'S- TARGETED
SCHOOL BUS MANUFACTURING
BUILDING RETROFIT TRUCK DRIVING
TRANSMISSION CONSTRUCTION. EVEY
CHARGING STATION CONSTRUCTION X.
CETERA- AND SO WE MADE A LOT OF
PROGRESS IN SOME WAYS WERE AHEAD
OF THE FED'S IN OTHER WORDS WERE
BEHIND THE FENCE AND I THINK WE
SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
WEAKENED CATCH UP TO THEM AND
ALSO STRENGTHENED US SOME OF THE
WAYS WERE BEHIND THE FENCES THEY
ALREADY HAVE A AN MO YOU. THE OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH- MA'AM
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE- DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY. AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR FOR EXAMPLE WHERE THE LOOP
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS A
REAL ROLE IN HELPING THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SET
STANDARDS BECAUSE- ONE OF THE
PROBLEMS IS THAT. THE AGENCIES
IN CHARGE OF IMPLEMENTING OUR
CLIMATE POLICY THEIR EXPERTISE
IS CLIMATE AND THEY KNOW HOW TO
SET ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS BUT
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO SET LABOR
STANDARDS THOSE TWO THINGS
OPERATE REALLY SIMILARLY. IN THE
MARKET PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL
STANDARD SET A BAR. THAT WAS
THAT THAT. THAT SUPPORTS THOSE
EMPLOYERS WHO ARE DOING GOOD AND
DOING THE CLEANEST. OF
TECHNOLOGY AND LABOR STANDARD
SET A BAR FOR RESPONSIBLE
EMPLOYERS AND SO THEY WORK
REALLY THE SAME BUT THEY TAKE
EXPERTISE ON BOTH SIDES AND THE
LABOR FOLKS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
DETAILS OF THE CLIMATE POLICIES
AND THE- CLIMENT FOLKS DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS OF LABOR
POLICY. SO SO THAT'S ONE AREA
THAT THE FEDS ACTUALLY ALTHOUGH
IT ORIGINATED HERE BECAUSE WE
ARE JULIE'S WHOSE- HOME BASE AND
WE'RE ALSO I WOULD SAY THE- THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CREATED A-
A NEW CLIMATE JOBS. WHAT'S IT
CALLED OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY JOBS THAT IS- DIRECTED BY
A FORMER STAFFER AT THE LABOR
CENTER SO THOSE RELATIONSHIPS
THAT WERE BUILT IN CALIFORNIA
ACTUALLY HAVE. SUCCEEDED IN
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS AT THE
FEDS AND OF COURSE THAT THE TAX
CREDITS IS ALSO A VERY POWERFUL
THING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE IN
CALIFORNIA BUT WE'VE DONE A LOT
WITH THESE BILLS- AND WITH OUR
OVERALL. COMMITMENT THERE ARE
GAPS THOUGH AND I'LL TURN TO
THOSE BEFORE I END AND- IN THE
BRIEF WE CAN SEE THAT OF THE
STATE SPENDING IN THIS IS.
FIGURE FOUR THERE IS- WAIT A BIT
WE HAVE COVERED MUCH OF
CONSTRUCTION WITH VERY GOOD
LABOR STANDARDS BUT IT'S NOT
COMPLETE THE WHOLE RESIDENTIAL
SECTOR HASN'T BEEN COVERED WITH
WITH STANDARDS AND THE MANY
PROGRAMS THAT HIT IT DON'T HAVE
WORK FOR STANDARDS ON THEM- SO
THERE ARE GAPS IN CONSTRUCTION
AND THERE ARE. WAY BIGGER GAPS
IN- IN MANUFACTURING- AND IN THE
OTHER SECTORS THAT THAT YOU
MENTIONED SENATOR COULD ALSO
FROM. FOREST MANAGEMENT THOSE
ARE ALL PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND
THERE AREN'T STANDARDS ON THEM
YET AND THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF
MONEY. OF COURSE THE
MANUFACTURING THAT'S INVOLVED IN
FOR EXAMPLE TRANSMISSION. YES
THE INSTALLATION OF THE GRID IS
COVERED BY A PREVAILING WAGE BUT
ALL THE MATERIALS AND THE
MANUFACTURING THAT GOES INTO
THAT. WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS
WITH SCHOOL BUSES BUT WE HAVE TO
EXPAND THAT TO ALL. BIG
MANUFACTURING OF THINGS THAT THE
STATE PROCURES SO THERE'S A LOT
OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND
AGAIN. WHAT IT TAKES IS IT BOTH
TAKES A MANDATE. A BROAD MANDATE
THAT SAYS THIS IS OUR COMMITMENT
AND THAT DIRECTS AGENCIES TO
REALLY BUILD UP THEIR OWN
INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET DOWN TO
THE DETAILS IN THE MURI ED MARY
AT HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS THAT.
EACH PUT OUT CONTRACTS AND EACH
NEED SOME CUSTOMIZED LANGUAGE
THAT. ENCOURAGES OR MANDATES-
LABOR STANDARDS UP AND THEN
ALSO. HELPS OPEN UP PADS INTO
THOSE GOOD JOBS- FOR FOLKS WHO
HAVEN'T. BEEN IN THE GOOD JOBS
ECONOMY- SO WE NEED THE MANDATE
AND THEN WE REALLY NEED STAFFING
UP AND AGREEMENTS AND THE
FLORIDA E. FOR THOSE WHO DO HAVE
EXPERTISE THE FOLKS IN THE LABOR
AGENCY TO HELP THE OTHER
AGENCIES LIKE THE ENERGY
COMMISSION. AND THE CPUC UP AND
OF COURSE A. R. B. N. A. R. B.
FOR EXAMPLE IS. INVITING THAT
AND LOOKING FOR THAT HELP- BUT
THERE'S SO MANY PROGRAMS AND
THERE'S SO MANY- THERE ARE IN
THE- THEY'RE NOT EVERYBODY IS AS
OPEN ARMED AS THE A. R. B. HAS
BEEN LATELY- SO DIRECTION FROM
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION OF COURSE ARE
IMPORTANT. SO I THINK I'LL STOP
THERE. SMOKELESS DO YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR OUR
PANEL THANK YOU SO MUCH AND IT
WAS CERTAINLY A LOT OF
INFORMATION IN SOME SOME LIGHT
READING- THAT WE HAVE A BUT I
REALLY APPRECIATED THE SUMMARIES
AND I. WILL START- WITH WITH THE
U. S. A. BEEN- AND I APPRECIATED
THE- AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
CREATING A GOOD JOB- ON BOARD
FOR COMMUNITIES- ONE OF THAT
WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE
INDUSTRIAL CHEFS. WHAT WE SEE A
LOT IN IN MY DISTRICT AS A SHIFT
TOWARD YOU KNOW FROM A
INDUSTRIAL TO A SERVICE ECONOMY.
AND WE WEREN'T IN FRONT OF THAT
SERVICE ECONOMY AND SO WE'RE
PAYING THIS BACK UP IN TERMS OF
YOU KNOW RAISING THE MINIMUM
WAGE TRYING TO CREATE- LADDERS
OF OPPORTUNITY YOU KNOW MAKING
SURE THAT- HARDEST HIT
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AREN'T
IN THE BAD JOB LOW WAGE JOB
TRAP- SO I APPRECIATED- THOSE
THOSE COMMENTS I GUESS MY
QUESTION THAT I HAD YOU. YOU
MENTIONED ABOUT YOU CLOSED WITH
THE LEGISLATURE. AND THE
ADMINISTRATION GIVING DIRECTION-
I WANT YOU TO ELABORATE A BIT
MORE- ON ON WHAT YOU MEAN BY
THAT- AND I WANT TO JUST FOLLOW
UP THAT. QUESTION IN TERMS OF IN
IN AND- MAYBE BOTH PRESENTERS
CAN- CAN SPEAK TO THIS. BUT HOW
CAN WE ENSURE THAT THE STATE AND
FEDERAL- PRINCIPLES VALUES AND
ARTICULATED- MANDATES ARE LINED-
IN PARTICULARLY AROUND THE
BUILDING OF GOOD JOBS AND MAKING
SURE WE ARE BUILDING GOOD JOBS
FOR THOSE HARDEST HIT
COMMUNITIES SO. ESCHEN ON THE
DIRECTION OF WHAT KIND OF
DIRECTION DO YOU SEE AS BEING
BENEFICIAL FROM THE LEGISLATURE.
AND THEN. ARE THEY ARE VERY
PARTICULAR LEGISLATIVE TOOLS
THAT CAN HELP US BETTER ALIGN
THE STATE AND FEDERAL GUIDELINES
. I'M. WELL I I'LL TELL YOU WHAT
I'VE SEEN FROM THE BOTTOM UP
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WORKING IN
THIS FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN YEARS IT
AND YOUR NAME TIM RAINEY'S
HEARING HELD BE TESTIFYING TO
BUT I REMEMBER LIKE YOUR IS YOUR
- I THINK I'M ON MY IS OKAY. I
REMEMBER. THE EARLY DAYS WHEN WE
WERE. WORKING ON THE- THE
MANDATE THAT. ASSEMBLY MEN
GARCIA GAVE US TO WRITE THE JOBS
AND THAT CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AT
TEN RAINY AND I WOULD GO AND
TALK TO THE- ENERGY
COMMISSIONERS OR THEIR STAFF
ABOUT HOW THEY COULD.
INCORPORATE WORK FOR STANDARDS
IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND AGAIN
THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF THEM. AND
WE REALLY WERE TALKING ON DEAF
EARS AT THE TIME BECAUSE THEY DO
IT IT WASN'T. THEY JUST DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE AS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- ACTORS.
THEY CARED ABOUT JOBS BUT IT WAS
ABOUT THE NUMBER YOU KNOW AND IT
WAS HOW MANY JOBS CAN WE SQUEEZE
OUT OF THIS BUT IT WASN'T ABOUT
QUALITY JOBS OR CAREER TRACK
JOBS. THERE WAS A LITTLE
ATTENTION MAYBE WE COULD CALL IT
LIP SERVICE FROM THIS STATE
TOWARDS EQUITY AND TOWARDS
OPENING UP THOSE JOBS BUT THEY
DIDN'T MARRY JOB QUALITY WITH.
WITH JOB ACCESS SO YOU KNOW WE'D
HAVE PROGRAMS TO HELP LOW INCOME
FOLKS GET INTO DOING LOW INCOME
WEATHERIZATION WHICH IS THE
WORST JOB IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
RIGHT. SO I DO THINK THAT THE
STAFF THAT WE NEED WE NEED.
STAFF IN. AND AGREEMENTS TO
SHARE THAT EXPERTISE THAT I
EXPLAINED AND THEN WE NEED SOME
SORT OF OVERALL MANDATE AND
MAYBE THAT'S- IN YOUR BILL
RIGHT- AND I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN
TERMS OF YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO
. DO IT IN TERMS OF WRITING THE
LEGISLATION ARE NEGOTIATING WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION ON WHAT'S
POSSIBLE AND FEASIBLE. BUT WHAT
I DO KNOW IS THAT THE- HAVING A
- GOVERNANCE OVER THESE PROGRAMS
WHERE THE LABOR AGENCY HAS SOME
ROLE AND WE'RE WORK FOR
STANDARDS ARE. A COMMITMENT. AND
THEN THE STAFF IN THOSE THINGS
ARE I THINK AT LEAST SOME OF
WHAT IS- CRITICAL. DOES THAT
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION DOES THANK
YOU SO MUCH AND I HAD A QUESTION
FOR MR ARSES- AND I APPRECIATE
HOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GIVING-
WORKERS PARTICULARLY AROUND
THESE BLUE COLLAR SECTORS AN
OPPORTUNITY GET TO GOOD JOBS.
I'M ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT IS YOU
LAID OUT ALL OF THE INVESTMENTS
AND WHERE THEY ARE HOW DO WE
ALSO CREATE. GOOD EMPLOYERS
PARTICULARLY IN THE MINORITY
OWNED WOMEN OWNED SECTOR TO
RELIEVE PARTICIPATE IN RECEIVING
THESE FUNDS AND ALSO. RAISING
STANDARDS DO YOU SEE THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT IN TERMS OF
THE WAY FOR EXAMPLE I THINK IT
WAS MENTIONED THE- BMO YOU THAT
THE DEAL WELL HAS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR
EXAMPLE- IS SORT OF SPELLING OUT
SOME CRITERIA THERE DO YOU SEE
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ALSO.
CREATE GOOD- STRONG QUALITY JOB
EMPLOYERS- THROUGH THE DVD
COMMUNITY AND SOME VESTMENTS AND
HOW DO WE GET THOSE DOLLARS TO
THOSE- A MINORITY WOMEN OWNED
BUSINESSES. YEAH ABSOLUTELY- I
THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE- THE
PRESENTATION THAT I GAVE US SOME
OF THE RESEARCH THAT WE CONDUCT
THE WAS REALLY LOOKING. OF KIND
OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE YOU KNOW
IN TERMS OF LIKE THIS THE
FRIEND- LOSS RIGHT- BUT- THE
SPIRIT OF THE LAS. ACTION THE
INTENT IS TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THOSE ISSUES SPECIFICALLY- THEY
ARE LEAVING THAT UP I THINK THE
LANGUAGE IS- IS STATED IN- AS
GOALS AS A WAY FOR US TO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GOVERNMENTS TO
ACTUALLY COME UP WITH WAYS TO
ACTUALLY MEET THOSE GOALS. AND I
THINK- YOU KNOW SOME OF THE
FUNDING- YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO
BE ABOUT THE LANGUAGE AND- THAT
REQUIREMENTS THAT I'VE- BEAT ARE
PLACED. INTO GETTING THIS
FUNDING- WE'RE WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS
THOSE ISSUES OF THE GET TO
EQUITY AND WHO ACTUALLY GETS
ACCESS PLEASE FUNDING AND SO ON-
ONE. A BIG PART OF THAT TOO IS
GOING TO BE THROUGH THE
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS- A LOT OF
THE FUNDING IS GOING TO BE TO BE
GOING OUT TO THE TO PRIVATE
EMPLOYERS WHO ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO BIDS FOR IT TO BE ABLE TO GET
THESE PROGRAMS. AND THE THROUGH
THE BUILDING PROCESS THERE'S
GONNA BE AN OPPORTUNITY ACTUALLY
TO INCLUDE ALSO LANGUAGE THAT
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES THESE THIS
EMPLOYERS. WHO TO INCLUDE PLANS
ON THEM THAT ADDRESSES THESE
THESE ISSUES RIGHT ON HOW DO WE
MAKE SURE THAT. THEY ACTUALLY GO
TO THE PEOPLE THE THAT ARE
INTENDED TO GO TO RED FORT
BECAUSE PART OF THE- THE
LEGISLATION IS THAT IT'S LOOKING
TO- FOR THE FUNDING TO BENEFIT
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES RIGHT.
SO I THINK THAT'S THAT'S. GONNA
BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE- THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR- A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS- FOR MISTER ARE
STILL UP WITH REGARDS TO LOCAL
HIRE INITIATIVES- HOW HAVE THESE
INTERACTED OR- WORK TOGETHER
WITH- TOOLS LIKE. I UNDERSTAND
THE US EMPLOYMENT PLAN. TO BE
ABLE TO GET RESOURCES TO VERY
SPECIFIC TARGETED COMMUNITIES
COULD YOU. TALK ABOUT THAT A
LITTLE BIT MORE. YEAH I MEAN ONE
I THINK THAT'S- THAT'S- A BIT
DIFFICULT TO ADDRESS ON THAT
QUESTION IS THAT IT REALLY
DEPENDS ON WHICH WHICH LAW
YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT. SO THE
FUNDING THAT HAS GONE UP TO THE
B. I. L. IT'S THERE'S A LOT MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT BUT IS
ACTUALLY JUST BEING LIKE A SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF THE FUNDING THAT'S
THAT'S BEEN THE THROUGH THE
LOOKING OF THE TOTAL PACKAGE-
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT I. A.
LIKE I MENTIONED ON THE ON THE
PRESENTATION THERE'S STILL
COMING UP WITH THE GUIDELINES.
THAT I ACTUALLY AM GOING TO BE
DICTATING HOW THE SAID THESE
THINGS ACTUALLY CAN HAPPEN SO I
JUST THINK THIS- THIS IS A BIG
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO ACTUALLY MAKE SURE
THAT AS THAT MONEY GETS. ROLLED
OUT INTO THE STATE THAT WE
ACTUALLY COME UP WITH LANGUAGE
OF- AND I'M REQUIREMENTS AND I'M
THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE
THAT ACTUALLY WE INCLUDE THOSE
KINDS OF- PROGRAMS- INTO THE
INTO THE LEGISLATION INTO THE
FUNDING. PROBLEMS OKAY WE WANNA
WE WANT TO STAY ON TOP OF THAT
TO BE ABLE TO USE- TOOL
SPECIFICALLY FOR. LOCAL COME.
AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE IN
AN OBSTACLE IN THE PAST- WE AND
I'M GLAD TO SEE WE'RE- HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE. MORE YOU
KNOW CLOSER TO USING- TOOLS THAT
ALLOW US TO HIRE FROM THE LOCAL
COMMUNITIES- I UNDERSTAND THAT-
LIKE THE CHIPS- IS- COULD OR-
DOES REQUIRE APPLICANTS TO
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE.
OF IS THAT SOMETHING THAT. IT
DOES THAT MEAN THAT THERE ARE
OTHER. OF- GRAMS OR OTHER THINGS
THAT COULD BE PROVIDED- ALSO OR
WE- LIMITED TO. AS FAR AS
FEDERAL FUNDING OR IS IT BROAD
ENOUGH THAT WE COULD DO A- OF. A
MORE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY
BENEFITS TYPES OF AGREEMENTS- I
WILL HAVE TO LOOK SPECIFICALLY
INTO THERE'S IF THERE'S ANYTHING
OUT THE SONG LIKE A MIX OF THE
GO BACK TO THE OFFICE ON THAT.
BOB BUT AGAIN I THINK ONE OF THE
THINGS TO SCHOOL THAT I WANTED
TO REMIND RIGHT IS THAT- AGAIN
THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW IS
ACTUALLY ABOUT NOT JUST DOING
THE BARE MINIMUM BUT ACTUALLY
SETTING. MINIMUM STANDARDS SIDE
YOU KNOW WE CAN ACTUALLY GET
THROUGH TO THE BIGGER GOALS. SO
I THINK THERE'S- YEAH THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL TYPES
OF BIRDS GREAT AND THEN- AND
OTHERS LOTS OF QUESTIONS THAT WE
HAVE BUT- IT WILL I'M SURE WE'LL
BE GETTING. BACK TO YOU- MISMAS
SAVE I ON THE- DO YOU HAVE
EXAMPLES OF PUBLIC AGENCIES IN
CALIFORNIA. THAT HAVE ADOPTED A
CRITERIA IN THEIR CONTRACT
PROCESS PROCESS YOU KNOW HOW TO
OPERATIONALIZE. JOB CREATION AND
HIRING INITIATIVES. SURE I MEAN
L. A. METRO COMES TO MIND
IMMEDIATELY OF COURSE IT HERE.
WHERE THEY HAVE ADOPTED A POLICY
THAT INCLUDES ENCOURAGEMENT OF
COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND MINIMUM
MINIMUM STANDARDS- AND- CAN
WHICH I SHOULD MENTION COULD
ALSO BE SUPPORTED BY OUR
WORKFORCE DOLLARS AND I DO THINK
THAT. WE'VE WE DIDN'T REALLY
MENTION THAT PIECE BECAUSE OUT I
ALWAYS THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO
CREATE THE GOOD JOBS FIRST
BEFORE YOU START TALKING ABOUT
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BUT- RIGHT
THERE READY TO GO IS THE HIGH
ROAD TRAINING PARTNERSHIP.
INITIATIVE WHICH IS FUNDING BY
THE LABOR AGENCY IN THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD- TO
SUPPORT- THE KINDS OF STANDARDS
THAT LA METRO. HAS ADOPTED AND
REALLY EXTREME MAKE THE
IMPLEMENTATION HAPPEN IN TERMS
OF GETTING FOLKS TRAINED AND
READY. TO BE EMPLOYED INTO GOOD
JOBS AND CUT AND ENCOURAGES
THOSE EMPLOYERS WHO MAKE
COMMITMENTS TO TRAINING AND TO
LOCAL HIRE- SO L. A. METRO AS
FAR AS I KNOW IS KIND OF. THE
BEST EXAMPLE IN CALIFORNIA FOR
THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR- WE
HAVE MANY MORE EXAMPLES IN
CONSTRUCTION- OF AGENCIES DOING
THE RIGHT THING- WITH PLA'S AND
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS.
OKAY AND- I THINK- XAVER MENTION
I'M NOT SURE IF MR AS YOU
MENTIONED IS THE- FAMILIARITY IN
THE- MUCH MORE EXPERIENCE ON
CONSTRUCTION LABOR STANDARDS AND
A LOT LESS IF ANY ON NON
CONSTRUCTION. STANDARDS HOW DO
YOU SEE. YOU KNOW BUILDING
TOWARDS THAT AND CONTINUING TO
BUILD ON THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE
BUT HOW DO WE MOVE. ON THE NINE
CONSTRUCTION SITE IN THE SAME
DIRECTION WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU THINK WE COULD
OR SHOULD BE DOING. WELL
CERTAINLY THE WORK OF- JOBS TO
MOVE AMERICA AND THE U. S.
EMPLOYMENT PLAN ARE REALLY KEY
FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AND
CAN BE. USED FOR OTHER CUT
CONTRACTING THAT IS REALLY
PROCUREMENT. WHICH I WOULD
INCLUDE THE FORCE MANAGEMENT
BECAUSE THAT'S STATE CONTRACTS I
WOULD INCLUDE. WASTE I WOULD
INCLUDE SOME OTHER SECTORS- AND
SO WHAT THAT DOES IS- IN THAT
PARTICULAR CASE AND THERE'S
VARIATIONS OF IT WHICH I THINK
YOU YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH
BUT ESSENTIALLY IT. IT SAYS IT
ASKS EMPLOYERS TO STATE WITH
THEIR COMMITMENTS ARE TO BEING A
GOOD EMPLOYER- AND THAT'S
TRANSPARENT. AND THEY ARE RANKED
AS PART OF THEIR BIDDING PROCESS
SO THAT OF COURSE THEY OPTED. BE
ABLE TO PRODUCE CHEAP EFFICIENT
BUSES OR WHATEVER THEY'RE
BETTING ON BUT THEY ALSO GET.
EXTRA POINTS AND ARE RANKED- ON
THEIR COMMITMENTS TO LABOR THAT
CAN BE STRENGTHENED THROUGH
MANDATES- BUT SO AGAIN YOU HAVE
AND YOU DO HAVE TO CUSTOMIZE IT
TO THE SITUATION- BUT I THINK
THE U. S. EMPLOYMENT PLAN IS A
REALLY GOOD. TOOL THAT IS TRYING
TO REPLICATE WHAT WE HAVE IN
CONSTRUCTION TO THE OTHER
SECTORS NOW WE DO HAVE TO BUILD
UP OUR OUR OUR CERTIFICATIONS
AND TRAINING BECAUSE THAT'S THE-
SKILL STANDARDS THEIR INOTES
THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY STANDARD
WAGE STANDARDS ARE CERTAINLY AS
IMPORTANT BUT SKILLS COULD
STANDARDS. WILL HELP. AND THAT'S
WHAT CONSTRUCTION HAS THAT
MANUFACTURING IN THIS COUNTRY
HAS VERY LITTLE OF- SO THAT'S A
GOVERNMENTAL AND INDUSTRY-
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE TO
BUILD OVER TIME I MEAN IT DIDN'T
TAKE DECADES TO GET WHERE WE ARE
AN APPRENTICESHIP- BUT- THERE'S
NO REASON WHY IT CAN'T HAPPEN IN
MANUFACTURING. MMHM. WELL IT
CERTAINLY MAKES SENSE GREAT
QUESTION SEE THAT. THERE BE-
SORT OF- CENTRALIZED. OPERATIONS
OF A TRAINING RAN AN
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS BECAUSE
EVERYBODY OFF ON THEIR OWN IS
THE DUPLICATION I THINK OF RIGHT
A RESOURCES IT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE RIGHT. WELL HERE WE'LL
HEAR FROM EMPLOYERS TODAY TO-
OKAY AND I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW
UP ON OUR I APPRECIATED THE
POINT OF HOW USE YOU TALKED
ABOUT THE NEED TO CENTRALIZE AND
BRING THE PIECES TOGETHER AND
THAT THE SKILLS. AND THE LABOR
AND THE WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
SORT OF THE BUILDING OF THE
TRAINING THAT RECRUITMENT AND
TRAINING OF THOSE WORKERS AND
THEN THE LABOR STANDARDS ALL.
ALL COME- TOGETHER AND I WAS
JUST CURIOUS ABOUT- AND IN THIS
IS MY FRESHMAN. FRESHMAN SHOWING
IN TERMS OF BEING NEW- IN THIS
SPACE BUT YOU KNOW AS WE THINK
ABOUT THE BENCHMARKS FOR OUR
STATE AND THAT WE THINK ABOUT
WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL A CLUSTER
OF A SORT OF- THE WORK FORCE
GOALS THAT WE'VE GOT TO
ACCOMPLISH WHAT. IS THERE A
SENSE BACK IN AND MAYBE THIS IS
FOR FUTURE PANEL TO IS THERE A
WAY- THAT OTHER EVEN OTHER
COUNTRIES HAVE STARTED TO. MAP
OUT WHAT THOSE SKILLS ARE. WHAT
THOSE JOBS ARE- AND YOU KNOW
OVERLAYING THAT WITH THE CLIMB
MEANT RESILIENCY GOALS BECAUSE
IN MY MIND IT'S- IS THIS IS NOT
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PIECEMEAL THIS
IS GOING TO BE ONCE IN A
GENERATION MONEY THAT'S GOING TO
NEED TO MOVE AND MOVE QUICKLY
AND GET TO- THE MULTILIB HOLD
SORT OF TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE THAT
WE WANT WHICH IS. RACIAL EQUITY
ECONOMIC EQUITY AND THEN
ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND
SUSTAINABILITY ULTIMATELY BUT
THESE THREE THINGS HAVE TO RUN
TOGETHER. AND I'M GOING TO ASK
YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE
BEEN STUDYING HOW THIS MONEY IS
COMING OUT WHAT IS THE WAY THAT
WE ACTUALLY BUILD THAT
COMPREHENSIVE. ROADMAP FOR US TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS CERTAINLY IT'S-
IN THE POLICIES AND THE LAWS IS
IT ALSO MOVING INTER AGENCY MO
USE WITHIN THE STATE THAT ALSO
BRINGS. THESE DIFFERENT-
AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS
TOGETHER TO BUILD THIS- I I'D
IT'S A IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A
CONVOLUTED QUESTION BUT I'M
TRYING TO GET AT. HOW DO WE
EXPEDITE AND ACCELERATE BUT NOT
LOSE SIGHT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PIECES OF THIS THAT HAVE TO ALL
MOVE AT THE SAME TIME. YEAH M.
WELL YOU THAT'S A BIG QUESTION I
MEAN WE DON'T DO INDUSTRIAL
PLANNING VERY MUCH. IN THE U. S.
WE ARE AT LEAST WE DON'T CALL IT
IT WHEN WE DO IT AND SO IT IS
PIECEMEAL EUROPE YOU KNOW FOR
EXAMPLE HAS THESE BIG INDUSTRY
COUNCILS AROUND BATTERY. THE
WHOLE BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN- AND
UNIONS ARE MORE AT THE TABLE
THERE- THEY'RE NOT SO GREAT ON
INCORPORATING THEIR RACIAL.
MINORITIES WHICH TURNED INTO
LARGELY IMMIGRANT- BUT IN TERMS
OF THE INDUSTRIAL PLANNING AND
UNIONS GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS
AT THE TABLE EVERY COUNTRY IS
DIFFERENT BUT THEY HAVE WAY MORE
STRUCTURES THAN WE DO. SO WE ARE
KIND OF BUILDING IT FROM SCRATCH
AND I DO THINK THE POLICIES THAT
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THAT
INCLUDE. INTERAGENCY M. O. USE
THAT ARE. DIRECTED BY A LAW.
BETTER SORT OF MANDATED BY A LAW
. GOES A LONG WAY- BUT WORKING
WITH INDUSTRY AND THAT DOES
HAPPEN WITH THE HIGH ROAD
TRAINING PARTNERSHIP. INITIATIVE
BECAUSE IN EMPLOYERS AND-
WORKERS ARE AT THE TABLE IN IN
IN THOSE FUNDING. INITIATIVES IS
A START BUT IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT
TRAINING IT'S ALL OF IT'S ALSO
ABOUT. WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS
NEEDED FOR THE INDUSTRY. AND WE
DO. THE CLIMB AND AGENCIES ARE
ARE IN THAT. THEY BUT IT STILL
PIECE MEAL AND IT'S REALLY- IT'S
WHAT WE HAVE TO PLAY THE LONG
GAME. AND THERE'S ONCE IN A
GENERATION OPPORTUNITY SO IT'S
HARD- THIS STUFF IS IT ISN'T
EASY AND THERE AREN'T YOU KNOW
ONE SILVER BULLET OF A LOT OF
IT'S GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN BUT I
DO THINK IT'S- RECOGNIZING THE
SPACES WHERE COMMUNITY LABOR AND
EMPLOYERS AND BUSINESSES. CAN BE
SUPPORTED- WITH FUNDING. THE
SURF MAY MAY HELP WITH THIS-
THAT'S THE HOPE IT'S GOING TO
IT'S NOT AN EASY IMPLEMENTATION
TASKS- BUT CREATING THOSE SPACES
WHERE. THE SOCIAL ASPECTS ARE
INTEGRATED BUT ALSO THAT
INDUSTRY CLUSTERS ARE SUPPORTED
. BOTH THOSE THINGS ARE NEEDED.
BOTH FOR BEING WITH US. HE
PROVIDED A LOT OF INFORMATION
AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU
ALSO FOR EIGHTY THREE NINETY
EIGHT REPORT. IT'S GOING TO
STAND OUT AND WE KEEP REFERRING
TO IT ALL THE TIME AND I KNOW
YOU BUILDING OFF OF THAT SO
THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR- IS
INSURING WITH US TODAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE ON TO- THE SECOND PANEL
WHICH IS ON THE PROCUREMENT
PROCESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE
PERSPECTIVE BUT WE HAVE WITH US
TO RAINY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BOARD. AND MICHAEL KEEVER CHIEF
DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT CALTRANS.
JUST A SECOND. OKAY OKAY.
GOOD MORNING SENATOR DRAWS OF
SERRA CORTESE THANKS FOR COMING
BACK I'M SO LUCKY- PERFECT
TIMING- FENDER A SMALL CUEVAS
GREW REALLY GREAT GREAT TO SEE I
WAS SO INSPIRED BY YOUR OPENING
REMARKS- IT WAS A DROP THE MIKE
MOMENT FOR ME- SO I APPRECIATE
THAT I DON'T THINK THAT I CAN-
LEVEL UP TO THE WAY YOU
ARTICULATED THAT- THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU. HI
I WANTED TO. CAN YOU TAKE OFF
FROM- THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND
CONCEPT THAT CONCEPTS THAT WERE
IN THE MATERIALS THAT THE LABOR
CENTER PROVIDED- SUPPLY OF
WORKERS AND THE DEMAND FOR JOBS
AND PULLING WORKERS INTO JOBS-
FROM THE WORKFORCE PERSPECTIVE
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE
FOR A LONG TIME- THAT'S YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU HAVE A- HAMMER
EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL
SORT OF THING SO I COME HAD
EVERYTHING FROM WORK FORCE
PERSPECTIVE- WE HAVE A GREAT.
WORKFORCE SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA
REALLY GREAT TRAINING PROGRAMS-
RUN BY SCHOOLS WORKFORCE BOARDS
COLLEGES- COMMITTEE BASE
ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING WORKERS
FROM DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO
COMPETE FOR JOBS S. BUT YOU RUN
UP AGAINST REALITY THERE ARE NOT
ENOUGH GOOD JOBS AVAILABLE FOR
ALL THE PEOPLE WE NEED TO
PUTTING GOOD JOBS I GET
CONNECTED TO GOOD JOBS- SO ON
ITS OWN WORKFORCE TRAINING IS
NOT ENOUGH. TO MEANINGFULLY
IMPACT EMPLOYMENT TO MOVE THE
NEEDLE ON WORKING POVERTY AS YOU
TALKED ABOUT SENATOR- AND
ECONOMIC EQUITY. SO THE FIRST
INTERVENTION- IS SOMETHING WE'VE
BEEN DOING FOR SOME TIME ON THE
SUPPLY SIDE- TURN THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM KIND OF ON
HIS HEAD AND THE TRADITIONAL
APPROACH ON ITS HEAD. RATHER
THAN FOCUSING ON JUST THE
JOBSEEKER WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE
JOB SEEKER- THE FOCUS INSTEAD ON
THE JOBS. ARE AND HOW WE CAN FIX
WHAT'S BROKEN IN REGIONAL LABOR
MARKETS SO WE START WITH THE
BEST JOBS IN THE HIGH ROAD
CONTEXT BUILD REGIONAL INDUSTRY
BASED PARTNERSHIPS OF EMPLOYERS
UNIONS. COMMITTEE BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND WORKFORCE
AGENCIES AND WE CREATE WORKFORCE
PATHWAYS TO THE BEST JOBS- THIS
THIS IS SORT OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND MAYBE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT SOMEBODY'S COMING
TOGETHER- IN IN A REAL SENSE. SO
THE HIGH ROAD CONCEPT IS SIMPLY
PUT. THE TRADITIONAL INDUSTRY
SECTOR WORK- WITH A COMMITMENT
TO ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF
EQUITY. QUALITY JOBS EQUITY
ACCESS TO THOSE QUALITY JOBS
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ACHIEVE EQUITY
UNLESS YOU PAY ATTENTION JOB
QUALITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE
SO THE INTENT IS TO SHAPE. OUR
INTENT IS TO SHAPE HOW EMPLOYERS
ALL INDUSTRY SECTORS RECRUIT
HIRE. TRAIN PROMOTE AND RETAIN
WORKERS- SHAPING LABOR MARKETS
THAT'S WHAT WORK WERE AFTER- BUT
WE'RE REALLY RUNNING ON ALL
CYLINDERS- WAIT ELECTRIC CARS ON
HAVE SOME OTHERS THAT WERE
RUNNING ON A FULL BATTERY- THAT
TO PASS A METAPHOR- WHEN WE-
WHEN THAT SAME HIGH ROAD
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY JOBS
EQUITY IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE IS
BUILT INTO STATE CONTRACTING
SPENDING- THAT'S THE DEMAND SIDE
AN- INTERVENTION THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT TODAY- TO SHAPING
MARKETS. SO AGAIN ON THE SUPPLY
SIDE WITH A HYBRID WORKFORCE
PROGRAMS SCALED ACROSS EVERY
RELEVANT INDUSTRY SECTOR IN
CALIFORNIA- IN EVERY REGION. WE
CAN THEN ACTUALIZE THOSE GOALS
ON THE GROUND. IN REAL LIFE AND
MOVE THE NEEDLE ON THE THINGS WE
WANT TO MOVE THE NEEDLE ON IN
CALIFORNIA- BUT YOU'VE GOT TO
CONNECT THE DEMAND SIDE
STRATEGIES IN THE SUPPLY SIDE
WORK. DIRECTLY A QUICKLY WE HAVE
HI RETRAIN PARTNERSHIPS ALL OVER
CALIFORNIA WE STARTED WITH
EIGHT- AND WE QUICKLY MOVED TO
SEVENTY REALLY FAST TO JUST OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE'RE GONNA
GET TO OVER A HUNDRED OF THESE
PARTNERSHIPS AROUND THE STATE
THERE'S A LOT OF DESIRE TO DO
THIS WORK OUT IN THE FIELD- FOR
OUR RFA'S A REQUEST FOR
APPLICATIONS FOR HIRING TRAINING
PARTNERSHIPS WE GET FAR MORE
ASSN WE HAVE FUNDING FOR. ALL
THE TIME- THE DEMAND IS NOT IS
NOT NEARLY MET. WERE IN TO JUST
NAME A FEW OF COURSE
HOSPITALITY- AS YOU ON THAT
SENATOR- JANITORIAL HEALTH CARE
BROSSEAU AT THE PORTS OF LA AND
LONG BEACH I WITH I'LL W. WERE
DOING TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING-
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INLAND
EMPIRE AND LOS ANGELES WITH THE
TEAMSTERS. AND OTHER PARTNERS
WATER AND WASTEWATER WITH A
BUNCH OF DIFFERENT UNIONS
OPERATING ENGINEERS ASKS ME I B.
W. MACHINISTS. WERE IN TRANSIT
ALL OVER THE STATE- OR NOT EVERY
TRADE TRANSIT AGENCY BUT WERE-
IT'S THIRTEEN. HOURS SEVEN
EXPANDING TO THIRTEEN REALLY
SOON MET WITH- ACTUALLY THE-
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT OF H. U.
GIANG BECAUSE YESTERDAY YOU SAW
YOU YESTERDAY- AND SENATOR OUT
RATHER AT. A SECRETARY KNOX I'M
TALKING ABOUT H. USE. THE
INTERNATIONALS COMMITMENT TO
HIRING TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS AND
WHAT. THAT HIRING TRAINING
PARTNERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA ISN'T
DOING. TO MEET THEIR NEED FOR
UPSKILLING. MECHANICS AND
OPERATORS AS- AGENCIES ADOPT. A
ZERO EMISSION BUSES ELECTRIC
BUSES- IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
WORK WE HAVE THIRTEEN. REGIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE BUILDING
TRADES- COVERING EVERY CORNER OF
CALIFORNIA CREATING ACCESS TO.
BLUE COLLAR JOBS AND IN
CONSTRUCTION THE BEST JOBS- BLUE
COLLAR JOBS THAT I KNOW ABOUT.
BUT WE'LL GET MANUFACTURING
EVERYTHING ELSE AS WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TODAY- WE'VE JUST RECENTLY
ADDED. UTILITY TREE TRIMMING
WITH I. B. W. NIKA ALECTRA
VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
WITH I. B. W. NIKA- ALLEGED BUS
MANUFACTURING YOU'RE GONNA HEAR
FROM GILLIG MORE FOR THE
TEAMSTERS- WITH B. Y. D. AND
SMART AND SO THE- OFFSHORE WIND
WITH THE TRADES- WE'RE IN THE
CENTRAL COAST AND WERE UP IN
HUMBOLDT NOW- HI RETRAINING
PARTNERSHIPS. ACCESS TO THESE
JOBS AS WE BUILD STUFF- SOUNDS
LIKE INDUSTRIAL POLICY- WE'RE
DOING WELL CAPPING ALSO
BROADBAND WE SEE OF YOU I CAN I
HAVE A LONG LIST I WILL I WILL
GO. THROUGH THE WHOLE HIST IT'S
REALLY TERRIFIC WORK AND WE'RE
EXCITED ABOUT IT- TO OUR.
PLEASANT SURPRISE IN SACRAMENTO
. OUR SISTER CLIMATE IN IT FOR
SURE REPORT AND AGENTS- THEY ONE
TO HELP. THE A- THEY EQUITY GO-
THAT THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE THAT
THEY TO WHICH- AND THE REACHING
OUT TO US WE HAVE AN ANIMAL YOU
WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION. WE HAVE. AN MOU WITH
ENERGY COMMISSION. WE STARTED
ADVISING THE ENERGY COMMISSION
EFFECT BEFORE THE MOU WAS INKED
I DON'T THINK WE THAT ACTUALLY
TIME TO FINALIZE IT BECAUSE
WE'VE BEEN SO INVOLVED IN THE
WORK WITH THEM AND ADVISING ON
HOW. THEY COULD BUILD STANDARDS
INTO THEIR OWN SPENDING- VERY
EXCITING STUFF WE AT WE'RE
ACTIVELY WORKING WITH KALISTO
AND CALTRANS- IT WITH KOBE'S
RESOURCES AGENCY AND SOON WITH
CAL JIM AROUND- CAPPING- OR FROM
OIL WELLS. HELPING THEM BUILD
STANDARDS INTO THEIR SPENDING SO
WE CAN. CREATE WORKFORCE
PARTNERSHIPS ON THE GROUND IT
GET PEOPLE INTO THOSE GOOD JOBS-
THEY ALL WANT TO GO BEYOND TO
CALIFORNIA'S ALREADY. STRONG
STANDARDS. THEY WANT TO USE
THEIR LEVERAGE TO GET
DISADVANTAGED WORKERS JUST THE
WAY WE DO- AND POPULATIONS THAT
ARE DISADVANTAGED CONNECTED TO
THE JOBS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
CREATED WITH- WITH THE B. I. L.
FUNDS- EACH AGENCY EACH
DEPARTMENT. AS DOCTORS THEY'VE
BEEN SAID- AND HE'S PROGRAM IS
DIFFERENT I DON'T THINK THERE'S
A ONE SIZE FITS ALL TO DOING
THIS. THE MORE I GET INTO IT THE
MORE I REALIZE THAT. THEY'RE ALL
INTERESTED IN HOW DIFFERENT
TOOLS HOWEVER. CAN FIT THOSE
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS HUNDREDS OF
PROGRAMS. TO MAXIMIZE THE
CREATION OF QUALITY JOBS AND
ECONOMIC EQUITY SO THEY WANT
THREE THINGS FROM FROM US AT THE
LABOR AGENCY- BRIEFINGS. AND
MATERIALS THAT DEFINE. THE
VARIOUS TOOLS- PREVAILING WAGE
AND LIVING WAGE STANDARDS
SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE A
LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THAT
MEANS AND HOW IT APPLIES-
PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS
COMMITTEE WORKFORCE AGREEMENT.
INCREASINGLY COMMITTEE BENEFITS
AGREEMENT WHICH IS EXCITING-
AREA OF WORK- THEY WANTED TO
TARGET LOCAL HIGHER AND HOW
THAT'S EMBEDDED IN THESE TOOLS
AND HOW ALL OF THAT'S EMBEDDED
INTO THE VARIOUS- SPENDING
PROGRAMS IN PROCUREMENT.
PROGRAMS THEY WANT ADVICE NUMBER
TWO ON. HOW TO A BED THOSE
STANDARDS. IN WAYS THAT REALLY
FIT. THE PARTICULAR PROGRAMS-
YEAH THEY WANT TO STAY HELP.
CRAFTING LANGUAGE FOR THAT
PURPOSE AND WE WE'VE BEEN DOING
THAT- AND FINALLY. ADVICE ON HOW
TO TRACK THE WORKFORCE IMPACTS
SO ONCE WE DO ALL THIS WITH B.
I. L. MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY HOW DO
WE KNOW ALL OF THIS WORK IS
REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE OUT
THERE IN THE REAL WORLD- AND
WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WITH
THEM. HOW TO TRACK METRICS THAT
MAKES SENSE AND WILL WILL WILL
TELL US- IT FOR MOVING THE
NEEDLE ON THE THINGS WE WANT TO
MOVE THE NEEDLE ON- WE DON'T
KNOW EVERYTHING AT THE LABOR.
WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS
WE BRING IN SMART FOLKS WE BRING
IN- OUR COLLEAGUES FROM THE
LABOR CENTER- WE ALSO BRING IN
OTHER. AGENCY COLLEAGUES WHO'VE
DONE THIS WORK- FACT WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCE AND WHO HAVE
EXPERTISE- DEPARTMENT GENERAL
SERVICES FOR EXAMPLE YOU
NEGOTIATED HELP THEM NEGOTIATED
PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT FOR ALL
THE STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
YOU SEE ALL THE CRANES AROUND
SACRAMENTO. THOSE HAVE COMMITTEE
WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS ON THOSE-
SO THERE THOSE PROJECTS ARE
PULLING. NEW APPRENTICES FROM
OUR PRECONSTRUCTION TRAINING
PROGRAM IN SACRAMENTO THAT WE
DEVELOPED INCLUDES WITH LOCAL
BILLING BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
AND THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES- THEIR
PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE IN HOW TO
DO THIS SO WE GET THEM TOGETHER-
TO SHARE. BEST PRACTICES- AT.
JUST TO GET I THINK IT'S THE
CONSISTENCY QUESTION. ACROSS ALL
THESE PROGRAMS AND STATE
GOVERNMENT. I THINK IT DOES HELP
TO HAVE A SINGLE STATE AGENCY
LIKE LABOR. WITH THE CAPACITY TO
DO THIS- I THINK IT CHALLENGE
WHY NO IT CHALLENGES HAVING THE
CAPACITY. TO RISE TO THE MOMENT
THIS IS I THINK IS SENATOR.
SMALL CUEVAS SAID- A AN OPEN
WINDOW. WE'VE GOT TO JUMP
THROUGH QUICKLY BECAUSE THIS IS
GONNA MOVE FAST- SO WE'RE TRYING
OUR DARNDEST TO. WORK WITH
EVERYBODY WHO'S ASKING US TO
WORK WITH THEM. WHICH IS GREAT
TO BE INVITED- BUT WE'VE GOT
MORE- DEMAND FOR THIS THEN I
THINK WE HAVE CAPACITY FOR RIGHT
NOW. BUT WE'RE NOT AFRAID. THANK
YOU. SECURE YES IN AND AROUND
THE- NICE TO SEE YOU THEN IN.
YES SO- ONE OF. UP WITH SOME OF
THE BECOME US A WITH- YEAH
MISTER RANEY HERE THAT THERE'S
SO MUCH- THAT WE NEED TO DO-
TOGETHER YOU KNOW OVER THE
COURSE OF MY CAREER. I'M A
BRIDGE ENGINEER- I'M CURRENTLY
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR CALTRANS.
I'VE SEEN WHAT WE CAN DO AND WE
INVEST IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CERTAINLY THAT'S A BIG PART OF
WHAT WE DO. BUT AS WE ARE
BECOMING A PEOPLE FIRST
ORGANIZATION AND A CALIFORNIA
FOR ALL WITHOUT OUTLOOK LOOKING
AT HOW DO WE INVEST IN THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA IS WEALTH.
AND SO I'M HERE TALKING ABOUT
WORK FOR STANDARDS I'M NOT AN
EXPERT IN WORK FOR STANDARDS WE
TALK ABOUT WORK FOR STANDARDS AT
CALTRANS YOU KNOW WE MEET WITH
OUR SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL OR
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES AND
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE WE
HAVE A LABOR COMPLIANCE UNIT. WE
WORK WITH FEDERAL HIGHWAYS-
DOCTORS THEY'VE BEEN TALKED
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
HAVING AN MO YOU WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SO WHAT DOES
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AND WE WORK WITH FHWA- AS AS
PART OF THIS. WE JUST MET- WITH
OUR EQUITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND
SOLD. MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES
COME UP IN OUR CONVERSATIONS-
WITH THEM WE'RE CREATING AN
EQUITY INDEX WHEN WE'RE LOOKING
SIMILAR TO CALLIN VIRUS SCREEN
THE FOCUSED ON TRANSPORTATION TO
LOOK AT BENEFITS AND BURDENS AND
HOW WE MAKE OUR INVESTMENTS-
HERE IN IN. IN CALIFORNIA. AND
SO. IN A WE HAVE FOR- OUR CORE
FOR WE CALL THEM. PRINCIPLES
THEIR SAFETY. EQUITY CLIMATE
ACTION. AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
FOR ALL. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT
THOSE ARE VERY WELL ALIGNED.
WITH V. HIGH ROW JOB STANDARDS
THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. IS
THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE
TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE AND-
AND HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY THERE-
MISTER Z. TALK- EARLIER ABOUT
THE FUNDS COMING IN AND MANY OF
THOSE FUNDS ARE COMING TO
TRANSPORTATION AND SO HOW WE HOW
CAN WE INVEST THOSE- FOR THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA AND HOW CAN
WE DO THAT. EQUITABLY AND
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT YOU KNOW
CROSS CUTTING- OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
PARTICULARLY AT OUR UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES- WE'RE SEEKING TO
ALIGN OUR FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS
ARE FOCUSED ON THE STATE GOALS
THAT WE HAVE- WHILE MAINTAINING
OUR FIX IT FIRST. OF
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ALSO SERVES
WITH THE STATE AND SERVES THE
ECONOMY THAT WE HOPE FOR
EVERYBODY TO BENEFIT FROM. AND
SO. WE COMMIT TO EQUITY FOCUSED
ACTION SO IN TERMS OF OUR
PROJECTS BUT ALSO OUR
PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PEOPLE AND
THE PLANET AS AS AS A WHOLE. SO
WE ARE- WE HAVE A DELEGATED
LABOR COMPLIANCE PROGRAM AT THAT
CALTRANS INTO WE ENFORCE LABOR
LAWS TO MAKE SURE THAT EMPLOYEES
ARE PAID. PREVAILING WAGE TO
MAKE SURE THAT- THE CORRECT THE
I. R. CLASSIFICATION IS BEING
USED TO ESTABLISH THAT. FARE
PREVAILING WAGE THAT THEY SHOULD
BE PAID- WE ENFORCE OUR EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY LAWS ENSURE THEIR
SAFE WORKPLACES THAT ARE FREE OF
HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION.
AND WE ALSO HAVE AN ENFORCE A
MINIMUM INFO- APPRENTICESHIP A
STANDARDS. BONTA AND SO- IT'LL-
TRYING TO TAKE THE TRAINING THAT
I MISTER RANEY WAS TALKING ABOUT
ENSURE THEN THEY'RE GOING INTO
THE JOB SO WE CAN YOU KNOW WHAT
CAN WE DO TO COMPLETE- THAT
CYCLE- WE WORK WITH- AND WE HAVE
A GOALS FORD- DISADVANTAGED.
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES DISABLED
VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND
SMALL BUSINESSES AND OFTEN THE
SAME PEOPLE THAT WERE TARGETING
ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR-
THESE THESE ARE SMALLER
CONTRACTORS AND SO. WE HAVE
GOALS WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET
CROSS CERTIFIED SO THEY CAN TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME WITH
BEING A CERTIFIED A DP DVP OR
SMALL BUSINESS. AND WE ARE
INCREASING OUR SUPPORT IN
EDUCATION- TO THESE- SMALL
BUSINESSES IN SEEKING TO TRY TO
GROW THE NUMBER OF THEM THAT CAN
COME TO WORK ON THE PROJECTS
THAT WE PUT OUT. AND WORK- STE
INCREASING OUR INVESTMENT IN THE
OUTRAGE IN ORDER TO TRY TO
ATTRACT PEOPLE TO SAY THERE IS
OPPORTUNITY HERE COME AND
PARTICIPATE IN THIS GROWING
PROGRAM AND THE RESULTS ARE
TELLING. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED OUR WARDS TO SMALL AND
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES- WE
HAVE FIVE FEDERAL LAW WE'RE
REQUIRED TO SAID A DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS GOALS. TO CLOSE THE GAP
BETWEEN THE AVAILABILITY OF THE
DVDS AND THEIR USE ON OUR
CONTRACTS AND SO WE TRACKED THIS
VERY CAREFULLY WE DO I TRY
ANNUAL STUDY AND ADJUST THAT
AND- IN SHOWING THE GROWTH SO
KNOWING THAT YOU'RE TARGETING
THE AVAILABILITY. WE'VE GONE
FROM TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN FISCAL YEAR FROM A
TWELVE AND A HALF PERCENT GOAL.
TO ARE CURRENTLY IN IN BEGINNING
IN THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE FISCAL
YEAR TO A TWENTY TWO POINT 2%
GOAL SO NEARLY DOUBLING AND A
LOT IN THAT FOUR YEAR PERIOD.
AND THEN WITH THE GROWING
PROGRAM THE DOLLARS AVAILABLE-
THAT ARE GOING TO D. B.
COMMITMENTS AND FISCAL YEAR
SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN THREE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS-
WENT. TO- D. B. E. IS. A LAST
THIS YEAR IT WAS SICK HUNDRED
AND ONE MILLION. CURRENTLY.
AFTER FIVE MONTHS WE HAVE THREE
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX MILLION
DOLLARS- YOU'RE GOING TO TV SO
IT'S GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY
MORE THAN LAST YEAR WHICH YOU
WOULD EXPECT THE GOLD IS GETTING
LARGER. BECAUSE THE
PARTICIPATION IS INCREASING AND
THE PROGRAM IS GETTING LARGER
AND SO THIS IS WHERE- THAT ALSO
CREATES THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
WORK FORCE ALSO TO COME IN AND
PARTICIPATE THROUGH THAT-
THROUGH THAT POPE PROGRAM. WE'RE
ALSO ENGAGED IN OTHER EFFORTS TO
INTEGRATE HIGH ROAD PRINCIPLES-
CERTAINLY DON'T NEED TO TALK
ABOUT SB SIX SIX TWENTY FOUR
SENATOR BUT- YOU KNOW PUTTING
THAT TO WORK- WITH OUR ZERO
EMISSION TRANSIT- VEHICLES AND-
THE A- CHARGING EQUIPMENT THAT
GOES WITH IT. OF WORK WORKING
WITH LABOR AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY INDEED YES-
TO UPDATE THE CONTRACT MANUAL SO
SEATED WITH. WITH THAT LAW. AND
WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING A BEST
VALUE PROCUREMENT FOR OUR HEAVY
DUTY VEHICLES AND SPECIALIZED
EQUIPMENT WHICH INCLUDE-
COLLECTING HIERO JOB INFORMATION
SO GOING INTO THE MANUFACTURING
TO CERTAINLY WE HAVE A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE ON THE CONSTRUCTION
SIDE. RELATIVELY MATURE YOU KNOW
DAVIS BACON BECAUSE BACK YOU
KNOW A LONG WAY SO WE'VE BEEN
DOING THAT PART OF IT FOR A LONG
TIME. BUT WE'RE ALSO GETTING
INTO. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH- NOW THE YOU
KNOW THE MANUFACTURING IN THE
SUPPLY CHAIN THE THINGS THAT- WE
HAVE- BOTH OF THESE EFFORTS WILL
HELP TO INFORM US. AS WE TAKE
FURTHER STEPS TO PROVIDE HIGH
ROADS- JOB STANDARDS IN OUR
STATE CONTRACTS- CONSIDERING
ALSO THE INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY
CHAIN THAT WE UTILIZE FOR THE
TYPE OF WORK THAT. WE DO. AND
WHILE THIS PHÐ ON. I JUST WANT
TO MENTION YOU KNOW S. ONE- THE
TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS HAS
BEEN INVESTED MORE IN WORKING
TOGETHER C. W. D. B. TO HAVING A
PRE APPRENTICESHIP. TRAINING
PROGRAM AND CERTAINLY THAT'S
GOING TO INFORM US AS WELL AS WE
SEEK TO GO FORWARD WITHOUT ALONG
THE SAME LINES WHAT MR- RAINY
ALREADY DESCRIBED. SO JUST TO
CONCLUDE I WANTED TO- STATE
CALTRANS IS VERY COMMITTED TO
THIS WE ARE FOCUSED ON CREATING
A FAIR LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR
OUR CONTRACTOR SO IT'S GOOD FROM
A CONTRACTING STANDPOINT- THE
PARTNERSHIPS WITH WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD. AND THE
LEGISLATURE TO CREATE HIGH ROAD
STRATEGIES AND ACHIEVE CLIMATE
MITIGATION. AND ADAPTATION WITH
THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE. AND WE HOPE TO
ACCOMPLISH THROUGH THIS THE DUAL
GOALS OF- GREENING OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE. AND BUILDING AN
EQUITABLE PIPELINE OF PEOPLE WHO
DO THE JOBS THAT SUPPORT THAT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH-
PROCEDURE- PRESENTATIONS CENTER
DO DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND I APOLOGIZE I'M IN BETWEEN
COMMITTEE HEARINGS TODAY. AT THE
VOTE- BUT I DID FIGURE BEING
THAT BOTH. ESPECIALLY LUIS THANK
YOU- BUT I DID GET A CHANCE TO-
HERE MR RAINEY'S- COMMENTS AND-
I'M I'M I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE
WITH THE CALTRANS- LEADERSHIP-
TO HAVE A HAVE A- TO POSE SOME
QUESTIONS SO- THE ONE THING I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT.
YOU MENTION HIERO TRAINING
PARTNERSHIPS QUITE A BIT IN IN
YOUR OPENING STATEMENT I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE- THAT PROJECT PROGRAM
YOUR STAR- SETTING- INITIATIVE
THAT HAS PUT US ON A PATHWAY TO
BRINGING- I THINK MRS K. AS
THEY'VE BEEN CALLED THAT THE
CLUSTER RIDE OF BRINGING THE
EMPLOYERS ARE BRINGING COMMUNITY
BRINGING WORK FORCE IN BRINGING
UNIONS TOGETHER- TO FIGURE OUT
WAYS. TO TO WORK THROUGH THESE
COMPLEX ISSUES AND TO COME OUT
ON THE OTHER SIDE- WITH
EQUITABLE WORK FORCE-
SUSTAINABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE-
AND GOOD JOBS- THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES NEED SO I JUST WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THAT THAT VEHICLE-
AND I UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW THAT
COMES WITH WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOT OF
COLLEAGUES I'M INCLUDING OUR-
OUR UPPER STAGES LABOR CENTER-
CENTERS AND- AN EDGY LABOR
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NETWORKS-
AS WELL AS- WORKING WITH- OUR
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS-
AND PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS- THE
STATE. ONE THING I'M CURIOUS
ABOUT IS THE WAYS IN WHICH WE'RE
WORKING WITH THE LABOR- DIR AND
THE LABOR AND WORKFORCE- AGENCY-
HOW IMBEDDED IS THAT AGENCY IN-
THE WORK OF THE CALIFORNIA.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD- AND
SOME OF OUR LABOR EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS IS THAT A
STANDING- I WANT TO SAY
PARTNERSHIP WE DON'T HAVE I
DON'T THINK IMHO USE YET IN THIS
SPACE AND IF I IF WE DO CORRECT
ME IF I'M WRONG. BUT WHAT WHAT
ARE THOSE INSTITUTIONAL WAYS
INSTITUTIONALIZED WAYS THAT THE
LABOR AGENCY THE WORKFORCE BOARD
AND OUR LABOR EDUCATE RESEARCH
CENTERS ARE COMING TOGETHER AND
IS THERE PROPER CAPACITY ACROSS-
THE- AGENCY- COLLABORATION TO
MAKE IT WORK FOR THE SCALE OF
WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THIS MORNING RIGHT BECAUSE- YOU
MENTIONED A FEW OF THE DAY VERY
PRECIOUS AND- FUNDING THAT YOU
HAVE AROUND THE H. R. T. P. WORK
BUT- WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
SCALE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
IN TERMS OF BUILDING THIS GREEN
. CLIMATE RESILIENT WORKFORCE
AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORK FORCE
WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO WHAT
IS THAT CAPACITY LIKE HOW IS
THAT INTER AGENCY PLAY WORKING
OUT YEAH THIS IS A REALLY GREAT
QUESTION- THE LABOR AGENCY THAT
THE CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS IT
APARTMENT INSIDE THE LABOR
AGENCY AND- I ALMOST USE THAT
THOSE INTERCHANGEABLY- BECAUSE
WHEN. WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT HIGH
ROAD AND WE TALK ABOUT HYBRID
WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE SAME STUFF- COMPLETELY
ON THE ON THE SAME PAGE ALSO
INSIDE THE LABOR AGENCY IS THE
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PANEL- IN
THE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT THAT HAVE BOTH HAVE-
VERY IMPORTANT WORKFORCE ROLES.
SO WE'RE LINING ACROSS THOSE
PROGRAMS WITHIN THE LABOR LABOR
AGENCY AROUND THESE HIGH ROAD
STANDARDS- AND THIS VISION- SO
WE THAT WAY THOUGH OTHER
INVESTMENTS IN WORKFORCE ARE
LINING UP WITH HOW WE
UNDERSTAND. WE NEED TO APPROACH
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FROM THAT
HIGH ROAD PERSPECTIVE- THAT'S-
THAT'S BEEN BECAUSE OF
LEADERSHIP AGENCY- REALLY STRONG
LEADERSHIP THERE- THE DIVISION
PARTNERSHIP STANDARDS IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT PARTNER OF
OURS- THEY OVERSEE ALL THE
APPRENTICESHIP WORK IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA- CONSTRUCTION AND
NON CONSTRUCTION- THEY RECENTLY
PUT OUT. A GRANT CALLED ERICA
GRANT AND WISH I COULD REMEMBER
WHAT IT STANDS FOR- BUT IS FOR
CHILD CARE. HI THEY DIDN'T. A
WAR SEVERAL AGENCY AND PROGRAMS
ON THE STATE LOT OF CBO'S. BY
BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS- TO
PROVIDE CHILD CARE SO THAT
PEOPLE GOING THROUGH TRAINING
ESPECIALLY PRE CONSTRUCTION
TRAINING- HAVE CHILD CARE TAKING
CARE OF- AND I THINK THAT'S
GOING TO BE A BIT OF A GAME
CHANGER IN TERMS OF DEMOGRAPHICS
AND GETTING. MORE WOMEN INTO THE
TRADES SO WE REALLY LINE UP OUR
STRATEGIES WERE ACROSS THE
DEPARTMENTS INSIDE THE AGENCY
AGENCY- I HEARD SOMETHING OR
MAYBE I JUST WANTED TO HEAR
SOMETHING ABOUT- HOW WE WORK
WITH THE LAW. THE LABOR CENTERS
UCLA AND UC BERKELEY- WE DO A
LOT IT WORK WITH UC BERKELEY-
WEEK WE ACTUALLY CONTRACT THE UC
BERKELEY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO ALL OF
OUR- HIRING TRAINING
PARTNERSHIPS. WE CAN A
CONSIDERED A FAMILY. WHICH THAT
WAS A SAY IT SOUNDS LOCAL DE UM
. BUT THEY PROVIDE. A SPACE FOR-
PEER TO PEER SUPPORT AMONG OUR
HIGH RETRAINING PARTNERSHIPS WE
CAN REALLY LIFT UP THE GOOD
WORK. AROUND THE STATE AND LIFT
EVERYBODY'S GAME- THEY ALSO DO A
LOT OF- WORK WITH US DEVELOPING
MATERIALS FOR. A FOR A PROJECTS.
AND OTHER THINGS THERE'S A WHOLE
LIST OF THINGS WE DO WITH UC
BERKELEY LABOR CENTER REALLY
PROUD AND HONORED TO HAVE THAT
PARTNERSHIP UCLA LABOR CENTER-
IS ACTUALLY DOING THE EVALUATION
WORK ON OUR HI RETURNEE
PARTNERSHIPS THEY HAVE A FRAME-
KIND OF A THEORY OF CHANGE. A
BUILT IN THAT THEY ARE USING TO
MEASURE WHETHER OR NOT. HI
RETRAINING PARTNERSHIPS ARE
MOVING THE NEEDLE ON SHAPING
LABOR MARKETS FOR GREATER
ECONOMIC EQUITY- IT'S A
CHALLENGING THING TO DO- BECAUSE
OUR STUFF IS NOT THE ONLY INPUT
THAT MAKES THAT DIFFERENCE- SO
THEY'RE TRYING TO KIND OF PULL
THAT APART AND UNDERSTAND WHAT
IS OUR CONTRIBUTION TO. INCREASE
ECONOMIC EQUITY SO THAT'S THE
UCLA LABOR CENTER I DO WE DO A
LOT OF OTHER STUFF WITH THEM
AROUND THE PORT OF LA AND- SO I
IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE ALL KIND OF
PART OF THE SAME. AGENCY BUT
OFFICIALS SAY THAT OUT LOUD- BUT
YEAH. I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE
I THINK WHEN WE ENDED THE FIRST
PANEL- IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE
IS A NEED TO HAVE A
COLLABORATIVE. TABLE THAT BRINGS
EMPLOYERS THAT BRINGS. OUR
RESEARCH THAT BRINGS- ARE
COMMUNITIES- AND- UNIONS TO THE
TABLE AND SO I'M CURIOUS IN THE
SAME VEIN THAT YOU JUST LAID OUT
A MISTER RANEY MISTER KEEVER. DO
YOU HAVE A SIMILAR MODEL FOR THE
SCALE OF THE JOBS THAT YOU WERE
DOING IN TERMS OF. WORKING WITH-
CONNECT WITH- COLLABORATIVE.
THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING AND
WORKING WELL WITHIN. THE
CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BOARD AND ITS PARTNERS- TO
REALLY REALLY ESTABLISH THE
HYDRO TRAINING PROGRAM WHAT IT
SEEMS IS THAT PLACE WHERE. THESE
DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT HAVE.
YOU KNOW UNIQUE INTERESTS CAN
COME TOGETHER AND FIND THE
COMMON GROUND FROM MOVING
FORWARD VERTICALLY AROUND
BUILDING- A REAL ROAD MAP IN
PROGRAM FOR HELPING US
ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS IS CALTRANS
IN AS PART PART OF THIS
PARTNERSHIP OR WHAT DO YOU HAVE.
AT PLAY GIVEN THE SCALE OF- THE
RESOURCES AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
WITHIN CALTRANS- WHAT SIMILAR
MODEL OR ARE YOU CONNECTED TO
THIS MODEL. SO THANK WE'RE WE'RE
PART OF THE ECO SYSTEM THAT
MISTER RANEY WAS TALKING ABOUT
SO WE INTERACT AND COLLABORATE
WITH. IT'S NOT ON. CAN YOU HEAR
ME. OKAY SO. UNTIL WE MEET WITH
- ARE. WE IN IRAQ I. DON'T
REMEMBER WHICH PART OF MY
PRESENTATION YOU WERE YOU WERE
ABLE TO HEAR BELOW AS PART OF SB
ONE YOU KNOW WE WORK TOGETHER TO
ON THE PRE APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS THERE. ARE WERE IN IN
DISCUSSIONS NOW ON WHERE WE GO
WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE
WITH THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE
FROM. OUR AJ YOUR BILL HOWEVER
YOU WANT TO REFER TO IT. AND BUT
THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT WE TRY
TO LEVERAGE OUR RELATIONSHIPS
AND SO WHERE CAN WE CREATE- YOU
KNOW WE WORK WITH OUR SMALL
BUSINESS AND DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESSES WHO OFTEN ARE THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE HIRING THE SAME
PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
HERE. AND SO WE HAVE GOALS ON
BOTH THE SMALL BUSINESS-
DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS AND- A
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES AND
RIGHT NOW I'D I'D MENTION I I'M
NOT SURE THAT YOU WERE HERE. BUT
THAT IS GROWING AND SO CURRENTLY
ON JUST THE DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS SIDE OUR GOAL IS.
TWENTY TWO POINT 2% OF OUR WORK
GOES TO DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESSES. 25% TO SMALL
BUSINESSES AND SO. UP THROUGH
THAT THAT WORKS TO EXPAND BUT
WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO COMPLETE
THE IMPROVE- HEALTH SEVERAL
ANALOGIES BEEN DRAWN HERE BUT
TRYING TO CREATE THAT FULL
CIRCLE AND THEN SO THE
DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR
CONTRACTORS. AND CREATING FROM
THE PRE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
GETTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO
THE JOBS THEMSELVES TARGETING
WATER THEIR NEEDS AND WHAT CAN
WE DO WE JUST HAD. A HEAVY
EQUIPMENT OPERATORS OR ANOTHER
PARTNER OF OURS IS FHWA SO
WORKING WITH THEM AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS ANIMAL
YOU LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY THEY HAVE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF G. WITH THE
DEPARTMENT U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. AND SO WORKING
WITH THEM WE JUST- SUCCESSFULLY
HAD A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR-
A PRE APPRENTICESHIP. PROGRAM
AND THEN WE HAD TWENTY GRADUATE
. JUST LOOKING AT THE ABOUT 50%
OR SO FOR THE- VERY DIVERSE
GROUP AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO
COME IN AND WHETHER THEY COME TO
WORK ON THE JOBS THEY WORK FOR
CALTRANS OR ELSEWHERE. BUT
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET- AND
PARTICIPATE IN THESE WELL PAYING
JOBS WE HOPE TO LEVERAGE THOSE.
AS WELL SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF
JAIL JUST KIND OF SUM IT UP
WORKING WITH US- CW TV BUT ALSO-
WORKING WITH OUR OTHER PARTNERS
AS AS WELL AND I MIGHT ADD THAT
WE'RE- AWARE OF WHAT L. A. METRO
IS DOING A LOOKING AT SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT- YOU KNOW.
THEY'RE DOING AS WELL THAT-
MIGHT BE OF ADVANTAGE TO US.
GREAT WE WERE I THINK WE WERE WE
WERE DATING FOR A WHILE- AND NOW
WE'RE WE'RE GETTING MARRIED- I
THINK CALTRANS- I TALK ON THE
PHONE TO DAVID DILUTES HE'S
SITTING. BACK THERE- BOTTLE
TIMES A WEEK- TALK ABOUT HOW WE
CAN. COMBINE OUR WORK- AND
LEVERAGE WITH WHAT THE MONEY IS
COMING THROUGH CALTRANS WITH OUR
HIRING CONSTRUCTION CAREERS OF
PARTNERSHIPS ON THE GROUND WHICH
IS OUR HIGH ROAD WORK. FOCUS ON
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SO AS
WE BUILD STUFF. THROUGH CALTRANS
AROUND THE STATE- WE'RE GOING TO
CREATE ACCESS TO LOTS OF MUCH OF
JOBS FOR PEOPLE WHO OTHERWISE
WOULD HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THOSE
JOBS AND THAT IS- MODELED ON THE
SB ONE WORK WE STARTED WITH
CALTRANS AND- WE'RE HOPING TO
EXPAND THAT WITH SOME. B. I. L.
FUNDS. I'M GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT
THE OF. SOON TO BE MARRIAGE
THAT'S THE- SAME HERE- AT ANY
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE-
SEEN ON THE COMMUNITY SIDE OF
THIS WHERE WE'RE FIGHTING FOR
GOOD JOBS AND WE'RE FIGHTING FOR
ACCESS. IS THAT WHEN YOU HAVE
DUPLICATIVE SERVICES- THOSE HARD
TO REACH WORKERS FALL THROUGH
THE CRACKS- IF THERE IS. A MODEL
BY WHICH WE'RE BUILDING HYDRO
PARTNERSHIPS AND I AND I'M
LOOKING AT YOU MISTER KEEPER
BECAUSE THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION
THAT I GET IN MY DISTRICT IS
WHERE. ARE THE WOMEN IN BLACK
WORKER ON HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS. WHERE DO WE SEE WOMEN
IN BLACK WORKERS WHEN I DRIVE BY
THE BRIDGE PROJECT WHERE THE
BLACK WORKERS THAN WOMEN. WHEN
WE'RE DOING YOU KNOW SOME OF
OUR- ROADWAY STATE ROADWAY
PROJECTS. IT IS A GENERATIONAL
QUESTION. I AND IT IS ONE THAT
WE ALWAYS ARE SCRATCHING OUR
HEADS TO UNDERSTAND. AND SO YOU
KNOW WE- AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
THESE INVESTMENTS AND WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE'RE
SPENDING THESE DOLLARS AND WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT AGAIN THE TRIPLE
BOTTOM LINE. IN THIS ONE'S
GENERATION- YOU KNOW AND I THINK
OUR COLLEAGUES WILL WE ARE GOING
TO WORK TOWARD- THE POLICIES
THAT HELP CREATE THE MANDATE AND
HELP US. CENTRALIZE SOME OF THIS
WORK- BUT I'LL TELL YOU THERE'S
A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE AROUND EQUITY AND THERE ARE
MODELS THAT ARE WORKING AND WE
DON'T NEED TO. INVEST IN MODELS
THAT MAY WORK OR HAVE A GOOD
FAITH THANK EFFORT IS THE
COMMUNITY WILL SAY AT WORKING
VERSUS FAITH THEY SAY IT'S A
GOOD FAITH EFFORT. WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AN
EFFORT THAT IS ACTUALLY CREATING
PATHWAYS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED
POPULATIONS INTO QUALITY
CAREERS- AND WITH THAT I WANNA
JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IS
THERE A PARTNERSHIP- THAT YOU
HAVE IN TERMS OF. YOU KNOW
IMPROVING STRENGTHENING OUR
MAYBE YOU FEEL THEY'RE ALREADY
THERE- YOUR ENFORCEMENT MODELS
TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A
REPRESENTATIVE AND EQUITABLE
WORK FORCE IN CALTRANS PROJECTS
I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT. THESE
FUNDS WILL BE GOVERNED BY
EXECUTIVE ORDER ONE ONE TWO FOUR
SIX WHICH IS A- OF FEDERAL. OF
GOLD PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE
POPULATIONS THAT ARE IN LINE
WITH THE- THE CENSUS DATA THAT
WE HAVE IN OUR STATE- I THINK
CALTRANS IS ALREADY A CUT A
SUBCONTRACTOR UNDER THIS
EXECUTIVE ORDER AND THERE ARE
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLANS. THAT
HAVE TO BE CREATED- TO ENSURE
THAT WE HAVE A FAIR AND
REPRESENTATIVE- WORK FORCE ON
FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS THAT
ARE OVER TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS-
HOW ARE YOU ENFORCING. THOSE
KINDS OF RULES AND WHAT ARE THE
WAYS THAT YOU SEE THAT SCALING
GIVEN. THE INVESTMENT OF THESE
FEDERAL DOLLARS AND WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT FORTY ONE BILLION
POTENTIALLY COMING INTO THE
STATE. WHAT IS THE STATE OF YOUR
ENFORCEMENT ON THOSE PLANS NOW
WHAT ARE THE VEHICLES THAT YOU
SEE FOR- SCALING THAT LEVEL OF
ENFORCEMENT AND DO YOU WORK WITH
THE CURRENT WHAT USED TO BE THE
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
HOUSING. BUT NOW IS THE CIVIL
RIGHTS DEPARTMENT AT THE STATE
LEVEL. AND IF YOU COULD GIVE.
SOME CONSCIOUS OF TIME HERE WITH
YOUR ANSWERS THANK THANK YOU
MANAGER. BRIEFLY WE HAVE ADDED
THE DEPARTMENT OF A DUSTER
ABREAST OF. THE I. R. HAS
DELEGATED TO THE DEPARTMENT WE
HAVE A LABOR COMPLIANCE GROUP
AND WE'VE HAD THAT FOR A LONG
TIME. AND CERTAINLY- BECAUSE WE
DO PUBLIC WORKS- FOR A LONG TIME
WE'VE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR
ENSURING YOU KNOW COMPLIANCE
WITH- LABOR REQUIREMENTS AND SO
WE HAVE TO- IN REINFORCE THOSE
WE FOLLOW UP ON THOSE AND WE
HAVE YOU KNOW OF A LONG TRACK
RECORD I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE-
THE FINAL PART OF YOUR QUESTION
ON. WHO EXACTLY WERE WORKING
WITH I COULD CERTAINLY GET BACK
TO YOU- BUT- I LOVE. WE'LL GET
BACK TO YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT I
WOULD WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW THAT
WORKS AND- AND- HOW YOUR
PARTNERING- WITH AGENCIES TO
MAKE SURE THAT THAT WORK IS
HAPPENING THANK YOU. AND I JUST
STOPPED BY JUST WANNA. CLARIFY
WITH MR KEY RIGHT I APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
WITH A SMALL BUSINESSES AND
WOMEN BUSINESSES I THINK THAT'S
REALLY WONDERFUL- IT KEEPS
COMING. DECADE AFTER DECADE
WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT SO
THE MORE THAT YOU'RE INTENTIONAL
ABOUT IT THAT'S THE ONLY WAY
IT'S GOING TO WORK TO. MAKE IT
TO A REAL- BUT YOU KNOW SOMEHOW
WE NEED TO FOLLOW UP ALSO ON THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS-
THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS HEARING
IS ALL ABOUT. SUNDA IT'S IT
DOESN'T WORK WHEN IT'S TRICKLE
DOWN IT'S GOT TO BE VERY
SPECIFIC VERY INTENTIONAL VERY
DELIBERATE WITH VERY SPECIFIC-
REQUIREMENTS AND ENFORCEABILITY
THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE. AND SO AS
WE MOVE FORWARD ON. BILLS
LEGISLATION THAT I'M I'M WORKING
ON TO APPLY STANDARDS FOR GOOD
JOBS AND TWO OF. YOU KNOW PUT
HIGH ROAD LANGUAGE IN THE BEST
VALUE PROCUREMENT YOU KNOW I
LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR UPDATES ON
THAT ON HOW YOU DOING. WE'VE GOT
TO MOVE FORWARD ON TRUE OF IT
WILL USE BETWEEN OUR AGENCIES
WITHOUT THE AND WILL USE THIS
COULD GET. LOST IN I'M SURE
YOU'VE GOT A MILLION THINGS THAT
THE AGENCY CALTRANS COULD BE
DOING BUT WE NEED REALLY
SPECIFIC- AND WILL USE THAT
COULD- WE COULD FOLLOW UP ON AND
WOULD HOLD ALL OF US ACCOUNTABLE
SO. APPRECIATE THANK YOU BOTH
VERY MUCH FOR THIS- AND FOR
CONTRIBUTING TO OUR CONVERSATION
AND I'M SURE WE'LL BE TALKING TO
EACH OTHER MUCH MORE THANK YOU
THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
ON NOW TO- A THIRD PANEL AND I
UNDERSTAND ONE OF OUR PANEL- IS
A- NEEDS TO LEAVE ASAP SO IF WE
COULD HAVE- MISTER MARK MINUS.
YEAH YES MISTER MINUS CEO AND
PRESIDENT OF GILLIG LLC ARE
FOLLOWED BY MIGUEL CABRERA
SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
DIVERSITY AND ECONOMIC ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR L. A. METRO. AND
I THINK WE COULD FIT ALL APPEAR-
HOPEFULLY. CAITLIN VEGA
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
JERRY MISS JEREMY SMITH STATE
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL AND SCOTT WHICH-
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS. BUT WE'LL DO
IT ON THE ORDER MISTER MINUS
MYSTICAL BUT I'LL- I THINK.
THERE OKAY. YOU THE CAITLYN OKAY
. FOLLOWED BY MY SMITH AND THEN
WHICH SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
BEING HERE WITH US. INTO YOUR
PATIENCE NO THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME HARD TO BE A LITTLE HIGH
MAINTENANCE I HAVE A HAVE TO GET
OUT HERE FOR ANOTHER MEETING
BUT- FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
SENATORS FOR. INVITING ME HERE
TODAY ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC-
WHAT I WANT TO BRING TODAY'S A
LITTLE BIT OF A PERSPECTIVE FROM
THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR
MANUFACTURING SECTOR. SO MY NAME
IS DEREK MONIS AND I'M THE
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GILLIG LLC.
A GILLIGAN'S LEADING HEAVY DUTY
TRANSIT MANUFACTURE IN THE U. S.
AND A PROUD KENYAN CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS WITH
HEADQUARTERED IN LIVERMORE
CALIFORNIA WE DO ALL OF OUR
MANUFACTURING IN LIVERMORE
CALIFORNIA AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE
AN AFTERMARKET PARTS FACILITY
AND TEAM OVER THERE AND- IN
HAYWARD CALIFORNIA AS WELL- OUR
CUSTOMERS ARE TRANSIT
AUTHORITIES UNIVERSITIES AND
AIRPORTS. ACROSS THE ENTIRE
UNITED STATES THERE'S ROUGHLY
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND GILLIG
TRANSIT BUSES ON THE STREETS
EVERY DAY- IN CALIFORNIA.
THERE'S ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND
TRANSIT THIRTIES ARE DUMB SORRY
FOR THOUSAND BUSES- EVERY SINGLE
DAY. I'M A HEALTHY TRANSIT
SYSTEM RELIES ON FEDERAL STATE
AND LOCAL SUPPORT. MORE OBVIOUS
INVESTMENT BENEFITS TO TRANSIT
MOBILITY DAHLE CONNECTING
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
REDUCTION OF POLLUTION AND
PRODUCTION AND- IN CONGESTION AS
WELL BUT TRANSIT DIRECTLY
EMPLOYS OVER FOUR HUNDRED
THOUSAND PEOPLE DIRECTLY. AND
ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE THOUSANDS
OF BUSINESSES LIKE GILLIG THAT
EMPLOY ANOTHER TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES AND MANY OF THESE
PEOPLE HERE IN CALIFORNIA-
RESPONSIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF
CAPITAL. RECYCLES FEDERAL STATE
AND LOCAL TAX DOLLARS BACK INTO
OUR COMMUNITIES. GILLIG ALONE
HAS FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY
SUPPLIERS. IN CALIFORNIA. AND
LAST YEAR WE SPENT OVER TWO
HUNDRED AND FORTY MILLION
DOLLARS WITH THE SUPPLIERS AND
THAT'S JUST IN CALIFORNIA ALONE
. I'M KILLING STARLET STORY IS
NOT REALLY WIDELY KNOWN WE TEND
TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF A LOW
PROFILE- BUT I'M GLAD TO BE HERE
TODAY BECAUSE I THINK GILLIG IS
A MODEL ON HOW INVESTMENTS IN
TRANSIT. BENEFIT THE BROADER
EAKER ECOSYSTEM- THAT WOULD
DEMONSTRATE THAT LABOR STANDARDS
DON'T HAVE TO BE COMPROMISED TO
HAVE A SUCCESSFUL PRIVATE
ORGANIZATION. SO A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND IN OUR STORY-
CALIFORNIA ROOTS DATE BACK TO
EIGHTEEN NINETY. SO FOR THE LAST
HUNDRED THIRTY YEARS WE'VE BEEN
A PRIVATELY HELD FAMILY BUSINESS
WE BEGAN AS A CARRIAGE REPAIR
SHOP IN SAN FRANCISCO BILL
AUTOMOTIVE PART TOPS IN THE
EARLY NINETEEN HUNDREDS BUILT
MILITARY VEHICLES DURING THE
WARS. SCHOOL BUSES ARE BE
CHELSEA'S BUT TODAY WERE A 100%
DEDICATED TO BUILDING YOU
TRANSIT BUSES FOR THE US MARKET-
WE'VE BEEN BUILDING TRANSIT
BUSES IN CALIFORNIA FOR FORTY
FIVE YEARS. I'M WE ARE
HEADQUARTERED IN THE MANUFACTURE
OF THE STATE OF THE ART FACILITY
IN LIVERMORE CALIFORNIA. OUR
FACILITY WAS BUILT IN TWENTY
SEVENTEEN WE DESIGN AND BUILD
FIFTEEN HUNDRED TO TWO THOUSAND
CLEAN DIESEL COMPRESSED NATURAL
GAS HYBRID ELECTRIC ZERO
EMISSION BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES
ANNUALLY. AND WE LOOK US ALL ONE
DAY- ALSO BUILDING- HYDROGEN
FUEL CELL AS WELL- WITH ROOTS
DATING BACK TO- OVER CENTURY OUR
BUSINESS HAS TO BE CONSISTENTLY
INVOLVING. A RECENTLY GILLICK'S
BECOME THE LEADER IN BATTERY
ELECTRIC BUSES WITH 40% MARKET
SHARE THIS LAST YEAR A BATTERY
ELECTRIC BUSES- TODAY WE
DELIVERED THREE HUNDRED. I'M A
THIRD OF THOSE ARE IN CALIFORNIA
AND WE HAVE ORDERS FOR OVER
SEVEN HUNDRED BATTERY ELECTRIC
BUSES- SINCE- SINCE WE BEGAN AND
THAT IS- 25% OF THOSE ARE IN
CALIFORNIA HERE. AND WE'RE
HOPING TO ROLL OUT ZERO EMISSION
TRANSIT POLICE WAS
TRANSISTORIZED. SACRAMENTO R. T.
D. SAN JOAQUIN R. T. D. SAN
DIEGO MTS THE CITY OF NORWALK
MARIN TRANSIT CENTER COSTA
COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
MONTEREY SALINAS CITY OF ARCADIA
AND THE CITY OF NORWALK. GILLIG
WANNA SIX SO AT TRANSIT BUSES IN
THE UNITED STATES HOWEVER WERE
ONE OF THE FEW. THAT ARE US
OWNED. OUR TWO LARGEST
COMPETITORS ARE HEADQUARTERED IN
CANADA AND ONE IS IN CHINA.
TRANSIT ALWAYS BEEN A TRAMP
CHALLENGING BUSINESS FOR OEMS
EVEN BEFORE KOPEN THE BROKEN
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
HYPERINFLATION IN OVER THE LAST
FOUR DECADES ALMOST EVERY
TRANSIT BUS MANUFACTURERS EITHER
GONE OUT OF BUSINESS- HAS HAD TO
RESTRUCTURE. OR JUST FRANKLY
GONE THROUGH BANKRUPTCY-
COMPANIES LIKE GM DAIMLER VOLVO
NEOPLAN. FLYER INDUSTRIES AM
GENERAL AND A. N. SCOTT IAN
OPTUM BUS OF ALL FALL INTO THIS
INTO THIS TRAP. ONE OF THE KEY
REASONS FOR GILLICK'S LONG TERM
SUCCESS IS OUR EXCEPTIONAL
EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE NEARLY A
THOUSAND WOMEN MEN LIVING AND
WORKING IN LIVERMORE AND
HAYWARD. WE'VE ENJOYED IT
INCREDIBLY LAW STRONG LABOR
RELATIONS FOR LAST FOUR DECADES
FIVE HUNDRED EMPLOYEES
REPRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL
EIGHT FIFTY THREE AND SEVENTY
FIVE ARM PLOYS BY THE
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS
AND ALLIED TRADES. A LOCAL
ELEVEN SEVENTY SIX. AND I SAY
THIS OFTEN I SAY THIS WITH A LOT
OF CONFIDENCE GILLICK HAS THE
BEST EMPLOYEES IN THE INDUSTRY.
AND WE COMPENSATE THEM FAIRLY.
AT OVER FORTY DOLLARS AN HOUR
AND NEARLY DOUBLE THIS WITH
THEIR BENEFITS- OUR EMPLOYEES
RECEIVE TOP WAGES IN THE COUNTRY
. WELL BEYOND WAGES IN TWENTY
SEVENTEEN WE DEMONSTRATE OUR
COMMITMENT TO OUR EMPLOYEES WHEN
WE CHOSE TO INVEST HUNDREDS OF
MILLION DOLLARS IN A NEW
HEADQUARTERS. AND MANUFACTURING
PLANT LIVERMORE CALIFORNIA SO
FOR THE PAST SIXTY YEARS PRIOR
TO THAT WE'RE IN HAYWARD. WE RAN
OUT OF SPACE. INSTEAD OF MOVING
THE BUSINESS OUT OF THE STATE
LIKE A LOT OF MANUFACTURING
BUSINESS HAD. WE DOUBLE DOWN AND
WE REINVESTED BACK HERE AND WE
REINVESTED TO BE MAKE SURE THAT
WE TOOK CARE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES
THAT TOOK CARE OF US FOR THE
YEARS THAT HELPED US GROW TO THE
BUSINESS THAT WE ARE TODAY. AND
NOT ONLY THAT WE PUT THE PLANT
CENTRAL TO WHERE ALL OF OUR
EMPLOYEES LIVE. SO WE'RE IN
HAYWARD. AND A LOT OF OUR
EMPLOYEES OVER THE YEARS HAVE
BEEN GOING OVER THE ALTAMONT
PASS SUMMER EMPLOYEES WERE
DRIVING OVER TWO HOURS ALMOST
THREE HOURS SOME. EVERY SINGLE
MORNING IN MIND YOU ARE OUR
SHIFT STARTS AT FIVE AM SO
THEY'RE GETTING UP IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT. TO DRIVE OVER THE
ALTAMONT BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC. WE
MOVE DELIVER MORE CALIFORNIA
WHICH ISN'T THE LEAST EXPENSIVE
PLACE TO BUILD. THE
MANUFACTURING PLANT BUT WAS
CENTRAL TO OUR OUR EMPLOYEES
LIVE IN AGAIN THAT IS
COMMITMENT. THAT GILLICK MADE TO
OUR EMPLOYEES WHO TOOK CARE OF
US FOR OVER THE OVER ALL THOSE
YEARS. IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE
CORPORATE STRUCTURE WAS FORCED
TO SHUT DOWN A PLANT FOR TWO
MONTHS. TWO MONTHS WE ARE SHUT
DOWN. WE CAN STE WE CONTINUE TO
PAY OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ENTIRE
TIME FOR THOSE TWO MONTHS. THE
STATE HOME AND WAIT FOR THE ALL
CLEAR TO COME BACK TO WORK.
TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS
HERE- THIS IS A OBVIOUSLY- WE
TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT TODAY-
AS MORE PUBLIC INVESTMENT GOES
INTO TRANSITS. AND THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO SUPPORT WELL
ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES AND
PRESERVE WELL PAYING JOBS. A
SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION ZERO
MISSION REQUIRES A HEALTHY
SUPPLY CHAIN OF ESTABLISHED
COMPANIES LIKE L. LIKE. THERE'S
A RECORD FEDERAL FUNDING
AVAILABLE WE TALKED ABOUT AT
LENGTH TODAY- THIS REQUIRES A
PROPORTIONAL INCREASE IN STATE
AND LOCAL MATCH FUNDING SO I
HOPE THIS IS A CALIFORNIA WILL
CONTINUE PURSUE FUNDING PROGRAMS
LIKE THE H. PHIPPS. CARL MOYER
PROGRAM IN THE LOW CARBON.
TRANSIT OPERATIONS PROGRAM AS
WELL- TRANSITION TO ZERO
EMISSION- FOR OEMS REQUIRES
ENORMOUS LEVEL OF PRIVATE
INVESTMENT AS WELL- AND THAT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE THERE'S A
CONSTANT EVOLUTION BATTERY. AND
FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY. I'M GOING
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS AND
ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING CHANGES
REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THIS.
SIGNIFICANT ONGOING INVESTMENT
WILL BE REQUIRED BY COMPANIES
LIKE KILLING TO REMAIN
COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET PLACE
GOING FORWARD. UNTIL RECENTLY.
AND WE FOUND OURSELVES
SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND OUR
CANADIAN COMPETITORS IN TERMS
OF. APPLYING FOR AND RECEIVING.
ANY KIND OF GRANTS FOR OUR
INDIE. MORE TAX INCENTIVES FOR
R. D. PROGRAMS OR OR- FRANKLY
SOME OF THE SOME OF THE
EXPANSIONS- YOU KNOW FIRST. YOU
KNOW. I GUESS. TO IMPROVE OUR
COMPETITIVENESS WE FOUND THAT WE
NEEDED TO TRY TO COMPETE AGAINST
THE CANADIAN GRANTS THAT WERE
AVAILABLE AND YOU KNOW THIS LAST
YEAR WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO
APPLY FOR TO AND RECEIVED TWO.
ON THE FIRST WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ENERGY COMMISSION GRANT FOR THE
NEXT GENERATION BATTERY ELECTRIC
BUS WE WERE AWARDED THIRTY
MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP LAUNCH
AND SCALE PRODUCTION OF THIS NEW
TECHNOLOGY. THIS GRANT WILL HELP
YOU LOOK RETAIN RETRAIN AND GROW
THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT
FACILITY ENHANCEMENTS AND THIS
IS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THESE
BUSES I THINK THIS IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF SUCCESSFUL INVESTING
ESTABLISHED PROVEN BUSINESSES.
THAT ARE DRIVING INNOVATION AND
PRESERVING UPSKILLING- DEDICATED
WORKFORCE. IN OUR SECOND GRANT
WORKING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS WE WERE
AWARDED A FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLAR HIGH ROAD TRAINING
PARTNERSHIP RESEARCH GRANT
TWELVE TO FORMULATE A WORLD
CLASS TRAINING PROGRAM. AIMED AT
UP SKILLING LABOR AT KILLING BUT
ALSO ACROSS OUR CUSTOMER BASE.
WHAT TRENDS IS BIGGEST
CHALLENGES TODAY'S ATTRACTING
AND RETAINING SKILLED MECHANICS
THAT ENDEMIC NATURE OF ZERO
EMISSION TECHNOLOGY REQUIRES
SIGNIFICANT UPSCALING. WE HOPE
TO BE IN A POSITION. DOWN THE
ROAD TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH
THIS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY I'M-
PRESIDENT VESTMENT THAT DIRECTLY
SUPPORTS AND TRANSISTORS AND
DIRECT INVESTMENTS FOR OEMS LIKE
THE CDC GRANT AND THE H. R. T.
P. GRANTS. HELP PRESERVE
ESTABLISHED WELL PAIN IS STABLE
JOBS HERE IN CALIFORNIA. WHAT
GRAHAM'S OFTEN FIND THEIR WAY TO
NEW START UPS. THIS AT TIMES
ACCOMPANIED BY LOWER WAGES AND A
LOT OF INSTABILITY. OFTEN AT THE
COST OF THE STAB WHICH BUSINESS
AND ITS EMPLOYEES AT THE START
UPS COMPLETELY THAT COMPETE WITH
DIRECTLY. THE RESPONSIBLE
FUNDING FOR TRANSIT HAS A
VARIETY OF BENEFITS INCLUDING
PRESERVING GROWING. WELL
ESTABLISHED STABLE JOBS SO I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY
TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
GILLIG. AND SOME OF MY THOUGHTS
IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC ON
BEHALF OF MY ENTIRE TEAM- WE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
INVESTMENT TRANSIT. AND THE
WILLINGNESS TO RECOGNIZE
COMPANIES LIKE GILLIG AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY RECOGNIZING OUR KEY
EMPLOYEES. GREAT THANK YOU- I
THINK WHAT WE'LL DO IS- CENTER
FEWER OF ANY QUESTIONS. ABOUT TO
DIRECTOR MR MINUS NOW AND THEN
WE CAN MOVE ON- I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH- MUSIC TO MY
EARS- I. THE IDEA THAT WE COULD
HAVE. BOTH SUCCESSFUL WELL
ESTABLISHED COMPANY LIKE YOURS
THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES.
PROVIDES HIGH WAGES GOOD WAGES.
AND STABILITY FOR THE EMPLOYEES
IS. REALLY WONDERFUL ESPECIALLY
WHEN WE GET INTO THE CLIMATE.
ENERGY- AGENDA. SO IT IS AS YOU
LEAVE US IS THERE ANYTHING. MORE
SPECIFIC THAT YOU BELIEVE WE
SHOULD BE MORE FOCUSED ON AS
STATE GOVERNMENT. THAT WOULD
HELP. BUSINESSES LIKE YOURS-
EITHER THEY ALREADY FUNCTIONING
LIKE YOU ARE IN THE HIGH ROAD.
OF WITH THE HIGH ROAD OF
PHILOSOPHY. OR IN YOU KNOW IS.
AND REWARDING I WOULD SAY MORE
REWARDING THAN ANYTHING ELSE-
HIGH ROAD APPROACH TO BUSINESS
SURE- YEAH I YOU KNOW I'D FIRST
OF ALL I THINK THIS LAST YEAR
WAS REALLY IS A SPECIAL YEAR FOR
US THAT I FEEL LIKE WITH ALL THE
TRANSITION HAPPENING IN THE ZERO
EMISSION TECHNOLOGY. AND THE
AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT
COMPANIES NEED TO MAKE THE
TRANSITION I MEAN THE I'VE BEEN
MY ROLE NOW FOR THIRTEEN YEARS
AND I'D SAY THE FIRST FIVE YEARS
WERE KIND OF JUST DON'T SCREW IT
UP KEEP IT YOU KNOW KEEP KEEP IT
ON AND YOU KNOW BETWEEN THE
LINES. AND THIS TRANSITION HAS
CHANGED THE BUSINESS
DRAMATICALLY IS INVESTMENTS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE- WITHIN OUR
FACILITIES ISN'T AS VESTMENT IN
OUR PEOPLE IS INVESTMENT IN R.
AND D. THE TECHNOLOGY HAS
CHANGED SO DRAMATICALLY AND
YOU'RE SEEING THAT THE TRANSIT
AUTHORITIES AS WELL. SO CAPITAL
INVESTMENT THAT'S REQUIRED IS
SIGNIFICANT SO THE SUPPORT THAT
WE HAVE FOUND THIS YEAR WITH THE
CDC GRANT- WAS WAS. REALLY AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO. COMPETE
BETTER AGAINST- SOME COMPETITORS
THAT HAVE EASIER ACCESS TO THOSE
TYPE OF FUNDS- IT WAS ONE OF.
ONE OF THE FRUSTRATING ELEMENTS
OF MY JOB WAS TRYING TO COMPETE
IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN UNFAIR
PLAYING FIELD IN THE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA REALLY
STEPPED UP FOR KILLING THIS LAST
YEAR AND I APPRECIATE THAT
GREATLY. THAT WILL HELP US CAN
MAINTAIN OUR COMPETITIVE
POSITION AND MAYBE EVEN GROW
THAT COMPETITIVE POSITION WHICH
I THINK WE ALL WANT AND THEN AS
A RESULT WE SUPPORT- DECORATE
EMPLOYEE BASE THAT WE HAVE. SO I
THINK THERE'S GONNA BE OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT AS AS
YOU WE LOOK AT. MANUFACTURING
BUSINESSES IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IS SUPPORTING THE
WELL ESTABLISHED MANUFACTURING
BUSINESSES BECAUSE WHAT I SAID
AT THE END IT REALLY IS TRUE. IS
THAT. A LOT OF THIS MONEY ALSO
OFTEN GOES TO THESE NEW STARTUPS
PROMISING NEW JOBS BUT THESE NEW
JOBS ARE PAYING THE SAME WORK.
WAGES THAT WERE PAIN AND AT AND
IN THE PIE IS ONLY SO BIG. AND
SO THOSE JOBS PUT THOSE PUT OUR
JOBS AT RISK PARTICULAR JOBS AT
RISK. THANK YOU ANY WHAT AT MR
MENACE ACTUALLY- ANSWERED MY
QUESTION BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU
ARE DOING- ONE HELPING US. MAKE
OUR PLANET MORE SUSTAINABLE
HELPING CALIFORNIA LEAD IN THIS
SPACE BUT SHOWING THAT IT CAN BE
DONE. AND ALSO ENSURE FAMILIES
HAVE A SUSTAINABLE AND LIVING
WAGE- TOO OFTEN WE'RE PITTING-
MANUFACTURING INDUCTING DUST
REAL AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS
AGAINST ENSURING THAT OUR
FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO PAY THE
RENT PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE. AND
TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILY SO I
THANK YOU FOR THAT YOU SAID
THERE WAS AN EASIER PROCESS AND-
IN TERMS OF EASIER ACCESS AND I
WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE PROCESS.
FOR YOU- IS THERE- IS YOU THINK
ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE AND WHAT
WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT EASIER- HOW
YOU DEFINE. HOW THAT WAS EASIER
ACCESS WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN DO
TO MAKE THIS PROCESS. MORE
ACCESSIBLE FOR HIGH ROAD
EMPLOYERS WHO ARE IN THIS SPACE-
WAS A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT
WAS THAT WAS IT- OF COURSE
MAKING THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE
WHAT WHAT WHAT WERE THEIR-
SUPPORTS THAT HELPED YOU ALONG
THE WAY TO ACCESS THOSE FUNDS
AND HOW DO WE NEED TO THINK
ABOUT. NOT JUST MAKING THE FUNDS
AVAILABLE TO HOW YOU ACTUALLY
GET ACCESS TO THEM. YEAH I WOULD
JUST ASK THAT AND THEN THE OTHER
QUESTION- I HAVE IS- WHEN YOU
SAY COMPETITION AND WHAT YOU'RE
UP AGAINST- CAN YOU SAY MORE IN
TERMS OF WHAT YOU'RE PAYING YOUR
EMPLOYEES VERSUS WHAT SOME OF
YOUR COMPETITORS ARE PAYING AND-
HOW DOES THAT CREATE THAT UNFAIR
ADVANTAGE FOR YOU. SURE
CERTAINLY- YEAH FIRST YOU KNOW
THE AXES WE HAVE A GREAT
RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR WITH OUR
LABOR COUNTERPARTS SO- THE ON
THE HIGH ROAD SUITE WE PARTNERED
WITH WITH THE TEAM INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS- AND
WE'VE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.
YOU KNOW OVER THE LAST MULTIPLE
DECADES SO THAT HAS HELPED WITH
THE ACCESS AS WELL- IT WASN'T
SOMETHING THAT WE WERE FOCUSED
ON AND REALLY WERE I HAVE
DEDICATED MY TIME OR ANY OF MY
EMPLOYEES TIMES WE HAD HER HEAD
DOWN WE'RE FOCUSED. AND WE'RE
FEELING BAD FOR OURSELVES
BECAUSE OUR COMPETITION HAD MORE
ACCESS I THINK THERE'S MORE
FUNDS AVAILABLE TODAY- AND THEY
BECAME IT BECAME MORE RELEVANT
WITH THE TRANSITION TO ZERO
EMISSION. PRIOR TO THAT- THE
PHONE JUST WEREN'T AVAILABLE FOR
MANUFACTURERS IN IN CALIFORNIA
OR MAYBE EVEN MOST THE UNITED
STATES FOR R. AND D. BECAUSE IT
IT JUST THOSE FUNDS FROM THE WAY
ELSEWHERE. BUT WITH ZERO MISSION
IS MORE READILY AVAILABLE SO I
THINK THAT'S MORE WHAT I
REFERENCED WITH TOO BUT- YOU
KNOW OUR OUR OUR- PARTNERS WITH
THE TEAMSTERS HAVE BEEN A REALLY
A- HELPFUL AND HELPING US ACCESS
THAT IS WILL. AND THEN- IN TERMS
OF COMPETITION- YOU KNOW WE ARE
A CALIFORNIA BASED MANUFACTURING
BUSINESS IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO DO
BUSINESS HERE YOU KNOW WE
COMPETE AGAINST COMPANIES THAT
ARE- MANUFACTURING UP IN CANADA.
WE COMPETE AGAINST COMPANIES
THAT ARE MANUFACTURING AND SMALL
RURAL ALABAMA. AND SO I DON'T
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THOSE WAGES
ARE BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT OURS
ARE OUR SALARIES ARE MORE THAN
DOUBLE. AND YOU KNOW REALLY
WHERE. WHERE THE NEW EVEN LARGER
EXPENSE COMES IN IS JUST THE
CADILLAC LEVEL OF- BENEFITS THAT
WE PROVIDE OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL
SO. IT'S WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL
IN. IS PROBABLY THREE AX- SO
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO BE
SUCCESSFUL THERE- WE'RE
COMPETITIVE BUSINESS WE HAVE TO
DO IT BETTER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE
WE HAVE TO REMOVE WASTE FROM THE
SYSTEM. WE HAVE TO BE MORE
EFFICIENT. ON THE MORE
PRODUCTIVE HOW DO WE DO THAT.
YOUR SECRET SAUCE IS HAVING
GREAT EMPLOYEES. AND WE DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF TURNOVER WITH OUR
EMPLOYEES. OUR EMPLOYEES YOU
KNOW WE CELEBRATED FORTY YEAR
ANNIVERSARY WITH OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND AND THAT IS THAT IS A SECRET
TO THE SUCCESS IS HAVING GREAT
MOTIVATED EMPLOYEES. RESULT IN
GREAT OUTCOMES. THANK YOU AND
THAT'S THE BEEN THE SECRET OF
SUCCESS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES IN
THE PAST AND SO I APPRECIATE
THAT. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT'S- IT FOR YOU MUST
THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. FOR YOUR WORK AS WELL. OKAY
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON- MISTER
GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU- CHAIR
THAT ALSO AND- Q. US SENATOR
SMALL WHAT OF US AS WELL. HI MY
NAME IS MIGUEL CODE ON THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF DIVERSITY
AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. AT LA
METRO THAT DELIMITER WERE IN THE
MIDST OF A VERY LARGE
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.
PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES A LOT OF
PURCHASES OF TRANSIT- VEHICLE.
EQUIPMENT AS PART OF THOSE
INVESTMENTS WE RECOGNIZE. THAT
WE HAVE NOTHING ECONOMIC IMPACT
ON THE COMMUNITIES. THAT WE
SERVE AND WE'VE MADE A CALL TO
BE INTENTIONAL- WITH OUR
PROCUREMENT PRACTICES- THAT GO
ALONG WITH THOSE- INVESTMENTS
THAT WE ARE PUTTING OUT THERE-
WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR WORKFORCE
IS COMPRISED OF OUR COMMUNITY
AND WORSE NOT WE WANTED. TO BE
COMPRISED OF OUR COMMUNITY SO WE
UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO DO
SOME SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. AS WELL
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY
IS THERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THESE GOOD PAYING JOBS THAT ARE
BEING CREATED BY THESE. AND
CENTER- THESE INVESTMENTS WITH
THAT SAID THERE'S FOR PROJECTS-
THAT WE HAVE A METRO RATHER FOR
PROGRAMS THAT I WILL HIGHLIGHT
TODAY ONE IS. ONE THAT WAS
BROUGHT UP BY A FEW OVERS
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS AT OUR PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENT. AND THE
CONSTRUCTION CAREERS POLICY THAT
GOES ALONG WITH THAT I THINK I
HEARD YOU CALL THAT SENATOR ROSS
TOOK A COMMUNITY BENEFITS
AGREEMENTS OTHER FOLKS CALL IT
THAT WAY OURS IS A LITTLE OLDER
. WE'VE NEVER CHANGED TO THE
NAME- ARE MANAGED. CAREERS WOULD
APPLIES TOWARDS VEHICLE- ARE FOR
INITIATIVE NOW LAWCENTER WE CALL
THAT NGUYEN LA THAT'S FOR OUR
INTERNAL. WORKFORCE AND ALSO FOR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TYPE
CONTRACTS. AND ONE OF OUR NEWEST
PROGRAMS SPEARHEADED BY OUR CEO
STEPHANIE WIGGINS WHICH IS ROOM
TO WORK AND I'M KIND OF EXCITED
TO SPECIFICALLY SHARE THAT ONE.
BECAUSE IT'S HELPING US- WITH A
LOT OF CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE. AT
METRO- I IN MY PREPARED REMARKS
I DIDN'T MENTION. I DIDN'T
INCLUDE OUR LIVING WAGE PROGRAM
SO I'LL BRIEFLY MENTION IT
BEFORE I GET TO THIS OTHER FOR
PROGRAMS. LIVING WAGE IS VERY
SIMILAR TO PREVAILING WAGE ON
PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS THE WAY WE OPERATE WE
OPERATED. FOR A MAINTENANCE.
TYPE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TYPE
CONTRACTS SO WE HAVE A LIVING
WAGE COMPONENT THERE WE HAVE A
GROUP SIMILAR. TO PREVAILING
WAGE MONITORING. MONITOR THOSE
CONTRACTS TO ENSURE THAT OUR
MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS ARE
PAYING A LIVING WAGE IT MIRRORS
THE CITY OF A LAYS. PROGRAM
OFFERS A PER SO WE HAVE THE SAME
LIVING WAGE DETACHED THERE. SO
IF I GO BACK TO OUR PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENT WE'VE HAD THAT
FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS I KNOW
SENATORS MOTHER CLEVERNESS WAS
VERY INVOLVED. AND THAT TRIMET
YOU TEN YEARS AGO WORKING ON
THAT PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT- IT
APPLIES TO CONTRACTS OVER TWO
POINT FIVE MINUTES- MILLION
DOLLARS BOTH FEDERAL. AND NON
FEDERAL SO LOCALLY FUNDED
THROUGH OUR MEASURE M. OR OTHER
MEASURES THAT WE HAVE. AT METRO
ARE PLA'S SETS THE TERMS- FOR A
LABOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AT
METRO IT'S AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL AND ITS
SIGNATORY. ON TRADE SO ABOUT
SIXTEEN TO TWENTY TRADE RIGHT
NOW I BELIEVE ARE PART OF THAT
AGREEMENT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE
FORTY FIVE PROJECTS THAT HAVE
EITHER BEEN PART OF THE DELAY OR
ARE CURRENTLY. PART OF THE PLA'S
ABOUT EIGHT BILLION. DOLLARS
WORTH OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE
FALLEN AND UNDER THAT- CURRENTLY
ACTIVE. WITH THE CLOSING. OF OUR
CUENTA LA X. PROJECT WHICH MEANS
THE OPENING OF THE K. LINE. WE
HAVE FOURTEEN ACTIVE PROJECTS.
NOW WE SET GOALS TARGETED HIRING
GOALS FOR THE PROJECT- DEPENDING
ON THE FUNDING SOURCE WE USED TO
HAVE TO SET NATIONALLY TARGETED
HIRING GOALS BASED ON ZIP CODES
- IT WAS LOCAL WE COULD SET
LOCAL TARGETED HIRING IN L. A.
COUNTY. BASED ON ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED CODES TELL YOU A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND THAT'S
CHANGED RECENTLY AND THAT'S
PRETTY 40% OF WORK HOURS. A 20%
APPRENTICESHIP PARTICIPATION WE
TRY TO MIRROR THE STATE.
DIVISION OF APPRENTICESHIP
STANDARDS RATIOS THERE AS BEST
WE CAN AND THIS IS KEY BECAUSE
THIS IS REALLY THE ENTRY YEAH
THE NEXT ONE I'M GOING TO
MENTION. FOR A COMMUNITY
SPECIALLY ARE HISTORICALLY
UNDERUTILIZED WORK FORCE AND
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IS THE
10% DISADVANTAGE WORKABLE. THESE
ARE WORKER WITH A HISTORICAL
BARRIERS- TO EMPLOYMENT- THANK
FORMALLY INCARCERATED- AND HOW'S
IT INDIVIDUALS- FOLKS WHO DIDN'T
GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL THINGS
LIKE THAT. AND OF COURSE THAT
20% OF PRINCIPLES THAT WE BRING
THE MEN. TO OUR TO OUR PROJECTS
. A LITTLE BIT OUT ABOUT HOW
WE'RE DOING AND- OF. THOSE FORTY
TWENTY AND 10% GOALS I'M GONNA
TALK TO YOU ON OUR FOURTEEN
ACTIVE PROJECTS RIGHT NOW
AGAINST AT 40% GOAL WERE AT
FIFTY EIGHT POINT 13% SO THAT
GOALS BEING MET. LOCAL HIGH YES
LOCAL TARGETED HIGHER YES. FOR
THE APPRENTICESHIP OF THE 20%
CORPORATE TWENTY ONE POINT 44%
AND FOR THAT 10% DISADVANTAGE
WORKABLE WERE AT TEN POINT.
EIGHT FOUR PERCENT- I THINK WHEN
WE TALK PERCENTAGES IT'S BETTER
TO TRY TO TRANSLATE THAT
SOMETIMES INTO. ALL OR OR
DOLLARS PAID- BECAUSE OF THE
ONES THAT ARE ARE BENEFITING OR
NOT FROM IT BUT IN TERMS OF. OF
DOLLARS- THAT'S BEEN TO FOUR
HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT MILLION
PAY TO TARGETED WORKERS THOSE
ARE LOCAL. WORKERS A NINETY
MILLION PAID TO DISADVANTAGED
WORKERS- AND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY
THREE MILLION DOLLARS PAID TO
APPRENTICESHIP WORKERS- ON THAT
40% GOAL THAT ACCOUNTS THAT
AMOUNTS TO ABOUT FIFTY MILLION
HOURS- ON THAT 21% ON THE 20%
OVER AT 21% THAT AMOUNTS TO A
LITTLE BIT OVER FOUR MILLION.
AND THEN ON THAT 10%
DISADVANTAGED WORKABLE THAT
AMOUNTS TO. ABOUT TWO POINT
SEVEN MILLION HOURS ON THOSE
PROJECTS- RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A
SPECIAL FOCUS ON WOMAN- IN THE
TRADES ONE IS BECAUSE- THESE ARE
VERY GOOD PAYING JOBS THEIR
UNION JOBS PREVAILING WAGE JOBS
UNIONS CAL JOBS THEY BUILD
CAREERS. AND THE LEAD TO MIDDLE
CLASS. FAMILIES THE OTHER PART
IS THAT IT'S PRACTICAL WE HAVE A
CONSTRUCTION LABOR SHORTAGE AS
WELL- IF WE WERE ABLE TO
SUCCESSFULLY BRING MORE WOMEN
INTO THE TRADES WE WOULDN'T HAVE
THE CONSTRUCTION LABOR. SHORTAGE
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AT THAT
BOTH BOTH WAYS- WERE ACTUALLY
WORKING WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS
SPECIFICALLY ON THIS ONE WE'RE
WORKING WITH LABOUR'S LOCAL
THREE HUNDRED. AND THEIR
TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE REGION
TO TRY TO BRING THE TUNNEL
TRAINING PROGRAM TO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA CURRENTLY IN
WASHINGTON. AND THAT'S GREAT FOR
WASHINGTON WE NEED ONE HERE. AS
WELL ESPECIALLY IN OUR REGION
CONSIDERING WITH THAT WE'RE
BUILDING OUT A- OUR TRANSIT
SYSTEM- AND THIS IS A GOOD TIME
TO BRING THAT UP FOR US HERE.
WE'RE ALSO DOING A JOINT
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WITH THE
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL TO
ADVERTISE THESE CAREERS HAS
REALLY THE CAREERS. OF CHOICE
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND WHAT
THEY CAN LEAD TO. OUR
COLLABORATING WITH OUR CEOS
WHICH WE'VE DONE SINCE OUR
INCEPTION OF OUR PROJECT LABOR
AGREEMENT IN TWO THOUSAND
TWELVE. AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT
THE STAGE THAT WE'RE REALLY
WORKING ON THE RETENTION PROCESS
SO A FEW OF OUR KEY PROJECTS.
HAVE CLOSED CRENSHAW A LACKS
BEING. THE ONE AND ACTUALLY THE
FIRST PROP THAT WHERE THIS PO A
PRICE SO. IT WAS. FIRST PROJECT
IN OUR PILOT PROJECT NOW IT'S-
WE HAVE A LOT OF. LEARNED FROM
THAT PROJECT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO
DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
WORKERS- THAT THE WOMAN- THE
PEOPLE OF COLOR- AND THE FOLKS
THAT HELPED US MEET THE. FORTY
TWENTY. I'M JUST KEY. M. AND
THESE AND THESE PROJECTS AND WE
SEEN. EMPLOYEES GO FROM A FOR
EXAMPLE ON THE BENCH UTILITY
CONTRACT. THEN MOVE ON TO THE
BIG DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT AND WE
HAVE ONE REGRET WAS NOT TRAINING
ACTUALLY OTHER WOMEN IN THE
TRADES AS PART OF THE LABOR
TRAINING SCHOOL. WHO STARTED AS
AN APPRENTICE CENTER PROJECT AS
WELL. SO THAT'S OUR PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENT CONSTRUCTION
CAREERS POLICY. THE NEXT ONE
THAT I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT IS OUR
MENU SIX MANUFACTURING CAREERS
POLICY. A LITTLE BIT NEWER-
CENTER PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT.
IT IT'S TIED TO OUR TRANSIT
EQUIPMENT ARE INFRASTRUCTURE
BUYS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
THERE. ARE C. L. LIKES TO THINK
OF THIS AS A SISTER POLICY. TO
OUR CONSTRUCTION CAREERS POLICY
AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT-
THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT IT IS
WERE EMPLOYING LOCAL AND
DISADVANTAGED WORKERS- TO BUILD
OUT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. WE WANT
LOCAL AND DISADVANTAGED WORKERS
TO BUILD THE ROLLING STOCK. THAT
THEN LATER GET PLACED ON TO
THESE PROJECTS SO THAT'S THE
IMPETUS. FOR THE MANUFACTURING
CAREERS POLICY- WE'VE RECENTLY
UPDATED THAT POLICY OUR BOARD
APPROVED THOSE CHANGES MAYBE
FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS AGO. WE'VE
STRENGTHENED A TAD- ARE- WAGES.
THAT ARE CONTRACTORS COMMIT TO
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROPOSAL
STAGE IN THEIR EVALUATED AGAINST
THOSE WAGES WE DON'T SET MINIMUM
WAGES BUT WE HOLD ON TO THE
WAGES THAT THEY COMMIT TO. WE
ALSO HOLD THEM TO THE NUMBER OF
NEW JOBS. THAT THEY'VE COMMITTED
TO PLACE ON THAT THAT'S DONE
THROUGH THE U. U. S. EMPLOYMENT
PLAN. IF IT'S A FEDERALLY FUNDED
CONTRACT. IF IT'S A NON
FEDERALLY FUNDED CONTRACTS
THROUGH ONE OF OUR LOCAL
MEASURES WE CALL THAT OUR LOCAL
EMPLOYMENT PLAN- SOMEONE
MENTIONED A JOBS TO AMERICA-
HERE THEY'VE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL.
IN HELPING US DEVELOP THIS- THIS
PROGRAM. AT LA METRO JUST. A FEW
STATISTICS IN TERMS OF WHERE
THIS MANUFACTURE COULD WRAP IT
UP THE- SURE. I WANNA. MOVE TO
WIN LA. I WORK FOR INITIATIVE
NOW- LOS AND HAS OUR CHIU WORK
FOR- WE PARTNER WITH THE
WORKFORCE. CENTERS AND- IN OUR
REGION NINE OF THEM- TO TRAIN
OUR COMMUNITY TO. TO BRING THEM
ON TO NOT BE PREPARED TO WORK AT
METRO PROJECTS WITH A FOCUS ON
THE SAME DISADVANTAGED WORKERS
AND HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED
WORKERS. GOING TO OUR NEWS
PROGRAM IS ROOM TO WORK- THE WAY
OUR C. E. L. ENVISIONS IS
PROGRAM IS. HAVING AN HOUSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING ON
OUR SYSTEM WHETHER THAT BE OUR
STATIONS ARE OR OTHER- AND FIFTY
QUID MEANT THAT WE HAVE OUT
THERE TO. BRINGING THEM ON TO
WORK. ON OUR SYSTEM AND GETTING
THEM HOUSING GETTING AND THEN
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THAT THEY
NEED- TO BE SUCCESSFUL WE'VE HAD
LITERALLY WE JUST STARTED THIS
PROGRAM LAST MONTH WE RUN OUR
FIRST COHORT. OF ROOM TO WORK ON
A TWENTY FOUR INDIVIDUALS TWENTY
FOUR FOUR MILLION HOUSED
INDIVIDUALS- GRADUATED. FROM
THAT COLD HARD THEY ARE LIVING
IN A SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RIGHT
NOW RECEIVING A SUPPORT
SERVICES. ELEVEN OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS ARE READY- PLACED-
AT EMPLOYMENT AT METRO WITH THE
OTHER BEING ON THAT PIPELINE AND
GETTING THEM READY TO BE PLACED-
TO WITH POSITIONS AT. METRO THE
INITIAL POSITIONS HAVE BEEN
CUSTODIAL POSITIONS BUT WE ARE
LOOKING AT OTHER POSITIONS FOR
THEM AS WELL. WE WILL BE LOOKING
AT ANOTHER THIRTY ONE FOR OUR
SECOND COHORT INDIVIDUALS
WANTING THEM TO DO THAT AS WELL
WORKING WITH A LOT OF CBO'S IN
OUR REGION. A TO MAKE THAT
SUCCESSFUL THEY'RE THE EXPERTS
AT PROVIDING THE TYPES OF
RESOURCES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE.
FIVE THEY CAN- CHARGER ALSO THAT
CONCLUDES MY TESTIMONY HOW COULD
THE PATENTEE. HE SAID THANK YOU
THANK YOU IT WAS A LOT OF
REALLY. INFORMATION AND VERY.
AND AWAY THANK YOU THANK YOU
WILL MOVE NOW- SIR FLOCKS CAL
LABOR FOR. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
MEMBER- SERAPH FOR THE CAL LABOR
FOR. FILLING IN FOR KAITLYN. WHO
I IS IN COMMITTEE WITH SENATOR
KERR- AND I JUST WANT TO START
BY THANKING YOU FOR HOLDING THIS
HEARING- IT IS VERY EXCITING
WHEN I STARTED AT THE LABOR
FEDERATION BACK DURING THE GREAT
RECESSION. WE HAD THE GOAL OF
ENSURING THAT ALL PUBLIC FUNDS
THAT WE'RE GOING OUT WE'RE
CREATING GOOD MIDDLE CLASS JOBS
THE WITH A FAIR AND
REPRESENTATIVE WORKFORCE AS YOU
SAID CENTER. AND THIS IS BACK
WHEN IT WAS ARE A FUNDS AND FROM
THAT TIME WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
THE GOAL THAT GOAL. BUT OUR WORK
WAS VERY REACTIVE WE WERE KIND
OF CHASING WITH A TAX CREDIT WAS
MOVING FORWARD OR WIN GOOD UNION
JOBS WERE BEING IMPACTED BY TAX
CREDITS. AND IT IS REALLY
EXCITING TO BE HERE TODAY TO
SEE. THAT THERE IS AN EFFORT TO
HAVE A STATE WIDE POLICY OF
DEFINING HOW DO WE MAXIMIZE THE
FUNDS COMING IN THE SUSPECT IS
SPECIFIC TO CLIMATE FUNDING
CLIMATE- INVESTMENTS. BUT HOW DO
WE SAY WHAT IS THE PUBLIC POLICY
OF THE STATE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
MAXIMIZING IT AND MEETING THE
GOALS OF CREATING. GOOD JOBS
GOOD MIDDLE CLASS JOBS AND
INVESTING IN THE REGIONS OF THE
STATE THAT NEED AND- ANSWERS TO
SEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIERO
TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS AND THE
WORK THAT CENTER DRAWS A YOU
HAVE DIED IN. SAYING WE NEED TO
HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LABOR
STANDARDS THAT DO THIS BECAUSE I
AGREE LIKE WE NEED TO BE VERY
DELIBERATE. ABOUT HOW WE HARNESS
THE FUNDING THAT IS BEING
INVESTED SO THAT IT CREATES
THESE GOOD JOBS. ACROSS ALL OF
THE OCCUPATIONS THAT ARE
IMPACTED WHETHER THAT. TRANSIT
OPERATOR- WHO'S DRIVING AN
ELECTRIC VEHICLE WHETHER IT'S
THE MECHANIC WHETHER IT'S IN
MANUFACTURING WHETHER WE'RE
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
DEVELOPING MANUFACTURING IN THIS
STATE RATHER THAN JUST ASSEMBLY-
WHETHER IT'S IN THE BUILDING
TRADES WHO ARE CONSTRUCTING
THINGS INSTALLING CHARGING
STATIONS. THAT WE'RE VERY CLEAR
ABOUT THAT THE INVESTMENT MIGHT
BE REFER TRANSPORTATION BUT
THERE IS A SPILLOVER OF FACT AND
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
STANDARDS APPLIED THERE AS WELL.
ALONG THOSE LINES. EVEN THOUGH I
THINK WE NEED TO BE DELIBERATE
AND HAVE CLEAR STANDARDS IT'S
NOT JUST A ONE SIZE FITS ALL
APPROACH. AND I WOULDN'T MISTER
MANTIS WAS SPEAKING FROM GILLIG
I WAS LIKE HE STOLE ALL MY
TALKING POINTS WHICH- NEVER
ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS TO ME THAT
THE CEO OF A COMPANY- TOOK MY
TALKING POINTS. BUT HE VERY MUCH
DID BECAUSE WHAT I WAS GOING TO
SAY IS THAT. WE BOTH WANT TO
CREATE GOOD JOBS IN THE STATE
WITH THIS CLIMATE INVESTMENT BUT
WE ALSO WANT TO RETAIN THEM. AND
SOMETIMES THOSE REQUIRED TWO
DIFFERENT SETS OF STANDARDS. IN
THE CREATION WE WANT TO ATTRACT
COMPANIES TO COME TO THE STATE
AND INVEST DEVELOPER
MANUFACTURING BASE SO WE ARE
CREATE BUILDING THAT THE
PRODUCTS FORWARD TO CLIMATE FOR
CLIMATE JOBS AND OUR CLAIM AN
ECONOMY. AND A LOT OF TIMES
THAT'S WHAT GETS A LOT OF
ATTENTION THESE ARE THAT YOU
HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE BECAUSE
YOU ATTRACTED A NEW COMPANY AND
SO. IT'S REALLY EXCITING AND YOU
GET A BUNCH OF NEW JOBS SO THOSE
STANDARDS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT YOU
MIGHT BE GETTING A BIT
PREFERENCE OR- SOME KIND OF
STANDARDS FOR CREATING A BUNCH
OF NEW JOBS AND SO THE LABOR
STANDARDS MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH
HIRING. WHO ARE THE WORKERS THAT
GET HIRED. DO WE WANT TO HAVE
PREFERENCES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND BLACK AND LATINO WORKERS
THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE JOBS.
IS THERE A TRAINING PROGRAM TO
MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE CAREER
TRACK JOBS DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER
STANDARDS SO IT MIGHT BE ONE SET
THERE. AND THAT WE'RE THAT'S
WHERE A LOT OF FUNDING MAY GO.
BUT THEN YOU LOOK AT. OUR
INDUSTRIES ARE COMPANIES THAT
ARE ALREADY HERE AND ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD UNION
COMPANY. WE HOPE THEY'RE NOT
HIRING THAT MANY PEOPLE BECAUSE
THEY HAVE SUCH GREAT RETENTION
NUMBERS AND THERE ARE WORKERS
THAT ARE THERE FOR FORTY YEARS.
AND RETIRING WITH A PENSION. AND
BENEFITS. AND SO THAT MIGHT BE A
DIFFERENT SET OF STANDARDS TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
COMPETITIVE- MAYBE THE STANDARDS
ON RETENTION NUMBERS- SO THAT
YOU OR THAT. YOU ARE INVESTING
FUNDS TO THAT COMPANY IS ABLE TO
PIVOT. TO BUILD FULLY ELECTRIC
BUSES. OR MOVE FROM ONE FROM THE
OLD ECONOMY INTO THE CLIMATE
ECONOMY SO HOW DO WE BOTH. HELP
RETAINING JOBS AND THAT
TRANSITION AND I DO THINK THAT
IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE
SURE. COMPANIES THAT ARE DOING
THE RIGHT THING AREN'T
DISADVANTAGED BECAUSE THERE'S AN
INVESTMENT IN A LOT OF THESE NEW
COMPANIES- AND THAT WE ARE
HELPING THEM AND PAYING
ATTENTION- AND THAT ALSO MEANS
LOOKING OUT. AT WHERE CAN WE DO
THIS HOW CAN WE HELP COMPANIES
TRANSITION OR DO WHATEVER THEY
NEED TO DO TO GET INTO THAT BE
ABLE TO CREATE THESE CLIMATE
JOBS- AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE
OF THAT. IS ON THE NO NO ONE
SIZE FITS ALL. IS THAT EACH.
INDUSTRY EACH AGENCY MAY HAVE
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THEY'RE
DISBURSING THE FUNDING- AND WE
HAVE RUN INTO THIS IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS IT'S NOT JUST
THAT WE'RE- GIVING OUT GRANTS
THERE'S ALSO PROCUREMENT THERE'S
ALSO TAX CREDITS THERE'S H. VET
BUT THERE'S CAR MOYER. THERE'S A
LOTS OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT
ARE DOING THIS AND WE MAY HAVE
TO TAILOR THE LABOR STANDARDS TO
WORK FOR THE AGENCY THAT IS
GIVING THE FUNDING. AND FOR THE
INDUSTRY AND WE ALSO HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU TO THESE
AGENCIES HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT
THEY NEED TO DO IT. AND THAT
UNDERLYING ALL OF THIS IS SOME
KIND OF STANDARDIZATION. THE
BOTH NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL BUT
SOME STANDARDIZATION AND OUR
EXPERIENCE WITH THIS WHICH I
THINK IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BEST
PRACTICE SINCE. THAT WAS THE
WHAT ARE SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT
ON THIS PANEL IS WE HAD A BILL
AND THAT THE THAT WE WORKED ON
WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARILLO IT
WAS AB SEVEN NINE FOUR. AND IT
WAS AROUND- ALL OF THE MONEY
THAT WAS GOING OUT THROUGH CARB-
TWO FOUR ZERO EMISSIONS FLEETS
AT THE PORT. AND WE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT BECAUSE THERE'S A
BIG ISSUE OF MIS CLASSIFICATION
OF WORKERS AT THE PORTS- THAT
THESE COMPANIES WERE. FOLLOWING
THE LAW NOT MISCLASSIFIED
DRIVERS. THAT'S NOT A VERY HIGH
LEVER STANDARD BUT THAT WAS
REFLECTING THE INDUSTRY THAT
THIS FUNDING WAS GOING TO. AND
SO WE STARTED WORKING WITH CARB
. THE STANDARDS THAT WE WANTED
TO SAID AND HOW WE WANTED TO DO
STRUCTURING THE CONTRACTS. AND
THE FIRST. THEY WERE THEY WERE
LIKE WE'RE NOT LEAVE IRAQ. WERE
NOT EQUIPPED TO DO THIS AND SO
WE WORKED WITH THEM AND THEY
ENDED UP BEING GREAT PARTNERS
AND ENDED UP GETTING FUNDING FOR
HIRING LABOR SPECIALISTS. BUT IT
REALLY DROVE HOME WITH THAT
THESE AGENCIES ALSO NEED SUPPORT
TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. AND I
THINK THERE HAVE BEEN
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW DO WE
CREATE THAT THAT RESOURCES AND
SUPPORT- THROUGH THE GREAT LABOR
AND AGENCY THROUGH THE WORK OF.
HIM RAINY BACK HERE AND- THE
WORKFORCE BOARD TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE'S THE SUPPORT BOTH
FOR APPLYING THOSE STANDARDS. AS
WELL AS MAKING SURE THERE'S
COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT- TO
THAT ALSO BRINGS ME TO. THE LAST
FEES LAST FEES ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ENFORCEMENT WE CANNOT JUST.
GIVE THIS MONEY AND SAY WE HAVE
STANDARDS AND THERE'S GOING TO
BE GOOD JOBS CREATED WITHOUT
MAKING SURE THERE'S ENFORCEMENT
AND I JUST WANNA REYES THERE'S A
COMPANY CALLED PROTERRA. AND IT
IS A COMPANY AT ELECTRIC BUS
COMPANY THAT HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF
FUNDING FROM THE STATE IT WAS A
PERVERT PREFERRED VENDOR-
THROUGH DGS FOR CONTRACTING FOR
ELECTRIC BUSES FOR TRANSIT.
UNION COMPANY THAT COMMUNITY
BENEFITS AGREEMENT THEY DID ALL
THIS GREAT STUFF AND GOT A LOT
OF GREAT PRESS. THEY HAVE
ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE SHUTTING
DOWN PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA
AND MOVING TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THAT.
WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THAT WE
INVESTED IN THIS COMPANY AND
THEY'RE LEAVING- AND SO WE TO
SPECIALLY APPROPRIATE GIVEN THAT
GILLEY TESTIFIED HERE TODAY. IN
THAT. THAT'S A COMPANY THAT'S
INVESTED IN THEIR WORK FORCE YES
WE SHOULD REWARD THEM BUT WHAT
DO WE DO ABOUT THE ONES WHO ARE
NOT FILLING THE PROMISE. TO HELP
WITH THAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THE INVITATION THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MISTER SMITH
THANK YOU- MADAM CHAIR. MADAM
HERE- AND SENATOR SMALLER CUEVAS
JERRY SMITH YOUR BEHALF OF THE
STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL REPRESENT UNDER
THE FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN
CALIFORNIA INCLUDING. ABOUT
SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND APPRENTICES
IN THE STATE SYSTEM. WE WOULD
RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THE
ASSERTION THAT THERE AREN'T
ENOUGH CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN
THE STATE TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE- WHAT. WHAT THERE IS UP
PRESENT COMPANY EXCLUDED. WELL
BECAUSE YOU FEEL A WHAT THERE IS
A LACK OF IS A DESIRE TO NOT USE
THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY. TO
BUILDINGS IN THE STATE. CENTER
COAST AS YOU- IN AKHRISO THANK
YOU WE APPRECIATE OF THAT YOU-
TOOK OUR CONCERNS LATE LAST
SESSION OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE
BILL PACKAGE WAS UNVEILED AND-
AFTER THE SUMMER RECESS IN
CENTER SMALLER PAPERS WE
APPRECIATE YOUR SIMILAR COMMENTS
YOU CAN DOT THE HEARING WITH
TODAY- TALKING ABOUT THE JOB
LOSS THAT COULD COME AS WE
TRANSITION TO CLEANER FORMS OF
ENERGY. NEEDS TO BE IS DISCUSSED
AT LENGTH THE WE'RE NOT FACE OF
A NAFTA ASK. JOB LOSS TRAGEDY
THAT WE FACE THE IN THE LAST
CENTURY ONE THAT DECIMATED. THE
CAR INDUSTRY THE SENDER SMALLER
CUEVAS MENTIONED AT THE START OF
THE HEARING. AMONG MANY OTHERS.
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO YOU AND HAVE
WE ARE COLLEAGUES REGARDLESS
PLEASE AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE
TODAY. WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO
ADVOCATE FOR MEMBERS CAREERS IN
THE CURRENT PARTS OF OUR ENERGY
PRODUCTIONS. IN THE- CURRENT
PARTS OF OUR ENERGY PRODUCTION
AND SUPPLY SECTORS. WHERE
SENATOR ALSO POINTED OUT.
WORKERS EARN HIGH WAGES AND GOOD
BENEFITS RIGHT NOW. WE WANT TO
BE CLEAR WE BELIEVE IN CLIMATE
CHANGE. IN FACT THE BUILDING
TRADES AS UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON
CLIMATE CHANGE. OUR MEMBERS HAVE
FOUGHT FOR THE ENTITLEMENTS AND
THEN BUILT THE VAST MAJORITY OF
THE STATE'S UTILITY SCALE SOLAR
WIND GEOTHERMAL. PUMP STORAGE
AND OTHER RENEWABLE SOURCES OF
ENERGY. MAKING CALIFORNIA A
GLOBAL LEADER IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS
OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER THE
CRIES OF SOME OF THE SAME
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. WHO
SUPPORTED LAST YEAR'S CLIMATE
CHANGE PACKAGE. AND HE WOULD
RATHER SHUT DOWN PARTS OF THE-
ENERGY SECTOR BEFORE FIGURING
OUT WHERE REPLACE. THAT ENERGY
AND THE JOBS THAT GO WITH THEM.
OUR MEMBERS LIVE WITH. CHANGE
MAKING THEM CAME AWARE OF THE
NEW FIRST WITH THE- OUR MEMBERS
ONLY SEEK A PRAGMATIC APPROACH
TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS THAT
EMBRACES SCIENCE AND COMMON
SENSE SOLUTIONS. THAT SUPPORTS
THEIR JOBS. AND WORK FORCE AND
DOES NOT IN OUR WORKFORCE AND
DOES NOT PRICE WORKING FAMILIES
OF THEIR OWN OF CALIFORNIA. IT
IS CRITICAL THAT POLICY MAKERS
HELP US KEEP OUR MEMBERS
EMPLOYED. WHO HAVE ALREADY
TRAINED FOR YEARS TO DO EXACTLY
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
PIPEFITTERS BOILERMAKERS
PAINTERS LIKE CHRISTIANS
IRONWORKERS LABOR'S AMONG MANY
OTHERS. WHAT DO NOT WANT TO BE
RETRAINED THE OTHER ANYTHING
OTHER THAN TRADESPERSON.
ASSUMING THAT OUR MEMBERS WOULD
WANT TO LESS PRODUCTIVE OR NOT
INDUSTRIAL JOB IS A MISTAKE. ONE
WAY TO NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE AS
THE MODEL THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. WHICH HAS MADE. A
DEEP AND WIDESPREAD INVESTMENT
IN CLEAN ENERGY OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS. PROVIDING CAREER
ADVANCEMENT AND NEW ENERGY.
WE'VE HEARD ABOUT MANY OF THOSE
TODAY ALREADY. STATE GOVERNMENT
NEEDS TO. INTERVENE AS WELL TO
CREATE DEMAND FOR THESE NEW
INDUSTRIES. ONCE THOSE ARE
SCALED UP THE HOPE AND HISTORY
IS THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL
COME IN AND TAKE OVER. BY
CREATING THE DEMAND. FOR NEW
WAYS OF HEATING OUR HOMES
DRIVING TO WORK AND PROVIDING A
ROBUST AN ELECTRIC GRID. YOUR
CREDIT A MAN FOR NEW WAYS OF
ENERGY PRODUCTION LEAD TO MORE
JOB SITES. THE BILL THAT
TRANSITION AND THEREFORE LEADING
TO NEW CAREERS. WHAT IN
CALIFORNIA DO WE CAN REQUIRE
INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES TO
PROCURE ENERGY FROM CLEAN
SOURCES I THINK MY COLLEAGUE
WILL TALK ABOUT THAT A MOMENT.
WE CAN ALSO INCENTIVIZE
PRODUCTION OF AND- OF AND USE OF
A HOST OF NEW ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES. INCLUDING OFFSHORE
WIND. CARBON CAPTURE.
UTILIZATION AND STORAGE
EXAMINATION AND- SEVERAL
DIFFERENT AT THE NEW FUELS
INCLUDING HYDROGEN CLEAN DIESEL.
WE CAN JUST TURN OFF. MONITISE
ONE SORT OF ENERGY BEFORE WE PUT
THINGS IN PLACE TO GET NEW
SOURCES OF ENERGY HAVE TO SCALE.
WE HAVE TO EMBRACE AND BUILD ALL
THE ABOVE. ALL THESE INDUSTRIES
ARE READY TO PROVIDE A CAREER
TRANSITION FOR THOUSANDS OF OUR
MEMBERS. TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS
THE WORKFORCE PIPELINE WILL
CREATE THOUSANDS OF NEW WORKERS.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO A PRESIDENT
BIDEN DINNER WHAT SENATOR ALSO
POINTED OUT EARLIER. CAUGHT
SUPPORT THE PREVAILING WAGE
THESE A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS
AND THE SERVICE CALL THE TRAIN
WORKFORCE. SOMETHING ALL OF YOU
HERE DO YOU ALREADY SUPPORT
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THE
VERY PROBLEM THAT MANY POLICY
MAKERS CLAIM EXISTS AGAIN THAT
WE DON'T AGREE WITH. THERE ARE
ENOUGH CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
HELPED WHEN THEIR JOB SITES. TO
GO TO WORK ON ALONG WITH THE
REQUIREMENT TO USE APPRENTICES
INJURING PERSONS WHO LIVE AND
ARE TRAINED IN CALIFORNIA.
OPPRESSES BECOME JOURNEYMEN ONE
WAY DOING THEIR WORK. BY
JOURNEYING THROUGH THEIR
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING. THEY
ARE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
ALREADY. THEY DON'T SIT LEARN IN
THE CLASSROOM TOO OFTEN. THEY
NEED JOB SITES TO THE TRAINING
ON. WHILE THEY'RE TRAINING THEY
ARE PRODUCING CONSTRUCTION WORK
AND EARNING A LIVING WAGE. THE
VERY DEMAND FOR WORKERS YOU
CREEK. THE YOU CAN CREATE BY
CREATING PATHWAYS INCENTIVES A
SKILLED MINISTRIES. CHURNS THE
APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM. IT
SIGNALS TO OUR JOINT LABOR
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT. THEY
NEED TO SPOOL UP AND START
PROVIDING. OPPORTUNITIES FOR
WORKERS TO JOIN UP AND START
GETTING TRAINED. FINALLY THIS
ALSO HAS TO COME WITH
COMMONSENSE MEASURES TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
TO REMAIN AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
FOR EXAMPLE IS AS MENTIONED
EARLIER. THE DEPARTMENT US
RELATIONS JUST AWARDED TWENTY
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT
FUNDS TO NINETEEN AWARDEES. ONLY
TO BE USED FOR STIPENDS TO PAY
FOR CHILD CARE EXPENSES. ONE OF
THE REASONS SINGLE PARENTS
ESPECIALLY WOMEN. LEAVING A
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BEFORE
COMPLETION IS DUE TO LACK OF
VIABLE CHILD CARE OPTIONS.
POLICY MAKERS NEED TO PROVIDE
THESE TYPES OF WRAPAROUND
INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES TO MAKE
IT EASIER TO STAY IN A TRAINING
PROGRAM UNTIL COMPLETION. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
TO CRAFT THE SOLUTIONS TO
PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO STANDARD
EVENTERS IN INDUSTRIES. TO
REQUIRE PRICKING THEIR NEW
ENERGY. TO THE DEPRIVE AN
INDUSTRY TO SCALE UP. AND TO
ENSURE THAT WORKERS ARE TREATED
WITH DIGNITY RESPECT ON THE JOB
WHILE EARNING A LIVING WAGE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISTER
SMITH. AND FINALLY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE MISTER WHICH-
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
ACTUALLY SCOTT. SCOTT WHICH ON
BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS CALIFORNIA'S THE
PATRIOTS COUNCIL. WESTERN STATES
CONSERVE SHEET METAL WORKERS.
CALIFORNIA COALITION OF UTILITY
EMPLOYEES. BY FAR THE LARGEST
DRIVER OF CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN
CALIFORNIA. HAS BEEN
CALIFORNIA'S. MANDY'S REGARDING
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ZERO CARBON
ENERGY- REALLY THE FIRST PIVOTAL
BILL TO THAT. EFFECT WAS BACK IN
TWO THOUSAND AND TEN WHEN JOSEPH
MEDIAN CARRIED A BILL THAT. MY
CLIENT SPONSORED. A TO REQUIRE
THAT ALL UTILITIES IN CALIFORNIA
PURCHASE A GET TO A 33%
RENEWABLE PART OF. RENEWABLE
PORTFOLIO STANDARD. BY TWENTY
THIRTY. THEN FOLLOWING THAT. A
CENTER DELEON- IN TWO THOUSAND
AND FIFTEEN CARRIED SB THREE
FIFTY THAT TOOK US TO FIFTY
PERCENT. AND THEN AFTER THAT
SUBSEQUENT TO THAT WE MOVED WITH
SB 1100260% AND THEN ALL AND
THEN 2100% BY TWENTY FORTY FIVE.
WHEN WE DID THE ORIGINAL BILL.
WE WERE FACED WITH HOW DO WE
ENSURE THAT WE KEEP THESE JOBS
IN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE THE FIRST
WAY TO ENSURE HIGH PAYING
QUALITY JOBS. RESEARCHER THAT
THEY'RE IN CALIFORNIA. AND THE
CHALLENGE WAS- WE HAD TO COME UP
WITH A MECHANISM BECAUSE THE-
INTERSTATE COMMERCE CLAUSE DOES
NOT ALLOW YOU TO SAY HEY IT'S
ALL GONNA BE IN CALIFORNIA. SO
WE CAME UP WITH THIS MECHANISM
CALLED THE BUCKET SYSTEM WHICH
BASICALLY. THE SIMPLIFIED
VERSION IS IT REQUIRES THAT 75%
OF ALL THAT RENEWABLE POWER
PURCHASE BY UTILITIES. EITHER BE
BUILT IN CALIFORNIA WORTH IS
BUILT OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA. IT
HAS TO BE A DELIVERABLE TO
CALIFORNIA MEDIATED HAVE TO
INTERCONNECT DIRECTLY WITH THE
CAL AYSO BALANCING AUTHORITY. AS
A RESULT OF THAT MECHANISM THE
VAST MAJORITY OVER 80% OF ALL
THE MEGAWATTS THAT WE'VE BUILT
IN THESE ENSUING YEARS. HAVE
BEEN BUILT IN CALIFORNIA ALMOST
ALL OF THEM BUILT WITH PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENTS CREATING HIGH
WAGE JOBS. WHY WAS THAT
MECHANISM SO IMPORTANT. BECAUSE
WE ARE SURROUNDED BY STATES.
THEY HAVE CHEAP LAND. VERY THIN
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND
THE RIGHT TO WORK STATES. SO IF
YOUR BIG SOLAR DEVELOPER AND YOU
HAVE TO BUILDING. YOU CHOOSE
BETWEEN CALIFORNIA OR BUILDING
IN ARIZONA OR NEVADA OR UTAH-
THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS
VERY. PARENTS SO WHY THIS IS
IMPORTANT TODAY IS. WHEN WE DID
SB THREE FIFTY GOVERNOR JERRY
BROWN INSISTED THAT THERE BE A
STUDY DONE. ON THE IMPACTS IF WE
WERE TO GET AWAY GET RID OF THE
BUCKET SYSTEM. END CALAIS SO
WENT OUT AND CONDUCTED A STUDY
IN THE STUDY CAME BACK AND FOUND
THAT IF WE DID AWAY WITH THOSE
PROTECT PROTECTIONS WE WOULD
LOSE A HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND
CONSTRUCTION JOBS. K. SO NOW
WE'VE INCREASED THE BARD TO A
HUNDRED PERCENT. BY TWENTY FORTY
FIVE. AND THAT MEANS TO GIVE YOU
A SCALE WHAT WOULD THAT MEANS IS
THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO ADD FIFTY
THREE THOUSAND MEGAWATTS. OF
RENEWABLE POWER BY TWENTY FORTY
FIVE FROM TODAY TO THE- FIFTY
THREE THOUSAND. WE'RE ALMOST
DOUBLING OUR TOTAL PORTFOLIO
THAT IS TO THE THAT NUMBER WHERE
THAT NUMBER COMES FROM IS WE
HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF OUR
CARBON BASED. ENERGY THAT
UTILITIES CONTINUE TO RELY ON
AND THEN WE HAVE LOAD GROWTH.
CAL AYE SO PROJECTS THAT JUST
BETWEEN NOW AND TWENTY THIRTY
ONE. BECAUSE OF ALL THE
ELECTRIFICATION THAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS MANDATED. THAT
OUR LOAD IS GETTING INCREASED BY
TWENTY EIGHT PERCENT. OUR
ELECTRICITY LOAD IS GOING TO
GROW BETWEEN NOW AND TWENTY
THREE ONE BY 28% TWO FIFTY TWO
THOUSAND MEGAWATTS OF CLEAN
ENERGY. THAT'S MORE THAN A
HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF. REPAIR MONEY GENERAL FUND
MONEY IN FEDERAL MONEY IS GOING
TO TAKE TO BUILD THAT OUT. IF WE
DON'T. PROTECT THE BUCKET SYSTEM
AND THEIR PROPOSALS TODAY IN THE
LEGISLATURE TO GO TO A MULTI
STATE REGIONAL GRID WHICH WOULD
BASICALLY RENDER THAT BUCKET
SYSTEM. INEFFECTIVE WE WOULD
HAVE A MASSIVE IMPACT ON JOBS.
SO MY CLIENTS HIRED AN ECONOMIST
THAT WE USE FOR ALL OF OUR PC
WORK FROM STANFORD TO TAKE THAT
CAL I SO STUDY. AND LOOK AT IT
AND SAY WHAT WOULD MEAN TODAY IF
WE DID WAS BEING PROPOSED BY CAL
AYSO WHICH IS GOING TO A
REGIONAL LIKE ELEVEN STATE GRID
. IF WE DID THAT TODAY BASED ON
THE METHODOLOGY OF THAT STUDY
FROM TWENTY FIFTEEN WHAT WOULD
THE JOB LOSS IMPACT BE. ONE
POINT ONE MILLION CONSTRUCTION
JOBS I BROUGHT COPIES OF THAT
STUDY THAT WE JUST GOT IT. THREE
WEEKS AGO TO GIVE TO ALL THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SO WHAT I
WOULD SUBMIT. IS WE HAVE TO JUST
PROTECT WHAT WE HAVE IN YOU. THE
LEGISLATURE HAS ALREADY MADE THE
INVESTMENT YOU'VE ALREADY MADE
THAT DECISION THAT WE'RE GOING
TO INVEST THAT HUNDRED BILLION
DOLLARS- IN CLEAN ENERGY THE
QUESTION IS ARE WE GOING TO DO
WHAT IT TAKES TO PROTECT AND
ENSURE THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE
IN CALIFORNIA CLEANING
CALIFORNIA'S AIR. AND CREATING
AND CONTINUING TO CREATE THOSE
CALIFORNIA JOBS WHERE ARE WE
AGAIN ALLOW THOSE JOBS TO ESCAPE
TO THESE OTHER NEARBY STATES.
KEEP THE DIRTY PEAKER PLANTS IN
THE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT WE
THAT ARE THERE THAT THAT WE NEED
FOR YOU KNOW WHEN WE GET INTO
TIGHT. SPOTS AND THEN HAVE THE
CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS IN OTHER
STATES. AND SO THAT'S- THE
PRIMARY MESSAGE THAT THAT I WANT
TO DELIVER TODAY IS- A LOT OF
THE HARD WORK TO CREATE THESE
HIGH WAGE HIGH ROAD CLEAN ENERGY
JOBS HAVE BEEN DONE. AS LONG AS
YOU DON'T SCREW IT UP. I PROMISE
WHEN I GET IS SCREWED UP WELL. I
DON'T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE THE
PROBLEM WITH. OKAY WELL- THANK
YOU VERY MUCH- ALL OF YOU
BROUGHT IN. YOUR OWN UNIQUE OF
PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT WE'RE FACING
HERE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
GETTING. ALL OF THE INFORMATION
AT ONCE AND IN A BREAK A
CONDENSED WAY- SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS. YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. WELL I DISAGREE WITH
YOU MADAM CHAIR ABOUT- THE
DETAIL- IN PRESENTATION OF THE
OF THE INFORMATION I. WE HAVE TO
ENSURE THESE JOBS ARE IN
CALIFORNIA MR WELCH I THINK WE
ARE- WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE
ABOUT THAT- I WANT TO- FOR IT I
WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I
APPRECIATE IT WORKING WITH THE
I. B. E. W. AND SHEET METAL
WORKERS UNION IN PARTICULAR- IN
THEIR EFFORTS. TO ENSURE THAT WE
ARE MOVING- IN TERMS OF OUR
CURRICULUM AND OUR TRAINING OUR
FRIENDSHIP AND- JOURNEY LEVEL
WORKERS- IN IN TAKING OUR STATE-
TO BE A LEADER IN THIS-
SUSTAINABILITY- CONVERSATION-
AND I WANT MAYBE YOU IN AND ALSO
JEREMY I APPRECIATED THE
COMMENTS THAT YOU YOU YOU
MENTIONED IN TERMS OF CHILD
CARE. I THINK IT'S A REFLECTION
OF WHERE OUR BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES HAVE MOVED
IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING- WHAT
IT MEANS TO HAVE A GOOD JOB WHO
GETS ACCESS TO THOSE GOOD JOBS.
AND HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE ARE
BUILDING A WORK FORCE AND THAT
THEY HAVE THOSE WRAPAROUND
SERVICES- IN TOOLS THAT THEY
NEED TO SUCCEED. SO I WANT YOU
TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT- THE
WAYS IN WHICH YOU ALL ARE
BRINGING THOSE THREE THINGS
TOGETHER THIS IDEA OF GOOD JOBS
AND CAREERS. ECONOMIC EQUITY
RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY BY AND-
MOVING TOWARD THIS-
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY
CONVERSATION I KNOW HAVING
WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
IN THEIR PRE APPRENTICESHIP AND
APPRENTICESHIP MODELS- THE
EFFORTS TO BRING IN COMMUNITIES
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
SAY WHAT THE EVOLUTION OF THIS
WORK HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST TEN
YEARS AND I THINK YOU POINTED TO
IT MR CABRAL IN YOUR- IN YOUR
STATEMENTS IN TERMS OF THESE
PARTNERSHIPS. AROUND THE
MULTIPLIER THE EQUITY MULTIPLIER
THAT THE P. LA THAT
APPRENTICESHIP- CAN BRING AND TO
YOUR POINT MISTER WELCH HOW IT'S
GOING TO TAKE US INTO- THIS THIS
THIS NEW TRANSFORMATION OF OUR
ECONOMY SO I JUST WANT YOU ALL
TO TALK ABOUT THAT MOVEMENT. AND
HOW YOU ALL ARE HAVE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT- THE EQUITY
MULTIPLIER EFFECT IN YOUR TRADES
IN IN YOUR SECTOR. WHAT WAS
START OFF FIRST BY SAYING. A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
IS COLOR BLIND. AND IT'S BLIND
TO HOW YOU IDENTIFY. AS A
PERSON. IF YOU MAKE. A IF YOU
DID THAT THE CBA SAYS YOU MAKE
SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS AN HOUR AS A
- AS A SHEET METAL WORKER. IT
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU WHO YOU
ARE WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE RIGHT SO
WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR A LONG
TIME AND THAT'S WHY
INCENTIVIZING OF FOLKS GETTING
INTO THE LABOR MOVEMENT BEING
THE UNIONS ARE CRITICAL. I THINK
HE- WITH IT'S A I'M GLAD YOU
MENTIONED PRE APPRENTICESHIP
THAT SOMETHING WE'VE HAD ON OVER
THE LAST TWELVE TO FIFTEEN
YEARS- IT STARTED UP A NOT ONLY
AS A WAY TO BE MORE EQUITABLE
BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE
UNDERSTOOD WHAT A CONSTRUCTION
CAREER. IS I USE THE IRON
WORKERS AS THE EXAMPLE WHEN I
TALK ABOUT THIS- YOU KNOW. SOME
PEOPLE WOULD GET SIX OR SEVEN
MONTHS ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM AND REALIZE. THAT
THEY'RE AFRAID OF HEIGHTS. WHEN
THEY GET OFF THE ELEVATOR ON THE
FORTY FIFTH FLOOR BUILDING WITH
NO WALLS. AND NO CEILING AND THE
FLOOR- SO. PART OF THE PRE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IS TO
MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND NOT
ONLY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
CONSTRUCTION WORKER IN THAT
SENSE. BUT ALSO YOU GOTTA SHOW
ONE TIME YOU GOTTA SHOW UP EARLY
YOU GOTTA. WORK HARD- AND I
WOULD JUST SAY THAT YOU KNOW
WHAT THE ERICA GRANT. THE DATA
IS- CLEAR AND IT WAS THROUGH
LEADERSHIP OF CENTER DORADO AND
THE BUDGET- IN CENTER SKINNER IN
THE BUDGET YEARS. A BEFORE YOU
GOT HERE JUST JUST BEHIND US
WHERE THEY RECOGNIZE THAT WE GET
A LOT OF MONEY FOR AROUND HERE
LET'S PUT SOME TOWARDS MAKING
SURE PEOPLE CAN CAN GET TO WORK.
IN STATE WORK AND WE'RE WORKING
VERY CLOSELY WITH HIM RAINY AT
THE AT THE STATE WORKFORCE OF A
BOARD AND THE HIGH ROAD.
STRATEGY THEY'VE UNVEILED OF THE
LAST DECADE- NOW ONLY TO ALLOW
FOR CHILD CARE ISSUES BUT-
SOMETIMES PEOPLE NEED BUS PASSES
SOMETIMES PEOPLE NEED. GAS
CARDS. RIGHT IN SOME OF OUR PRE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS HAVE
MONEY TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE THOSE
TYPE OF. BASIC NECESSITIES TO
THE EVEN GET TO YOUR- PRE
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING ARCHER
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM- SO WE ARE.
UNCOVERING NEW WAYS OF DOING
THAT- BUT I THINK THAT- WE'VE
BEEN. THINKING ABOUT THIS FOR A
LONG TIME. AND IS THE VERY CLEAR
OVER THE LAST- YOU KNOW TWENTY
YEARS OR SO KIND OF WHERE WE
NEED TO. PUT SOME OF THOSE
EFFORTS MOSTA- CLEARLY. YEAH I'M
GONNA FO'C'SLE IN THE UTILITY
INDUSTRY BECAUSE I THINK- AND
WHAT TYPE OF CHILD CARE AS WELL
THE- THE- UTILITY INDUSTRY I
THINK HAS BEEN A ROLE MODEL. AND
IS A LARGE PART DO THE WORK DONE
IN THIS BUILDING- AND AT THE KEY
YOU SEE. WITH THE A LIST FOR THE
INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES AS FAR
AS CENTER BRADFORD HAS BEEN AT
THE FOREFRONT. OF YOU KNOW
CREATING REQUIREMENTS THAT THE-
ELISE INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES-
CHAU EQUITY IN THEIR HIRING
PRACTICES. IN SO IF YOU LOOK AT
ALL THREE OF THE INVESTOR OWNED
UTILITIES THERE SOME OF THE MOST
DIVERSE WORKFORCES I THINK THAT
YOU'LL FIND IN AND I CAN GET
SOME STATISTICS FOR YOU ON THAT-
ON THE- NONTRADITIONAL. SORT OF-
JOHN JOB SO YOU DON'T SEE A LOT
OF WOMEN IN THE UTILITY
INDUSTRY. LIKE IN THE AREA OF
BEING OF LINEMEN YOU KNOW
LINEMEN THAT THAT THEY'RE
CLIMBING POLES IN DOING THAT.
WE'VE MADE SOME SOME HUGE
STRIDES. IN GOING OUT BOB WE
FINANCING PROGRAMS GOING AND
REACHING OUT TO HIGH SCHOOLS AND
JUNIOR COLLEGES AND OTHER- JOB
REFERRAL SERVICES. WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT BOARDS AND WHATNOT
AND IN RECRUITING MORE WOMEN
INTO THAT SIDE UNFORTUNATELY-
DURING THE PANDEMIC WE FELL BACK
BECAUSE WE SAW A LOT OF THOSE
FOLKS WHO WE'D GOTTEN WOMEN THAT
WE'VE GOTTEN INTO SOME OF THOSE
NONTRADITIONAL. JOBS DROP OUT OF
OUT OF OUR OUT OF OUR UNIONS AND
OUT OF OUR WORKFORCE IS SIMPLY
BECAUSE THE CHILD CARE ISSUE.
AND AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE
NOT TACKLED. IN LABOR I THINK OR
AT LEAST NEW CONSTRUCTION
TRADES- SENSE OF THE RECYCLE WE
WE'VE WE'RE LIKE MOST OTHER
INDUSTRIES WE RELIED ON. ON YOU
KNOW- BERMAN SERVICES TO FILL
THAT VOID FOR OUR MEMBERS I
THINK WE NEED TO TRY IT TO
TACKLE IT BUT IT'S NOT JUST AN
ISSUE FOR. FOR WOMEN- YOU KNOW I
HE I SEE THIS CONSTANTLY WITH
WITH A SINGLE DADS THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ESPECIALLY
THE DADS ARE GOING THROUGH
DIVORCE. WHO WANT TO BE A FULL
TIME DAD YOU KNOW THEY WANT THEY
WANT TO SH FIFTY FIFTY CUSTODY
THEY WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN
THEIR KIDS LIVES. AND THEY HAVE
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIR CAREER
AND GETTING THAT CUSTODY BECAUSE
THEY HAVE TO BE AT A JOB SITE AT
SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING
THAT'S TWENTY FIVE MILES AWAY.
AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT
NETWORK TO DO THE DROP OFF AND
PICK UP AND YOU KNOW THE STUFF
AFTER SCHOOL. AND SO THEY HAVE
TO FORFEIT THAT THEY HAVE TO BE
YOU KNOW ONE WEEKEND A MONTH AND
THEY REALLY WANT TO BE PRESIDENT
THEIR- IN THEIR KIDS LIVES THEY
CAN'T. AND SO WE REALLY HAVE TO
ADDRESS THAT THAT. THAT THAT.
DEFICIENCY IN. IN CHILD CARE ON
THE UTILITY SIDE ON. ON THE ON
THE LINE INSIDE. ON THE EQUITY
SIDE. THE LAST FOUR FIVE YEARS
OF THE STATISTICS THAT I'VE SEEN
FOR OUR JOINT APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM BECAUSE WE HAVE A NORTH
SOUTH PROGRAM. HAVE BEEN OVER
FIFTY PERCENT. PEOPLE OF COLOR.
COMING INTO THOSE- JIM. GERMAN
JOBS SO- THE YOU DID THE OUR
PARTNERS IN THE UTILITIES AND-
THE THREE UNIONS REPRESENT ALL
THOSE UTILITY WORKERS AND HAVE
DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB IN THAT
REGARD. YEAH I APPRECIATE THAT
AND I KNOW WE WITNESS. TWENTY
EIGHT HUNDRED. LACK WORKERS IN
PARTICULAR SO GETTING INTO
EQUITY BUT INTO DISPARITY-
COMING INTO THE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES UNION AND IN
LA THROUGH PLA'S THROUGH THE
TARGET LOCAL HIRE- WHEN THERE'S
INTENTIONALITY. WE SEE IT- IN
THE DATA AND WE SEE IT BEAR OUT
AND MYSTICAL RAW THAT BRINGS ME
TO A QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU IN
TERMS OF THOSE AMAZING
STATISTICS THAT YOU BROKE DOWN
IN TERMS OF THE PRINTER SHIP
NUMBER AND IN THE- AND THE
DISADVANTAGED WORKER NUMBER AND
THE WAGES. HOW WHAT TYPE OF
PROCESS- IN YOUR PO A WITH THE
UNIONS WITH COMMUNITY- WITH THE
AGENCIES AND YOUR CONTRACTORS
DID YOU USED TO ENFORCE. THE P.
LA TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE THAT
KIND OF EVALUATIVE INFORMATION I
THINK. IT'S IMPORTANT AS AS AS
WE TALK ABOUT THIS THAT WHEN WE
SAY HIGH ROAD WHEN WE SAY UNION
PARTNERSHIPS- WE SAY COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS. DOESN'T MEAN THAT
WE DON'T PUT ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES ON IT THAT WE'RE
TRACKING IN MEASURING- AND I
THINK THE DATA THAT YOU SHARED
AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE WAY THAT
THE STATE CAN ALSO THINK ABOUT
WAYS TO MEASURE. THE IMPACT OF
THESE INVESTMENTS AND REALLY
BREAK IT DOWN YOU KNOW TO THE
DISADVANTAGE WORKER. TO THE
APPRENTICE AND WHAT SHARE OF THE
PIE THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE
GETTING FOUR HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS COMING BACK IN WAGES. TO
THE L. A. COUNTY COMMUNITY-
BECAUSE WE WEREN'T ALLOWING
FOLKS FROM UTAH AND NEVADA TO
COME GET OUR JOBS. AT ALL AT THE
METRO- IS A STATEMENT IN TERMS
OF. FIGHTING DISPLACEMENT IN
TERMS OF DEALING WITH
HOMELESSNESS IN TERMS OF ALL OF
THE THINGS THAT WE- HAVE TO FACE
HERE ON THIS DYESS ON A DAILY
BASIS SO WHAT WHAT. WHAT WAS
THAT ENFORCEMENT TOOL TO HELP
TRACK AND HOLD ACCOUNTABLE AND
FOR THE WHOLE COLLABORATIVE TO
MEASURE SUCCESS. THANK U. S.
SENATORS MODE QUOTAS- I THINK I
DO HAVE TO START OFF WITH SAID
IT WAS A COLLABORATIVE. MEASURE
WITH OUR TRADE PARTNERS. WITH
THE BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
SPECIFICALLY WITH THE SIGNATORY
UNIONS WITH THE CBO'S- THAT WERE
INVOLVED IT TOOK A FEW YEARS TO
GET THAT PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT
APPROVED. IT TOOK A LOT OF THE
WORK TRYING TO GET THE U. S. D.
O. T. F. T. A TO GET THAT.
APPROVED BECAUSE THERE IS THE
PROHIBITION OF GEOGRAPHIC
PREFERENCES OTHERWISE THE
PROHIBITION. ON GEOGRAPHIC
PREFERENCES ON LOCAL HIRING AT
THE TIME SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY
CREATIVE- AND IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN
WITHOUT- OUR OUR TRADE PARTNERS
AND OUR CDOS AND THE WILLINGNESS
OF OUR BOARD. AND OUR LEADERSHIP
AT METRO FOR IT TO HAPPEN. I
WOULD SAY THAT THERE'S A FEW
THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOU
HAVE JOBS- CARROTS AND STICKS
INCENTIVIZE WHERE YOU CAN- IN
YOUR PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS THE
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE GOALS A
COMMITMENT TO MEET THESE GOALS
FROM YOUR PRIME CONTRACTING
COMMUNITY. AND THEN. MAYBE I
SHOULDN'T USE THE WORD STICKS-
BUT DEATH HAVE CLAWS. IN YOUR
PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS THE DEAL
WITHOUT NON COMPLIANCE- YOU
MENTIONED EARLIER- GOOD FAITH
EFFORTS JUST BY THEIR VERY
NATURE IF YOU ARE GONNA HAVE
GOOD FAITH EFFORTS IT SHOULD BE
EASY TO MEET. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE
MAKING GOOD FAITH EFFORTS. AND
YOU'RE MAKING THEM IN GOOD FAITH
SORRY FOR THE PUN YOU SHOULD BE
MEETING THE GOALS IS THE WAY
THAT THAT COMES OUT TO YOU. PUT
IN VERY. GOOD COLLABORATIVE
REQUIREMENTS- AND THERE YOU
BRING IN THE RESOURCES. TO MAKE
IT HAPPEN- WERE A TRANSIT AGENCY
. WE SPECIALIZE IN A LOT OF
THINGS WE DON'T SPECIALIZE IN
EVERYTHING SO BRINGING IN OUR
PARTNERS WHO SPECIALIZE. IN THIS
IS KEY AS WELL. AND THEN
REPORTING AND MONITORING WE HAVE
A THIRTEEN MEMBER BOARD WHO
REPRESENTS A VERY IS PORTIONS OF
OUR COUNTY OR CITIES OR
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS. OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY WHO HAVE. WHO
HAVE AN INTEREST AND LEARNING
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY REPRESENT.
SO CREATING A SYSTEM THAT TRACKS
AND MONITORS THESE FORTY TWENTY
AND TEN PERCENT- THE MINORITY
AND FEMALE PARTICIPATION GOALS-
IS IMPORTANT AND THEN MAKING
THIS INFORMATION PUBLIC. IS
IMPORTANT THAT SOMETHING THAT WE
DID PRETTY QUICKLY AT METRO WHEN
IT FIRST STARTED THEY ASKED ME
TO DO THAT WITHIN A MONTH- SO WE
PUT THAT OUT WITHIN A MONTH SO
ALL OF THIS DATA THAT ARE
REVIEWED WITH YOU BROKEN DOWN BY
PRIME CONTRACTOR AND
SUBCONTRACTOR. IS MADE PUBLIC
THE OTHER THING WE DID AT METRO
AS WE ARE IN A PROP TWO OH NINE
STATE- THAT- PROHIBITS.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BASED ON RACE
AND GENDER- WE CAN DO IT BASED
ON EXECUTIVE ORDER ONE ONE TWO
FOUR SIX WHICH YOU MENTIONED
EARLIER ON ARE. FEDERALLY
FUNDED- PROCUREMENTS BUT WHAT
WE'VE ALSO DONE- TO BE CREATIVE-
IS. THIS TO GREATER CONTRACTORS
ON HOW THEY'RE DOING IN TERMS OF
FEMALE PARTICIPATION AGAINST
THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER ONE ONE TWO
POINT. TWO FOUR SIX SIX POINT
NINE FEMALE GOES SO WE MAKE THAT
PUBLIC AND WE INVITE THEM. TO
PARTICIPATE IN A BOARD MEETINGS
AS WELL SO THERE'S VARIOUS WAYS
TO MAKE IT DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO
INCENTIVIZE. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE
TO HAVE A VERY CLEAR TERMS AND
CONDITIONS IN YOUR CONTRACT FOR
COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING AND
ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU THANK YOU
. THANK YOU ALL. VERY MUCH- IS
WHAT I MENTIONED WITH REGARDS TO
WOMEN. IN CONSTRUCTION- WE DID
HAVE THE WOMEN CONSTRUCTION
PRIORITY- UNIT. THAT WAS FUNDED
WITH FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS.
USED FOR ERICA GRANTS- THE
CURRENT. THE CURRENT BUDGET
BEING PROPOSED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION. OF WOULD REALLY
PUT IN PERIL. THE FIFTEEN
MILLION DOLLARS- SO WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE TO WORK REALLY HARD. TO
MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOSE THAT IN
THE BUDGET- ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
IT'S TARGETING. WOMEN IN
CONSTRUCTION SO. ARE JUST ALL TO
WORK HARD ON THAT- THANK A
QUESTION ON HOW THE LESSONS- FOR
THE STATE AS WE DESIGN THESE
PROCUREMENT STANDARDS AND
ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS WHAT DO
YOU ALL SEE AS LESSONS- I KNOW
I'VE LEARNED A LOT OF SINCE
CHRISTIE LEE WITH SOME. L. A.
METRO MANY YEARS AGO- WHERE
BASICALLY THE RESPONSE WILL WE
SAID OF LET'S. LET'S BUILD HERE
LET'S BUILD HERE THIS BILL THE
TRAINS HERE. LET'S BUILD THE
ELECTRIC BUSES HERE AND FRANKLY
AND HONESTLY THE RESPONSE WAS WE
DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE
MANUFACTURING IS NOT SOMETHING
WE DO IN THE STATE IT'S
SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN LOST AND
SO OUR CHOICES WERE. COMPANIES
FROM FRANCE AND JAPAN AND CHINA
AND THEN IF WE WERE LUCKY YOU
MIGHT DO THE FINAL ASSEMBLY BUT
FOR THE MOST PART WE WOULDN'T
EVEN DO THAT. IT WAS A REAL
STRUGGLE WITH THE L. A. METRO TO
MAKE THAT A REALITY AND IT'S
GREAT I THINK OUR STRUGGLES PAID
OFF BECAUSE YOU. LISTED AT LEAST
FIVE SIX SEVEN PROGRAMS THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH. LABOR STANDARDS
AND THE WHERE YOU RECRUIT FROM
AND WHO YOU WERE TO SAY YOU'RE
RECRUITING FROM THE FORMALLY AND
HOUSE IS A HUGE STEP FORWARD AND
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT KIND OF
CONSCIOUSNESS- I FIND FRANKLY. A
VERY SIMILAR- OF ATTITUDE- IN
STATE GOVERNMENT- AND SO WHAT
WOULD YOU SAY ARE THE LESSONS TO
BREAK THROUGH TO CONTINUE TO
PUSH THROUGH I KNOW YOU EACH TO
SOME DEGREE REPRESENT DIFFERENT
SECTORS. WE HAVE A LOT MORE
STILL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NOT
ONLY UP PROTECT BUT WE ACTUALLY
HELP TO GROW IN THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY WITH THE LABOR
STANDARDS WE CAN'T TAKE THE
LABOR STANDARDS. AND THE FORCE
OF FOR GRANTED ANY ONE DAY
SOMETHING COULD BE PROPOSED THAT
ELIMINATES THE MANUFACTURE I
THINK IT'S- GREAT I LOVE HEARING
ABOUT A MANUFACTURING POLICY. WE
HAVE A B. Y. DE AND KINKY SORROW
IN NORTHERN PART OF L. A.
COUNTY- THAT WOULD NEVER HAVE
HAPPENED WITHOUT LABOR- OF
INVOLVEMENT TO PUSH THOSE THINGS
THROUGH. SO LESSONS FROM YOU
ALL. EVEN IF IT'S FROM YOUR
RESPECTIVE SECTORS OF THE CHEN.
A LESSON THAT WE COULD TAKE WITH
US- MISTER WHICH START WITH YOU
. WHERE YOU THINK YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT IT OR ANYBODY
WHOEVER WANTS TO JUMP IN. WELL I
REMEMBER THOSE- EFFORT SAID MTA
IS WELL WITH THE LOCAL ELEVEN IN
LOS ANGELES AND ALL THOSE FIGHTS
AND HOW THAT WENT AND- I THINK
YOU SAID IT BEST. MADAM CHAIR IS
THAT THEY DID SAY YOU COULDN'T
BE DONE. UNTIL THEY PUT IT INTO
THE R. F. P. THAT IT HAD TO BE
DONE IN LONG BEHOLD. WE HAD
MULTIPLE BIDDERS THAT THEY CAN
BEAT THAT AND SO- I THINK YOU
HAVE TO. CONTINUE TO PUSH THE
BALL PUSH THE BAR- IT'S LIKE YOU
KNOW THEY SAID WE COULDN'T GET
233% RENEWABLE. STANDARDS FOR
ANOTHER UTILITIES AND MOST OF
THEM ARE IT ALREADY PROCURED
BEYOND FORTY PERCENT. IN SO- YOU
WE JUST CAN'T SIT ON OUR LAURELS
YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THE
BAR- IS I THINK IS THE LESSON.
CARE I'M IN DEVON SIDE. I HAVE
BECAUSE I JUST TO SAY HUNDRED
FOR AGREE WITH MR WEBB'S THAT
IT'S THIS IS THE AMAZING POWER
THAT YOU ALL HAVE. YOU PASS A
LAW AND THE INDUSTRY WILL MEET
IT IT WERE SUCH A BIG MARKET. I
MEAN WE'RE CALIFORNIA AND I JUST
DON'T THINK THAT WE'VE HARNESSED
OUR PURCHASING POWER AND HOW
MUCH COMPANIES SHOULD WANT TO BE
HERE. THE END SETTING THOSE
STANDARDS AND REALLY PUSHING THE
ENVELOPE LIKE MR WATCHES UNIONS
HAVE DONE LIKE YOU ALL HAVE DONE
M. THE GREAT WORK AN MTA- STILL
HAVE HIGH SPEED RAIL CARS THAT
WE NEED TO BUILD HOPEFULLY HERE.
SO I THINK THAT'S A PIECE OF IT
MAKING SURE THERE'S ALSO THOSE
INCENTIVES THAT THOSE ARE GOOD
JOBS THAT THEIR UNION JOBS THAT
WAS SO IMPORTANT- AND THEN KIND
OF THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES NOT
JUST FOR WORKERS BUT FOR THE
COMPANIES. THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR
MANUFACTURING- WHAT DO WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ALL OF
THE SUPPORT IS THERE- THE OTHER
THINGS THAT COMPANIES MAY NEED
TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AND BE
HIGHROAD. THEY'LL THANK YOU.
THIS IS A BABY WITH. A I THINK I
AGREE WITH MICHAEL TO- TO THE-
OBVIOUSLY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AND ARE IF LANGUAGE AND I HAVE
B. LANGER AND MAKING THAT VERY
VERY CLEAR- OFFERING INCENTIVES.
IS IT IS A GOOD WAY TO GET IT AS
WELL ALONG WITH THE STICKS I
TALKED ABOUT AND ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT THAT I THINK IS
IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU'RE NEVER
GOING TO GET THE PROGRAM
PERFECT. ESPECIALLY THE FIRST
TIME AROUND SO NOT TO BE AFRAID-
TO TRY IT AND I THINK THAT'S THE
KIND OF SUPPORT THAT. I GET FROM
OUR LEADERSHIP AT METRO FROM RCL
FOR SURE. AND THAT SHE GETS FROM
HER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IS LET'S
TRY IT IF IT DOESN'T WORK WE'LL
MODIFIED ON THE NEXT ONE- OUR
PROGRAMS HAVE GROWN
INCREMENTALLY R. PILLAY. HAS
GROWN INCREMENTALLY AT THE TOP
OF ONE OF OUR PROJECTS AND OUR
MANUFACTURING CAREERS POLICY TO
BECAUSE A GOOD EXAMPLE. OF THAT
WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME LESSONS
LEARNED AFTER WE APPLIED AT THE
FIRST FEW TIMES ON A FEW
CONTRACTS. AND WE RISLEY
MODIFIED IT AGAIN SIX ABOUT SIX
MONTHS AGO- EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT
SUCH A PROGRAM. IT'S STILL
SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION SO.
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET A PERFECT
PROGRAM A HOT ON THE STREET BUT
IF YOU DON'T PUT IT OUT YOU'LL
NEVER. HAVE A PROGRAM SO MY- MY
LESSON LEARNED TO THE INDUSTRY
IS. PUT IT OUT THERE SEE HOW THE
INDUSTRY RESPONDS TO YOUR MARKET
RESEARCH FIGURE. RISK BENEFIT
ANALYSIS BUT YOU WON'T KNOW
UNLESS YOU PUT IT OUT ON THE
STREET TO SEE WHAT THE INDUSTRY
HOW THEY RESPOND. GREAT THANK
YOU. I WOULD JUST ADD- THAT
THERE ARE A LOT OF REALLY-
DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO
ARE VERY SMART THINKING ABOUT
THESE ISSUES. YOUR FROM TIM
RAINY TODAY. HE'S NOT ONE OF
THEM NOW HE'S ONE OF THEM- MY
HIS TEAM THERE AT THE WORKFORCE
ON THE BOARD- THEY ARE THINKING
ABOUT THE HIGH ROAD. THEY HAVE A
WHOLE PROGRAM THERE. IS CALLED I
WROTE CONSTRUCTION CAREERS
HIRING TRAINING PROGRAMS- IN I
THINK WE SAW THIS AND THERE'S A
REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE POWER
THAT YOU ALL HAVE. BEFORE BOTH
OF YOUR TIMES HERE. IN TWENTY
THIRTEEN WE CREATED THE SKILLED
AND TRAINED WORKFORCE STATUTES.
AND THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR
ONE PART OF AN INDUSTRY. THAT
WAS USING OUT OF STATE WORKERS.
FIVE OR SIX YEARS LATE WE HAVE.
LABOR AGREEMENTS. THROUGHOUT
THAT INDUSTRY. AND SO. THINGS
THAT YOU ALL DO HERE. THE SIXERS
POINT AND SCOTT'S POINT. CAN
REALLY MATTER ON THE GROUND AND
YOU CAN. STAND ON THE SHOULDERS
OF FOLKS. AT PLACES LIKE THE
STATE WORKFORCE ON THE BOARD.
WHO ARE HAVE WHO AT THE DATA.
AND HAVE THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
TO SHOW YOU- KIND OF WHAT YOUR
BILL SHOULD SAY. AND WHAT'S
ALREADY WORKED. BECAUSE I KNOW
YOU GUYS GO THROUGH A LOT OF
BILLS HERE. NEED A LOT OF YOU
HAVE A LOT OF- PRIORITIES.
THERE'S LOTS OF ALREADY GOOD
GOOD GOOD PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT
STUFF IN THE SPACE. THANK YOU
KNOW THE- JUST TO AND JUST WITH
MY OWN. PERSONAL STORY HERE
HAVING COME OUT OF THE
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. WHERE
THERE WAS NO- TRAINING PROGRAM
THERE WAS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN
JOBS. AND UNIONS YOU KNOW UNION
WELL PAID JOBS IN THE SERVICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY. AND WHAT IT
DOES TO THE DIGNITY OF A PERSON
TOP QUALITY. TRAINING IN THEIR
LIVES IT JUST MAKES ALL THE
DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD WE
STARTED OUT. REALLY SMALL YOU
KNOW ONE HOTEL TWO HOTELS. AND
IT WAS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO
GET THE ENTIRE YOU KNOW INDUSTRY
A BIGGER INDUSTRY. TO BUY INTO
IT. WHEN YOU GET A BIGGER
INDUSTRY TO BUY INTO IT BUT THEN
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO BE. WITH THE
GOING TO END UP IN A GOOD UNION
JOBS BECAUSE YOU'RE SORT OF
TRAINING FOR WHOEVER IS OUT
THERE AND WHERE WERE THOSE MEN
AND WOMEN LAND. SO EVENTUALLY
YOU KNOW GETTING ALL THE PIECES
TO WORK AT THE SAME TIME.
QUALITY APPRENTICESHIP QUALITY
TRAINING. RECRUITING FROM ALL
PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY SO
EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO- AND
CONNECTING THAT TO GOOD JOBS AND
I THINK YOU KNOW. WHEN I WAS
FIRST. ELECTED AT DELHI
FEDERATION OF LABOUR THE FIRST
THING I DID WAS TO GO OUT ON
THESE DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION
SITES. AND TO THE APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW
EXISTED. AND IT WAS
EXTRAORDINARY TO SEE ALL THE
PIECES WORK AT THE SAME TIME YOU
JUST CAN'T HAVE ONE OR THE OTHER
SO I JUST WANNA AND WITH SOME
COMMENDING YOU LONG. FOR WHAT
YOU'RE DOING MAKING A DELIBERATE
HELP US MAKE THESE DELIBERATE
DECISIONS. NOT JUST REACTIVE
BUT- DOING AND DOING IT ALL
TOGETHER SO. ANYMORE NO OKAY
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE YOU THANKS FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. AND STAYING HERE- AND
WE- ONE. FIND ON THE SPEAKER
INPUT. AND ENSURING OUR EQUITY-
SZABO WAHEED FROM THE UCLA LABOR
CENTER AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
DO HERE BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL
ISSUES- WE ARE GOING TO HAVE. A
PICTURE. UP ON THE SCREEN AND
THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AUDIO.
AN AUDIO PRESENTATION MADE. TO I
SEE FOLKS HERE- YOU DID WORK.
THE PROBLEM WAS IT GETTING. THE
VIDEO WAS GETTING VIDEO AUDIO SO
SHE'S TO SPEAK A CO HOST LINE
BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HER.
OKAY OKAY SO WE HAVE TWO THINGS
GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME TO BE
ABLE TO HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION
WELCOME THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRAYERS- PATIENCE AND. ONE FIVE.
YES OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON
SENATORS MY NAME IS STEVE AND
DEBBIE AFFAIRS CORRECT HERE AT
THE DAILY LATEST. MANY YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE AND CRITICAL YOU CAN
ACCIDENTALLY PUT AND INTO WIDE
COLLARS. PARTICULARLY AS THE
WOMEN'S. FOR CHRISTMAS TELLER IN
OTHER IN COMMUNITY. I WANTED
BEGIN ATTEMPTING TO LEVERAGE FOR
THE BLACK MARKET. AND I'LL AND
BROADER LABOR ISSUES CAN COULD
WITH SOME IMPLICATIONS THAT THE
ABOUT QUALITY AND ACT IN THE NEW
OUT. I THIRTY WITH FIVE BOB AND
THE BLACK RIGHT THIS IS.
AN ACCIDENT OF BLACK WORKERS
FROM LOS ANGELES. INCLEMENT
CONDITIONS HAD A LOT WITH IT.
EVERYDAY SHOW THAT THE FLAT THAT
THE REJECTION OF THE FIVE PEOPLE
WITH THE NEXT MORE EDUCATED THAN
PREVIOUS GENERATIONS YET
EXPERIENCE THE LOWER LABOR
PARTICIPATION RATE AND A
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. WELCOME
VISITOR HERE OF THE OVERALL
LABOR FORCE LAST WORKERS WERE
UNDER REPRESENTED IN
PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION
MANUFACTURING. AND SERVICE JOBS
. THEY HAD LOWER RATES MANAGER
POSITION AND HOW. FRONT LINE
AND- EARN LESS. APPLY FOR IN THE
WASTE AFTER EVEN MORE IN THE
YEAR. WHAT HAPPENS. WHEN
PASSWORD WE AT THE TWENTY
CENTURY LAST EXPERIENCED THE OF
MY OF. IN LARGE TO BE TO. BE
MANUFACTURING IN PLAIN AND YOU
OF THE WITH KEEP THE THAT
CLOCKWORK THAT HIGH WAGES AND
CLASS JOBS. TWO OR IN STRONG TO
COME ONE ACCESS TO QUALITY JOB
HOUSING AND OPPORTUNITY. BUT IS
INDUSTRY THE PAR AND LYFT AT ONE
HOUSE WELL PAYING JOB. BY THE-
OF STABLE THE BILL OF UNION GET
PAYING JOBS. THOSE THAT REMAIN
THE- INCOME. WE AN INCREASE OKAY
. OF THE AND OVER ANY PART.
WHITING AND- RISING HOUSING
COSTS AND EMPLOYER LOUD ABOUT
THE- AND WHY THE BLACK COMMUNITY
WILL ONCE A WRITING LA PLAN
EIGHT THE DATA SHOW THAT THERE'S
OF TOTAL POP. THE CRIME AND
POINT 80% OF THE LAST FEW THAT.
I DON'T WHEN THE JET POP IN. BY
35% I DON'T TO START HERE GIVE
ME THERE WAS ANY CAN SHOULD IN
THE IN. AND WE DIDN'T WILL OR
BOB AT LEFT IN A COMMUNITY YEAH
IN LET. YOU KNOW HIGH. IT IN
IT'S BEEN HARD THEIR BILL BEING
TODAY. BUT NOT THE SUPPLY
COMMUNITY WE IN THE END OF THE
REGULAR AND THE THING THAT IN
INTO A- THE STATE THAT IMPACT
WHEN IN THE- WORKERS OF COLOR
AND MY- COMMUNITIES. BUT YES THE
DEPARTMENT AND WAGE ONE IN THREE
WE TODAY HELLO- INFLOW WAGES.
PLEASE HIGHER IN INTO ON BY AND
OF COLOR IN THE MATH BEFORE IN
MAIL. FOR THE WORK IS AREA AND I
STUDY A WORKPLACE. THE LOS WE
FOUND THAT EVEN WORKERS CREAM
BUT BASIC WAGE. AT LEAST A ANY
GIVEN. AND WE AT THE OF WITH
THIS REPORT IMPACT. WE HAVE
ENCOUNTERED DECADES EMOTION OF
LABOR PROTECTIONS IN BENEFITS TO
OUR IN FLIGHT LENGTH IN PLAIN
RELATIONS. THANKS FOR. HI HIM
FOR. AND I THINK THE CAR.
STUDIES NOTED THAT MISS SPEAKER
HAVE BECOME IN COMMON ACROSS
AREA SERVICE.
I EIGHT SEVEN INVESTMENTS
PROVIDE THE POSSIBILITY TO LIFT
A PART ON INDIAN WORKERS FOR
SPARKLING IN BAD. THE THING ON
AND OR UNDER AND- MANY OF THE
WORKERS THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
ALL RIGHT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR
THE JOB BUT HAWKING IN. ANY FOR
JUST. IMPACT BAKER NINE. ARE YOU
ARE WE DON'T BELIEVE WE COVER
YOU KNOW ANOTHER WAYS THAT IN
EFFORT FAILED TO SUPPORT THE
BLACK COMMUNITY. WELL ONE THING
FOR IN ENSURING THAT WE RECALL
AND WERE WHY NOT ALREADY IN LINE
IN THE NO THOSE WHO ARE THE MOST
IN OUR. WE DID FINALLY MENTIONED
A HOLD BEING PROBE WE ALL HAVE
IN THE THAT WE CAN ON. YEAH IT
HIRING FOR. YOU KNOW WHAT KIND
OF BENCH WILL ENSURE THAT IS
GOING OUT IT SELLS FOR CORPORATE
IN THE MARCH.
THE NATION COMPLAINTS ON THE
LOCAL LEVEL SO THAT WE CAN
REMEDY CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
AND KIRBY UNFAIR TREATMENT AT
WORK. WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT HOW
WE CAN GET WORKERS INTO THE INTO
INTO INVASIONS WHERE THEY CAN BE
THAT WAY WE CAN BETTER BOARD BUT
DIDN'T THAT INCLUDE IMPACTED
WORKERS AS KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND
WITH DECISION MAKING POWER IN
OVERSIGHT POWER. WE ALSO NEED TO
CONSIDER PARTNERSHIPS WITH
CREDIBLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
WE HAVE GREAT MODELS OF THESE
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH
GOVERNMENT BACKING BEAT ON THE
FRONT LINES THAT IMPLEMENT
TARGETED OUTREACH RECRUITMENT
AND RETENTION PROGRAMS THAT WILL
FOCUS ON UNDER REPRESENTATIVE
WORKERS. AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE
TO CENTER AND SUPPORT HIGH ROAD
BUSINESS MODEL. WE HAVE AN
HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE
THE EQUITY GAP THROUGH COMMUNITY
DRIVEN PUBLIC POLICY THAT
CREATES GOOD. PAYING QUALITY
JOBS THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR
WORKERS. WE HAVE MANY SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS AND POLICIES TO BUILD
THAT WE SHOULD AND CAN BE BOLDER
TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE AND
EQUITABLE ECONOMY ON THE FRONT
END. RATHER THAN TRYING TO
REFORM IT YEARS LATER. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
YOUR PATIENCE AND- AND HOW
IMPORTANT YOU'RE PART OF THIS
CONVERSATION IS TODAY- SENATOR
DOLE SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH MA'AM CHAIR- MISSED
WEIGHT I DID HAVE A QUESTION YOU
TALKED ABOUT- WAYS IN WHICH-
WORKERS THEMSELVES CAN BE PART
OF THIS PROCESS I THINK YOU
TALKED ABOUT YOU KNOW THIS
NOTION OF OVERSIGHT BOARDS TO
HELP INSURE- THAT WE ARE.
CREATING THESE NEW JOBS IN THIS
NEW ECONOMY WITH HIGH STANDARDS
BUT ALSO ENSURING THAT THOSE
HARDEST HIT. COMMUNITIES IN
PARTICULAR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE
TRAPPED IN IN LOW WAGES. LOW
WAGE SECTORS HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY- TO PARTICIPATE CAN
YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
KINDS OF MODELS YOU'VE SEEN IN
TERMS OF THIS- WORKER OVERSIGHT-
AND HOW DO YOU SEE THOSE KINDS
OF MODELS FITTING IN AS WE'RE
KIND OF BUILDING IN SCAFFOLDING-
THIS WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE.
YEAH I MEAN SOME OF THE WAYS-
YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT-
INITIATIVES LIKE FEDERAL BOARD.
WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART
IS THAT IS THAT A BODY THAT
ACTUALLY CENTER WORKERS AND IN
POSITION BACK IN ACTUALLY HAS
SOME POWER OVER THE THINGS
WHETHER IT'S PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING SO THERE'S LOTS OF
MODELS THERE WE WHEN WE TALK
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS
MONEY WE CAN ACTUALLY BRING. THE
COMMUNITY THEMSELVES THE WORKERS
THEMSELVES THE WORKER
REPRESENTATIVES IN A TO BE ABLE
TO ALSO. GET FEEDBACK WOULD VETO
IT- I THINK THE- THE- PROPHECY
IS OF. WE CAN BE WE CAN BE
THINGS LIKE FEDERAL- WHICH WE'VE
BEEN TO COME WITH ON A SPECIAL
NOT YOU KNOW TO BE. AND
DIFFERENT IN WORK FOR THIS
HADN'T TREATED BEEN AT THE TABLE
AND BELIEVE IN LOOKING AT IT FOR
YOU KNOW WE'VE DONE SOME STUDIES
IN THE WAY THAT IT'S BEEN FOR
DOMESTIC WORKERS. AND WE SAW HOW
IT WAS FOR A FOOD WORKERS AND IN
IN NEW YORK AND I KNOW THAT THE
ONE HERE IN CALIFORNIA BOB HOLD
RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT CAN WE PUT
INTO. THAT WILL BRING WORKERS
INTO THE ROOM- THAT WILL PROVIDE
THE CAPACITY FOR WORKERS TO BE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO ENGAGE IN THE
KIND OF THE TOPIC THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT WHETHER ITS BUDGET
OR WHETHER IT'S OTHER KINDS OF
DECISION MAKING AROUND FINDING.
AND AWAIT I HAVE. TO TAKE IT
BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY THE
MODEL WE FIND GATAL IF THEY HAD
THE BACK AND FORTH THEY WERE
CONSTANTLY DOING SURVEYS WITH
EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS. AS THEY
WERE MAKING DECISIONS MOVING
FORWARD AND I KNOW THAT OUR
PROCESS THAT AND TYING- BUT IT
REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE BOTH TO
GET. BUY IN FROM THE COMMUNITY
TO USE THAT PROCESS TO REACH
BROADER COMMUNITIES WHO MAY NOT
EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT IN A TO REACH
OTHER DOMESTIC WORKERS FOR
EXAMPLE. THE COURT PROCESS. AND
TO BUILD LEADERSHIP THAT IT
SELLS. AND SO HOW THAT BECAUSE
THAT THE TORY PROCESS IN IN IN
THE BUDGETING IN THE DECISION
MAKING IT WHATEVER ETHNICALLY
WANTED WE GET IN. AS POSSIBLE
LEVELS NOT. AT THE FRONT END BUT
ALL KIND OF. THE PROPHECY THAT
CAN BE BUILT INTO GATHERED INPUT
. TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW.
THE PROGRAMS ARE WE FINDING TO
THE ACTUAL NEEDS ON THE GROUND-
TO BUILD MORE I IN AND COULD
REACH MORE WORKERS NOT. THANK
YOU IN MY FINAL HOW TO BE A- THE
END. OF WORK AND I THE UCLA
LABOR CENTER HAS DONE- A LOT
LOOK AT WAYS TO. REACH THOSE
WORKERS. WHO MAY NOT BE IN
UNIONS BUT WHO ARE ORGANIZED AND
ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE WORKING
CONDITIONS- IN IN IN THEIR
SECTORS. UP OR- WE TALKED A LOT
ABOUT THE ROLE OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT THE CALIFORNIA
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND
OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BOARDS. DO YOU SEE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR IT MAYBE YOU
COULD TALK ABOUT WHAT KINDS OF
WORKER ORGANIZATIONS WE NEED TO
BETTER INCLUDE. IN THIS PROCESS
TO REACH THOSE WORKERS WHO MAY
NOT BE COVERED BY COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BUT WHO
ARE. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
LABOR UNIONS TO IMPROVE
STANDARDS- IN THOSE LOW WAGE
INJURES INDUSTRIES TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE BUILDING PATHWAYS
FOR THOSE WORKERS AS WELL INTO
THE SECTOR. YEAH I MEAN-
THINKING ABOUT IT AND I MEAN
EVEN I KNOW FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE
WITH THE L. A. BLACK WORKER
CENTER- FINDING THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION THAT ARE. ON THE
GROUND WHO HAVE THE DIRECT
CONTACT WITH THE DIFFERENT
WORKERS WHO ARE NOT AGAIN NOT
ALREADY IN THE NOW NOT ALREADY
IN THE PIPELINE. AND YOU KNOW
THAT THE L. A. BACH
REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS HAD THE PRE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM WHICH WAS
OKAY WILL SET YOU UP SO THAT YOU
CAN GET TO THE PIPELINE. AND THE
WHAT ARE THOSE MARKERS THAT WE
NEED TO CREATE- IN ORDER YOU
KNOW IT'S OUTREACH AND
RECRUITMENT AND THEN IT WHAT'S
THE NEXT STEPPING STONE THAT WE
HAVE TO PUT INTO PLACE THAT CAN
THEN PUT YOU KNOW BRING THE
WORKERS AND- THERE ARE YOU KNOW
THAT THE PARTNERSHIP CAN TAKE
MANY FORMS THAT. YOU KNOW YOU
THE UNION WORKER AND OUR
PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN A GREAT
MODEL- THAT YOU KNOW THAT SUB
STARTING FROM THE WORKERS CENTER
THAT CAN MEET THOSE. WORKERS
THAT HAVE NOT YOU KNOW BEEN
ENGAGED IN THAT WAY BEFORE- AND
BRING THEM INTO THE UNION MODEL
WE'VE ALSO SEEN YOU KNOW
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS- THAT BILL YOU KNOW
BRING THOSE RESOURCES. A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AGAIN-
CAN DO THAT THE DIFFERENT
OUTREACH MEASURES THE
RECRUITMENT MEASURES- BUT I
THINK EVEN YOU KNOW EVEN ONE
WHERE. WHENEVER WE'RE THINKING
ABOUT THIS. BOTH IN TERMS OF YOU
KNOW WHAT THAT PARTNERSHIP IS
BUT THEN ALSO LIKE WHAT ARE THE
STEPS NEEDED THAT WILL YOU KNOW
IS IT THAT THERE HAS TO BE SOME
TRAINING THAT HAPPENS ON THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS SITE. IS THE
JUST RECRUITMENT IS THAT- YEAH
IS A DEVOUT MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND
GETTING GETTING FOLKS IN AND
PROVIDING INFORMATION OR IS IT
THAT THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
NEED TO SET UP SOME OF THOSE.
INITIAL STRUCTURES THAT WOULD
THEN GET THEM READY TO YOU KNOW
MOVE TO THE UNION MOVED TO THE-
TO OTHER POTENTIAL.
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE FUNDING
WILL OPEN UP- SO WHAT IS. WHAT
IS THAT TRAFFIC YOU KNOW WHAT IS
THE PIPELINE THAT WILL TAKE IT
FROM THE FOLKS ARE WAY WAY WAY
OUT IN THE MARGINS INTO THE
CENTER. AND WHAT WILL. CAN
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PLAY A
NOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU SAID AND- I WANT TO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH MY WHY HE FOR.
YOUR TODAY- ARE. YOUR PATIENCE
ALL- AT THE END OF OUR ALL OF A
OTHER PRESS. WE HAVE ORDERS HERE
TO LEAVE THE ROOM BY ABOUT ONE
TEN- SO WE HAVE LESS THAN TEN
MINUTES- THERE IS ANOTHER
HEARING AND THAT. HAS TO DO WITH
THE CLIFF TO CLEAN UP THE ROOM-
OUT BEFORE THE NEXT HEARING
STARTS AT ONE THIRTY. SO
MODERATOR I'M SORRY DO WE HAVE
ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM IN.
PERSON THAT WANTS TO MAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT WE'RE MOVING ON TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. NO SEE NONE
MODERATOR DO YOU HAVE ANY
WITNESSES WHILE WAITING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. LADIES
AND GENTLEMAN ON THE PHONE IF
YOU WISH TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY ON TODAY'S PRESENTATION
PLEASE PRESS ONE FOLLOWED BY.
ZERO ONE FIVE EIGHT ZERO. MADAM
HERE NOBODY IS QUEUING UP. SELF
OKAY. GOOD I MEAN NOT GOOD I
SHOULD SAY THAT. KNOW IT IS GOOD
THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET
KICKED OUT. OF THAT I MEAN OKAY
WELL A I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE SENATOR- THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR SPEAKING WITH
THIS- I FEEL BAD THAT OURS ARE
LEADER WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE BUT
I KNOW HE'S DOING WORK THAT HE
HAS TO DO- THANK EVERYONE THANK
THE PANELISTS THANK THE STAFF
VERY VERY MUCH TO THE STAFF. FOR
ALL OF YOUR WORK IN SETTING THIS
UP AND- HELPING IT TO GO AS
SMOOTH AS IT IS- RESHAPE
EVERYONE THAT SHARED KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERTISE AND STAYED HERE
FOR SEVERAL HOURS- THE
INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENT TO
IT. PRESENTED TO US IS CRITICAL
TO OUR PLANNING- TO THE-
STRATEGY AND TO- I LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO WORK IT WITH
EVERYONE WHO MADE PRESENTATIONS
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
CALIFORNIA RECEIVES OUR MAXIMUM
INVESTMENT POSSIBLE. AND USE
THAT INVESTMENT FOR STRONG LABOR
STANDARDS- AND MAKING SURE THAT
EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS
EQUITY EQUITABLE ACCESS TO GOOD
JOBS- THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION. THIS HEARING IS
NOW ADJOURNED.