Advocacy Efforts
Below you can find position papers, letters, flyers, and other advocacy tools from each of our program areas and campaigns past and present. (Photo above courtesy of Urban Habitat)
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Brightline Report - "Putting Local Hire To Work"
Posted Mon, Mar 05, 2012 | Local Hiring
Brightline's March 2012 report, "Putting Local Hire To Work." This document is a story of the hard work that led to the creation and passage of San Francisco’s Local Hiring Policy for Construction.
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Assemblymember Ammiano's Letter to Board of Supervisors re: Local Hiring on America's Cup
Posted Wed, Feb 15, 2012 | Local Hiring
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano's letter to SF Board of Supervisors on his legislation rendering America's Cup construction projects as "public works" subject to the San Francisco Local Hiring Policy for Construction.
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Brightline Letter to Mayor Lee re: America's Cup Local Hiring "Bait and Switch"
Posted Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | Local Hiring
Brightline asks Event Authority to fulfill its longstanding commitment to local hire based on the December 31, 2010 Host and Venue Agreement.
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America's Cup Jobs Plan - R.I.P. Good Faith Efforts
Posted Wed, Feb 01, 2012 | Local Hiring
Board of Supervisors' hearing on proposed America's Cup "good faith efforts" jobs plan. Community and labor advocates win across the board prevailing wage, denounce "good faith" hiring plan in favor City local hiring law.
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Carpenters, Laborers, Operating Engineers Letter to America's Cup Event Authority
Posted Mon, Jan 30, 2012 | Local Hiring
In a 1/30/12 letter to ACEA CEO Richard Worth, Carpenters Local 22, Laborers Local 261, and Operating Engineers Local 3 call for the application of prevailing wage and local hiring requirements to jobs associated with America's Cup.
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Brightline Letter to Richard Worth re: America's Cup
Posted Thu, Jan 26, 2012 | Local Hiring
In a 1/26/12 letter to ACEA CEO Richard Worth, Brightline calls upon the Authority to apply the San Francisco Local Hiring Policy for Construction and commit to an all-union workforce.
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SFPUC Discusses Local Hiring Ordinance and WSIP PLA
Posted Tue, Sep 13, 2011 | Local Hiring
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and public speakers discuss the request for clarification regarding San Francisco's Local Hiring Policy and its application to the existing SFPUC Water System Improvement Project Project Labor Agreement.
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Brightline Letter Re America's Cup
Posted Tue, Aug 02, 2011 | Local Hiring
August 2 Brightline Letter Highlights Lack of an America's Cup Jobs Plan
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Anti-Local Hiring Bill AB 356 Goes "Inactive"
Posted Fri, Jun 03, 2011 | Local Hiring
Jerry Hill's controversial anti-local hiring bill AB 356 went into the "inactive" pile this morning.
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SF Resolution Re Workers Rights At 1150 Ocean Avenue Project
Posted Fri, May 13, 2011 | Local Hiring
Board of Supervisors resolution authored by John Avalos supporting area standard wages And benefits for workers at the Avalon Bay construction site at 1150 Ocean Avenue.
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L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Opposes AB 356
Posted Mon, May 09, 2011 | Local Hiring
Following L.A. Councilmember Huizar's resolution opposing anti-local hiring bill AB 356, Mayor Antonio Villraigosa's office issued the attached letter of opposition.
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Partnership for Working Families Opposes AB 356
Posted Thu, May 05, 2011 | Local Hiring
Letter from Washington, D.C.-based Partnership for Working Families opposing the anti-local hiring bill AB 356.
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San Mateo NAACP Letter of Opposition to AB 356
Posted Mon, May 02, 2011 | Local Hiring
San Mateo NAACP opposes Jerry Hill's anti-local hiring bill, AB 356
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No on AB 356 Letter
Posted Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | Local Hiring
Letters of Opposition to Anti-Local Hiring Assembly Bill 356
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Los Angeles Resolution Opposed AB 356
Posted Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | Local Hiring
Los Angeles Councilmember José Huizar's resolution opposing anti-local hiring bill AB 356
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