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Council Member Carmen N. De La Rosa opens legislative hearing on community hiring and wage standards
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Council Member Carmen N. De La Rosa opens the legislative hearing of the Civil Service And Labor Committee, introducing two items: Intro 910 and Resolution 522.
She emphasizes the importance of addressing wage disparities in the housing construction industry and promoting equitable hiring practices for city-assisted housing development projects.
- Intro 910 aims to establish community hiring and compensation standards for city-assisted housing development projects
- Resolution 522 calls for the passage of the Good Jobs Guarantee Act to establish workforce training programs and increase employment opportunities
- De La Rosa highlights the need to balance building affordable housing with safeguarding workers' rights and dignity
Carmen N. De La Rosa
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Good morning, and welcome to today's legislative hearing of the Civil Service And Labor Committee.
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I am Carmen De La Rosa, Chair of the Committee.
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Today, we will be hearing the following legislative items.
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Intro 910, sponsored by myself, in relation to the establishment of a community hiring and compensation standards for city assisted housing development projects.
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And Resolution 522, sponsored by council member Menin calling on the New York State legislature to pass and the governor to sign a 10 225 S9376, also known as the Good Jobs Guarantee Act, which would establish certain workforce training programs and increase employment opportunities for New Yorkers.
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I am proud to today's hearing on 9:10, a bill that tackles 2 pressing issues in New York City, wage disparities in housing construction industry and equitable hiring practices to ensure that economic development projects directly benefit the communities they serve.
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In turn 910 is a step forward in addressing long standing inequities in an industry where nonunion labor, particularly in affordable housing construction, earns significant less than their unionized counterparts.
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These workers are often paid low wages, received minimal benefits, and faced unsafe working conditions, even while building the very homes that are meant to support our city's most low income residents.
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These practices not only endanger workers well-being, but also compromise the quality of construction on publicly funded projects.
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Some nonunion contractors evade payroll taxes and fail to provide workers with the essential protections such as social insurance, shifting the economic burden on taxpayers and low abiding employers.
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These hidden costs are felt throughout the economy even though they are they aren't reflected in the price of the contract.
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In addition to addressing wage disparities, insurer 910 includes critical, equitable, high end provisions aimed at creating jobs for residents of low income zip codes and nitro developments.
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By prioritizing local hiring, we not only help individuals secure stable employment, but also stimulate economic growth within these communities.
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It is essential that the public dollars reinvest in these projects translate into tangible opportunities for residents who need the most.
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Today's hearing is about striking a balance, making sure we are building the housing that New Yorkers need while also safeguarding the rights and dignity of workers that make it possible.
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I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today as we continue to explore how intro 9:10 can uplift New York City's workers and create a brighter future for all of the residents by investing in worker dignity, safety, and fair wages.
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I'd like to take the opportunity to thank the staff for their hard work and preparing for this hearing.
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Senior policy analyst, Elizabeth Arts, legislative counsel, Ria Sawara.
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I'd also like to thank my chief of staff team Burke, legislative director, Keana Diaz, and comms director, Frey Familia.
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I would like to recognize that we've been joined by Council members, Moia, and Keban on Zoom, council member bot Batcher, council member wrestler, council member Feliz, on Zoom and customer member, Salam.
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I also wanna recognize that the young woman's leadership of the Bronx is visiting us today and they're up in the orchestra high.
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Thank you.
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Thank you for being here.
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We can be glad for them.
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Okay.
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We're also going to be hearing from counsel member Menin, who is going to have a statement on her resolution when she arrives, and we will hear testimony from representatives of the administration.
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I now turn to the committee council who will swear in the administration's representative, and I wanna recognize that we've been joined by council members in which as well.
