The San Diego Unified School District Board voted on May 26 to support a Construction Careers Project Stabilization Agreement covering all school renovations and construction to be funded with $2.1 billion in voter-approved bonds.
Impacts:
All workers on the school projects will have healthcare coverage.
The bond money stays in the community, thanks to strong local hiring goals: 100% within the County, 70% within the school district and 35% from target zip codes.
Apprenticeship programs will provide pathways to middle-class careers for youth, minority workers and disadvantaged families.
Any contractor can bid for the construction projects as long as they abide by the processes and standards set in the agreement.
In use by school districts and other agencies around the state, PSAs have been proven to deliver quality work within budget and provide smooth
coordination of projects.
The San Diego Unified PSA has broad community support from:
Coalition of Neighborhood Councils MAAC Project Urban League of San Diego County SD County Democratic Party San Diego Education Association Parent Institute for Quality Education Barrio Station ACORN Cesar Chavez Service Clubs Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice SD County Affordable Housing Coalition Center for Social Advocacy San Diego Apollo Alliance San Diego Organizing Project Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice San Diego County Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance Empower San Diego Dan Loxano - Helmets to Hardhats San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council
San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council San Diego County Water Authority Board Chair Fern Steiner CA Assemblymember Marty Block CA Assemblymember Mary Salas CA Assemblymember Lori Saldaņa CA Congressman Bob Filner CA Congresswoman Susan Davis CA Senator Chris Kehoe CA Senator Denise Ducheny San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria San Diego City Councilmember Ben Hueso San Diego City Councilmember Tony Young San Diego City Councilmember Marti Emerald National City Councilmember Alejandra Sotelo-Solis University Mechanical and Engineering Contractors (UMEC) AO Reed and Company Webcor Builders Fuller Electric National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
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