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Board directs staff to negotiate community workforce training agreement after heated debate; vote 4-1
Summary
After hours of testimony from union representatives, contractors and workforce groups, San Joaquin County supervisors voted 4-1 on Oct. 7 to direct county staff to negotiate a Community Workforce Training Agreement (CWTA) with the San Joaquin Building and Construction Trades Council and return with an implementation plan and recommended ordinance.
The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors voted Oct. 7 to direct county staff to negotiate a Community Workforce Training Agreement (CWTA) with the San Joaquin Building and Construction Trades Council and return with a draft implementation plan and recommended ordinance. The motion passed 4-1; Supervisor Ding voted no.
Supporters — trade unions and apprenticeship programs — urged the board to authorize negotiations to expand local hiring, apprenticeship pipelines and family-supporting careers in construction. Tim Robertson, executive director of the San Joaquin Building Trades Council, told supervisors the council runs apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs that place local residents into long-term careers: “Passing this deal…will allow us to multiply the number of opportunities available in our apprenticeship readiness program…
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