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San Francisco school board adopts local-hire policy for $531 million bond, adds 10% veteran hiring goal
Summary
After extensive public comment and debate over trade coverage and sanction language, the San Francisco Board of Education unanimously adopted a substitute local-hire policy governing 2011 Proposition A projects, including a new stated goal of 10% veteran worker participation and apprenticeship-focused off-ramps.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on June 11 adopted a revised local-hire policy for projects funded by the $531,000,000 2011 Proposition A facilities bond, aiming to direct more construction work to city residents and expand apprenticeship opportunities.
The measure, offered as a substitute motion and passed unanimously, requires that projects subject to a Board-approved project labor agreement meet local-hire participation goals and creates clearer off-ramps tied to apprenticeship commitments for contractors who cannot hire qualified San Francisco residents. The board also added a stated goal that at least 10% of worker participation be filled by U.S. veterans.
The vote followed nearly three hours of public testimony. Community speakers, labor leaders and parent advocates urged a strong policy without carve-outs. ‘‘If you carve out anything, that means you are carving out something for people who have…
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