Local hiring

A 40-year carpenters union representative praised PCL for sponsoring Pasadena residents into the trade and creating career pathways.

The Flintridge Center's workforce director praised PCL's decade-long commitment to local workforce development and described how PCL sponsored graduate Alfredo Hernandez into the carpenters union.

A first-period apprentice carpenter on the library project described how PCL's Brianna and Ron Matthews connected him to the Flintridge Center, and how the job is building generational wealth for his family.

A 50-year Pasadena resident and 15-year journeyman said 10% local hire is not good enough, noting he's on the dispatch list looking for work while caring for his 81-year-old father.

The Brown and Black Foundation director asked the council to report local hire separately from local economic impact, and to adopt community workforce agreements with measurable local hiring provisions before future major projects go out to bid.

A first-period apprentice carpenter described going from no construction experience to a career on the library project through Flintridge Center and PCL sponsorship.

A workforce coalition organizer asked the city to report local hire separately from local economic impact, and to adopt community workforce agreements with measurable local-hire provisions before future projects go out to bid.

The Flintridge Center workforce director praised PCL's decade-long commitment to local workforce development and described a graduate now working on the library project.

A carpenters union business representative praised PCL for sponsoring Pasadena residents into the trade and building a career pipeline.

A 50-year Pasadena resident and journeyman said 10% local hire is not good enough, urged PCL to put him to work, and described how the union changed his life.

Urged Pasadena-first hiring tiers, saying livable wages for justice-involved and gang-impacted residents reduce violence — 'nothing stops a bullet like a job.'

Urged the city to enforce and prioritize its local hiring ordinance, noting employment drove the speakers' successful transitions.

Supported the ENA and urged strong first-source local hiring requirements with monthly workforce reporting.