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>> thank you, ron. now i would like to introduce father john, pastor of st. peter's and paul church, who will lead us in invocation and bless the new school. >> i consider myself a representative of all of the faiths, so if you're not a christian are catholic, it means no difference. just, we believe in the things that don this walkway here. fidelity, education, benevolence, and protection. made christ, the son of god, who was pleased to be known as the son be with you all, and also with you.

a carpenter in those days was also a plumber and a pipe- feeder. [laughter] but they had no unions. [laughter] so let us pray. oh, god, the fullness of blessings comes down from you. to you, our prayers of blessings rise a. in your kindness, protect your servants who stand before you did out and faithful, bearing the tools of their trade. grant that their hard work may contribute to the perfecting of your creation and provide a decent life for themselves and their families. help them describe for our better society and to praise and

glorify your holy name always. in your loving providence, oh, god, you have made the forces of nature subject to the work of our hands. grant that by devotion to our own work, we may gladly collaborate with you in the building up of creation. and so, may christ, the lord, who for our salvation tech on the burden of human toil, continue now to strengthen us with his help and give us this piece now and forever. amen. i am going to go inside for a minute, and you can continue and just throw a little bit of holy water around, not only for us but for the young men and women who practice their trade here and are educated in the trade of plumbing and pipe-fitting. [applause]

>> thank you, father. we will hear comments from a few people and in some important reductions. first, i would like to introduce mike arnt, director of trading for the united association. he is in charge of trading for every ua union in the u.s. and canada. we're pleased to have him here today to say a few words. mike -- [applause] >> get afternoon. it is a real pleasure to be here. nobody trains better than the united association, and there is no better example of their training than right here in local 38. local 38 as one of the finest training facilities in all of the ua, but that was not good

enough, and that is what continues to make the ua what it is. locals like local 38. they were not going to sit down and just say that we have got the best. they're going to make sure that they continue to get better, make sure that they continue to have the best training. and that is the policy of the united association. and local 38's members should be very proud of their leadership that they're able to lead them down this road. i was reading through this little booklet here before i came up, and it gives a little history of training in the united association. it mentions the itf board, which runs all the training. it mentions that larry is a member of that board. what it does not mention is when the board was started, larry, senior, was one of the founding members and the chairman for most of the life of that board

and has worked very hard, not only here in his local, local 38, to make sure that training is as good as it is, but has worked very hard all over hardua, through the itf, to make sure all local train like his local. his leadership goes beyond anything we can thank him for. i do want to thank you it at this time, larry, for all you have done for local 38 and for all you have done for the united association, and especially in the training. i have been very proud to work with you over the years. [applause] and i am just as proud to work with larry, jr., now on the itf board. it is what we're all about. this is it. we have one thing to sell. that is ourselves. we do not make anything. we have our skills to sell in the united association. and we have to make sure that those skills are always better

than anybody else, and that is what they do here in local 38. they said the bar, and they continually raise the bar and make sure that they are the best. and for that, congratulations to all of you. you have done a fantastic job, and i am very proud to be here today. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, mike. next, i am honored to introduce the mayor of san francisco, mayor ed lee. although he has only been mayor for a short time, he is doing everything he can to get the residents of san francisco back to work. he is a big proponent of training. it why, mr. lee, for taking the time after your busy -- and taking time out of your busy schedule to be here today. mayor lee. [applause] >> thank you, larry, and larry

senior, and brother, and welcome to san francisco. thank you everybody for coming this morning. i would like to let you know how honored i am to be part of this announcement today for this great training center and joint center yee and the assembly when men and supervisor cohen and other supervisors are here, and joining all of you in a labor council, people from all walks of life, from business and labor, to join on a celebration, a wonderful celebration right here in the bayview. you know, you're going to hear a lot of people comment about why you named this center, but there's a very, very good reason. it is one of those rare opportunities that i will say to larry that actually i wish i was older, because in those years, the 1950's and 1960's, is when we could have met the great man of a joke missoula -- joe

mizzola and to watch what he did for all the working men and women, how he helped them get jobs and good training and to participate in one of the greatest the ins in the city. but i also let you know that in my younger years, i have gotten to meet larry and larry and now steve and seen them take up the mantle of their father and great grandfather, to see how they have been doing it here in san francisco, and i also want to let you know that the center, its location being just a couple blocks between our baby police station, and the captain is here -- good to see you, and our housing authority, who has got a lot of work here. thank you, henry, right here in the middle is

where a lot of good training will take place. the city passed the local hire ordinance. i know that larry has had a lot of the advice to the city about how that works. one thing we do have an agreement on is that it is not so much about the ordinance that we pass, is what we do to promote the hiring of people. this center is one of the most important things we have ever done to exhibit how we hire and train people. this center has the most modern training facilities. it has all the wonderful modern things you do. it even has how to rig up new things and put in new boiler systems. it will train new generations of people who work in our bay terminal, on the america's cup, all the different improvements we will do. i will know that this training

center will be here to train generations of people to be the best plumbers, pipefitters, and to participate in the quality of life you are offering right here when they get trained. larry, we are beyond words today. what we see here is a testament. it is not just an ordinance that we believe in. it is the belief that people can train themselves to better their lives. this training center represents that. on thbehalf of the city and couy of san francisco, i want to give you our plaque and announce this to be joseph snizzle lucked training center day in san francisco. -- joseph ma zzola training center day in san francisco. [applause] >> thank you.

>> thank you, mr. mayeor. >> i would now like to introduce the supervisor. malia, thank you for taking time out of your schedule to be here today. [applause] >> thank you for inviting me. good morning. it is a great day. happy joseph mazzola training center-building opening day. it is a day that will go down in history. i am here to welcome you back to district 10. i know that many of you have been here before. i put the order in for the sun. it is coming. it is just delete. i am here to express my heartfelt gratitude for your hard work and leadership over the years. in my younger days -- that was a joke.

he will be driving home when you get back. [laughter] when i first saw in front of mr. mazzola, he was straight and to the point asking if i could win. we had a very contested races last year in district 10. there were 22 candidates. i must have said the right things. we have a moment where we saw things i to buy. i was able to win his support. i am grateful for that. it is very appropriate that you have the center here inside district 10. this is the beginning and end of all development that will be happening in the city and county of san francisco. we will be emanating out words

to seven parts in visitation valley and further north along third street. we have development happening in alice griffith, hunters view. this is to present this. this is the point where leaders will come together to continue to move san francisco into the 21st century. training will happen right here at this facility. -- this is the press of this -- precipice. thank you for making an investment in our community. i also want to thank our other brothers and sisters share from labor. it is not justified or struggle that the elected leaders can take up on our own. it is the site where we need the help of labor as we walked forward to transform this great city. we will continue to be a world- class city providing jobs and

opportunity for everyone. there is room at the table for everyone. we're going into a pretty heated election cycle. i want to encourage you to stay the course and continue to look at the big picture. that is to make sure that the local economy thrives. it is going to start right here, today. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, malia. of like to introduce the training 38 coordinator. he has been the trainer for nine years. he has been working on this project for two years. he met with the architect twice a week. he met with the general contractor palestine's. he made sure this will have the newest state of the art training devices to keep a with today's

standards. thank you, steve, for all of your hard work in ensuring that the school has the best to offer to all 38 apprentices. >> thank you for that kind introduction. welcome to the grand opening of the new training center. thank you for attending this important day for local 38 there are a lot of people to think today for the results you are going to see here in the building. there is none more than business manager larry mazzola. without him, we would not be standing here today. i would like to give him a round of applause and thank him for doing all of his hard work. [applause] next, i would like to thank the general contractors and construction team. i would like to thank all of the subcontractors working on the project, the 38 signatory

contractors. i would like to thank cs architects and their team. all of our local instructors give their input on the design of the school. there are a few that i would like to give special thanks to. instructor beaumont assisted on the design of the hvac equipment and labs. rich, thank you for your help with that. the plumbing foreman for broadway mechanical on this building and the instructor. he did a fantastic job on the plumbing in the facility. thank you, sev. [applause] steve is our welding instructor. he set up the whole welding shop.

it came not terrific. i would like to thank steve as well. -- it came out terrific. [applause] i would like to thank the curriculum coordinator for all of his work and input on the project in helping to get everything set up. i also see my friend, irvine -- tom irvine. he was very involved in the early stages of the project with terrific ideas for the school. thank you for that. [applause] i would like to thank office professional nicole figerroa into michelle for filling in for her while she was on maternity leave. [applause] thank you to all of the local 38 members who worked on the move in and set up crews. thank you to the local 38 members who volunteered their time and experience. i would also like to acknowledge

the united association, the international trading fund, the local 38 jtc, and the local 38 board of trustees. i am pleased to say that although this was a guarantee, i am proud to say this project was completed using 100% union labor. [applause] i would like to thank all of the union brothers and sisters to work on this project. i am also pleased to say that we specified for the project that all construction materials be made in the usa. i am pleased to say that today as well. [applause] i am also pleased to announce that we received the leds eds s ilver certification for the building as well. this is a proud day for local 38. it is a proud day for local 38

and training. it was an honor for me to work as the owners' representative during construction. it was an experience i will never forget. thank you for coming. please enjoy our grand opening. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, steve. thank you for stealing the rest of my speech. [laughter] i may do a few people twice. i want to say a few things. we want to recognize some people and then we will have to walk through. i want to thank the curriculum coordinator. liam did an outstanding job. he does an outstanding job constantly updating our curriculum to encompass all of the new changes and certifications in our industry. they changed all the time. liam was also a big help and overseeing the new school project. he was instrumental in getting it ready today.

he had some great ideas for the shop downstairs that you will see in a few minutes. he worked really hard with steve on this project. i want to thank you both again. i would also like to thank former local 38 trade coordinator dan kennedy. he was the training coordinator for 35 years. we want to thank you for your contributions over the years. i am not sure if he is here today, but dan kennedy, thank you. i would like to also thank tom. he did a great job in san francisco and in santa rosa. thank you, tom. a special thanks to district 36 council trust fund for learning us the money to build the school. without them, this would not have happened. i want to recognize the trustees. i think they are all here. is bob jennings from local 246. bill taylor from local 422.

steve macarthur from local 62. mark molinar from 228. frank, lew, mac, scott, and james wilson. i have to tell you. if we knew was legal to borrow money from other unions, we would have done it a long time ago. we will be back. [laughter] i also want to thank global 38 board of trustees for all their efforts in making this a reality. i will introduce them. i am the chairman of the board. all of the other labor trustees are steve jennings, bill read

ardon, and others. on the management's guide -- on the management side, i want to thank them as well. thank you for everything that you did and all of your powers that made this happen. i also want to thank the members of the local 38 joint apprenticeship committee. we have the chairman bill blackwell, toni, john, frank, r.j., ron, kevin, kevin, raul. thank you for guiding this program and for all of your input into the new school. i would also like to recognize pete, the local 38 trust

administrator for his hard work with the loan and during the process. [applause] i want to thank our trust fund lawyers involved in making sure everything was legal and on the up and up. thank you. [applause] i also want to thank larry and bob nibby. the building looks great. you did use union subcontractors. we appreciate that. steve also acknowledged those who did the mechanical on this job. bob and fred, thank you. you did an outstanding job. kenny is here, too. steve also mention this, but the engineering company that installed the fire protection system that we hope never gets used.

steve also mentioned the architect. anthony and michelle worked closely with local 38 and nibby brothers in helping us to obtain all of our permits. thank you very much. other friends of local 38 who came today. from district 8, supervisors got weiner -- scott wiener. fiona ma. mark leno was not able to be here but he did send a proclamation. thank you, mark. we also have a former supervisor for mr. tdistrict two.

thank you for being here. we also have a state senator, leland yee. he also brought a resolution for us. that is also inside. we appreciate it. the mayor mentioned bayview police station, our neighbor to the left. we want to thank them and the captain for everything they did. we want to thank you for keeping an eye on our building and apprentices. [applause] he also mentioned our neighbors to the right, the san francisco housing authority. after you see how nice our school is, i am sure you will want to hire about 100 apprentices. i am holding you to it. [applause] i also want to thank the caterers for providing the lunch today. they may be the only union catering company left in san francisco. thank you.

[applause] the u.a. national training fund was originally set up at a 5 cents per our contribution for every member. it has recently been raised to 10 cents. this trust fund gives grants to every apprenticeships program in the united states. there are approximately 280 programs. these grants are used for computers, equipment, new training devices. local 38 is grateful to have the help of these grants for the new school. i would like to introduce the board. i am a member. tom bigley, tom collins, ken, jim kehoe, and john bodene. on the management side is bob