most of the time that i was coming up, they would say, look at the garbageman.i said, i am a man, that made me feel good. >> yes, yes, yes. yes. [applause] >> what martin was trying to get out at that time was taking a people and movement out of the context of civil rights to human-rights. he understood that this was something that affected everyone, not just people of color. in this day and age, we have seen the same issue that martin luther king fought for. a lot of leaders have failed to pick up the torch. >tavis: before the launch, king said that there are 40 million people who are poverty-stricken. i have seen them in the ghettos of the north, i have seen them in the rural areas of the south. i've seen them in abolition. i must confess in some situations i have found myself crying. 40 years later, we follow in king's footsteps and across the country we saw people suffering and struggling to survive. like king, we cried. >> the plight of the homeless, the plight of the poor, we have seen this story. we're not talking about the plight, we're talking about the

it is an important message for the board of supervisors to send to the communities that the workers, our garbageman in this city and recycling employees and yard waste employees deserve your support, that you send this ordinance directly to the board of supervisors with your full recommendation so that our members will have peace of mind that you do have a care for the duties as they serve your communities. so i think supervisor wiener for introducing this ordinance, and i hope it goes out of this committee with your full recommendation. see why so much -- thank you so much. supervisor chu: thank you. >> good morning. metzler with teamsters local 665, and we represent workers affected by this legislation as well. the work in the city garages in san francisco. in february, 14 of those garages will be awarded to new operators, and the lack of acrimony and lack of displacement and other disruptions to both the public and to members and our families will be evident by the current legislation and hopefully by the improvements that are going to be brought about when this is moved to the full board. we re