. >> reporter: new partnership with union seiu local 32bj makes it work. >> we still are hiring for journey men level trades people to come in. but in the event that we're not able to get the numbers that we need by developing our apprenticeship and filling the positions internally it's a win/win. >> do you think they'll take your job one day. >> i hope so. >> you're going to retire? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> reporter: i know how he feels. one a. (this is 28 years old. so there's no age limit. it's a four-year program that upon completion and certification those six current apprentices work at least two years with the philadelphia school district. they can stay longer if they want, and they'll start at about $50,000 a year full benefits. that means school, vacation, christmastime, summertime, all of that. new applicants will be taken in may. and we have all of that information on our website. iain? >> sounds good, joyce. thank you. of course your weather authority tracking that nor'easter here's live look at old city right now. philadelphia just declared a snow emergency by the way effective

i want to start by saying we welcome the pension board and seiu public sector members to join our ranks as water protectors. the vote to defund is critical. it's critical to protecting the water. the divestment vote and movement in san francisco has been initiated and fostered by long standing grassroots, indigenous advocacy throughout turtle island and mobilizing groups that have fought long and hard for this moment today. we have seen and continue to see the violation of indigenous rights and the threats to our water. all of the sacred systems of life. the standoff at standing rock to stop the dakota access pipeline is not over and it's just the beginning. to show that the many other standing rocks around the world that we are not afraid to stand up to big oil and to divest. the assault on mother earth is real. the climate crisis is real. and all who are living in those yet to be born need clean air, clean water and clean soil. and we need to remember that. we all need clean air, clean water and clean soil to live a healthy and sufficient life here on mother earth. and i want to thank

issue had also gotten the attention of a local affiliate of the country's largest janitorial union, seiu>> when "rape on the night shift" came out in 2015, it was an incredibly emotional moment. and a group of us, which all happened to be survivors, huddled and said, "what are we going to do? this is really important." >> a massive janitor's march. this is in downtown l.a. >> to organize janitors and force employers to provide better working conditions... >> bergman: the union was fighting for better working conditions... >> organizers say this is the first of many events... >> bergman: and they began a campaign to raise awareness about sexual abuse in the industry. >> to raise awareness about workplace harassment and sexual assault on the job... >> bergman: the movement's rallying cry was "ya basta"-- "enough is enough." >> ya basta. no more. this is not gonna be the dirty little secret in our industry that nobody talks about. like, we've had it. enough's enough. >> bergman: they were encouraged by who came to their side: abm, even as the company continues to deal with new accusations o

i have been filed many complaints about our seiu 21 members and h.r. and many departments throughout the city. unfortunately the people in charge did not do their job. perhaps board of supervisor can create legislation to stop those lawsuits from the beginning. thank you. >> thank you so much, any other members that would like to speak on items 4-7? seeing none, public comment is closed. at this time we do ask members of the public to exit our chambers during this time. colleagues, do we have a motion to convene into closed session, and we do, and do it without opposition. we are now going into closed session. thank you very much. >> manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelihoods and for people to create more economic prosperity. i'm kate sosa. i'm cofounder and ceo of sf made. sf made is a public private partnership in the city of san francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in san francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small

i have been filed many complaints about our seiu 21 members and h.r. and many departments throughout the city. unfortunately the people in charge did not do their job. perhaps board of supervisor can create legislation to stop those lawsuits from the beginning. thank you. >> thank you so much, any other members that would like to speak on items 4-7? seeing none, public comment is closed. at this time we do ask members of the public to exit our chambers during this time. colleagues, do we have a motion to convene into closed session, and we do, and do it without >> we are now back in open session for january 17, 2018, government audit and oversights, regular meeting. >> thank you, mr. clerk. >> deputy city attorney, during the closed session the committee voted unanimously to forward items 4-7 to the full board with positive recommendation. >> supervisor kim: thank you so much, mr. city attorney. do i have a motion to not disclose the proceedings of closed session today? >> so moved. >> we have a motion and second and can do that without objection. mr.

. >> new partnership with union seiu local 32bj makes it work. >> we still are hiring for journey men to come in. but in the event that we're not able to get the numbers that we need by developing our apprenticeship and filling the positions internally it's kind of a win/win. >> you think they'll take your job one day. >> i hope so. >> because you're going to retire. >> yes. [ laughter ] >> yeah, there's no age limit. it's a four-year program that upon completion and certification those six current apprentices will work at least two years for the philadelphia school district but they can stay longer if they like. they'll start at about $50,000 a year full benefits just like at the other school employees. new applicants will be taken in may and we've got all that information for you on our website. >> sounds like a great program. >> um-hmm. >>> nasa release agnew study that shows the hole in the ozone layer may actual be closing up for the last several years nasa scientists have used measurements from their aurora satellite to study chlorine levels within the ant arctic ozone hole and

. >> reporter: new partnership with union seiu local 32bj makes it work. >> we still are hiring for journeyple to coming in but in the event that we're not able to get the numbers that we need by developing our apprenticeship and filling the positions internally it's kind of a win/win. >> you think they're going to take your job one day. >> i hope so. >> because you're going to retire? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> reporter: working hard out there. one apprentice is 28 years old. there's no age limit, and there's a four-year program there upon completion and certification those six current apprentices will work at least two years with the philadelphia school district or longer if they'd like to. they'll start at about $50,000 a year with full benefits, new applicants will be taken in may, and we've got all that information on our website. joyce evans fox 29 news. >>> all right, thank you very much, joyce. >>> kathy -- >> y. >> going to be one messy morning to say the least. >> it is. >> nor'easter really is no joke. >> it is no joke. of course the shore and south jersey bearing the brunt of this

a new partnership with union seiu local 32bj is not only getting them some employees they need, theyave teachers to take their career technical education graduates to the next level. >> we still are hiring for journey men trades people to come in but in the event that we're not able to get the numbers that we need, by developing our apprenticeship and filling the positions internally it's kind of a win/win. >> it's an amazing career. amazing. >> reporter: and guess what? there's no age limit for applicants. it is a four-year program that upon completion and certification. the six current apprentices will then work at least two years for the philadelphia school district longer if they like. they'll try to keep them. they'll start at about $50,000 a year with full benefits. new applicants will be taken in may and we have all that information for you on our website. lucy? >> i'd like to get my daughter involved, please. >> hey. >> that's amazing. great stuff, thank you joyce. >> yeah. >>> fox 29 getting results helping senior citizen get out of an apartment that was falling apart. what'

. >> reporter: the partnership with union seiu, local 32 bj, makes it work >> we're still hiring foreople two come in. 90 we're not able to get the numbers we need by developing our apprenticeship and filling the positions it's kind of a win win. >> do you think they will take your job one day >> hope so. >> reporter: one apprentice is 28 years old and there's a four-year program and upon completion and certification, those six current apprentices will work at least two years with the philadelphia school district or longer if they'd like to. they will start at about $50,000 a year with full benefits. new applicants will be taken in may. we've got all of that information on our website. joyce evans, fox 29 news >> nice. don't you remember your first tv job? did you make $50,000 >> no, not at all >> i was in the struggle >> the struggle was real. >> it was thank goodness for parents. . >>> this next story gives an all new meaning to catch of the day. if you're looking for locally sourced food. it's a new japanese restaurant in new york. it's taking dining to new extremes by allowing cu

around the country, seiu represented hundreds of thousands of health care workers who provide in-home health care for our nation's elderly and disabled. in many states these workers are state employees and the unions play a crucial role in bargaining for better wages, better training and advocating for increased medicaid funding so they can deliver services to the disabled and the elderly. despite the great work these unions have done on behalf of working people, they are constantly under attack by corporate interests determined to cripple the labor movement and we know why. big corporations and the top 1% have rigged our economy against working people. they have gamed the system, including our tax laws, to redistribute wealth to a select few. they have starved our economy of investments in education, infrastructure and housing. the campaign to weaken unions has contributed to extreme thing equality and wage stagnation as smaller and smaller shares of corporate earnings are paid in wages. the latest of these attacks is happening in the supreme court. on february 26 the court will hear

where the unions are simply trade- based or other ones that operate across industry, like--like i'm an seiu member, for example, rright? or are they just t sortf anachronistic, sort of workers' vanguard spectacles that we can just kind of throw aside? >> good. wonderful question. let me try to answer. and again, rather than my spinning out my owown thoughts abouut that, let me start from a concrete example.e. the steelelworkers un here i in the united states, one of f the largest ununions in the afl-cicio, here, stunned the wod of american labor two years ago whenen they isissued a press ree announcing the formal alliance-- i'll use their words--ththe forl aalliance betweeeen the steelworkers union of the united statates, which-h--i don'tt know many members it has, but in the hundreds of thousands, big union--with mondragon, the corporate--that huge, successful worker's self-directed enterprise in spain. and i remember many of us were taken aback. "what an interesting idea. an alliance." what did it mean? well, the details were hard to come by. it seems asas though there was discussion, obv