the p.l.a. two examples i have, one of my neighbours happens to be a chinese brazilian person and they are a new start rising out in the electricians. she fell in love with one of her coworkers who happens to be african-american and they might be getting married to. so she is a second year apprentice. [applause] >> thank you. thank you supervisors. i am also a past commissioner on the small business commission. as you all know, the commission was voted on by the voters to hear the voice of small busine business, and my request is really simple. but this gets cent to the small business commission for consideration. thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> hello. i just finished my apprenticeship with local 38. i'm a third-year, third-generation san franciscan and i think the p.l.a. should be passed through, not only to protect the wages of workers, but the grant more opportunities for deserving people such as myself. passing the p.l.a. meets all apprentices would be union guaranteeing better quality

i am for the p.l.a. because we want to equalize for all of the workers and we want equal wages for all the workers. health benefits for all the workers. nonunion or union. that is it. thank you. >> thank you. >> hi my name is adam. i work for .-ellipsis i support the p.l.a. thank you. >> hello my name is eric murphy. i'm an apprentice. i am a third-generation san franciscan, and without the opportunities of membership provided to me i probably would not be able to work here. thank you. >> thank you. >> hello my name is serena. i am a local sex electrician third year apprentice. as one of the many, many trades women in the fields, it has been my. >> thank you. >> hello, i am here with the committee for equal rights. i received a letter from the golden gates business association calling for the legislation to refer to the business commission which has not yet had an opportunity to review or speak up in regards to this matter. >> thank you so much. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is sabrina. i am a re

the reason to have a p.l.a. that comparable to the project and that's what p.l.a.s were designed for. that's why they're excluded, because they're drafted properly and within the realms that will pass legal muster. >> commissioner yee riley: they're not exempt. they are doing it? >> they have it. m.t.a., you do a central subway, that's $1 billion. all of that has reasons for having p.l.a.s that makes sense. $1 million p.l.a.s make no sense. [please stand by] . >> i am not partial towards union, i am partial towards making good small business decisions, and not allowing small -- microsmall business to make it their business sense that they want to scale to be union is not right. it creates an undue burden on getting paid in 30 days. you guys are all business owners. you know what it means to make your contributions to your pension fund, to your health and welfare fund. most of us pay on a quarterly basis because we're small businesses. the unions require that payment in 30 days, irrespective of when the city's pai

make the mco and the p.l.a. happen so no one is left behind. thank you. [applause] >> thank you.that was great. next up got my former work partner for four years, and never at a loss for words, vice president of service employees international union local ten-1, joseph brian. [applause] >> all right. good afternoon everyone. how is everybody doing today? good, good. today is a day to celebrate. at least in the moment. we all know that we are facing a tax on many levels. we are seeing a tax on families at the borders. we are seeing attacks on civil rights like what took place in colorado. we are seeing attacks on human rights. with the muslim band and we are seeing attacks on workers rights with what we are experiencing with a new decision that just came out. but we have to remind ourselves, we will not get it all back in one swipe. there is not a magic bullet that will fix everything. i tell my son's basketball team when we get down, you know, we will not get it all back in one shot. we have to stay resilience. we have to continue to grind. we have to continue to fight. today is