neither can the union carpenter. the divide you see in our country in one respect is the divide between the private and public sector union movement. the private sector union which is dependent upon a vibrant economy to put their people back to work. during a downtime like this, saying how can my people survive? how come when our pensions go down, we have to put more money in and they don't. when my health care cost guess up, i have to put more money in and the public sector doesn't have to pay anything. this is an issue of fairness. what you are seeing is sustainability of the changes lie in their common sense and fairness. that doesn't mean they are not hard and doesn't mean they are not painful because they are. a are also fair and make sense. people are willing to accept that in the context of shared sacrifice. new jersey we have an extraordinarily progressive income tax code where the top 1% pays 41% of the income tax. it's not like people are saying people are getting away with something. the top 1% pays 41% of

i cannot justify it anymore and neither can a union carpenter. the divide you see is between the private sector union movement and the public sector union. "how can my people survive? how come when our pensions go down with to put more money an in?" this is an issue of fundamental fairness. you're seeing the changes in fairness. that does not mean they are not hard and that they are not painful, because they are. but there are also fair and they make sense. people are able to except that in the context of shared sacrifice. we have a progressive income tax code with the top 1% pays 40% of the income tax. people say that you're getting away with something. the top one% is paying 41% of the income tax. i think that is where you get sustainability. i use the example of my mother. you have to talk honestly to people about it. it will hurt, we're all going to hurt, and we're going to hurt together. i dunno how long it will take but it will get there -- i do not know how long it will take. a candor with people that you're not trying to protect your own

neither can the union carpenter. and so the divide you see in our country, in one respect is the divide between the private sector union movement and the public sector and moving to the private sector union movement is depend on a vibrant private sector economy to put people back to work during a down time like this, how can my people survive? and how come when our pensions go down, we have to put my and my income by the public sector work still? how come when my health care costs go up, i have to put more money into the public sector workers don't pay anything? i mean, this is an issue of fundamental fairness. and so i think what you're seeing is the sustainability of these changes lie in their common sense and fairness. that doesn't mean they are not hard. it doesn't mean they are not painful because they are. but they are also fair and they make sense. and so people are willing to accept that in the context of shared sacrifice. and so new jersey where the extraordinary progressive income tax cut. where the top 1%.

caller: i have seen a lot of union carpenters -- i interviewed at a prominent casino in atlantic city. there were two carpenter positions they were hiring for. they sent 13 carpenters. how are you supposed to get hired if there are that many people applying for two jobs? i was out of work for to put five years. i interviewed 02 different times. -- 8 different times. i got a temporary job for 12 weeks, if that. i was laid off again. it is discouraging. these job numbers are not correct. it is more like 11%. i want to thank you for c-span. host: thank you for your call. guest: thank you for the call. i would be loath to underplay the difficulties of that people are going to. that is not my intention. i would say that he said 10%, that is probably closer to the 50% mark. when you include the factor about discouraged workers. -- the 15% mark. when you include a factor about discouraged workers. long-term unemployment is becoming a serious problem. long-term unemployment is bad because you are without a job for a long time and it is a strenuous experience for anybody who has that had a job

. >> manuel florez, local carpenters union. i am just getting to know cindy wu. she does appear to have a good, strong sense of community outreach. very knowledgeable. i see that. obviously, that is very important. i will look for my approval on that as we continue. >> san francisco information clearing house. i have known cindy as a student, as a community planner, and as a planning commissioner. in all three roles, she has brought an intelligence and dedication, and a knowledge that is surprising for a person of her age. most specifically, as we move forward, regional planning and regional planning issues, jobs- housing linkage and transit oriented development at a reasonable level -- at a regional level is going to play a big role in shaping plans and programs, steering federal and state money. ms. wu brings a unique knowledge of the needs of low income communities to that regional discussion. i think her voice and her knowledge is critically important, moving forward. i strongly recommend commissioner wu to this committee. chairperson kim: thank you. >> i thi

but i can't justify any longer to the union carpenter who's been out of work for two years that he's trying to keep his house, his property taxes continue to go up because i'm paying 5% raises for teachers. i can't justify it anymore and neither can the union carpenter so the divide you see in our country in one respect is the divide between the private sector union movement and the public sector union movement and the private sector union movement which is dependent upon a vibrant private sector economy to put their people back to work during a down time like this is saying how can my people survive and how which when our pensions go down we have to put more money in but the public sector workers don't. how come when my healthcare costs go up, i have to put more money in but the public sector workers don't. this is an issue of fairness. you see the sustainability of these changes lie in their common sense and fairness. not doesn't mean they're hard and it doesn't mean they're not painful because they are. but they're also fair and they make sense and so people are willing to accept

but i can't justify any longer to the union carpenter who's been out of work for two years that he's trying to keep his house, his property taxes continue to go up because i'm paying 5% raises for teachers. i can't justify it anymore and neither can the union carpenter so the divide you see in our country in one respect is the divide between the private sector union movement and the public sector union movement and the private sector union movement which is dependent upon a vibrant private sector economy to put their people back to work during a down time like this is saying how can my people survive and how which when our pensions go down we have to put more money in but the public sector workers don't. how come when my healthcare costs go up, i have to put more money in but the public sector workers don't. this is an issue of fairness. you see the sustainability of these changes lie in their common sense and fairness. that doesn't mean they're not hard and it doesn't mean they're not painful because they are. but they're also fair and they make sense and so people are willing to ac

carpenters' local 22 has been doing work with the conservation corps and workforce development programs. they have nine apprentices currently working on the project. oe3, operating engineers, one of the union's we want to focus on, because this is an area where they have not been currently meeting compliance goals, so we want to find more opportunities to bring in operating engineers, but they have been working with city build, young community developers, and mission hiring home. then the local 261 of the worla have a significant number working on the project as well. that concludes my report. any questions? >>> thank you for a group report. books by a lot of progress. is the issue there is not enough supply in the pipeline or is it the contractors in subs are not reaching to the halls and cbo's to get them? >> on the -- they are performing the buttress work, there have been concerned about the complexity of the work and safety, but we need to picture the pipeline is there. there are associated work with the buttressed work and made its activity being done where we will try to see if they cannot bring in more apprentices. the laborers is not a pipeline issue. they have been improving the num