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From YouTube: Joint Apprenticeship Training Center Roundtable
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Mayor Wu Joined Governor Healy, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Politicians and union members at the IBEW Joint Apprenticeship Training Center for a Roundtable discussion on how to assist apprentices on getting childcare plus the Biden Administration's job creation investments.
A
Welcome
everybody
to
local
103..
Certainly
we
have
a
an
exciting
delegation
visiting
and
here
to
talk
about
Workforce
Development
Secretary
of
Commerce
rwemando
is
here
right:
Senator
Presley,
congresswoman
this
year,
mayor
mayor,
our
illustrious
mayor,
who
is
here
with
us
congresswoman
Clark,
our
governor
Kevin,
Healy,
Congressman
Lynch,
a
good
good
friend
our
old
friend,
is
here
in
Secretary.
Jones
is
also
here
I'd
like
to
introduce
our
partner,
IBEW
Local
103's
partner.
We
wouldn't
be
anywhere
without
our
contractors.
A
Enough
employers,
Kristen
Gowen,
represents
she's
the
executive
director
for
the
national
electoral
contractors.
Association
I
want
to
welcome
Kristen
she's,
a
great
partner
and
a
great
friend
to
this
organization.
You
guys
met
Susie
Susie's
sitting
in
is
part
of
this
round
table,
as
well
as
Jillian
with
a
little
man
here.
Jillian's
a
new
mom
member
of
local
103.
A
she's,
a
journey
woman
here
and
Lisa
scales
also
is
here,
who's
also
a
mom
and
a
worker,
and
she
had
a
great
op-ed
that
was
printed
a
couple
weeks
ago
about
being
a
mom
and
being
in
the
construction
industry.
So
we
thought
she'd
be
a
great
add
to
to
our
round
table
and
certainly
I
think
you
met
Chris
Sherlock,
he's
our
training
director
here
at
IBD
JATC
and
does
a
great
job
bringing
this
all
together.
A
B
Three
kids
and
I
hear
it
from
parents
across
the
Commonwealth
and
across
the
country,
but
the
pandemic
really
pulled
back
a
curtain
on
the
fragility
of
our
child
care
system,
and
now
we
all
know
to
use
a
familiar
phrase
from
from
our
Dunkin
Donuts.
Our
economy
runs
on
child
care,
and,
and
that
is
what
makes
a
difference
for
families
and
when
I
was
here
a
while
ago,
a
couple
maybe
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
visiting
the
apprenticeship
program.
B
What
really
struck
me
was
the
need
for
child
care
that
starts
at
early
morning
shift,
so
you
can
be
on
the
site
by
6
a.m,
6
30
or
even
earlier,
and
we
made
sure
that
as
Democrats,
we
passed
the
American
Rescue
plan
that
kept
200
000
child
care,
centers
open
for
business.
During
and
immediately
after
the
pandemic,
we
passed
a
federal
budget
that
invested
another
20
billion
dollars
in
child
care
so
that
we
can
continue
to
bring
down
the
costs
for
families.
B
And
now
we
are
using
the
leverage
of
the
federal
government
to
make
sure
that
employers
do
their
heart.
And
this
is
really
the
brainchild
of
our
secretary
of
Commerce,
working
with
the
Biden
Administration,
to
add
a
child
care
component
to
the
application
for
funding
from
the
chips
and
science
act,
to
really
leverage
that
private
investment
in
our
Workforce
and
make
sure
that
people
have
access
to
affordable
child
care.
So
they
can
get
to
the
job
site
and
know
that
their
family
is
secure.
B
So
this
is
a
major
victory
for
hard-working
families
here
at
the
IBEW,
throughout
the
Building
Trades
and
across
our
country,
and
we
are
so
grateful
and
fortunate
to
be
joined
by
the
brilliant
Lear
leader
overseeing
this
game-changing
new
requirement.
Our
United
States
Secretary
of
Commerce
native
New,
Englander.
C
C
Time-
and
we
finally
made
it
happen
and
she's,
of
course,
the
national
leader
in
the
Congress
on
issues
of
child
care
and
so
I
feel
very
honored
to
be
here
this
morning
and,
of
course,
with
your
governor
and
mayor
and
other
members
of
Congress.
Thank
you
guys
all
for
hosting
me.
For
me,
I
was
the
governor
of
Rhode
Island
before
taking
this
job,
so
to
be
among
the
New,
England
accent,
I
feel
so
at
home.
Today,.
C
Outside
he
said,
hi
I
was
like.
He
is
one
of
me
anyway.
Just
a
few
thoughts,
so
President
Biden
by
the
agenda
is
truly
transformative.
You
know
the
Investments
that
we
are
making
because
of
the
work
you
did
in
Congress
in
infrastructure
Broadband,
one
of
the
things
I'm
doing
is
investing
50
billion
dollars
to
make
sure
every
American
has
the
Internet.
C
It's
going
to
put
a
lot
of
IBEW
and
cwe
folks
to
work
investments
in
climate
Investments
I
mean
the
Investments
we
are
making
will
create
millions
of
jobs,
union
jobs,
construction,
jobs,
manufacturing
jobs,
I'm,
also,
investing
the
chips
and
science
act,
money
we'll
create
over
a
hundred
thousand
manufacturing
jobs,
building
semiconductor
facilities
all
over
the
country.
So
the
good
news
is
for
the
next.
You
know
five
to
ten
years,
this
country
will
see
massive
job
creation
in
high
paying
jobs
for
Americans.
C
C
You
know
it
is
so
hard
to
do
a
job.
If
you
don't
have
reliable
child
care,
you
could
be
the
best
trained
electrician
in
the
world,
but
if
you
can't
drop
your
child
off
and
know
with
confidence
and
peace
of
mind
that
your
child
would
be
cared
for
and
by
the
way
it
opens
early
every
day
on
time,
then
you
can't
hold
your
job
down,
and
so
one
of
my
I'm
going
to
steal
that
line
by
the
way
America
the
economy
runs
on
child.
C
Some
of
those
facilities
will
take
five
or
six
years
to
build.
These
facilities
are
the
size
of
two
or
three
football
fields.
We're
saying
how
are
you
going
to
make
sure
that
the
women
or
people
not
just
women,
people,
have
access
to
child
care
and
before
they
can
get
the
money,
the
subsidy
from
the
federal
government?
We
need
them
to
show
us
what's
their
Workforce
plan?
How
are
they
going
to
train
folks
and
how
are
they
going
to
provide
child
care?
And
some
people
have
said
to
me
well
secretary?
That's
social
policy,
that's
baloney!
C
C
Yeah
I
mean
basically
it's
probably
like
two
or
three
percent
yeah,
so
we
have
historically
low
unemployment,
a
very
tight
labor
market
and
we're
about
to
create
millions
of
jobs.
You
need
to
find
women
to
do
these
jobs.
You
need
to
find
people
of
color
to
do
these
jobs.
You
need
to
find
people
to
to
change
what
they're
doing
to
get
trained,
and
that
means
we
need
to
provide
job
training
and
child
care.
C
So
it's
not
social
policy
I'm,
the
Commerce
Secretary,
it's
hard-nosed
business
policy,
it's
what's
good
for
the
economy
and
it's
with
good
for
business.
I
just
want
to
say
one
final
thing:
I
admire
you
so
much.
We
were
talking
to
Susie
earlier
talking
to
Elizabeth,
and
these
folks
were
doing
something
else.
You
know
who
was
in
massage
therapy
who
was
in
HR,
who
you
know
y'all
were
in
mid-career
doing
something
else.
C
It
takes
a
lot
of
guts
to
say,
I'm
going
to
change,
and
so
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
that
and
give
you
a
ton
of
credit
for
taking
a
bet
on
yourself
to
say:
I
can
do
something
else,
and
we
are
all
behind
you
to
support
you
to
make
sure
that
you
are
successful
and
by
the
way
we
need
you,
you're
super
talented
and
the
trades
need
you
and
this
economy
needs
you.
So
thanks
for
having
the
guts
to
do
it.
B
Yeah,
that's
great,
thank
you.
Thank
you
so
much,
and
we
know
that
Americans
face
high
costs
of
child
care
in
every
zip
code
in
every
part
of
this
country,
but
it
is
especially
dire
here
in
Massachusetts
in
my
district,
it
is
the
third
highest
cost
of
child
care
in
the
country,
and
that
is
why
I
am
so
thrilled
that
we
have
our
new
governor
who
really
knows
how
to
center
policies,
our
budgets
around
families
and
their
success.
She
understands
this
innately
and
we
are
just
thrilled
to
have
you
join
us
here
today.
Governor.
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
Mr
Clark.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
the
invitation
to
to
bring
all
of
us
together
and
you
know,
I
feel
really
really
privileged
to
be
in
a
position
to
work
with
the
partners.
I
get
to
work
with
every
day,
including
our
great
secretary
labor
and
Workforce
developer.
Lauren
Jones,
the
team
at
103,
the
team
in
Private
Industry,
and
especially
our
our
federal
partners,
because
we're
in
an
unprecedented
time
with
the
Biden
Administration,
has
done
with
its
focus
with
its
intentionality
through
the
leadership
of
secretary
raimondo.
E
Particularly
in
this
effort
is
just
outstanding
and
we
want
to
as
a
state
do
all
we
can
to
capitalize
on
that
to
take
advantage
of
those
opportunities
and
they
are
opportunities,
but
we
also
have
to
work
on
as
congresswoman
Clark
just
alluded
to
real
real
cost
issues
here
and
I
know
something
that
you
know
I
work
on
and
remember
who
works
on
this
as
well.
A
couple
about
that.
E
First
of
all,
I
too
subscribe
to
this
notion
that
child
care
is
economics
is,
is
really
the
backbone
of
our
ability
to
move
forward
as
a
state
or
inability
to
move
forward.
So
what
are
we
doing
to
address
that?
One
we're
making
sure
that,
as
we
compete
hard
for
federal
dollars
and
you've
heard
me
talk
about
that
that
we
are
taking
advantage
of
the
very
funding
opportunities
and
the
requirements
of
the
program?
E
It
is
right
what
secretary
Mundo
has
done
and
making
sure
that
child
care
is
included
because
we
don't
have
Workforce
unless
we
have
child
care
and
we
don't
have
development
and
growth
unless
we
have
Workforce
so
we're
busy
at
play
with
applications.
The
opportunity
to
work
inside
government
outside
government
to
submit,
and
hopefully
we'll
have
some
success
with
chips
and
others.
This
program
here
today,
you.
E
The
Bible
Administration
has
been
able
to
fund
with
the
support
of
Partners
in
Congress,
prioritizing
these
kind
of
Workforce
opportunities
apprenticeships.
This
is
the
this
is
where
it's
at
it's.
Why
I
in
my
first
budget,
proposed
a
400
percent
increase
a
400
percent
increase
in
funding
for
registered
apprenticeship
programs?
It's
why
we're
also
leaning
big
time
into
our
new
initiative?
Mass
Talent
we've
got
jobs
in
four
areas:
clean
energy.
We
want
to
hire
5
000
electricians.
E
Advanced
manufacturing
life
sciences
and
health
care
we're
only
going
to
get
there
working
in
partnership
with
the
support
of
the
funding
that
we're
getting
from
the
federal
government
and
also
doing
what
we
need
to
do,
which
does
get
me
back
to
child
care.
Our
budget
proposal,
475
million
dollars,
is
what
we
have
proposed
for
funding
for
the
Commonwealth
cares
programs
to
decrease,
wait
lists
and
to
reduce
the
cost
of
child
care,
which
we
know
is
a
barrier.
E
It's
also
why
I
proposed
a
600
tax
credit
for
families
designed
as
well
to
remove
barriers
to
child
care,
but
I'm
just
super
excited.
We
are
as
an
Administration
to
join
with
you
all
today
appreciate
the
historic
funding
opportunity
and
this
inflection
point
that
we're
at
critical
moment
in
our
in
our
country
critical
moment
for
the
Commonwealth,
but
couldn't
have
a
better
team
here,
as
we
think
about
you
know
what's
possible.
So
thank
you
with
gratitude.
Thank.
B
You
so
much
governor
and
I
will
just
kick
off
our
questions
with
one
for
for
Lou
and
Kristen,
as
local
103
Anika
Boston
have
done
a
phenomenal
job
of
really
increasing
the
number
of
women
and
people
of
color
in
these
apprenticeships.
What
can
we
do
to
further
that
work?
What
other
barriers
are
you
seeing
and
if
you
could
comment
on
the
role
of
child
care
in
all
of
that
sure.
A
A
We
care
deeply
about
child
care.
We've
made
it
intentional
on
attracting
women
and
people
of
color
and
making
local
103
a
place
for
families
and
for
families.
You
need
to
do
new
child
care,
so
Chris
and
I
have
really
been
digging
in
on
Child
Care.
The
last
couple
years
we
hired
some
a
child
care
consultant
to
tell
us
how
to
we
had
open
child
care
because
I'm,
not
a
child
care
specialist.
A
So
we
hired
a
consultant.
We've
pulled
our
membership
on
their
child
care
needs
and
we're
trying
to
put
together
right
here
on
our
own
campus
here
in
Dorchester
in
our
North
Campus
up
in
Wilmington,
Child
Care
location,
as
well
as
child
care's,
potted
training
I
mean
we
want
to
host
it
here.
We
want
to
have
it
here
and
I
think
it
hopefully
will
be
a
model
for
all
the
trades
and
all
of
apprenticeships
to
have
a
child
care
model.
It's
fantastic.
G
G
But
it's
because
of
all
of
the
evolvement
of
the
young
people,
both
men
and
women,
with
young
families,
dual
household
incomes,
that
struggle
with
this
every
day,
which
I
think
is
why
we've
paid
so
much
attention
to
it,
and
so
that
consultant
that
we've
hired
we're
trying
to
better
understand
peel
back
the
onion
and
figure
out.
Are
we
trying
to
do?
G
We
need
funding
for
the
provider
as
the
provider
if
the
union
hall
was
to
open
a
child
care
facility,
but
that's
not
going
to
work
for
everybody,
because
some
of
our
ibw
members
aren't
going
to
drive
45
minutes
to
at
five
o'clock
in
the
morning
to
send
their
children.
So
we're
also
looking
at
what
sort
of
opportunities
are
out
there,
both
at
the
local,
the
state
and
the
federal
level
that
they
can
take
advantage
of
those
those
tax
credits.
B
C
C
A
It's
hot
right
on
programs
that
we
have.
You
know
10
000,
members
that
we
work
with
and
not
everybody
has
young
kids,
but
a
lot
of
them
have
young
kids
and
trying
to
centralize
and
trying
to
find
a
way
to
help
them.
It's
going
to
be
easier
now,
I
think
because
the
local
government
and
the
federal
government
are
stepping
to
the
plate
to
help,
so
that
certainly
helps
certainly
making
sure
they
all
have
jobs
to
go
to.
A
This
is
a
key
what's
most
important
to
us
and
then
Child
Care
peace,
the
healthcare
piece
time
and
peace.
All
kind
of
falls
off
of
that
about
that
off
that
job
and
that
career
that
they
have.
So
we
try
to
make
sure
that
they
have
good
jobs
to
go
to
I
know
the
president
has
made
plas.
The
governor
has
made
plas,
certainly
the
mayor
as
well
strong
parts
of
their
Administration
there
and
what
they
want
to
do.
A
A
Child
care
has
been
one
of
the
focal
points
that
we've
put
into
plas,
certainly
diversity
and
now
Child
Care
into
plas
Mayo
Wu
is
championed,
putting
Child
Care
into
plas
and
we're
going
to
make
it
happen
right.
We're
definitely
going
to
make
it
happen.
So
those
are
some
of
the
challenges,
but
certainly
plas
are
the
most
important
part
because
you
can
dictate
what
you
want.
Thank.
G
You
one
of
the
things
if
I
could
add
to
that.
Some
of
the
challenges
too
or
I
think
opportunities
really
is
how
we
see
it.
Our
the
answer
is
D
all
of
the
above,
so
it's
working
with
building
Pathways,
which
is
our
pre-apprenticeship
program
in
the
city,
a
care
that
works,
an
organization
that
helps
identify,
Child,
Care
opportunities
for
our
IBEW
members.
It's
bringing
all
of
those
folks
together
to
join
in
the
conversation
with
frankly,
our
elected
officials
who
really
want
to
do
something
about
it.
B
A
I
H
And
I
have
a
three-year-old
as
well,
so
my
oldest
daughter
is
24
she's,
a
bricklayer,
she's
local
three,
my
middle
daughter,
is
an
apprentice
with
me.
Yes,
Lou
said:
I
have
a
15
year
old
girl
I
have
a
three-year-old
little
boy.
So
yes,
I
work
almost
seven
days
a
week
since
January
outside
of
holidays
I
would
say
it's
extremely
hot
because
you
have
to
sacrifice
being
a
first-year
Apprentice
I
drove
the
bus
for
MBTA
for
10
years,
so
obviously
made
a
decent
living.
H
I
had
to
make
a
decision
over
the
roster
pick
if
I
was
going
to
retire
from
there
and
I
wasn't
I
didn't
want
to
start
over
with
the
seniority.
I
took
a
chance
with
this.
This
call
came
for
my
daughter.
Originally
my
oldest
daughter.
She
was
already
a
bricklayer
and
I
told
my
middle
daughter.
We're
gonna
go
for.
H
Okay,
like
everything
I
prayed
for
was
gonna,
be
okay
and
it's
been
nothing
less
with
all
the
stress
and
everything
I
promise
you
it's
been
nothing
less
than
amazing
I'm
grateful
for
you
grateful
for
your
team,
grateful
for
all
of
you,
but
what
my
baby,
my
husband,
has
had
to
retire
from
the
MBTA.
He
did
23
years.
He
wanted
to
do.
30.
we
had
to
make
a
decision,
was
I
going
to
work
days
or
nights
with
the
baby.
So
obviously
I
took
the
days
I'm
an
apprentice
and
I'm
working
he's
working
at
night.
H
I
do
not
get
to
see
my
husband
hardly
ever
so
it's
gotten
to
the
point
where
I
have
to
turn
down
the
overtime,
because
we
can't
afford
child
care.
I
looked
into
Child
Care
5.75
a
week
can't
afford
it.
We
go
to
school.
You
know
four
day
paychecks,
so
it's
hard,
but
I
will
say
this
is
worth
it
it's
worth
it
you
know,
so
we
appreciate
everything
that
all
of
yous
are
doing.
We
appreciate
the
acknowledgment.
We
appreciate
you
caring
about
our
families
and
wanting
us
to
be
somewhere
and
be
something
and
I'm
grateful.
F
I'm
Jillian,
Higgins
and
I
just
got
my
ticket
and
I'm
a
journeyman.
Now
I
was
able
to
graduate
when
he
was
two
months
old,
so
I've
been
on
maternity
leave,
I
was
a
bartender
before
I
got
into
103,
and
joining
103
was
one
of
the
best
decisions
of
my
life.
It's
just
been
like
an
upward
trajectory
when
I
found
out
I
was
pregnant,
my
biggest
fear
was
Child
Care.
My
partner
is
a
local
seven
iron
worker
and
we
both
get
up
out
the
door
by
5
a.m.
F
So
I
mean
I,
have
family
close,
but
asking
them
to
show
up
at
my
door
at
5am
every
day
is
is
not
feasible
and
you
can't
be
late.
It's
a
competitive
trade.
We
all
work
hard.
So
you
you
got
to
be
on
time
and
I
was
lucky
to
get
in
contact
with
the
care
that
works
program.
Helen
and
I
have
been
in
contact
and
it's
been
well.
F
It's
been
a
huge
stress.
Relief,
I
still
haven't
nailed
down
child
care
and
I'm
going
back
in
August,
but
working
with
her
and
having
these
these
options,
I
didn't
have
any,
and-
and
so
this
is
huge
and
also
103.
They
give
us
maternity
leave
like
we're
so
lucky
to
be
in
this
Union
and
I.
Have
this
time
with
my
baby
and
the
va's
have
been
like
reaching
out
to
me
to
be
like.
How
are
you
doing
you
know?
Do
you
do
to
Define
child
care
like?
How
are
you
doing
mentally
I?
F
J
So
you
need
a
lot
of
time
to
sleep
in
the
morning,
but
I
work
early
morning,
so
our
schedule
is
kind
of
like
not
to
get
it
or
if
you
don't
have
a
child
care,
it's
so
hard
for
me
to
go
to
work
without
worry.
What's
going
on
at
home
and
I,
don't
have
a
family
here
so
I
originally
from
Thailand,
so
I
don't
have
a
family
here.
So
it's
it's
so
hard
to
get.
J
How
I
have
a
lot
of
friends
that
I
can
help,
but
when
I
ask
somebody
to
help
you
at
five
o'clock
in
the
morning
everybody
say
no
doesn't
matter
how
close
you
are.
Sometimes
I
have
to
drop
my
kids
off
at
my
friend
house,
just
because
I
mean
the
night
before,
so
he
can
sleep
there
and
get
up
in
the
morning
and
be
with
them.
So
I
can
go
to
work
in
the
morning.
J
So
if
we
have
a
child
care
that
could
support
us
that
we
can
go
to
work
and
like
being
happy
and
get
like
focused
on
the
work
and
then
make
sure
that
was
like
I'll
keep
going
to
be
safe
and
that's.
That
is,
that
is
the
best
and
really
thank
you
for
103
that
step
up
for
this,
and
also
everybody
here
that
acknowledging
and
push
on
this
really
appreciate
this.
K
Hi
I'm
Susie,
depina,
Korea
I'm
the
second
year
apprentice
and
I
am
actually
the
only
one
here:
who's
not
alone
on
any
apprentices,
but
103
has
been
equally
life-changing
for
me
before
the
trades
I
was
making
about
16
bucks
an
hour
and
providing
full-time
care
for
a
mentally
disabled
mother.
So
thinking
about
starting
a
family
of
my
own,
you
know
bringing
a
child
into.
It
was
completely
like.
K
K
I,
can't
imagine
being
in
any
other
trade
and
I'm
glad
that
this
conversation
is
happening
now,
so
that
you
know
I,
can
you
know
I
don't
have
to
go
through
the
same
struggles
as
a
lot
of
the
women
I'm
seeing
are
going
through
today
and
as
someone
who
also
does
a
lot
of
Outreach
in
my
community
of
Dorchester
a
lot
of
the
reasons
why
women
don't
want
to
come
into
the
trades?
Are
you
know,
people
in
general
can't
come
into
the
trades?
Is
the
aspect
of
child
care?
K
D
H
Wow
for
one
kid,
but
one
child
and
that's
not
even
five
a.m,
right,
not
even
five
a.m,
and
not
for
extended
days
like
if
you
have
a
you
know.
Some
of
the
ships
are
different
like
now
that
the
tunnel
is
about
to
be
shut
down,
we've
already
been
warned
we'll,
probably
be
doing
10
to
12
hours,
seven
days
a
week.
You
know
so
that
will
change
my
husband's
schedule
once
again
to
where
he'll
probably
have
to
request
a
later
shift
and
maybe
work
till
2
3
A.M,
which
they
have
been.
H
He
doesn't
really
get
to
enjoy
us
together
unless
I
take
the
weekend
off,
which
I
have
been
doing
lately
as
a
sacrifice
as
a
sacrifice,
because
family
is
important
first
and
foremost
and
Lou
I
will
say
this
again,
seeing
you
with
your
family
first
hand,
it's
so
huge,
so
it
means
more
than
you
know,
because
I
came
in
and
I
just
was
like.
You
know
what
God
have
your
way,
but
seeing
you
with
family,
let
me
know
we're
stronger
together.
H
D
D
And
so
that's
what
we're
seeing
real
life
here
today.
So
I
just
wanted
to
just
affirm
that,
because
you
create
opportunity
for
those
that
are
re-entering,
that
people
would
not
give
a
second
chance
to,
and
so
just
the
actualization
of
true
gender
justice,
racial
Justice
and
economic
Justice
is
an
incredible
thing
to
Bear
witness
to
and
thank
each
of
you
I
mean
I
have
to
say
I
feel
like
we
don't
do
enough.
K
D
I
did
have
a
question
of
something
Madam
Secretary
that
we've
been
working
very
closely
with
the
administration
on
which
is
student
debt,
and
this
is
another
issue
that
ibw
103
and
our
labor
family
have
been
in
solidarity
with
us.
So
on
we're
talking
about
child
care,
I'm
just
curious,
since
many
of
you
are
mid-career,
do
any
of
you
have
student
debt,
or
could
anybody
speak
to
what
the
difference
is
that
that
would
make
for
you
I
know.
K
K
You
know
it's
just
another
added
pill
on
there
and
it's
kind
of
tough,
but
I
know
that
you
know
with,
as
my
wages
increase
further
I
go
through
my
apprenticeship.
You
know
it'll,
hopefully
be
manageable,
but
the
more
assistance
we
can
get
with
that
I
I
know
would
be
great
life-changing
for
everyone.
A
A
G
B
I
Secretary
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
so,
as
a
former
president,
you
know
the
partnership
between
Nica,
of
course,
in
Darwin
and
103
is
extraordinary.
But
it
really
is
the
you
know
the
the
secret
to
their
success.
You've
got
employers
who
believe
in
it
and
as
well
as
a
union
that
lives
it
every
single
day.
I
I
do
want
to
say
one
thing
on
the
federal
side
and
I
I
deeply
appreciate
the
way
our
governor
has
embraced:
job,
training
and
and
and
Union
apprenticeship
we're
blessed.
But
at
the
federal
level
we
have
about
7
000
job
training,
programs,
Federal
programs
and
the
unions
get
one
percent,
one
percent
of
the
money
that
we
push
out
the
door,
yet
they
are
producing
more.
The
average,
the
average
of
those
7
000
federally
funded
job
training
programs
put
out
three
job
placements
per
year.
Great
for
you.
I
We're
getting
we'll
give
you
one
percent
of
the
unions
while,
while
they
are
producing
for
us
and
and
there's
that
that
family
aspect,
that
at
least
Marie
talked
about
and
the
bond
we're.
Actually
you
know
creating
a
a
family
type
Vibe
here,
where
women
and
and
especially
women,
of
color,
feel
like
they're
welcome
and
they
have
a
place
and,
and
they
have
it's
sticky,
it's
it's
that's
the
best
way
to
describe.
It
is
a
lot
of
times
we
have
people
that
get
into
a
program
and
they
drop
out.
I
But
but
here
with
the
support
systems
that
are
in
place,
the
unions
are
doing
the
right
thing.
So
maybe
there's
a
way
that
we
might,
at
the
federal
level,
try
to
redirect
some
of
the
funding
so
that
the
success
that
these
unions
are
are
experiencing
can
be
Amplified
across
the
country
and
by
the
way
National
their
numbers
in
May
unemployment
numbers
2.8.
I
So
we
are,
we
are
drunk
and
it's
because
we're
drawing
both
parents
out
into
the
workforce
in
order
to
meet
our
economic
needs
and
and
to
to
to
fund
everything
that
needs
to
be
funded,
but
there's
a
cost
to
that
and
I
think
I.
Think
the
child
care
issue
is
is
hitting
the
nails
right
on
the
head.
You
know
we've
got
to
fix
that
because
we
are
causing
parents
to
make
those
choices.
I'm
working
nice.
My
wife
is
working
days
that
that
type
of
juggling
I
think
has
a
long-term
societal
effect.
C
Yeah,
you
know
a
couple
thoughts.
One
one
of
the
things
about
Union
programs
that
are
so
effective
is
what
you
said:
live,
which
is
it's.
The
apprenticeship
model
starts
with
the
job
right,
so
everyone's
getting
paid
and
it's
on
a
job
it's
to
like
earn.
While
you
learn
model-
and
that
is
very
effective
because
it
almost
always
winds
up
in
what
you
said-
a
permanent
job
or.
F
C
You
know,
normally
you
lead
with
labor,
but
what
we
are
saying
is
you
got
to
start
with
the
job
start
with
the
job
so
that
you
don't
have
less
effective
initiatives.
You
say:
okay,
start
with
the
job.
Maybe
you
work
half
a
day
and
train
half
a
day
or
you
train
on
the
job,
but
these
earn,
while
you
learn,
programs
I
think
are
so
effective,
Union's
been
doing
them
forever,
but
it's
very
job
focused
and
then
you
get
employer
buy-in
as
well.
So
you
know
I
agree
with
you
congressman
and
with
that's.
C
L
Go
go
so
I
just
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you
so
much
everyone
for
providing
the
model
that
we
could
lift
up
across
the
country,
Africa
very
humbling,
experienced
speaker
always
and
so
inspirational
I
feel
like
the
the
love
and
the
family
support
in
the
room.
I'm
reminded
you
know
these
life
moments,
where
you
feel
the
most
intense
emotions
your
wedding
day
when
the
kids
are
born,
but
I
was
kind
of
taken
back
to
the
day
when
both
of
my
kids
were
finally
dropped
off
at
the
same
school
for
the
first
time
and.
H
L
Both
old
enough
to
be
in
at
that
point
Pre-K
and
in
first
grade-
and
it
was
just
such
a
relief
that
we
had
made
it-
we
had
survived
all
the
juggling
the
child
care
hoops,
and
this
is
not
taking
care
of
a
mom
as
well.
On
my
end
and
in
this
country
we
make
that
guarantee
when
you're
five
years
old
and
you're
in
kindergarten
and
the
public
school
system
is
there
and
it's
free
and
and
everybody
gets
that.
L
L
Say
if
we're
not
going
to,
let
people
have
to
fight
through
that
on
their
own.
At
the
city
level,
we've
been
able
to
benefit
so
much
from
the
American
Rescue
plan
and
the
funding
that
our
legislators
have
secured
for
us
in
standing
up
a
whole
office
dedicated
to
Early,
Education
and
child
care,
to
close
gaps
where
possible
for
families
who
are
unhoused
to
think
about
how
we've
been
able
to
activate
more
classrooms
that
were
actually
sitting
vacant,
but
because
we
funded
it
by
classroom
rather
than
by
seat.
L
L
B
C
B
C
A
Less
here
in
Boston,
the
relationship
that
ibw
have
I
just
want
to
say
it's
it's,
the
pushback
has
been.
There
really
has
been
no
pushback.
When
we
we
decide,
we
want
to
put
these
programs
together
a
lot
of
times
it's
coming
from
the
it's
coming
from
the
employers.
The
employers
are
the
ones
that
are
hiring
these
these
women
in
the
trade.
They
need
them
on
the
job
if
they're
calling
in
sick
because
they
got
to
take
care
of
a
child
or
they
don't
have
child
care
that
hurts
their
bottom
line.
A
G
100
and
frankly,
we
talk
at
the
the
Nika
board,
the
employers.
We
talk
about
child
care
on
a
regular
basis
on
a
monthly
basis
at
every
meeting,
because
sometimes
I
get
a
call
from
one
of
the
owners
of
these
companies
who
deal
with
hundreds
of
employees
on
the
job
site
and
they're,
calling
to
say
one
of
my
best
Journey
women
can't
come
to
work
anymore
because
she
just
lost
her
child
care.
B
Amazing
well
I
want
to
thank
each
and
every
one
of
you.
You
know
to
our
wonderful
moms
and
apprentice
and
caretakers.
All
of
you
thank
you
for
sharing
your
stories.
It
really
is
what
makes
our
work
come
alive
for
us
and
we'll
think
of
you
when
we're
doing
our
policy
work
in
Washington
and
use
your
story
and
your
family
examples
and
to
Lou
and
Christian.
Thank
you
for
everything
that
IBEW
103
Anika
does
to
really
help
just
make
sure
that
when
we
build
an
economy,
it's
centered
around
workers,
families
and
Community.
B
You
live
that
you
do
that
every
single
day
to
my
incredible
colleagues
and
Governor.
Thank
you
so
much
for
all
your
work
and
to
our
secretary.
Thank
you
for
joining
us.
We're
glad
to
have
you
back
in
the
land
of
proper
pronunciation
and
and
I
I
wanted
just
to
thank
you
for
this.
This
is
a
game-changing
proposal.