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From YouTube: Committee on Labor and Civil Service 9-28-2016
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The Committee on Labor and Civil Service of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at 3:00 PM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on the following item:
#160713
An Ordinance amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," to provide that building service employees performing labor under certain building service contracts, receive the prevailing wage and prevailing working conditions; and to provide for certain exemptions or exclusions, all under certain terms and conditions.
Chair: Councilwoman Cherelle Parker (9th District)
Vice Chair: Brian J. O'Neill (10th District)
A
Good
afternoon
this
hearing
is
called
to
order.
This
is
the
public
hearing
of
the
City
Council
Committee
on
labor
and
civil
service,
and
the
purpose
of
this
public
hearing
is
to
hear
testimony
on
bill
number
16,
07
13
I
recognize
the
presence
of
a
quorum
of
committee
members.
Members
of
the
committee
are
in
attendance,
councilman
tom,
green
Councilwoman,
gem
and
Councilwoman
Sanchez,
along
with
Parker.
A
We
also
have
our
committee
on
labor
and
civil
service
vice
chair
here
with
us:
councilman
Brian,
O'neill
Vice,
Chair
O'neill.
Thank
you
so
very
much
for
being
here.
Let
me
now
as
a
vice
chair,
O'neill
and
or
a
Councilwoman
gam
to
if
they
would
like
to
make
any
remarks
before
I
make
some
remarks
and
then
we
get
started
with
our
testimony.
A
B
C
Gu,
thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you,
everybody
who
came
out
today
to
talk
about
an
important
issue
in
the
city,
and
that
has
to
deal
with
how
we
tackle
issues
of
poverty
and
rising
income
inequality
in
Philadelphia
a
few
weeks
ago.
I
think.
Maybe
two
weeks
ago
there
was
a
census
report
that
indicated
that
Philadelphia's
median
incomes
were
on
the
rise,
and
many
people
have
a
lot
to
celebrate
with
that.
C
An
existing
law
guarantees
prevailing
wage
to
building
service
employees
working
at
large,
residential
or
commercial
buildings
that
provided
significant
financial
assistance
by
the
city
or
at
least
by
the
city
and
are
bought
from
the
city.
This
bill
simply
expands
the
type
of
buildings
that
would
be
provided
that
would
be
covered
by
the
prevailing
wage
laws,
and
it's
estimated
that
I'll
provide
an
additional
twenty
two
million
dollars,
an
economic
benefit
for
the
city
as
a
whole
and
put
tens
of
millions,
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
into
the
hands
and
pockets
of
ordinary
Philadelphians.
A
You
Councilwoman
game
and
thank
you
for
your
leadership
on
this
issue.
Let
me
state
before
we
formally
get
started
and
hearing
our
testimony
from
our
first
panel
that
I
want
you.
If
you
can
to
go
back
and
google
the
story,
and
I
want
you
to
read
the
headline
because
it
was
very
appropriate,
and
this
is
what
councilwoman
game
just
referenced.
It
was
called
surprisingly
good
economic
news
for
most
for
most
of
the
philly
region
and,
while
those
who
have
may
have
read
the
article,
I
think
that
the
headline
may
have
sound
a
little
rosy.
A
The
devil
was
in
the
details.
So
when
you
you
listen
to
Councilwoman
gehm
talked
about
those
whose
income
is
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
above
sort
of
seen,
a
rise.
The
increase
is
in
the
number
of
Philadelphians
who
are
at
the
bottom
of
the
totem.
Pole,
writes
on
security
officers
and
our
janitors
and
our
home
help
aid
workers,
which
is
one
of
the
largest
growing
sectors
in
our
region
due
to
our
aging
population,
so
Councilwoman.
D
Ordinance
amending
section
17
dash
107
of
the
Philadelphia
code
entitled
contractors
labor-management
relationships
to
provide
that
building
service
employees
performing
labor
under
certain
building
service
contracts,
received
the
prevailing
wage
and
prevailing
working
conditions
and
to
provide
for
certain
exemptions
or
exclusions
all
under
certain
terms
and
conditions.
Well,.
A
E
Good
Hampton
good
afternoon
chairwoman,
Parker
councilman
Jamm
members
of
the
committee
on
labor
and
civil
service.
My
name
is
Richard
laser
and
I.
Am
the
deputy
mayor
for
labor
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
appear
before
you
today
to
testify
on
bill
number
16
07
13
I
would
like
to
begin
by
thanking
Councilman
Jim
for
inducing
this
legislation.
E
More
specifically,
these
provisions
of
section
17
dash
107
currently
apply
where
the
city
property
contains,
or
will
contain
a
commercial
office
building
of
at
least
25,000
square
feet,
or
a
residential
building
of
at
least
25
dwelling
units,
whether
owned
or
rented
by
the
occupants
there
of
leases
shall
be
deemed
to
include
subleases,
including
tenant
leases.
This
bill
would
expand.
E
Those
criteria
include
commercial
office,
commercial
offices,
hospitals,
universities,
stadiums,
convention,
centers,
airports
and
ports
configured
either
on
as
one
building
or
as
a
complex
of
buildings
of
at
least
50,000
square
feet,
residential
buildings
or
a
complex
of
residential
buildings
of
at
least
50
dwelling
units
and
the
special
service
districts
of
any
size.
The
administration
supports
this
bill
and
believes
that
workers
are
entitled
to
better
wages.
I
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
at
this
time.
Thank.
C
Didn't
actually
have
any
comments,
I
just
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you.
Deputy
mayor
I
know
that
the
Mayor
was
the
original
author
of
the
of
the
bill
that
permitted
this
to
be
established
for
commercial
office
buildings,
and
it's
wonderful
to
see
as
the
mayor.
You
know,
as
we've
transitioned
into
his
administration,
that
he
continues
to
push
hard
and
fight
for
all
workers
in
the
city
and
that
his
support
of
this
bill
means
a
lot.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
E
I
mean
it's
definitely
important
to
the
mayor.
I
mean
this
is
a
big
issue
for
us.
We
do
and
I
think
the
Councilwoman
or
the
chairwoman
had
explained
it
in
the
beginning.
I
think
it's
important
to
close
that
gap.
We
believe
that
when
we
increase
wages
for
workers
it
increases
their
quality
of
life,
increases
their
families,
quality
of
life
and
that's
very
important
to
us.
The
mayor
who's
a
big
priority
of
his
to
close
any
income
gaps
that
we
could
and
we
believe
that
this
bill
will
help.
F
The
past
we've
had
to
do
several
pieces
of
legislation
and
we've
had
some
pushback
from
the
law
department
about
our
ability
to
be
overreaching
in
the
private
sector,
and
so
you
do
you
feel
in
this.
The
law
department
feel
pretty
strongly
that
we
can
defend
them.
Protect
us
because
that's
been
always
the
issue,
one
is
the
law,
the
other
is
the
implementation.
So
are
we
going
to
get
the
type
of
support,
you're.
E
Definitely
going
to
get
this
we're
from
my
office
and
and
with
the
Labor
Standards
and
supporting
this
bill.
We,
you
know
we
go
through
the
proper
channels
and
supporting
and
I
hope
shows
that
we
will
defend
it.
We're
pop
one
possible
and
I
think
you'll
think
because
of
the
city
assistance,
it's
important
because
you
know
we
are.
We
are
giving
some
assistance,
whether
it's
a
service
contract
leases
or
some
type
of
financial
assistance.
So
there
is
a
give.
E
F
Glad
to
hear
that
I
also
want
to
make
sure
one
of
the
challenges
we've
pasted
in
the
past
is
when
people
begin
to
subcontract
and
try
to
find
loopholes.
So
we
also
want
to
make
sure
again
and
the
enforcement
components
of
this,
because
unfortunately,
they
have
high-powered
attorneys
and
they
figure
out
the
loopholes
that
we're
committed
to
the
enforcement
component
of
yeah.
E
We're
definitely
committed
to
that
I
think,
like
labor
standards,
you
know,
does
that
now
on
construction
projects
with
prevailing
wage
and
we're
going
to
move
forward
and
do
that
in
this
process
and
use
the
same
means
necessary
that
we
do
with
construction
projects
we're
going
to
do
that
here.
Thank.
A
And
out
don't
mean
to
embarrass
you
when
I
say
this,
but
I
want
to
say
that's
the
importance
of
history
when
you
just
reference
those
loopholes,
you
reference
the
legal
opposition
and
some
of
the
challenges
that
the
city
has
actually
been
faced
with
in
the
past
and
dealing
with
this
issue.
That's
the
value
that
staying
power
has
so
thank
you
for
your
for
your
contribution.
Councilwoman
councilman
O'neal.
Yes,.
B
B
A
A
A
H
Afternoon
counsel,
I'm
John
du
Val
from
32bj
I'm,
a
loving
father,
a
security
officer
and
a
proud
member
of
32
vej
SEIU
I'm,
a
native
Philadelphian
and
I
live
in
Frankfort
and
Councilwoman
Sanchez's
district
I
work
in
North,
Philly
I
faced
many
challenges
when
I
go
to
and
from
work.
I
live
in
check,
I
live
in
and
traveling
high
crime
areas.
I
put
my
life
on
the
line
every
day
on
and
off
the
job
I'm
on
the
front
line.
When
there's
an
emergency
I
wanted
to
first
to
respond
for
the
work.
H
H
Sorry
to
give
back
to
the
community
when
you're
living
in
poverty,
the
average
officer
now
earns
between
10
and
12
an
hour
excellent
for
the
Pharrell
prevailing
wage,
isn't
much.
We
just
want
to
be
able
to
live,
provide
for
ourselves
and
our
families.
As
I
mentioned,
I'm
a
devoted
father
to
a
young
son
and
that
every
day
it
seems
like
in
these
new
clothes
and
new
shoes
because
he's
growing,
he
has
a
lot
of
other
needs
like
for
school
and
other
activities
as
he
gets.
H
H
H
H
The
security
industry
has
a
high
turnover
rate
due
to
low
wages,
which
of
which
impacts
the
professionalism
of
the
job
that
I
love
to
do
sort
of
turnover
and
packs
the
product
15
an
hour
raises
the
standard
of
the
industry
and
an
individual's
quality
of
life.
Fighting
for
the
prevailing
wage
is
not
just
for
me.
It's
for
other
officers
and
others
in
the
service
industry.
I'm
fighting
for
the
voiceless
I.
Consider
this
a
privilege
to
be
able
to
use
this
platform.
It's
a
fight
for
others
now
and
in
the
future
to
help
them
better
themselves.
I
Good
afternoon,
everyone
I'm
here,
my
name-
is
la
Ronda
Whitmore
I
want
to
thank
the
people,
aren't
looking
in
front
of
just
thank
you
I'm,
a
native
of
philadelphia.
I
am
a
native
of
Philadelphia.
I
live
in
north
philly,
around
simple
area
I'm,
a
single
mother
of
a
precious
three
year
old
little
girl
I
had
my
work
in
security
over
across
the
city
at
various
campuses.
Here
in
Philadelphia
for
the
past
five
years,
every
day
I
see
my
community
changing.
There
are
new
buildings
and
new
businesses
that
make
this
area
look
better.
I
But
if
you
peel
the
way
to
surface
the
reality,
things
haven't
changed
for
the
people.
Like
me
in
my
neighbors,
who
are
born
and
raised
here
in
North
Philadelphia,
while
with
new
business,
when
new
businesses
and
neighborhoods
the
neighborhood
looks
nice,
but
for
me
I
can't
afford
it.
My
neighbors
can't
afford
it.
It
became
too
costly
to
live
here
in
North,
Philly
and
I'm,
ending
to
the
prevailing
wage
to
cover
publico
subsidized
universities
and
cities,
and
hospitals
is
a
step
forward
in
the
right
direction.
I
I'm
thankful,
I'm
thankful
to
be
here
and
the
City
Council
me
to
introducing
this
amendment
and
wanted
to
help
the
Constitution
the
Constitution
to
do
better
me
as
a
mother.
We
as
mothers
and
fathers,
and
daughters
and
sons
who
wants
to
be
a
part
of
the
growth
that's
taking
place
in
our
neighborhood
in
our
city.
We
don't
want
to
be
pushed
out
that
that's
what's
happening,
though
we
just
can't
afford
it.
I'm
read
this
week
that
my
neighborhood
college
temple
was
built
primary
to
serve
the
community.
I
am
I,
am
the
community?
I
The
professor
that
I
had
worked
with
that
work
in
the
building
has
taught
me
and
I
had
shared
my
aspiration
of
taking
classes
right
now.
I
right
now
is
just
a
dream.
You
know
it's
just
a
dream:
I
really
don't
need
a
refill,
my
paper,
but
it
really
is
just
a
dream,
because
I
have
a
lot
of
strong
I
have
a
lot
of
strong
passion
that
you
know
can
get
back
and
be
who
you
are,
or
the
do
part
of
the
job
that
you
do
today
like
I.
Am
that.
I
So
today,
I'm
here
to
say
right
now:
I
can
only
dream
of
taking
classes
that
I
can't
afford.
I.
Imagine
like
imagine.
If
you
go
back
to
school
and
I
can
better
myself,
you
know,
but
it
also
inspired
my
neighbors
and
they
children
to
do
the
same
too,
but
we
need
to
take
action
and
be
able
to
or
40,
and
that
would
be
helped
by
you
guys
as
a
community.
We
can't
afford
school.
We
want
to
be
better,
but
we
are
not
being
paid
a
significant
wage.
I
Micah
media
is
made
up
of
hard-working
men
and
women
and
we
are
prevailing
wages
to
uplift
ourselves,
our
family
and
our
communities.
We
need
the
prevailing
wage,
so
we
can
amend
and
maintain
our
homes
and
families.
So
we
can
stick
and
stay
together
as
living
wages
helps
to
sustain
family
I
live
with
my
parents.
There
are
eight
of
us
in
our
home.
My
dad
has
23
years
experience
of
security,
and
my
mom
has
ten
years
as
an
officer.
I
We
can
do
better
if
we
show
up
you
know
so.
I
she's
got
her
job
and
we
are.
We
love
our
job.
We
love
doing
security
with
other
students
that
you
know
your
children
or
the
children
that
come
across
the
city.
We
learn
from
them.
We
net
work
with,
though
we
help
them
leaving
when
they're
crying
in
their
tears
and
when
things
don't
go
right
and
need
a.
We
are
the
ones.
That's
there
telling
them
it's
gonna,
be
alright,
see
you
tomorrow
good
evening
have
a
good
night.
I
There
are.
You
know
there
are
good
jobs,
but
you
know
they
can
be
better
and
the
prevailing
wage
will
be
a
magnificent
change
in
it.
We
live
like
me
and
my
family.
We
live
and
we
struggled
together
working
to
make
ends
meet,
but
it's
still
not
enough.
We
rob
Peter
to
pay
Paul
every
check
paycheck
to
paycheck
every
week
on
every
two
weeks.
However,
that
dallas
is
about
as
a
security
officer
who
works
on
the
various
campus
of
the
various
college
campuses
for
two
months
out
of
every
year.
I
had
to
go
on
an
appointment.
I
Unfortunately,
enrollment
is
low
and
I
don't
have
the
hours
to
work
it.
When
summer
comes
around,
I
struggled
to
provide
for
my
little
girl
the
things
that
she
needs
for
school
I.
Don't
want
to
rely
on
the
system's
I,
don't
want
to
work.
I
want
to
work.
I
wanted
to
work
in
by
the
sweat
of
my
brow
on
bro,
not
no
one
else.
I
want
to
be
self-sufficient,
but
I
need
the
perfect
pavilion
wage
to
make
the
head
that
my
story
is
one
of
many.
You
can
ask
any
security
officer
here.
I
I
Many
of
us
were
two
or
three
jobs
and
sacrifice
precious
times
with
our
children
to
raise,
but
we
have
to
work
because
we
have
to
provide
a
roof
over
the
e
and
the
things
that
make
you
responsible
of
being
a
parent,
because
that's
the
rule
that
you
can
never
take
away
and
that's
why
today
I'm
here
to
say
that
you
know
we
protect
your
children,
we
protect
your
hospitals,
we
protect,
you,
know
everything
in
the
backyard
that
make
money
in
here.
You
know
we
protecting
it
because
we
feel
as
though
we
are
honored
to
understand.
I
I
I
The
applause
could
this
sounds
good,
but
you
know
the
motion
in
the
drain
when
Martin
Luther
King
made
his
statement,
you
know
coming
true
would
just
be
able
just
to
see
and
I
don't
want
to
be
gone
and
got
my
life
taking
doing
security,
but
I
was
seeing
it.
You
know
that
really
matters,
because
people
die
every
day
and
I
could
be
the
next
person
as
if
today,
obviously
in
here
talking
in
front
of
you,
that's
what
I
mean
our
energy
of
saying
we're
on
the
front
line.
I
You
know
we
all
want
to
live,
we
won't
want
to
live
and
take
care
of
our
loved
ones
and,
like
I,
said
I,
just
appreciate
that
this
is
the
right
direction
for
everyone
to
understand
it.
We
need
a
change
in
America.
We
need
a
change
in
Philadelphia
and
I.
Sincerely.
Ask
you
to
please
pass
this
bill
out
of
committee
with
suspense
and
rules.
Thank
you.
J
We
are
the
largest
union
in
Philadelphia
and
we
are
the
largest
property
servers
Union
in
the
East
Coast.
We
represent
15,000
members
who
live
and
work
in
Philadelphia,
165,000
members
who
live
and
work
up
and
down
the
eastern
seaboard.
These
are
the
folks
who
clean,
protect
and
maintain
all
of
the
major
buildings
across
the
city.
J
All
the
major
buildings
costs
every
major
city
in
the
East
Coast
and
I'm
here
to
offer
testimony
in
support
of
this
bill,
so
I'm
going
to
give
a
little
bit
of
history
to
the
bill,
but
then
I'm
going
to
try
and
spend
most
of
my
time
on
what
the
impact
would
actually
be.
Since
the
1950s,
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
has
had
a
prevailing
wage
law
for
construction
workers.
J
The
law
says
that
any
corporation
or
nonprofit
that
gets
a
subsidy
from
you,
this
city
or
a
city
related
agency,
must
pay
the
going
rate
for
wages
and
benefits
to
all
construction
workers
they
hire.
These
subsidies
include
city
service
contracts,
leases,
financial
assistance
in
2008
that
a
prevailing
wage
law
was
amended
to
apply
to
building
service
workers.
This
includes
jander's
security
guards,
building
engineers
at
commercial
office
and
residential
problem
buildings.
J
J
What
our
legislation
would
do
is
simply
amend
the
existing
law
doesn't
change
with
prevailing
wage.
Is
it
doesn't
change
the
way
it's
calculated
doesn't
change
you
it
applies
to.
It
would
simply
expand
it
to
include
big
buildings.
Buildings
50,000
square
feet
are
greater
that
employ
janitors
security
officers
and
building
engineers
and
require
them
to
pay
the
prevailing
wage
in
return
for
their
public
subsidy.
J
That
basic
premise
has
a
long
history
of
working
well.
In
fact,
there
are
generations
of
thousands
and
thousands
of
building
construction
workers
whose
livelihoods
has
been
grounded
in
the
itch,
not
just
in
Philadelphia,
but
in
every
major
city
in
most
states
all
across
the
United
States
of
America.
It
has
a
long
track
record
as
a
public
policy
of
creating
good
jobs.
There's
no
reason
why
that
same
policy
should
be
extended
to
workers
like
these
properties
of
his
workers,
like
security
officers
who
stand
in
front
of
and
protect
the
biggest
wealthiest
most
public.
J
J
So
you
know
you
guys
have
the
legislation
in
front
of
you.
We've
plenty
of
facts
be
happy
answer
questions,
but
I
just
want
to
talk
in
a
different
way
about
the
impact.
This
would
mean
there
are
2500
security
officers
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Almost
all
those
folks
live
in
Philadelphia.
Almost
all
of
them
live
in
to
the
poorest
communities
in
Philadelphia,
and
almost
all
of
them
are
taking
care
of
the
richest
people's
stuff
and
Philadelphia
and
well
over.
J
Sixty
percent
of
those
people
have
actually
asked
for
and
gotten
a
handout
from
the
city
in
some
way,
shape
or
form
requiring
that
those
folks
in
return
for
getting
a
substitute
of
the
city
are
going
to
lift
these
workers
out
of
poverty
only
makes
good
sense.
Otherwise,
what
are
you
giving
people
money
for
in
the
first
place?
Many
of
these
institutions
upenn,
for
example,
is
the
wealthiest
institution
of
its
kind
in
the
world.
J
They
have
more
money
than
most
of
the
nations
in
the
world,
simply
requiring
that
if
they're
asking
you
to
do
something
they're
going
to
create
several
hundred
good
jobs
for
people
who
live
in
West,
Philadelphia
to
all
seems
like
good
public
policy.
That's
really
what
we're
asking
you
to
do
we'll
ask
you
to
look
at
it
industry
and
say
we
have
the
potential
here
to
use
public
money
to
create
good
jobs
for
people
who
live
in
the
city.
J
We
have
the
potential
here
to
make
sure
that,
as
economic
development
happens
in
Philadelphia,
we
can
at
least
require
that
some
people
get
a
good
job
out
of
it.
If
you
look
around
and
see
the
cranes,
the
skyscrapers,
all
of
the
money,
that's
going
into
the
city,
you
guys
know
better
than
me
because
you're
so
many
of
my
members
live
in
your
districts
that
they
are
often
not
getting
a
piece
of
that
wealth.
That's
being
generated,
don't
get
me
wrong.
J
There
are
in
fact,
building
owners,
many
in
the
city,
including
councilman
Dom,
who
actually
without
asking
for
anything
the
city,
go
ahead
and
make
sure
that
the
property
service
workers
they
have
in
their
buildings
are
making
a
decent
wage.
Can
take
your
kids
to
the
doctor
and
in
fact,
that's
actually
the
norm
amongst
the
people
who
are
not
getting
public
subsidies
from
the
city.
J
G
The
gentleman
and
good
afternoon
thanks
McDowell,
makes
for
a
nice
shout-out
by
the
way,
of
course,
I
have
to
to
one's
a
question
was
a
statement.
All
right,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
I
understood
the
chart
that
was
handed
out
to
us
and
says
in
here.
The
wages
currently
are
1148
used.
The
temple
example
and
they're
going
to
1348
and
the
benefits
are
227
they're,
going
to
427
I'll,
just
try
to
understand
the
wages
were
going
up,
17
and
a
half,
but
the
benefits
are
going
up.
Eighty-Eight
percent.
J
They
either
you
look
at
the
Federal
service
contract
act
or
you
look
at
the
largest
governing
collective
bargaining
agreement
and
then,
whichever
is
greater
the
Federal
service
contract
act
has
a
number
earmark
for
health
and
a
number
of
your
marfil
ways
you
decided,
but
if
you're
able
to
get
the
health
with
the
number,
then
whatever
is
left
over.
That
goes
on
check.
So,
for
example,
a
32bj
member
and
security
is
able
to
get
health
insurance
for
about
260
an
hour.
J
That
would
mean
the
remainder
of
that
would
actually
go
on
to
the
check
in
that
situation
sometimes
non-union,
because
this
law
does
not
specify
union
or
non-union.
It's
just
simply
a
standard,
all
right,
senators
non-union
that
might
be
calculated
differently,
but
it
is
true
that
almost
all
the
places
that
are
in
this
legislation
we
do
represent.
Probably
ninety
percent
of
the
people
like
I'm.
G
Second
thing:
I,
one
of
the
mentions,
not
a
question,
but
just
a
statement.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
really
get
the
word
out
about
the
Earned
Income
Tax
Credit.
This
is
so
valuable
because
last
year,
100
million
dollars
was
left
on
the
table
in
Philadelphia.
That
cut
it
on
to
40,000
families
who
qualify
and
to
give
you
some
example,
just
using
the
seventeen
dollars
an
hour.
Forty
hour
week
comes
out
to
about
thirty
three
thousand
dollars
of
income.
G
The
chart
for
eitc
from
my
recollection
is
that
a
single
parent
with
two
kids,
forty
four
thousand
dollars
of
income
married
49,000,
two
kids-
can
get
checks
up
to
five
thousand
dollars
and
filed
back
for
three
years,
huge
money
well
and
the
more
we
can
do
to
get
that
money
into
the
hands
of
Philadelphians
we
left.
One
hundred
million
dollars
in
Washington
should
be
here
should
be
for
the
40,000
people
that
qualify,
so
whatever
you
can
do
to
help
us
get
that
money
out.
G
J
B
I,
thank
you
for
your
testimony
and
Councilman
dom
raised
the
question.
I
was
looking
at
it
from
a
different
perspective,
but
getting
the
same
place
that
we're
even
further
behind
by
quite
a
bit
on
the
benefits
than
we
are
on
the
wages,
mm-hmm
and
so
we've
got
a
larger
jump
to
go.
But
I
appreciate
your
your
statement
that
it
all
washes
out
in
favor
the
employee,
whether
it
there
they
get
it
on
one
or
the
other
right.
B
So
it's
it
was
helpful
and
thank
you
I'm
silicon
and
they
earned
income
tax
credit
I'm
telling
you
that's.
That's
an
incredible
number.
The
revenue
department
just
moved
an
office
into
my
district
that
deals
just
with
revenue,
questions,
revenue
payments
and
the
one
thing
they
told
me
was
that
and
I
wasn't
aware
of
it
was
that
during
tax
season
they
actually
contract
with
a
non-profit
and
give
them
space
in
their
office
to
help
people
fill
out.
B
B
Instead
of
paying
your
taxes,
you're
getting
taxes
that
you
didn't
know,
but
you
were
entitled
to
get
from
the
federal
government's,
not
even
attacks
really
because
it's
just
a
credit
check
recognizing
your
your
situation
is
pretty
tough,
that
we
got
to
figure
out
a
way
to
crack.
It
and
I've
got
the
t-shirt
with
more
language
on
it.
Then
councilman
Tom
provided
them.
If
it
reads
it
reads:
I
saw
a
guy
in
the
beach
a
couple
weeks
back
and
I.
He
had
a
here
so
many
tattoos
and
they
were
all
printed
out.
B
His
back
in
arms
and
I
said
he's
written
the
book
on
tattoos.
He
actually
wrote
a
book
on
himself
in
a
tattoo,
but
that
shirt
is
almost
there's
that
much
information
and
it's
clear,
I've
seen
councilman
Tom
speak
in
public
about
it.
Just
driving
home
and
it
doesn't
matter
what
neighborhood
you're
in
that
is
citywide
and
somehow
the
revenue
department
is
involved
with
outreach.
That's
not
typically,
their
area
of
business
is
helping
people
get
money
from
the
federal
government.
B
We've
got
to
find
a
way
to
working
together,
public-private
partnership,
whatever
to
get
more
people
almost
identifying
this.
You
do
when
somebody's
not
registered
to
vote
except
this
is,
we
know,
they're
filing
your
taxes,
they're,
not
filing
the
form,
that's
going
to
be
the
best
check
they
may
have
ever
seen
and
three
times
you
can
go
back
three
years,
15
grand
sure
that
that's
a
lot
of
money
in
that
situation
again.
J
Our
union
would
love
to
work
with
one
or
both
of
you
to
figure
out
how
to
help
our
members.
Access
that
and
I
show
you
that
sometimes
I
remember
slug
you're
the
only
people
who
are
paying
taxes
a
lot
of
times
and
more
germane
to
this.
That's
sort
of
the
point
right
I
mean
working.
People
in
this
city
are
paying
taxes.
Security
officers
are
paying
taxes,
jails
are
paying
taxes
and
gzip
in
taxes.
Many
working
people
are
paying
taxes,
but
most
of
the
entities
that
this
legislation
would
apply
to
are
not
only
not
paying
taxes.
J
K
You,
madam
chair
I,
just
wanted
to
say
a
few
words
the
record.
I
want
to
thank
SEIU
for
your
creative
leadership
in
trying
to
grow
the
wages
of
people
that
work
in
the
city
of
adelphia.
I
was
just
actually
coming
back
from
greenville
north
carolina
over
the
weekend
from
taking
my
parents
down
to
North
Carolina
and,
as
I
was
getting
off
the
plane.
K
I
think,
as
an
impact,
not
just
for
your
members
but
throughout
the
city,
when
you
think
about
city
of
philadelphia
having
the
highest
poverty
rate,
that
we
have
any
large
city
I
often
talk
about
how
we
need
to
increase
the
number
of
successful
small
businesses.
We
also
need
to
find
a
way
to
increase
the
salads
for
the
workforce,
not
just
for
SEIU
members,
but
for
all
people
have
work
in
city
of
Philadelphia,
I.
Think
SEIU
through
your
work
over
the
past
number
of
years,
really
shown
leadership
in
that
regard.
K
C
Thank
you
again,
madam
chair
and
I
just
really
had
to
say
thank
you
to
this
panel
and
especially
to
all
the
members
of
SEIU
who
came
out
today
to
talk
about
what
it
means
to
fight
poverty
in
not
just
the
city,
but
in
America.
I
want
to
thank
especially
the
the
two
members
who
spoke
up
to
testify.
How
much
it
means
to
be
able
to
share
your
stories
to
put
a
face
to
know
that
I
mean
especially
yourself
as
a
young
woman.
You
are
a
sister.
You
are
a
daughter,
your
mother.
C
He
spoke
from
the
heart,
but
you
also
spoke
for
a
lot
of
us
who
understand
this
so
deeply.
So
we
were
very
moved
by
all
your
testimony.
I'm
personally
moved
by
all
the
membership
who
came
out
today,
but
honest,
and
her
fact
is-
is
that
pushing
forward
on
these
issues
requires
an
enormous
push
at
the
base.
C
Change
will
not
happen
voluntarily
from
the
top
four
years,
as
Gabe
said
so
eloquently,
we
are
giving
away
billions
at
this
point
intact,
subsidies
to
entities
that
have
to
be
told
to
pay
a
living
wage,
and
we
have
to
define
that
and
we
have
to
continue
to
push
on
it.
We
have
to
continue
to
raise
the
bar.
We
have
to
do
it
for
ourselves,
but
we
also
have
to
do
it
for
others,
and
those
who
fall.
C
G
I
just
want
to
thank
also
councilman
O'neill
for
pushing
eitc
I
with
offer
an
idea
that
I'd
be
happy
to
help
you
do
this
on
your
website.
We
should
put
an
earned
income
tax
credit
calculator
where
the
people
who
are
the
members
of
the
Union
can
go
in
put
their
information
in
and
find
out
exactly
whether
they
qualify
and
what
the
dollars
would
be.
This
way
they
can
get
the
chair
idea.
Okay,.
A
A
A
A
A
C
A
K
A
A
It
has
been
moved
and
properly
seconded
that
bill
number
16,
07
13
as
amended,
be
reported
from
this
committee
with
a
favorable
recommendation
and
further
move
that
the
rules
of
council
be
suspended
to
permit
first
reading
of
this
bill
at
the
next
session
of
council.
All
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
will
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed
the
eyes.
Have
it
in
the
motion
carries.