Policy Order O-14
Councillor Toomey, Councillor Cheung, Mayor Davis, Councillor Decker, Councillor Kelley, Councillor Maher, Councillor Reeves, Vice Mayor Simmons, Councillor vanBeuzekom
WHEREAS: Union Labor plays a key role in the many development projects throughout the City of Cambridge; and
WHEREAS: The projects bring many new jobs to the City of Cambridge and Cambridge residents should benefit; and
WHEREAS: It is unclear how many union members working on these projects are Cambridge residents; and
WHEREAS: The Rindge School Technical Arts is a great place for Unions to engage Cambridge residents interested in the trades; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate parties and to report back with an estimate on how many Cambridge residents are working as part of organized labor on development projects in the City of Cambridge along with percentages of minority and women members; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the School Superintendent and report back on what sort of communication takes place with the Rindge School of Technical Arts and local Unions.