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Who We Are OaklandWORKS is a Oakland-based

Advocacy Alliance. Our Mission is to advocate for under-

served communities, and to improve policies and practices to reduce socio-economic disparities.

OaklandWORKS’ Primary Goal is to have Oakland in its totality become an equitable, environmentally sound and socially just city.

Existing System Oakland construction hours

worked by African American residents on city-funded projects: 4.5% of Journeyman hours 9% of hours including Apprentices

28% of Oakland residents are African-American according to 2010 Census

Old Method

Currently monitoring is complicated & costly

Difficult for advocates to engage the process

New Model Community

Workforce Agreement is signed by the developer and the city (on behalf of residents)

Jobs Center houses a central jobs database with worker information

Getting Oaklanders to Work

Job Center goal: to place Oakland residents in at least 50% of all jobs in the development

Job Center has Labor Agreement with unions, with all appropriate terms and oversight criteria

Job Center also has agreements with relevant skills development and work referral agencies and CBOs

Unaffiliated individuals may also register with the Job Center

Getting Oaklanders to Work

Job center processes and refers all requests for workers coming from the Prime and Sub-contractors

Job Center refers requests for skilled labor to appropriate trade or service union

Jobs not filled by existing Oakland resident union members are filled by non-union residents from the database (Those workers may join the union if they wish)

Contract Compliance: What We Know

Prime contractors, sub-contractors and grantees are required by law to comply with all non-discrimination clauses in awarded contracts.

Our goal: introduce collaborative approaches that will ensure compliance at all times.

How Will We Achieve This?

OaklandWORKS will link our Community Jobs and Contract Compliance Models together.

Our Jobs and Contract Compliance Models create a straightforward, comprehensive set of guidelines that address commonplace thinking about minorities, women, and black businesses.

Why Our Models Work

These models introduce new strategic partnerships that can counteract biases, which have historically impeded employment and contracting opportunities

They also define the scope and expectations of our community engagement requirements for the master developer.

How The Models Work

The role of the prime contractor will be to utilize the Jobs Center exactly as labor does

The Jobs Center is the first source portal for the prime contractor to find and hire sub-contractors

The Jobs Center will act as a one-stop shop for sub-contractors seeking work on the Army Base Redevelopment Project

How This Helps Small Business

Our sound initiative and new design tools will help provide more opportunities and support for small businesses

This will allow small businesses to move from sub-contracting and sub-consulting to prime contracting and consulting roles

Community Benefit A one-stop jobs center makes it easier for

residents to learn about existing apprenticeship programs, training, and jobs

Having WOCAG monitor and oversee this process makes it more transparent and accountable

Our models help achieve the purpose and goals of the HIRE Oakland Task Force’s Community Benefit Package for Contract Compliance

What Will This Cost? No cost to City Budget As part of its core staff, the Jobs

Center will have contract compliance officers who work in concert with City Office of Contract Compliance

Our Community Workforce Agreement outlines potential revenue streams to offset staff and maintenance costs

Contract Compliance Criteria:

Three important groups should be involved in compliance monitoring/oversight: WOCAG (official federal advisory body) City Office of Contract Compliance East Bay Inter-Agency Alliance

(independent contract compliance monitor) We support the objectives of the Oakland

Equity Policy, as stated in Mayor Dellums’ Community Task Force Report on Economic Development

Contract Compliance Criteria:

City of Oakland should seek federal, state, private funding to expand Office of Contract Compliance, elevating it to a level necessary to carry out its local hire goals

Local business retention/expansion in development- 100 Black Business Program- should be

incorporated into each phase of the project Separate aspiration goals for women- data

shows significant under-utilization

Contract Compliance Criteria:

Oakland’s contractor-focused mentor-protégé program should be utilized in each development phase

Worker mentor-protégé program for local residents, co-sponsored by trade unions

Training for youth through referrals to existing programs (YEP, etc.)

Clear career pathways for apprentices seeking journeyman status, co-sponsored by trade unions

Final Thoughts OaklandWORKS understands

the task at hand, and is not afraid.

We have identified the key success factors necessary to accomplish our goals.

Our practical rationale will put people to work and businesses on the path to success.

Thank You For more information or questions please

contact us at: oaklandworks@yahoo.com OaklandWORKS Founding Members: