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Council Minutes of 5/16/2000 Steve Mulloy, 24217 Woodmere Drive: • Hasn't missed an election since he became a resident. He is a member of labor's local retiree council and was a forty year member of Local 310, the largest labor organization in Cleveland and the State of Ohio. They are the laborers--they build and help the other trades build. On behalf of the members of Local 310, especially residents of North Olmsted, he wants to thank Council and anybody else associated with the legislation. John Sweeney, 18477 Edgewood Drive, Rocky River: • Feels like he is at home when he comes to North Olmsted. He has to thank the Mayor and Councilman O'Grady for the legislation and to Council for supporting the legislation. When he went to school, he was a member of Local 310. When working, he was an officer in the Communication Workers Local 4304. His father was a loyal member of Local 120. He believes in the union movement--has seen what it has done. Provided his parents the opportunity to raise their children, educate them and send them down the road to a better life. Proud of union heritage, proud of what unions have done for him. One paragraph from the electrical labor union pamphlet sums it all up and the importance of it: "Thank you. The North Olmsted City Council can make a decision with guarantees. The guarantee of a work force skilled in new materials, procedures and standards. The guarantee of jobs brought in safely, on time and on budget. The guarantee of adherence of all state and federal laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act and Anti-discrimination laws." His nephew is with the Iron Workers and graduates this week after three to four years of schooling to become a professional iron worker. That shows the type of standards, training and background that today's union member has and is proud of--they work hard for their union card. Thanks so much for introducing and hopefully passing the legislation. Alan Ross, 6000 Freedom Square Drive, Independence, (216-447-1551): • Present on behalf of the Associated Builders and Contractors. He has been with ABC since 1977. ABC has close to 400 local members--in the country they have about 22,500 members. There are about 1,000 contractors within the State of Ohio who employ thousands of construction workers. Presently, the Northern Ohio Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors has the largest apprenticeship training program in the state--currently over 500 students. They provide the same training supervised by the same state apprenticeship committee pursuant to U. S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Apprenticeship Training Standards. When he looks at the legislation, he looks at reasons why Council thinks it should be passed. One reason is to eliminate labor disputes. How many disputes has the city had? Their records say there have not been any in the last decade. Next, safety problems. Over the past decade, how many OSHA complaints have been filed against union or non-union contractors building in this city? None. Next, make sure jobs come in on time and schedule. Over the last decade, has there been a problem? No. What does the city need the ordinance for? Is it to promote competition, which is the way our democratic society has always functioned best or is it to limit competition? On every single project, every contractor, union or non, is required to pay prevailing wage. If they don't, there is a whole department in Columbus and a wage coordinator in the 9 ~.,~.~ x ..,~... ~,,...,