State of the Council Message from Lynn Kinney

DC50 Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer

April 2010

Don’t be fooled.  The recession is far from over.  Yes, there’s been a temporary pick up in work.  It’s not falling from the sky.  We’re fighting for every single job.  We need you to join us.

Our first big demonstration at the Capitol and our radio and television announcements sent the message to our politicians – they have to support our “Local Jobs for Local People” campaign.

It’s working!

The legislative leadership in both the House and the Senate have taken up our cause and are pushing the legislation we proposed to protect local jobs for local people on any taxpayer funded project.

We have just started a combination of our VOC and our Political Action demonstrations.

Our rally at the Yacht Harbor Tower turned out to be very successful — there were over 100 members, spouses, children – all demanding our jobs.  And thanks to them, we got the flooring contractor knocked off and got three of our painters put to work to finish up what the non-union painting company was doing.  But that’s just the start.

We are leafleting at Walmart to protest their using painters from the Mainland on two renovation projects.  Tell your family and friends to complain to Walmart managers.  And let them know if Walmart won’t hire local people, then local people won’t shop at Walmart.

By the time you receive this, we will have had more rallies and demonstrations against developers, owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and anybody else who is going to deny us work opportunities.

We will lead the fight.  We will win the fight.  But only if you join the fight.

Thank you and Mahalo.