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Revive Oakland seeks long-term jobs for Oaklanders
18 June 2010
OAKLAND — A crowd of about 50 people stood in front of City Hall on Thursday, cheering and chanting their support for the official launch of Revive Oakland, a coalition demanding the Oakland Army Base redevelopment project yield jobs to the community. "What do we really want? Goods jobs," they chanted. And "Community contract is our right. City developers, see the light."
They were referring to the coalition's proposed contract, which outlines its goals. The group is asking that the army base redevelopment project ensure community-based job training, an outreach and job placement program, local hiring, quality full-time paying jobs, and a commitment to fund these programs.
The Revive Oakland coalition, in place since last summer, is composed of various people and organizations including Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, AFL-CIO, East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, the Workforce Collaborative and Center for Third World Organizing.
"We are really hoping that through this process and the show of support that the city, the port and the developers are going to make sure the army base development guarantees jobs for Oaklanders over the next couple decades," said Nikki Bas, EBASE executive director.
The Revive Oakland coalition anticipates the creation of 8,000 jobs, including for the demolition and cleanup of the site and later for new construction. They hope positions such as forklift operators, clerks,
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mechanics and other port-related jobs will be created once the new construction is built. The idea is to use the site, the size of 200 football fields, for ongoing jobs in Oakland and to generate tax revenue.
The coalition is calling for training so that those hired can hold onto their jobs long-term.
"This is a unique opportunity to create jobs, for people to get trained and hired in good paying blue-collar jobs," Councilmember Jean Quan said. She added that opening the port for industrial use not only would create more jobs but also would bring in more revenue to the city.
Thursday's rally came weeks before the city and port will take significant votes on the redevelopment. A final outcome is expected by the end of the year.
"We are hoping that by the end of the year there is going to be support from the City Council, from the port of commissioners and from the development for a real commitment to jobs. There is whole timeline of how the jobs will roll out. As early as next year there would be some of the first jobs in construction," Bas said.
Shirley Burnell of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment and Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson also spoke at the rally.
The original link to the story can be found at http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_15321782