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with several unions. We've been having problems with it, such as the craft plumbers, electricians and things like this. Are there enough people qualified to handle those jobs here? No, we don't have the qualifications. But that's the reason why it's necessary for us to open up these

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trade unions so we can get prepared for those jobs when they will start opening up. Uh We don't control what who goes in the union. We are we are to call the unions for union help. And that's we don't have to say. So, who goes in

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the union? What we tell all our contractors is to call a hall for the first choice of a resident union Hunters, Point craftsman. And if he isn't available, you go for whatever the union says, it still comes through the union. Whatever I get again. Mhm

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Unemployment. A real problem here, 70% 70 of the residents of this area don't have jobs, right? That's the reason why you see so many on the picket line. They're all unemployed, Well victimized to the point that has shut me down for the day and it's cut

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down my production just about 20 today. They want you to nice job. We didn't get it. Maybe right now. The best way to describe the situation is in past, the people who are on this picket line say they're going to continue demonstrating until the contractor goes

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to bat for them with the unions, contractor says that's something he simply can't do. He can't accomplish their purposes. So what you've got is a stalemate In Hunter's Point San Francisco. This is n. r. no channel five eyewitness news.