HIRE Minnesota is working to ensure that public investments in infrastructure and renewable energy help lift people out of poverty, reduce racial disparities and contribute to healthier communities for all of us.
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2010 Public Policy Agenda
Throughout the 2010 legislative session, HIRE Minnesota will be pushing for fair, equitable and green opportunities for low-income people and people of color.
Infrastructure:
HIRE Minnesota will lead efforts to ensure that the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the lead agency in charge of our state's public infrastructure investments, will meet and enforce women and minority hiring goals. We are seeking increased and improved reporting on workforce demographics, more transparency in how contracts are awarded and contractors' workforce goals are enforced, and accountability for firms that do not meet workforce goals.
Green Jobs:
HIRE Minnesota will advocate for hiring equity principles to guide the bonding bill and support capital investments in bonding projects that maximize green jobs and training opportunities for women, low-income communities and communities of color. We seek to use the bonding bill to maximize jobs that are accessible to and inclusive of these communities, that improve our energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, and that create long-term and family-sustaining career paths.
