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By Dustin Steiner, Vice President Government & Industry Relations - Published in Monday Morning Quarterback - January 22, 2024 Last week, National City Councilmember Jose Rodriguez stopped by the Lakeside Headquarters for a meet-and-greet and tour. Councilmember Rodriguez was elected in 2020 and is up for re-election this fall. In 2022, he fell 68 votes shy of becoming Mayor. We escorted the Councilmember around the training center and discussed our Apprenticeship Program including how National City’s recently passed Project Labor Agreement (PLA) hurts working families in open shop apprenticeships. We gave him a crash course on the simulators and discussed AGC’s involvement with both Lakeside Chamber’s Touch-a-Truck and Camp NAWIC, the week-long training for high school girls that we host in conjunction with the National Association of Women In Construction (NAWIC) every summer. As a father of four daughters, this especially piqued his interest. Councilmember Rodriguez talked of his commitment to infrastructure in the city he calls home. He has been a proponent of more affordable housing and his bio touts “Jose prioritizes the increase in quality of life in our city. That includes delivering on long overdue infrastructure projects like streetlights, sidewalks, and paving of dirt alleys. As well as increase the amount of community parks and enhance the public spaces we currently have so our families can enjoy”. We reinforced our commitment to building infrastructure and offered our help in achieving his vision for the city. Special thanks to the Apprenticeship Coordinator, Marty Anderson, for his expertise.
By Dustin Steiner, Vice President Government & Industry Relations - Published in Monday Morning Quarterback - January 22, 2024
Last week, National City Councilmember Jose Rodriguez stopped by the Lakeside Headquarters for a meet-and-greet and tour. Councilmember Rodriguez was elected in 2020 and is up for re-election this fall. In 2022, he fell 68 votes shy of becoming Mayor.
We escorted the Councilmember around the training center and discussed our Apprenticeship Program including how National City’s recently passed Project Labor Agreement (PLA) hurts working families in open shop apprenticeships. We gave him a crash course on the simulators and discussed AGC’s involvement with both Lakeside Chamber’s Touch-a-Truck and Camp NAWIC, the week-long training for high school girls that we host in conjunction with the National Association of Women In Construction (NAWIC) every summer. As a father of four daughters, this especially piqued his interest.
Councilmember Rodriguez talked of his commitment to infrastructure in the city he calls home. He has been a proponent of more affordable housing and his bio touts “Jose prioritizes the increase in quality of life in our city. That includes delivering on long overdue infrastructure projects like streetlights, sidewalks, and paving of dirt alleys. As well as increase the amount of community parks and enhance the public spaces we currently have so our families can enjoy”. We reinforced our commitment to building infrastructure and offered our help in achieving his vision for the city. Special thanks to the Apprenticeship Coordinator, Marty Anderson, for his expertise.