October 31, 2018
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O PINION
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Business
Martin
Cleaning
Service
Carpet & Upholstery
Cleaning
Residential &
Commercial Services
Minimum Service CHG.
$50.00
A small distance/travel
charge may be applied
CARPET CLEANING
2 Cleaning Areas or more
$30.00 each Area
Pre-Spray Traffic Areas
(Includes: 1 small Hallway)
1 Cleaning Area (only)
$50.00
Includes Pre-Spray Traffic Area
and Hallway
Building Our Green Workforce for the Future
Why I’m voting
yes and you
should too
p atriCia D aniels
Amidst unprec-
edented
economic
growth in Portland,
demand for clean
energy and green
infrastructure con-
tinues to grow. Green workforce
development offers a proactive
shift away from the status quo,
yet traditionally underrepresented
workers continue to be excluded
from this movement. The Portland
Clean Energy Initiative brings
greatly needed resources to clean
energy infrastructure and will
provide just pathways that allow
chronically unemployed workers
the entry into new livelihoods.
At Constructing Hope, we en-
courage self-sufficiency through
skills training and education in the
construction industry for low in-
come people, those with a history,
and those seeking a family wage
career. Every day, we see the stag-
gering need for green workforce
programs in underinvested com-
munities. Between 20 and 25 per-
cent of the $30 million annually
that will be generated by the Port-
land Clean Energy Initiative will
fund green job training, appren-
ticeship programs and contractor
support initiatives for low income
by
people, communities of color,
women, disabled people and the
chronically underemployed.
The term “green jobs” refers
broadly to jobs that contribute to
the restoration of ecological
balance. This can include
a broad range of indus-
tries, including the build-
ing trades, transit service
provision, environmental
restoration, urban design,
and engineering, to name
mechanization of labor, manufac-
turing and other historically living
wage jobs are no longer readily
available for blue collar workers.
This has resulted in a deep lack
of opportunity and choice for our
community members without a
formal education. Often, they re-
sort to minimum wage jobs in re-
tail, restaurants and other service
industries. With little upward mo-
bility and few to no benefits, they
must take multiple jobs in order to
sidered progress if those who have
suffered the injustices of our cur-
rent economy do not benefit? The
jobs generated will provide tan-
gible pathways to fulfilling, sus-
tainable work opportunities across
our city. All jobs created through
Portland Clean Energy Initiative
will pay at least $21.60 per hour,
or 180 percent of minimum wage.
Support for the economically
disadvantaged and traditionally
underrepresented workers in the
The jobs generated will provide tangible
pathways to fulfilling, sustainable work
opportunities across our city. All jobs created
through Portland Clean Energy Initiative will
pay at least $21.60 per hour, or 180 percent of
minimum wage.
a few. The Portland Clean Energy
Initiative will catalyze growth of
living wage jobs primarily within
the green building trades, e.g. so-
lar manufacturing, installation and
maintenance. Green jobs train-
ing and other funded activities,
like sustainable urban agriculture
and green infrastructure develop-
ment, will build a robust base of
green job options for communities
across Portland.
With the rise of outsourcing and
afford the cost of living. This re-
sults in less time with family and
in community. Long commutes
and unfulfilling, underappreciated
work leaves our laborers feeling
and experiencing exploitation,
resulting in low morale and in-
creased health challenges.
The Portland Clean Energy Ini-
tiative is grounded in the concept
of a “just transition.” A transition
to a clean energy economy is in-
evitable, but can it truly be con-
skilled workforce will build path-
ways out of poverty that restore
balance to our ecological and so-
cial fabric.
Join me in building a green
economy that reduces greenhouse
gas emissions and provides bene-
fits to those that need it the most.
Vote yes for Portland Clean Ener-
gy Initiative this November!
Patricia Daniels is the execu-
tive director at Constructing Hope
Pre-Apprenticeship Program.
Stairs (12-16 stairs - With
Other Services) : $30.00
Heavily Soiled Area:
$10.00 each area
(Requiring Pre-Spray)
Area/Oriental Rug Cleaning
Regular Area Rugs
$25.00 Minimum
Wool Oriental Rugs
$40.00 Minimum
UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING
Sofa: $70.00
Loveseat: $50.00
Sectional: $110 - $140
Chair or Recliner:
$25.00 - $50.00
Throw Pillows (With
Other Services) : $5.00
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