Protest at City College of San Francisco Highlights Local Hiring Disputes

By Tabari Morristabari@sfbayview.com African American Construction Collective (AACC): Local contractors and workers protest at City College of San Francisco, citing the absence of local workers and contractors in the development—a violation of local hiring laws. Photo by Tabari Morris. San Francisco, CA – An early morning protest today at the City College of San Francisco was meant to call attention to the low numbers of local and African American workers on a new construction project at the college. African American Construction Collective or AACC, led the protest, where speakers were there to bring out what they say are the college and its contractors’ failures in fulfilling local hiring practices and inclusion. AACC’s Call for Local InclusionMike Gregory, president of the AACC, expressed his frustration with the hiring practices of the project. “We know this project is already started, but if you don’t hear the thing right, right now, right down there, you won’t even gear up down there,” said Gregory, referencing how critical it is that this matter is repaired before it becomes any worse than it already is. One of the paramount concerns of the AACC on this issue is the lack of presence of San Francisco businesses and...