2008-2011 Mayoral State of the City addresses: on Jobs


Annise Parker: Hire Houston First: local workers from local companies

I promised a Hire Houston First policy to encourage the use of local companies and the hiring of local workers on taxpayer-funded projects so that more of our city government tax dollars stay in our local economy. To that end, an executive order awaiting my signature would mandate the selection of the local business when all else in a competitive bid process is equal. If the contract cannot be awarded to a local business, the City shall, to the extent legally permissible, give consideration to the contractor or vendor demonstrating the ability to achieve the highest use of local resources. We are also pursuing legislation in Austin that would take this executive order a step further toward an even stronger local preference policy.
Source: 2011 State of the City Speech Apr 15, 2011

Mark Begich: Anchorage employment grew by 800 jobs since Jan. 2008

If you attended last week’s Anchorage Economic Development Corporation forecast lunch, you heard that Anchorage’s employment grew by more than 800 jobs in just the first five months of this year.
Source: 2008 State of the City Address Jul 28, 2008

Cory Booker: Passed laws on prevailing wage & large-scale firings

Our Administration has taken numerous steps [on labor issues]: from being the first city in New Jersey to adopt a prevailing wage law to the first city to pass legislation to prevent large scale firing of workers when new contracts are awarded.
Source: 2008 State of the City Address Feb 1, 2008

Rudy Giuliani: Work is a good thing

New York is moving in the direction of reestablishing the work ethnic. Work is a good thing. It’s a wonderful thing. It’s the reason that people have come to America in large, large numbers to work, to create a better opportunity for themselves and their children. It’s what immigration is all about. And work allows you to take care of yourself and your family, and to achieve your dreams.
Source: 2000 State of the City Address Jan 13, 2000

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