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Update 04/17/02

After months of delays, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) has finally released the revised regulations supporting AB 931. You will recall that AB 931 was passed into law in 1999, and called for the creation of a system of certification for electrical workers in California. Last year, interested parties were allowed to submit comments both in writing and in person. FLAC helped coordinate the response to the regulations, and we were present for the public hearings in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

We are pleased to report that the regulations have been somewhat improved. Electricians will no longer be required to provide their Social Security numbers, home addresses, and home telephone numbers to the DAS. Had these requirements been preserved, the IBEW would have had a very handy list with which to go recruiting. In addition, the certification examination "may" be available in Spanish, thereby giving minority workers at least some opportunity to remain in the trade. These improvements are due at least in part to the efforts of FLAC and contractors like yourselves.

To see the text of the regulations, go to www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/StatusAB931.html and click on the "proposed modified regulations" link. Please take this opportunity to review the regulations and send in your comments. Encourage the DAS to specifically recognize alternative means of training to be an electrician, such as community colleges and vocational schools. Remember, the IBEW is trying to use the power of the state to FORCE your employees to join union apprenticeship programs.

You may submit comments to the DAS in the following ways:

By mail:
Brian Goyette
Regulations Coordinator
Division of Apprenticeship
Standards
455 Golden Gate Avenue, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102

By email:
AB931comments@dir.ca.gov

By fax:
(415) 703-5477

The comment period started on April 15 and will end at 5 PM on April 30. Please make your voices heard. If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to call us.

As always, thank you for your support and participation. Thanks to you, we have already made a difference, but we have a long way to go. If you have not donated to FLAC recently, please consider doing so now. Our lawsuit against the state continues, and we need to be able to combat the might of the government and the unions combined. Remember, they will never rest in their efforts to force your employees into the union fold. 		 
     
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