[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 80 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF EASTBAY WORKS AT THE OAKLAND PRIVATE INDUSTRY 
                    COUNCIL'S OAKLAND CAREER CENTER

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 18, 1998

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today to 
congratulate the Oakland Private Industry Council as it celebrates the 
official launch of EASTBAY Works, a one-stop career and human resources 
center. A total of seventeen one-stop centers will operate throughout 
the East Bay and the Oakland Private Industry Council is proud to have 
an EASTBAY Works site located at their Oakland Career Center.
  EASTBAY Works is the direct result of a collaborative effort among 
organizations which recognized the need for coordinated, comprehensive 
services from the work force development community. Its purpose is to 
advance the economic well-being of the region by developing and 
maintaining a skilled workforce. This will be accomplished through a 
customer-focused collaboration of employment, training, economic 
development and educational partners working together to meet the needs 
of employers, job seekers and workers.
  EASTBAY Works will serve a wide range of individuals, such as, career 
changers, welfare recipients looking to enter the workplace, down-sized 
middle managers, under-employed workers, recent graduates, youth and 
more. It will offer a broad range of free services and resources, 
including: a career resource room, with telephones, faxes, and 
computers; job listings; job search skills training; information about 
and referral to job training programs; labor market information and on-
line access to the state of California's Employment Development 
Department.
  Employers will also receive services through EASTBAY Works. These 
employers will be matched with an employer representative who will 
provide services including; job posting capability in the career center 
and through the Internet, recruiting assistance with access to a large 
diverse pool of job applicants, labor market data and information about 
tax credits, hiring incentives and business permits.
  EASTBAY Works is an exciting and innovative endeavor which will serve 
as a model for career centers across the entire nation.

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