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Construction Trades Perspective <br />• The labor unions acknowledge a cost increase using a STW <br />• Contend a waterfall of tangible benefits addresses the core of the <br />affordable housing crisis <br />• An employee earning a living wage with employment benefits can attain <br />decent housing and a higher quality of life <br />• A reliable and stable workforce <br />• Reduced public reliance on government assistance programs <br />• Higher efficiency from a trained employee <br />• A career pathway to the various construction trades <br />• Promote regional jobs -housing balance <br />• Promote environmental benefits from reduced vehicle miles traveled <br />• Local pride of working on a project developed in Santa Ana <br />• The labor unions also expressed support for a sliding scale approach to <br />incentivize the use of a STW. <br />