HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE, TRADES, AND TALENT
REP. BETH GRIFFIN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, June 17, 2021
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Workforce, Trades, and Talent was called to order by the Chair
Griffin.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Griffin, Martin, Howell, Farrington, Eisen, Markkanen, Sabo, Hope,
O'Neal.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Eisen moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 10, 2021. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid before the committee the topic, "State of the Workforce."
Roy Baldwin, representing the Baldwin's Smokehouse, testified in support of
JeremyManthei, representing the Manufacturing
Manthei Veneer, testified in support of
Glenn Stevens, representing the MICHauto, testified in support of
Lisa
Lunsford, representing the GS3 Global, testified in support of
Aida Tanaka, representing the Shape Corporation, testified in support of
Luke Barber, representing the Barber Packaging, testified in support of
Zack Morris, testified in support of
Phil and Pam Campau, representing the Jacquelin House Assisted Living, testified in support
of
Gary Eisen, representing the Eisen, Inc., testified in support of
A, representing the Abudieti, testified in support of
Tony Daoud, representing the Sunoco Stations, testified in support of
Mary Beth DeFazio, representing the AJ's Walleye Lodge, testified in support of
Jon Lynch, representing the Three Rivers Corporation, testified in support of
John McGee, representing the McGee's, Harrington's By the B, and Sorelinna, testified in
support of
Frank Rewold, representing the Frank Rewold and Sons, testified in support of
Todd Cook, representing the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity,
testified in support of
There being no further business before the committee; Representative Markkanen moved that
the committee adjourn. There being no objections, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:20
a.m.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Beth Griffin adjourned the
meeting at 10:15 AM.
Representative Beth Griffin, Chair
Joy Brewer
Committee Clerk
joybrewer@house.mi.gov
Date Adopted: June 24, 2021