; (ii) expanding union representation for all workers; and (iii) creating ladders of opportunity, particularly for women and people of color, to access registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs in communities of all sizes across the country; (C) investing in Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities to build power and counteract racial and gender injustice by— (i) directing at least 40 percent of investments to communities that have been excluded, oppressed, and harmed by racist and unjust practices, including— (I) communities of color; (II) low-income communities; (III) deindustrialized communities; and (IV) communities facing environmental injustice; (ii) ensuring that investments in these communities enable— (I) the creation of good jobs with family-sustaining wages; (II) economic ownership opportunities that close the racial wealth gap; (III) pollution reduction; (IV) climate resilience; (V) small business support; (VI) economic opportunities for independent family farmers and ranchers; and (VII) the expansion of public services; (iii) ensuring that affected communities have the power to democratically plan, implement, and administer these projects; (iv) prioritizing local and equitable hiring and contracting that creates opportunities for— (I) people of color; (II) immigrants, regardless of immigration status; (III) formerly incarcerated individuals; (IV) women; (V) LGBTQIAP+ individuals; (VI) disabled and chronically ill individuals; and (VII) marginalized communities; and (v) providing access to quality workforce training, including through registered apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships to ensure real pathways to good careers, including those that have historically been inaccessible