Trying to make clipping mask - HELP!

So I'm trying to make a clipping mask for this graphic in picture 34, I want it to look like picture 35.
I've got the contruction guy on layer 1, and the two cut outs on layer 2 above, I've grouped them all and click on clipping mask/make and nothing happens. I want the two cuts to cut out those sections on the contruction object.
Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

Dan, hold on,
Here's what I did:
1. bring the two white shapes to the front
2. send the black construction guy to the back
3. select everything
4. Effect/Pathfinder>Minus Front/Subtract
Do not use Effect, use the Pathfinder palette, bundled with the Transform and Align palettes.
Then it should work.
Minus Front is the name of the option in the newest version(s), Subtract from Shape Area in older ones.

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