Item 51 - Approve Proposed Community Workforce Agreement

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Community Workforce Agreement 10 City of Santa Ana 3.3.2 The local Unions will exert their best efforts to recruit and refer sufficient numbers of skilled craft workers to fulfill the labor requirements of the Contractor, including specific employment obligations to which the Contractor may be legally and/or contractually obligated; and to refer apprentices as requested to develop a larger, skilled workforce. The Unions will work with their affiliated regional and national unions, and jointly with the CWA Administrator and others designated by the City, to identify and refer competent craft persons as needed for Project Work, and to identify and hire individuals, particularly residents of the City, for entrance into joint labor/management apprenticeship programs, or to participate in other identified programs and procedures to assist individuals in qualifying and becoming eligible for such apprenticeship programs, all maintained to increase the available supply of skilled craft personnel for Project Work and future construction of maintenance work to be undertaken by the City. 3.3.3 The Union shall not knowingly refer an employee currently employed by a Contractor on a covered Project to any other Contractor. Section 3.4 Non-Discrimination in Referral, Employment, and Contracting The Unions and Contractors agree that they will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in hiring and dispatching on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, membership in a labor organization, sexual orientation, political affiliation, marital status or disability. Further, it is recognized that the City has certain policies, programs, and goals for the utilization of local small business enterprises. The Parties shall jointly endeavor to assure that these commitments are fully met, and that any provisions of this Agreement which may appear to interfere with local small business enterprises successfully bidding for work within the scope of this Agreement shall be carefully reviewed, and adjustments made as may be appropriate and agreed upon among the Parties, to ensure full compliance with the spirit and letter of the City’s policies and commitment to its goals for the significant utilization of local small businesses as direct Contractors or suppliers for Project Work. Section 3.5 Employment of City Residents 3.5.1 The Unions and Contractors agree that, to the extent allowed by law, and as long as they possess the requisite skills and qualifications, the Unions will exert their best efforts to refer and/or recruit sufficient numbers of skilled craft “Local Residents,” as defined herein, to fulfill the requirements of the Contractors. In recognition of the fact that the City and the communities surrounding Project Work will be impacted by the construction of the Project Work, the parties agree to support the hiring of workers from the residents of these surrounding areas, as well as Veterans and individuals who have successfully completed the Building Trades Multi-Craft Core Curriculum Pre-Apprenticeship Program, regardless of where they reside, for Project Work. Towards that end, the Unions shall exert their best efforts to encourage and provide referrals and utilization of qualified workers, first, to those residing in U. S. Postal Service zip codes which overlap all of the City of Santa Ana, as set forth in “Attachment B” attached hereto, as well as Veterans, regardless of where they reside (“Tier 1”). If the Unions cannot provide the Contractors in the attainment of a sufficient number of qualified workers from T ier 1, second, the Unions shall exert their best efforts to then recruit and identify for referral qualified workers residing within the County of Orange and individuals who have successfully completed the Building Trades Multi- Craft Core Curriculum Pre-Apprenticeship Program, regardless of where they reside (“Tier 2”).