Item 51 - Approve Proposed Community Workforce Agreement

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Community Workforce Agreement 11 City of Santa Ana For Dispatch purposes, employees residing within either of these two (2) tiers, 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, shall be referred to as Local Residents. 3.5.2 A goal of 30% of the total work hours performed on each Project shall be performed by Local Residents. 3.5.3 The Unions agree to support the operation of pre-apprentice referral programs in the City. Further, the Unions agree to place on their referral roles or in their apprentice training programs, as appropriate and needed, qualified persons sent to them by designated City organizations or other organizations working with the City to increase construction industry work opportunities for City residents. Section 3.6 Requirements on Contractors To facilitate the dispatch of Local Residents, all Contractors will be required to utilize the Craft Employee Request Form whenever they are requesting the referral of any employee from a Union referral list for any Covered Project, a sample of which is attached as “Attachment C.” When Local Residents are requested by the Contractors, the Unions will refer such workers regardless of their place in the Unions’ hiring halls’ list and normal referral procedures. Section 3.7 Helmets to Hardhats The Contractors and the Unions recognize a desire to facilitate the entry into the building and construction trades of Veterans who are interested in careers in the building and construction industry. The Contractors and Unions agree to utilize the services of non-profit Veterans support organizations, including but not limited to, the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment and Veterans Employment (hereinafter “Center”) and the Center’s “Helmets to Hardhats” program to serve as a resource for preliminary orientation, assessment of construction aptitude, referral to apprenticeship programs or hiring halls, counseling and mentoring, support network, employment opportunities and other needs as identified by the Parties. For purposes of this Agreement the term “Eligible Veteran” shall have the same meaning as the term “veteran” as defined under Title 5, Section 2108(1) of the United States Code as the same may be amended or re-codified from time to time. It shall be the responsibility of each qualified applicant to provide the Unions with proof of his/her status as an Eligible Veteran. 3.7.1 The Unions and Contractors agree to coordinate with non-profit Veteran organizations, including, the Center to create and maintain an integrated database of veterans interested in working on this Project Work and of apprenticeship and employment opportunit ies for working on Project Work. To the extent permitted by law, the Unions will give credit to such Veterans for bona fide, provable past experience. Section 3.8 Core Employees 3.8.1 Contractors not currently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement may employ, as needed, first, a member of its core workforce, then an employee through a referral from the appropriate Union hiring hall, then a second core employee, then a second employee through the referral system, and so on until a maximum of five (5) core employees are employed in the