§ 20.37.050. Community Workforce Agreement

A.

The Director shall negotiate and execute a CWA that applies to all Covered Projects other than projects deemed impracticable under Section 20.37.020. The CWA shall comply with and include the applicable terms of this Chapter 20.37 and any applicable rules and standards developed by the Director. The CWA shall require that all Contractors agree to abide by the terms of the CWA in order to compete and serve on the Covered Project.

B.

The Director shall include a requirement in the CWA that one of every five Apprentices employed on a Covered Project be Preferred Entry candidates.

C.

The Director shall establish provisions within the CWA that encourage Open-Shop subcontractors to compete and participate in Covered Projects, including reimbursing existing employer sponsored dual-benefit health and pension costs paid by Open-Shop Contractors, which are determined by the City to be compliant with usual benefits as defined in WAC 296-127-014.

D.

The CWA shall permit an Open-Shop Contractor to employ as many as three Core Employees on each contract for a Covered Project, provided the Core Employees meet the Core Employee criteria set forth in the CWA, and up to two Apprentices enrolled in an Apprentice Training Program who are also one of the following: (1) a Priority Worker, (2) a Pre-apprentice Graduate, (3) or an individual who furthers the City's aspirational goals for women and people of color. Open-Shop Contractors are allowed to select and hire these Core Employees and Apprentices before filling any further hiring needs through Dispatch. Open-Shop Contractors must notify the Union and identify their Core Employees and Apprentices. FAS has authority, at any time, to verify that the employees meet the definition of Core Employee as established in the CWA.

E.

No worker shall be required to become a member of a Union to be eligible for employment on a project under a CWA with The City of Seattle. No Contractor shall be required to become affiliated with a Union to be eligible for work on a project under a CWA with The City of Seattle.

F.

The Department may provide technical assistance to WMBE and Open-Shop Contractors in transitioning to a CWA environment.

(Ord. 125368 , § 4, 2017; Ord. 124690 , § 2, 2015.)