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Staff Update on Implementation of the Community Workforce Agreement
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff will update the Committee on the implementation of the Community Workforce Agreement as the Agreement's three year term will end on December 31, 2018.
BACKGROUND
On June 15, 2015, the City Council approved adoption of a Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) negotiated with the Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council (BTC) and its affiliated local unions to govern labor procedures for City construction projects awarded above $1,000,000. Further, the CWA set in place policies and goals related to the hiring of San Leandro residents to work on City construction projects and the hiring of San Leandro residents into the signatory unions' apprenticeship programs. The three-year term of the CWA began on January 1, 2016.
The current CWA has a goal of 10% participation by San Leandro residents as apprentices on construction projects that are covered by the CWA. Contractors are required to make good faith efforts to reach this goal through the utilization of the Unions' hiring hall procedures. The CWA also requires contractors to hire one San Leandro resident as a New Apprentice for the first $1 million of their bid amount. Thereafter, for every $5 million of project monies, the contractor is required to hire one additional New Apprentice. The intent of this requirement is to increase pathways for San Leandro residents into the building trades. For San Leandro journeymen-level workers, the CWA sets a 30% goal of total project hours. After the contractor uses the Unions' hiring hall procedures and, if qualified workers from San Leandro are not available, workers who reside in Alameda County can be hired to meet the apprentice goal of 10% and the journeymen goal of 30%.
Staff coordinate the activities of the five person Joint Administrative Committee. This Committee is comprised of two representatives selected by the City; two represe...
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