Required terms for citywide community workforce agreement

In the event a Community Workforce Agreement is required, the CWA must include the following terms: (1) The CWA must be binding on all Contractors at all tiers, and all Contractors shall condition the engagement of each subcontractor on the subcontractor’s execution of an Agreement to be Bound; (2) The City may select any qualified bidder for its award of a contract for a Covered Project without regard to whether it is otherwise a signatory to a Master Agreement. The bidder need only be willing, ready and able to execute and comply with the terms of the CWA in order to be awarded a contract on a Covered Project; (3) The CWA must prohibit discrimination on any basis prohibited by federal, State, or local law; (4) Alleged violations of the CWA must be resolved by a mandatory, final, and binding arbitration procedure; (5) The Unions shall refrain from strikes, picketing, and other labor actions on or arising from a Covered Project and the Contractors shall refrain from lockouts or similar actions on or arising from a Covered Project; (6) All apprentices must be indentured in a State-approved apprenticeship program; (7) Incorporation of the “Helmets to Hardhats” program, which creates pathways for careers in construction to returning veterans; and (8) The CWA must be in effect for a five-year term, and unless otherwise ordered by the city, will roll over for successive five-year terms thereafter. The CWA must apply to each Covered Project until completion of the project.