Common use of Core Employees Clause in Contracts

Core Employees. (a) Contractors which are not independently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement may first employ, as needed, two (2) members of his core workforce, then, as needed, two (2) employees through a referral from the appropriate Union hiring hall. After those initial four (4) employees, the Contractors may employ, as needed, then one (1) more core employee, then one (1) more employee through the referral system, and so on until a maximum of five (5) core employees are employed. Thereafter, all additional employees in the affected trade or craft shall be requisitioned from the craft hiring hall in accordance with Section 3.3. In the laying off of employees, the number of core employees shall not exceed one-half plus one of the workforce for an employer with 10 or fewer employees, assuming the remaining employees are qualified to undertake the work available. This provision applies only to Contractors which are not independently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement and is not intended to limit the transfer provisions of the MLA of any trade. As part of this process, and in order to facilitate the contract administration procedures, as well as appropriate fringe benefit fund coverage, all Contractors shall require their core employees and any other persons employed other than through the Union referral process, to register with the appropriate Union hiring hall, if any, prior to their first day of employment at a project site. (b) The core work force is comprised of those employees whose names appeared on the Contractor’s active payroll for sixty (60) of the one hundred (100) working days immediately before award of Project Work to the Contractor; who possess any license required by state or federal law for the Project Work to be performed; and who have the ability to safely perform the basic functions of the applicable trade. (c) Prior to each Contractor performing any work on the Project, each Contractor shall provide a list of his core employees to the District and the Council. Failure to do so will prohibit the Contractor from using any core employees. Upon request by any Party to this Agreement, the Contractor hiring any core employee shall provide satisfactory proof (i.e., payroll records, quarterly tax records, driver’s license, voter registration, postal address and such other

Core Employees. (a) 3.8.1 Contractors which are not independently currently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement may first employ, as needed, two (2) members first, a member of his core workforce, then, as needed, two (2) employees then an employee through a referral from the appropriate Union hiring hall. After those initial four (4) employees, the Contractors may employ, as needed, then one (1) more a second core employee, then one (1) more a second employee through the referral system, and so on until a maximum of five (5) core employees are employed. Thereafter, thereafter, all additional employees in the affected trade or craft shall be requisitioned from the craft hiring hall in accordance with Section 3.3. In the laying off of employees, the number of core employees shall not exceed one-half plus one of the workforce for an employer with 10 or fewer employees, assuming the remaining employees are qualified to undertake the work available. This provision applies only to Contractors which are not independently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement and is not intended to limit the transfer provisions of the MLA of any trade. As part of this process, and in order to facilitate the contract administration procedures, as well as appropriate fringe benefit fund coverage, all Contractors shall require their core employees and any other persons employed other than through the Union referral process, to register with the appropriate Union hiring hall, if any, prior to their first day of employment at a project site. (b) 3.8.2 The core work force is comprised of those employees whose names appeared on the Contractor’s 's active payroll for sixty (60) of the one hundred (100) working days immediately before award of Project Work to the Contractor; who possess any license required by state or federal law for the Project Work to be performed; and who have the ability to safely perform the basic functions of the applicable tradetrade and who have been residing within Riverside County for the one hundred (100) working days immediately prior to the award of Project Work to the Contractor. (c) 3.8.3 Prior to each Contractor performing any work on the Project, each Contractor shall provide a list of his core employees to the District CWA Administrator and the Trades Council. Failure to do so will prohibit the Contractor from using any core employees. Upon request by any Party to this Agreement, the Contractor hiring any core employee shall provide satisfactory proof (i.e., payroll records, quarterly tax records, driver’s 's license, voter registration, registration and postal address address) evidencing the core employee's qualification as a core employee to the CWA Administrator and such otherthe Trades Council.

Core Employees. (a) 3.8.1 Contractors which are not independently currently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement may first employ, as needed, two (2) members first, a member of his its core workforce, then, as needed, two (2) employees then an employee through a referral from the appropriate Union hiring hall. After those initial four (4) employees, the Contractors may employ, as needed, then one (1) more a second core employee, then one (1) more a second employee through the referral system, and so on until a maximum of five (5) core employees are employed. Thereafteremployed in the Contractor’s workforce, thereafter, all additional employees in the affected trade or craft shall be requisitioned from the craft hiring hall in accordance with Section 3.3. In the laying off of employees, the number of core employees shall not exceed one-half plus one of the workforce for an employer with 10 or fewer employees, assuming the remaining employees are qualified to undertake the work available. This provision applies only to Contractors which are not independently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement and is not intended to limit the transfer provisions of the MLA of any trade. As part of this process, and in order to facilitate the contract administration procedures, as well as appropriate fringe benefit fund coverage, all Contractors shall require their core employees and any other persons employed other than through the Union referral process, to register with the appropriate Union hiring hall, if any, prior to their first day of employment at a project site. (b) 3.8.2 The core work force is comprised of those employees whose names appeared on the Contractor’s active payroll for sixty (60) of the one hundred (100) working days immediately before award of Project Work to the Contractor; who have worked at least two-thousand (2,000) hours in the construction craft in which they are employed, during the prior four (4) years; who possess any license required by state or federal law for the Project Work to be performed; and and, who have the ability to safely perform the basic functions of the applicable trade. (c) 3.8.3 Prior to each Contractor performing any work on the Project, each Contractor shall provide a list of his core employees to the District CWA Administrator and the Trades Council. Failure to do so will prohibit the Contractor from using any core employees. Upon request by any Party to this Agreement, the Contractor hiring any core employee shall provide satisfactory proof (i.e., payroll records, quarterly tax records, driver’s license, voter registration, postal address and such othergovernmental documentation) evidencing the core employee’s qualification as a core employee to the CWA Administrator and the Trades Council.

Core Employees. (a) Contractors which are The parties recognize and support the City’s commitment to provide opportunities for all businesses, particularly local, small and emerging business enterprises, to participate on the Project. In furtherance of this commitment, the Parties agree that a Contractor that is not independently signatory a party to a Master Labor Agreement may first employcurrent collective bargaining agreement with a signatory union shall have the opportunity to employ a core workforce of its experienced employees (“Core Employees”) on Project Work by directly employing on the Project one (1) of its regular work force who, at the time the Contractor is awarded work on the Project, meets the following qualifications: (i) possesses any license required by state or federal law for the Project work to be performed; (ii) has been on the Contractor’s active payroll for at least 60 out of the 100 working days prior to the award; and (iii) has the ability to safely perform the basic functions of the applicable trade. Once an eligible Contractor has employed one (1) Core Employee, its next employee shall be referred pursuant to 3.3(c), above, and then one for one to a maximum of ten (10) Core Employees per Contractor. Furthermore, the parties recognize and support the City’s commitment to HUD Section 3 project compliance and the City’s desire to increase the participation of local small businesses in the City. In furtherance of this commitment and desire, the Parties agree that certain Contractors shall have the opportunity to employ a greater ratio of Core Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, the Parties agree that a Contractor that is (i) a qualified Section 3 Business (as neededdefined in Attachment B attached hereto) and/or a City-certified Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE) and (ii) not a party to a current collective bargaining agreement with a signatory union, shall have the opportunity to employ two (2) members of his core workforceCore Employees who, thenat the time the Contractor is awarded work on the Project, as needed, meets the qualifications listed in 3.6 above. Once an eligible Contractor has employed two (2) Core Employees, its next employees through a referral from the appropriate Union hiring hall. After those initial four (4) employees, the Contractors may employ, as needed, shall then be referred one (1) more core employee, then one (1) more employee through the referral system, and so on until for one to a maximum of five ten (510) core employees are employedCore Employees per Contractor. ThereafterThe Contractor and any subcontractor or subconsultant, all additional employees in at any tier, shall submit to the affected trade or craft shall be requisitioned from PLA Administrator a City of Long Beach Core Employees List (Attachment C) prior to commencing work on the craft hiring hall in accordance with Section 3.3Project. In the laying off of employeesoff, the number of core employees Core Employees shall not exceed one-half plus one of the workforce for an employer with 10 ten (10) or fewer less employees, assuming the remaining employees are qualified to undertake the work available. This provision applies only The Contractor shall notify the appropriate union(s) of each employee employed under this Section. A Contractor desiring to Contractors which are not independently signatory use its Core Employees on the Project must identify them at the time it receives the Notice to a Master Labor Agreement and is not intended to limit the transfer provisions of the MLA of any trade. As part of this processProceed, and in order provide proof of their eligibility to facilitate the contract administration proceduresPLA Administrator, as well as appropriate fringe benefit fund coverage, all Contractors who shall require their core employees and any other persons employed other than through provide such proof to the Union referral process, to register with the appropriate Union hiring hall, if any, prior to their first day Trades Council at its request. For proof of employment at a project site. (b) The core work force is comprised of those employees whose names appeared on the Contractor’s active payroll for sixty (60) of the one hundred (100) working days immediately before award of Project Work to the Contractor; who possess any license required by state or federal law for the Project Work to be performed; and who have the ability to safely perform the basic functions of the applicable trade. (c) Prior to each Contractor performing any work on the Project, each Contractor shall provide a list of his core employees to the District and the Council. Failure to do so will prohibit the Contractor from using any core employees. Upon request by any Party to this Agreement, the Contractor hiring any core employee shall provide satisfactory proof (i.e., payroll recordseligibility, quarterly tax recordsrecords or payroll records normally maintained by the Contractor (or officially recognized substitutes) shall be utilized; and for residency, driver’s proof is demonstrated by a drivers’ license, voter registration, postal address and such otheraddress, utility statements, or other official acknowledgments.

Core Employees. (a) Contractors which are Employers who do not independently signatory to have a Master Labor Agreement may first employ, as needed, two (2) members of his core workforce, then, as needed, two (2) employees through a referral from the appropriate Union hiring hall. After those initial four (4) employees, the Contractors may employ, as needed, then one (1) more core employee, then one (1) more employee through the referral system, and so on until a maximum of five (5) core employees are employed. Thereafter, all additional employees in the affected trade or craft shall be requisitioned from the craft hiring hall in accordance with Section 3.3. In the laying off of employees, the number of core employees shall not exceed one-half plus one of the workforce for an employer with 10 or fewer employees, assuming the remaining employees are qualified to undertake the work available. This provision applies only to Contractors which are not independently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement and is not intended to limit the transfer provisions of the MLA of any trade. As part of this process, and in order to facilitate the contract administration procedures, as well as appropriate fringe benefit fund coverage, all Contractors shall require their core employees and any other persons employed other than through the Union referral process, to register collective bargaining relationship with the appropriate Union hiring hall, if any, prior to their first day of employment at a project site. (b) The core work force is comprised of those employees whose names appeared on the Contractor’s active payroll for sixty (60) of the one hundred (100) working days immediately before award of Project Work to the Contractor; who possess any license required by state or federal law for the Project Work to be performed; and who have the ability to safely perform the basic functions of the applicable trade. (c) Prior to each Contractor performing any work Signatory Unions on the Project, each Contractor shall provide a list but are signatory to this Agreement via the Letter of his Assent (Attachment “A”), may employ their own core employees employee craft workers. “Core Employees” in this context only refers to the District following craft workers: working foremen, journeymen, working owner-operators, and apprentices. The term Core Employees does not refer to employees otherwise excluded in Article II such as supervisory, management or non-working owners of non-signatory contractors. A. It is agreed by the Council. Failure Parties that the intent of the Core Employee definition is to do so will prohibit the Contractor from using any core protect fair and legal employment standards, and to secure opportunities for contractors, regular employees. Upon request by any Party , and union craft workers. B. For open shop, non-DBE Firms who are signatory to this Agreement, the Contractor hiring limits on Core Employees shall be as follows: the first two workers may be Core Employees; the next two craft workers shall be union referrals. Thereafter, dispatch may alternate Core Employees and Union Referred Employees, on a one-for-one basis, with the Core Employee total number not to exceed 50% plus one worker of the Employer’s craft workforce, or otherwise by mutual agreement of the Employer and Union. C. Employees shall be deemed Core Employees if they have been on the Employer’s payroll a minimum of 500 hours in the 6 months prior to the Project, and on the Employer’s active payroll a minimum of 60 days prior to start of work on the Project. Core Employees shall meet the minimum qualifications of the craft they are performing and shall hold all required licenses and certifications for the work of their craft. D. The Committee may waive the definition of Core Employee based upon the Employer’s craft needs and past practice. The vote of the Committee must be unanimous. All affected crafts must be notified at least 15 days in advance and be present for any core employee waiver decisions. E. Non-Core referred Employees shall provide satisfactory proof (i.e., payroll records, quarterly tax records, driver’s license, voter registration, postal address and such otherbe hired according to the appropriate union referral procedures.

Core Employees. Except for Contractors who are signatory to separate collective bargaining agreement(s) with a signatory Union, (a) Contractors which are not independently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement All Contractors, including Subcontractors, may first employ, as needed, two (2) members first a member of his its core workforce, then, as needed, two (2) employees then an employee through a referral from the appropriate Union hiring hall. After those initial four (4) employees, the Contractors may employ, as needed, then one (1) more a second member of its core employeeworkforce, then one (1) more and a second employee through the referral system, , and so on until up to three (3) members of Contractor’s core work force are employed on Project Work. Once a maximum of five three (53) core employees are employed. Thereafter, all additional further employees in the affected trade or craft shall be requisitioned from employed pursuant to the craft hiring hall in accordance with Section 3.3dispatch provisions of this Article. In the laying off of employeesoff, the number of core employees shall not exceed one-half plus one of the workforce for an employer of a Contractor with 10 six (6) or fewer employees, assuming the remaining employees are qualified to undertake the work available. This provision applies only to Contractors which are not independently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement and is not intended to limit the transfer provisions of the MLA of any trade. As part of this process, and in order to facilitate the contract administration procedures, as well as appropriate fringe benefit fund coverage, all Contractors shall require their core employees and any other persons employed other than through the Union referral process, to register with the appropriate Union hiring hall, if any, prior to their first day of employment at a project site. (b) The core work force is comprised of those employees journeyperson employees: (1) whose names appeared on the Contractor’s active payroll for sixty at least thirty (6030) of the one last one-hundred eighty (100180) working days immediately before award of the Project Work to the Contractor; and (2) who possess any license required by state or federal law for the Project Work to be performed; and and (3) who have the ability to safely perform the basic functions of the applicable trade; and (4) who are residents of the County on the effective date of this PLA, or have been residents of the District or County for one-hundred eighty (180) days prior to the award of Project Work to the Contractor. (c) Prior to each Contractor performing If there are any work on questions regarding a core employee's eligibility under this provision, the ProjectProject Labor Coordinator, each Contractor shall provide a list of his core employees to the District and at the Council's request, shall obtain appropriate proof of such from the Contractor. Failure to do so will prohibit the Contractor from using any core employees. Upon request by any Party to this Agreement, the Contractor hiring any core employee shall provide satisfactory For proof (i.e., payroll recordsof employment eligibility, quarterly tax recordsrecords or payroll records normally maintained by the Contractor (or officially recognized substitutes) shall be utilized; and for residency, adequate proof thereof through driver’s license, voter registration, postal address and such otheraddress, or other official acknowledgements. (d) All core employees shall register with the appropriate hiring hall, if any.

Core Employees. (a) Contractors which are Employers who do not independently signatory to have a Master Labor Agreement may first employ, as needed, two (2) members of his core workforce, then, as needed, two (2) employees through a referral from the appropriate Union hiring hall. After those initial four (4) employees, the Contractors may employ, as needed, then one (1) more core employee, then one (1) more employee through the referral system, and so on until a maximum of five (5) core employees are employed. Thereafter, all additional employees in the affected trade or craft shall be requisitioned from the craft hiring hall in accordance with Section 3.3. In the laying off of employees, the number of core employees shall not exceed one-half plus one of the workforce for an employer with 10 or fewer employees, assuming the remaining employees are qualified to undertake the work available. This provision applies only to Contractors which are not independently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement and is not intended to limit the transfer provisions of the MLA of any trade. As part of this process, and in order to facilitate the contract administration procedures, as well as appropriate fringe benefit fund coverage, all Contractors shall require their core employees and any other persons employed other than through the Union referral process, to register collective bargaining relationship with the appropriate Union hiring hall, if any, prior to their first day of employment at a project site. (b) The core work force is comprised of those employees whose names appeared on the Contractor’s active payroll for sixty (60) of the one hundred (100) working days immediately before award of Project Work to the Contractor; who possess any license required by state or federal law for the Project Work to be performed; and who have the ability to safely perform the basic functions of the applicable trade. (c) Prior to each Contractor performing any work Signatory Unions on the Project, each Contractor shall provide a list but are signatory to this Agreement via the Letter of his Assent (Attachment “A”), may employ their own core employees employee craft workers. “Core Employees” in this context only refers to the District following craft workers: working foremen, journeymen, working owner- operators, and apprentices. The term Core Employees does not refer to employees otherwise excluded in Article II such as supervisory, management or non-working owners of non-signatory contractors. A. It is agreed by the Council. Failure Parties that the intent of the Core Employee definition is to do so will prohibit the Contractor from using any core protect fair and legal employment standards, and to secure opportunities for contractors, regular employees. Upon request by any Party , and union craft workers. B. For open shop, non-DBE Firms who are signatory to this Agreement, the Contractor hiring any core employee limits on Core Employees shall provide satisfactory proof (i.e.be as follows: the first two workers may be Core Employees; the next two craft workers shall be union referrals. Thereafter, dispatch may alternate Core Employees and Union Referred Employees, on a one-for-one basis, with the Core Employee total number not to exceed 50% plus one worker of the Employer’s craft workforce, or otherwise by mutual agreement of the Employer and Union. C. Employees shall be deemed Core Employees if they have been on the Employer’s payroll recordsa minimum of 500 hours in the 6 months prior to the Project, quarterly tax recordsand on the Employer’s active payroll a minimum of 60 days prior to start of work on the Project. Core Employees shall meet the minimum qualifications of the craft they are performing, driverand shall hold all required licenses and certifications for the work of their craft. D. The Committee may waive the definition of Core Employee based upon the Employer’s license, voter registration, postal address craft needs and such otherpast practice. The vote of the Committee must be unanimous. E. Non-Core referred Employees shall be hired according to the appropriate union referral procedures.

Core Employees. (a) Except as otherwise provided in separate collective bargaining agreement(s) to which the Contractor is signatory, Contractors which are not independently signatory to a Master Labor Agreement may first employ, as needed, two (2) members first, a member of his core workforce, then, as needed, two (2) employees then an employee through a referral from the appropriate Union hiring hall. After those initial four (4) employees, the Contractors may employ, as needed, then one (1) more a second core employee, then one (1) more a second employee through the referral system, and so on until a maximum of five (5) core employees are employed. Thereafter, thereafter, all additional employees in the affected trade or craft shall be requisitioned from the craft hiring hall in accordance with Section 3.3. In the laying off of employees, the number of core employees shall not exceed one-one- half plus one of the workforce for an employer with 10 ten (10) or fewer employees, assuming the remaining employees are qualified to undertake the work available. This provision applies only to Contractors which who are not independently directly signatory to a Master Labor current Schedule A Agreement for the craft worker in its employ and is not intended to limit the transfer provisions of the MLA Schedule A Agreement of any trade. As part of this process, and in order to facilitate the contract administration procedures, as well as appropriate fringe benefit fund coverage, all Contractors shall require their core employees and any other persons employed other than through the Union referral process, to register with the appropriate Union hiring hall, if any, prior to their first day of employment at a project site. (b) The core work force workforce is comprised of those employees employees: (1) whose names appeared on the Contractor’s active payroll for at least sixty (60) of the one last one-hundred twenty (100120) working days immediately before award of the Project Work to the Contractor; and (2) who possess any license required by state or federal law for the Project Work to be performed; and and (3) who have the ability to safely perform the basic functions of the applicable trade; and (4) who have worked at least two-thousand (2,000) hours in the construction craft in which they are employed; and (5) who have been residents of Los Angeles or Orange County for one- hundred eighty (180) days prior to the award of Project Work to the Contractor, or a Veteran as defined Section 3.5(a), or a graduate of the District. (c) Prior to each Contractor performing any work on the Project, each Contractor shall provide a list of his core employees to the District Project Labor Coordinator and the Council. Failure to do so will prohibit the Contractor from using any core employees. Upon request by any Party to this Agreement, the Contractor hiring any core employee shall provide satisfactory proof (i.e., payroll records, quarterly tax records, driver’s license, voter registration, postal address and such otherother documentation) evidencing the core employee’s qualification as a core employee to the Project Labor Coordinator and the Council.