Community Workforce Agreements: The Pathway to Coalitions Between Labor and Community
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2010
Level
City or Town
State(s)
All States
Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement, Public Spaces
This report outlines effective and equitable community workforce agreements (CWAs) and recommends that these agreements include alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, collectively bargained wage and benefit rates, targeted hiring plans, and accountability monitoring systems. It also includes case studies that feature effective CWAs and their impacts.