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Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 1 RESOLUTION NO. 3736 2 3 A Resolution of the Port of Seattle Commission establishing a 4 Priority Hire Policy Directive; and amending the 5 Policy Directive related to practices for 6 construction labor for projects located on Port 7 property adopted by Resolution No. 3725. 8 9 WHEREAS, the construction industry is forecasted to experience consistent growth in 10 the King County region over the next decade; and 11 12 WHEREAS, numerous studies show a widening gap between the demand for 13 construction labor and the supply of skilled trade workers in the regional labor market for King 14 County public agencies. The Regional Public Owners Group estimate there will be over sixty- 15 seven billion dollars in public construction projects by 2042 with over seventy million labor hours 16 needed to fulfill this demand for projects. It is projected that between 2018 and 2023 there will 17 be a shortage of over 4100 skilled workers. Regional labor supply is forecasted to underserve 18 demand by an average of 9 to 10 percent during 2018-2042; and 19 20 WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle makes among the largest investments in infrastructure 21 projects in the region. In 2017, the Port of Seattle is projected to spend approximately $180 22 million on construction projects and estimates continual growth in future years. The Port's 23 capital investment dollars create the equivalent work hours of 10.89 jobs per one million dollars 24 spent, providing enough total hours to equal approximately 950 full time jobs in Washington 25 State in 2016; and 26 27 WHEREAS, most recent data for 2016 indicates that over 80 percent of the construction 28 workforce in King County are Caucasian males, while 19 percent are women and people of 29 color. Representation of women and people of color is higher among new entrants to the labor 30 force through apprenticeships and accredited certificates of completion, such as those received 31 for completing a pre-apprenticeship program. However, according to the analysis, women and 32 people of color also have lower rates of apprenticeship completion than do their Caucasian male 33 counterparts; and 34 35 WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle is committed to ensuring equity in the construction projects 36 workforce where disparities exist between underrepresented workers' availability to work and 37 their opportunity to be hired and establish a career in the construction trades; and 38 Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 1 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 39 WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle is committed to its values of conducting business with the 40 highest ethical standards. Our business practices shall reflect integrity, accountability, honesty, 41 fairness and respect at all levels; and 42 43 WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle is a leader in workforce development and has found 44 construction job training programs, including Career Connected Learning, apprenticeship and 45 pre-apprenticeship programs, to be an effective way to prepare individuals for entry into 46 construction jobs, and to ensure women, people of color, and otherwise disadvantaged 47 individuals, can acquire the necessary job skills and be prepared to successfully pursue 48 construction careers; and 49 50 WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle was the first to adopt apprenticeship utilization goals over 51 three decades ago and is committed to achieving its apprenticeship hiring goals set in Port 52 policy and addressing the disproportionately low involvement by people of color and women in 53 the construction labor force. Apprentice utilization goals for Port construction projects is 15 54 percent, of which includes a goal of 10 percent women and 15 percent people of color. In 2016, 55 apprenticeship utilization rates were 17 percent, of which 18 percent were women and 28 56 percent were people of color; and 57 58 WHEREAS, on October 25, 2016, the Port of Seattle adopted Resolution No. 3725 that 59 established the Port of Seattle Construction Labor Policy Directive that states that the Port shall 60 establish appropriate apprentice and locality hiring goals and appropriate aspirational women 61 and minority apprentice hiring goals; and 62 63 WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle supports the City of Seattle and King County findings that 64 King County has geographic areas of economic distress as evidenced by poverty indicators; 65 including poverty levels, concentrated unemployment, and gaps in educational attainment. The 66 Port of Seattle seeks to act effectively and expeditiously to encourage solutions toward economic 67 growth and job creation in areas of the County that are economically distressed as evidenced by 68 comparatively high levels of poverty, unemployment rates and education attainment; and 69 70 WHEREAS, Priority Hire enhances community partnerships focused on inclusion and 71 access to opportunities and services; expands opportunities for disadvantaged populations to 72 advance equity and social justice; and ensures that Port construction projects are planned and 73 implemented in a way that improves equity in local communities; and 74 75 WHEREAS, the Port believes that establishing a Priority Hire policy ensures better access 76 to training programs and well-paying construction jobs for local workers, particularly those 77 from Economically Distressed Areas, as well as increases the diversity of the workforce on Port 78 construction projects; and 79 80 WHEREAS, in 2017, the Port of Seattle convened community stakeholder meetings and 81 received input from contractors, labor union representatives, community advocates, small Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 2 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 82 contracting and supplier businesses, training providers, City of Seattle and King County policy 83 experts about the challenges and opportunities of a Priority Hire program. The Port of Seattle 84 intends to use the information received from these meetings as a guide for implementing the 85 Priority Hire program and developing a regional agreement for use on public works projects; 86 and 87 88 WHEREAS, Priority Hire focuses on workforce participation by apprentice and journey- 89 level construction workers and is therefore directly connected to the Port's existing 90 apprenticeship program; and 91 92 WHEREAS, the Port is committed to fostering an acceptable worksite on public works 93 projects that is inclusive and focuses on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment behaviors and 94 procedures and encourages positive relationships between employers and employees, and 95 among employees; and 96 97 WHEREAS, over the last two years, the Port of Seattle has participated as member of 98 the Regional Public Owners Group with the City of Seattle, King County, Sound Transit, the City 99 of Tacoma and the Washington State Department of Transportation, focused on public agencies 100 working together as regional partners; and 101 102 WHEREAS, the purpose of the Regional Public Owners Group is to better understand 103 and narrow the workforce demand-supply gap for regional public infrastructure projects; 104 enhance access opportunities and increase the diversity of pre-apprentices, apprentices and 105 journey-level workers entering into the trades workforce; support retention programs for 106 current trades workers, especially women and people of color; and improve performance data 107 and systems of reporting for monitoring regional goals and initiatives; 108 109 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle as 110 follows: 111 112 SECTION 1. Section 1 of Resolution No. 3725, the policy directive related to practices for 113 construction labor for projects located on Port property, is hereby amended as follows: 114 115 In Section I(D)(1) of the policy directive, strike "and locality" and insert a new subsection 116 (E) as follows: For contracts under a PLA with projected construction labor costs at or above $5 117 million, the Port shall establish Priority Hire goals. 118 119 And in Section II(C)(2), strike "locality hiring and" and insert a new subsection (D) as 120 follows: For contracts under a PLA with projected construction labor costs at or above 121 $5 million, the Port shall establish Priority Hire goals. 122 Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 3 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 123 And in Section III(B)(2)(b), strike "locality hiring and" and insert a new sub-subsection (3) 124 as follows: For contracts under a PLA with projected construction labor costs at or above 125 $5 million, the Port shall establish Priority Hire goals. 126 127 SECTION 2. A Priority Hire Policy Directive is hereby established as shown in Exhibit A, attached. 128 129 SECTION 3. The Policy Directive contained in Exhibit A and attached to this resolution shall be 130 labeled and catalogued as appropriate, together with other Commission Policy Directives, and 131 shall be made readily available for use by Port staff and members of the public as a governance 132 document of the Port of Seattle. 133 134 ADOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle at a duly noticed meeting thereof, held 135 this _____ day of _________, 2017, and duly authenticated in open session by the signatures of 136 the Commissioners voting in favor thereof and the seal of the Commission. 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 Port Commission Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 4 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 149 EXHIBIT A 150 SECTION 1. Purpose. 151 152 The purpose of this Policy Directive is to provide good family wage jobs to qualified construction 153 workers from Economically Distressed Areas of King County by increasing access to Port of Seattle 154 Covered Projects. This leads to economic growth and job creation in areas of King County that are 155 experiencing economic distress. In addition, it will provide jobs to those historically 156 underrepresented in the construction industry, such as women and people of color. 157 158 To develop a Priority Hire program implemented through a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) and to 159 foster closer cooperation with the Regional Public Owners Group to ensure uniform application of 160 Priority Hire terms and Contractor and Union compliance with Priority Hire requirements. This 161 supports the Port of Seattle's continued efforts on workforce development. 162 163 SECTION 2. Definitions. 164 165 When used in this Policy Directive, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings 166 given below unless the context in which they are included clearly indicates otherwise: 167 168 "Apprentice" means a person who has signed a written apprenticeship agreement with and 169 enrolled in an active state-registered apprenticeship training program approved by the 170 Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council. 171 172 "City" means City of Seattle. 173 174 "Construction labor costs" means the labor cost component of the estimated construction budget 175 for the project to be paid to contractors at the time of bid or, if absent a bid, at the time of the 176 contract award. 177 178 "Contractor" means any person, firm, partnership, owner operator, limited liability company, 179 corporation, joint venture, proprietorship, trust, association or other legal entity that employs 180 individuals to perform work on covered projects, including general contractors, subcontractors of 181 all tiers, and both union and non-union entities. 182 183 "Core Employee" means an employee of an open-shop contractor that meets the core employee 184 criteria established under a PLA. 185 186 "Covered Project" means a Port of Seattle construction project under a PLA with construction 187 labor costs at or above $5 million. 188 189 "Dispatch" means the process by which a union refers workers for employment to contractors 190 under the authority of a collective bargaining agreement. The process typically mandates the Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 5 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 191 distribution of work via a "first in, first out" priority but can be legally adjusted via special 192 agreements to allow for out of order dispatching and Priority Worker hiring. 193 194 "Economically Distressed Area" means a geographic area defined by zip code in King County and 195 found to have high population concentrations: 1) Living at or below 200 percent of the federal 196 poverty level, 2) Unemployed, 3) Those over 25 years of age without a college degree, compared 197 to other zip codes. King County zip codes with a high density per acre of at least two out of the 198 three criteria will be identified as Economically Distressed Areas. These zip codes are updated and 199 published by King County's Finance and Business Operations Division. 200 201 "Jobs Coordinator" means either one of the following: a Port of Seattle employee, an employee 202 that is considered a shared resource between government agencies, or a third party entity that 203 facilitates the hiring of Priority Workers in collaboration with Contractors and Union Dispatch. 204 205 "Journey-level" means an individual who has sufficient skills and knowledge of an occupation, 206 either through a formal apprentice training program or through practical on-the-job work 207 experience, to be recognized by a state or federal registration agency and/or an industry as being 208 qualified to perform the work of the occupation. Practical experience must be equal to or greater 209 than the term of apprenticeship. 210 211 "Labor hours" means hours performed on covered projects by workers who are subject to 212 prevailing wages. 213 214 "Open-shop contractor" means a contractor that is not a signatory to a collective bargaining 215 agreement with a union representing the trade(s) of the contractor's workers, also known as non- 216 union contractors. 217 218 "Pre-apprentice" means a student enrolled in a construction pre-apprentice training program 219 recognized by the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council. 220 221 "Priority Hire Program" means a program on Port of Seattle major construction contracts that 222 focuses on recruitment, training and employment of workers who reside in Economically 223 Distressed Areas as defined by King County. 224 225 "Priority Worker(s)" means an individual prioritized for recruitment, training, and employment 226 opportunities because the individual is a resident in an Economically Distressed Area. 227 228 "Project Labor Agreement" means an agreement authorized under the National Labor Relations 229 Act (NRLA), 29 U.S.C., which provides a means for aligning interests of public owners such as the 230 Port with those of construction labor unions. 231 232 "Regional Public Owners Group" means the group including the City of Seattle, King County, Port 233 of Seattle, Sound Transit, the City of Tacoma and the Washington State Department of Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 6 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 234 Transportation, focused on public agencies working together as regional partners to better 235 understand the workforce demand-supply gap for regional public infrastructure projects; to 236 enhance access opportunities and to increase the diversity of pre-apprentices, apprentices and 237 journey-level workers entering into the trades workforce; to support retention programs for 238 current trades workers, especially women and people of color; and to improve performance data 239 and systems of reporting for monitoring regional goals and initiatives. 240 241 "Union" means a representative labor organization whose members collectively bargain with 242 employers to set the wages and working conditions in their respective trade or covered scope of 243 work. 244 245 SECTION 3. Scope and Applicability. 246 247 A. This Policy Directive pertains to Covered Project(s) for the remainder of this Policy 248 Directive. 249 250 SECTION 4. Responsibilities. 251 252 A. The Executive Director (1) will assign a designee (referred to as "Designee" for the 253 remainder of the Policy Directive) and subsequent designated office to implement and administer 254 this Policy Directive, and (2) may, through the Designee, develop and adopt rules consistent with 255 the requirements of this Policy Directive. 256 257 B. The Designee, with the Executive Director's written concurrence and upon notice to the 258 Commission, may reduce or waive requirements or goals of this Policy Directive when impractical 259 for a Covered Project for one or more of the following reasons: when required due to an 260 emergency, when subject to limitations of a sole source, when requirements or goals would be 261 inconsistent with an agreement with a public agency, when requirements or goals are 262 inconsistent with federal funding or other funding sources, when the project is in a remote 263 location, when superseded by safety or other legal requirements, when other conditions arise 264 such as the goals become impractical, or absent an executed PLA. 265 266 C. The Designee shall be responsible for identifying, monitoring, and mitigating risks 267 within his/her authority; and propose mitigation actions to the Executive Director if additional 268 authority is required. The Designee shall enforce the requirements in this Policy Directive and 269 may use actions as deemed appropriate. 270 271 D. As part of establishing a Priority Hire advisory committee to operate in an advisory 272 role to the Port of Seattle for implementation and effectiveness of this Policy Directive, the 273 Designee shall participate in the previously established Regional Public Owners Group and may, 274 under an agreement with one or more other government entities with Priority Hire programs, 275 establish and participate in a regional Priority Hire advisory committee. 276 Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 7 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 277 SECTION 5. Policy. 278 279 A. For Covered Projects that are not found impractical under Section 2.4 B, the Designee 280 shall establish in the bid or other solicitation documents the: (1) required percentage of labor 281 hours to be performed by Priority Workers, and (2) aspirational goal percentage of labor hours to 282 be performed by Priority Workers. Contractors and Dispatch under a PLA shall seek to first hire 283 and dispatch Priority Workers so as to meet or exceed the required and aspirational goal 284 percentages. 285 286 The Designee shall establish the percentages separately for apprentices and for journey-level 287 workers. 288 289 B. For each Covered Project, the Designee shall establish the greatest practicable required 290 percentage of labor hours to be performed by Priority Workers by considering anticipated 291 workforce availability and past utilization percentages on similar construction projects from the 292 most recent project previous calendar year, and shall establish the percentage for the upcoming 293 year. This shall be included in the PLA and other Port agreements as appropriate and progress 294 monitored by the Designee. The Designee shall adjust these required percentages annually, based 295 on performance and reasonably anticipated changes in worker availability. 296 297 C. In order to achieve the intended impact in Economically Distressed Areas, the Designee 298 shall set project-specific requirements and an aspirational goal percentage of no less than 20 299 percent for all labor hours performed annually by Priority Workers on the total of Covered 300 Projects for the year. Annual percentage rates will be measured January 1 December 31 of each 301 applicable year. 302 303 D. In order to meet the percentage of labor hours to be performed by Priority Workers, 304 the Designee shall require Contractors and Dispatch under a PLA to seek to employ a Priority 305 Worker who is a resident of an Economically Distressed Area in King County, and then workers 306 from any other Economically Distressed Areas as needed to meet the percentage labor hours to 307 be performed by Priority Workers. The specific process by which Contractors, Dispatch, and the 308 Port of Seattle Job Coordinator(s) will collaborate in order to facilitate the hiring of Priority 309 Workers shall be established by the Designee. 310 311 E. For Covered Projects, the Designee shall ensure the availability of a Jobs Coordinator(s) 312 to perform the following functions: maintain a database of pre-qualified Priority Workers for 313 referral to work on a Covered Project; network with various work source centers, community, 314 non-profit and faith-based organizations to facilitate the identification of Priority Workers; and 315 facilitate referral and coordination around training and employment of Priority Workers between 316 Contractors, Unions, and training programs. In addition, the Designee shall explore development 317 of a third party to manage regional Priority Hire efforts. 318 Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 8 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 319 F. Per Resolution 3725, as amended, contracts $1 million in value or greater requires 320 apprenticeship utilization goals. The goal is no less than 15 percent of all contract labor hours 321 are to be performed by apprentices. 322 323 (1) For individual projects, the Designee will determine the apprenticeship utilization 324 goal and may consider such factors as project size, project duration, labor hours 325 anticipated for the project, skills required, the likely crafts required for the project, 326 historic utilization rates and apprentice availability. 327 328 (2) The Designee shall establish aspirational percentage goals for apprentices who are 329 women and people of color using similar factors. Contractors may be allowed to 330 offer utilization below the aspirational percentage goals by substituting other efforts 331 to meet the intent of building a trained construction workforce for a portion of the 332 utilization percentages for women and people of color. 333 334 G. When determining whether the percentage of Priority Hire requirements has been 335 achieved, the Designee shall exclude from the calculation labor hours performed by residents of 336 states other than the state of Washington. The Designee shall track labor hours performed by 337 residents of states other than the state of Washington and shall review this percentage 338 annually with the previously established Regional Public Owners Group and any future regional 339 Priority Hire advisory committee that may be established under an agreement with one or 340 more other government entities with Priority Hire programs. 341 342 H. Per Resolution 3725, as amended, the Designee shall support the inclusion of Priority 343 Hire provisions in the PLA standard language to be approved by the Commission Projects and 344 Procurement Committee. In furthering Resolution 3725, as amended, Port staff will seek an 345 agreement with regional partners to develop a framework to achieve operational efficiencies 346 through uniform Priority Hire requirements and by sharing Priority Hire resources and data and 347 advancing workforce development efforts. 348 I. The Port shall review and recommend how the intent of Priority Hire can be 349 implemented throughout the Port beyond the Covered Projects, including future leases, 350 concession agreements, and procurement contracts by September 1, 2018. 351 352 SECTION 6. Program Evaluation. 353 354 A. The Designee shall establish benchmarks and metrics to evaluate the program, such as 355 project costs; completion times, workplace safety; utilization rates and graduation rates of 356 Priority Workers, women and people of color from pre-apprentice and apprentice training 357 programs; and changes in the amount of contracting dollars paid to Small Business and Women 358 and Minority Business Enterprises (WMBE) firms working on Covered Projects and the number of 359 Small Business and WMBE firms under contract. 360 Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 9 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 361 B. Port efforts in pursuit of the objectives of this Policy Directive will be incorporated into 362 the Port's Long Range Plan (LRP) to the fullest extent reasonable, including incorporation into the 363 LRP scorecards, reports, and LRP updates. Further, the Designee shall prepare and publish an 364 annual report each year titled Apprenticeship and Priority Hire Annual Report. 365 366 The report shall include, but not be limited to the following: 367 368 (1) The number and kinds of construction projects and contracts on which apprenticeship 369 and Priority Hire requirements were established; 370 (2) The percentage of labor hours actually worked by apprentices and Priority Workers on 371 each such project and the total number of labor hours on each project; 372 (3) The number of apprentices and Priority Workers by contractor broken down by trade 373 and craft category, the wages paid by category of work or trade, the number and 374 percentage of women and people of color utilized as apprentices and Priority Workers 375 and the degree of compliance with the percentage requirements and aspirational 376 goals to be established under this Policy Directive; 377 (4) The number of apprentices and Priority Workers per Port dollar spent on the program; 378 (5) A description of problems encountered in the implementation of the program; 379 (6) A description of barriers encountered by participating apprentices and Priority 380 Workers and steps taken to resolve those problems and to ensure their continued 381 participation in the program; 382 383 C. The Commission, Executive Director, and Designee will review program results annually 384 as part of the LRP update to determine if the program should be expanded or amended by 385 increasing or decreasing requirements and aspirational goals. 386 387 SECTION 7. Fiscal Implications. 388 389 This Policy Directive has fiscal implications as funding and staffing requirements will be needed to 390 implement the Priority Hire program. Fiscal implications will be reviewed by the Designee 391 annually, at a minimum, to determine if additional funding and/or resources are required and 392 shall submit a budget request, as appropriate. 393 394 SECTION 8. Research Findings 395 396 Based on studies commissioned by the City of Seattle and King County and their 397 implementation of Priority Hire programs, and numerous public discussions, the Port 398 Commission finds that it is in the Port's and the public's best interest to increase the supply of 399 qualified construction workers, particularly those historically underrepresented in the 400 construction industry, including those who live in Economically Distressed Areas in King County 401 and also within that group, women and people of color. 402 Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 10 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 403 A. In January 2015, following the positive results of a pilot program on the Elliott Bay 404 Seawall project, the City of Seattle adopted Ordinance No. 124690, an Ordinance relating to 405 establishing a Priority Hire policy to ensure better access to training programs and well-paying 406 construction jobs for local workers, as well as to increase the diversity of the workforce on City 407 projects. 408 409 B. The City implemented the Priority Hire Ordinance through a Community Workforce 410 Agreement (CWA) between the City and the building trade labor unions, and that agreement 411 requires that prime contractors on City public works construction projects of $5 million or 412 more, must ensure that a certain percent of project labor hours are performed by workers 413 living in Economically Distressed Areas of Seattle and King County. 414 415 C. In May 2016, the King County Executive directed county agencies to implement a 416 Priority Hire pilot program that prioritized economically disadvantaged local workers for 417 inclusion on large King County capital construction projects. King County is considering a 418 permanent Priority Hire program implemented through a CWA. 419 420 D. Based on studies commissioned by the City of Seattle and King County and their 421 implementation of Priority Hire programs, and numerous public discussions, the Port 422 Commission finds that it is in the Port's and the public's best interest to increase the supply of 423 qualified construction workers, particularly those historically underrepresented in the 424 construction industry, including women, racial minorities, and those who live in Economically 425 Distressed Areas of Seattle and King County. 426 427 E. King County completed a study in January 2016 documenting a widening gap between 428 the demand for construction labor and the supply of skilled trade workers in the regional labor 429 market for King County and other public entities. The gap reinforces the urgent need for 430 developing a strategy to address the current and projected workforce shortages. The study also 431 used economic data involving poverty levels, employment and educational attainment to 432 determine Economically Distressed Areas, which are identified by zip code. 433 434 F. King County completed The Construction Workforce Analysis in December 2016 and 435 found that the county may reasonably anticipate a reduced surplus of qualified labor and possible 436 labor shortages in certain construction trades by 2020. That is the result of a projected shortfall 437 forecast between demand and supply of four thousand six hundred thirty [4,630] workers by 438 2020. The county is concerned that these labor shortages will increase reliance on out-of-state 439 construction workers and that the demand for new construction workers may increase 440 construction costs on the county's public works projects unless the county supports efforts to 441 increase the supply of trained apprentices and journey level workers for local public works 442 projects. 443 444 The analysis also found that 81 percent of the construction workforce in King County in 445 2016 were white males, while 19 percent were people of color and women. Representation of Resolution No. 3736 Establishing a Priority Hire Policy Directive Page 11 of 12 Item No. 8c, Attachment B Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 446 women and people of color is higher among new entrants to the labor force through 447 apprenticeships and accredited certificates of completion, such as those received for completing 448 a pre-apprenticeship program. However, according to the analysis, women and people of color 449 also have lower rates of apprenticeship completion than do their white male counterparts. 450 451 G. The City of Seattle commissioned the Construction Industry Labor Market 452 Assessment, which found that women, irrespective of race, are underrepresented in the 453 construction industry. Between 2009 and 2013, 10 percent fewer women finished their 454 apprentice training program than males. The assessment also found that between 2009 and 455 2013, 14 percent fewer racial minority apprentices finished their apprentice training program 456 than white apprentices. In addition, it also found that underrepresented workers face barriers 457 to completing apprentice training. Between 2009 and 2013, 65 percent of the racial minorities 458 exiting apprenticeships did not complete the programs compared to 51 percent of the white 459 apprentices who failed to complete the program. During that same time period, 65 percent of 460 all women, irrespective of race, failed to complete their programs compared to 55 percent of all 461 men. 462 463 H. The City of Seattle has found that Priority Hire effectively and successfully increases 464 diversity on City construction projects. The share of labor hours between November 2013 and 465 April 2017 saw an increase of 233 percent in rate of hours performed by workers living in 466 Seattle's economically distressed zones. In addition, it saw an over 300 percent increase in rate of 467 hours performed by apprentice women and 200 percent increase in rate of hours performed by 468 African Americans. 469 470 I. A PLA is an effective tool to manage public works projects when reducing the risk of 471 project delays and reducing the potential of labor disruptions and labor shortages. 472 473 J. Priority Hire is an effective tool to create local jobs, enhance workforce diversity, and 474 improve overall working conditions. 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