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6 <br />ARTICLE 3 <br />UNION RECOGNITION, UNION REFERRAL, <br />HIRING PROCEDURES, and WAGES AND BENEFITS <br />3.1.The Employers recognize the Union(s) as the sole and exclusive collective <br />bargaining representative for craft workers, performing covered work on the <br />Project. <br />3.2.No worker covered by this PLA shall be required to join any Union or pay dues or <br />dues equivalent as a condition of being employed on the Project. The Contractors <br />agree to deduct Union dues or dues equivalent, whichever is applicable from the <br />pay of any worker who executes a voluntary authorization for such deductions and <br />to remit the dues to the Union or Council. <br />3.3.For Local Unions having a job referral system, the General Contractor agrees to <br />comply with such system, and it shall be used exclusively by the General <br />Contractor and Employers. Such job referral system will be operated, as set forth <br />herein, in a nondiscriminatory manner and in full compliance with federal, state, <br />and local laws and regulations which require equal employment opportunities and <br />nondiscrimination, and referrals shall not be affected by obligations of Union <br />membership or the lack thereof. <br />3.4.By Contractor or Subcontractor request, the Unions shall prioritize dispatch of <br />Priority Hire Workers who are residents of Snohomish County. <br />3.5.In consideration of the mutual desires of the General Contractor, City and the Union <br />that all construction work proceeds efficiently and economically, that the Project <br />attract and retain an adequate supply of skilled workers, and that labor standards, <br />wages and working conditions of the workers be protected, the parties agree that: <br />(a)All workers performing project work under this Agreement shall be classified <br />in accordance with work performed as defined by RCW 39.12. Contractors <br />of every tier recognize the Prevailing Wage for each craft that has been <br />establishedby the Department of Labor & Industries at the time the General <br />Contractor contract with City of Everett is executed. Once established, that <br />Prevailing Wage shall remain in effect for the duration of the Project. <br />Contractors will recognize all changes of wages and benefits on the <br />effective date(s) in the individual craft local CBAs covering Snohomish <br />County. If there are multiple craft local CBAs in Snohomish County, the CBA <br />that prevailed at the time of Project contract award shall be the applicable <br />CBA for purposes of wages and benefits. It is further agreed that any <br />retroactive increases will be recognized provided it is part of the negotiated <br />settlement. <br />All wage increases required by this Section (3.5a) shall be made effective <br />the first full pay period following the effective date of such increase in the <br />applicable craft local collective bargaining agreement