Good jobs have been a priority for the Spokane Alliance since our founding. Currently, the Jobs Team is focused on ensuring that all Public Works projects in the Spokane region create benefits for the whole community. 

The Jobs Team is negotiating with a number of public agencies in Spokane to agree to a set of shared values that supports construction workers and their families. The Team is asking these agencies to use this set of values when they bid on jobs and select contractors. The proposed contract language would encourage contractors to:

• guarantee a minimum set of worker benefits to all workers including full family health care and retirement plans
• use apprentices to provide job training opportunities
• hire a diverse workforce including women, veterans, and people of color.

We work to build a strong and healthy community by:

• Supporting aspirations and well-being of our families and our employers
• Creating opportunity for our children to work and play and stay in Spokane
• Participating in the training of the workforce of tomorrow 
• Strengthening the promise of the “helmets to hard hats” strategy to provide employment for veterans 
• Ensuring equal opportunity and access for those seeking to develop job skills
• Creating and building an environment that improves the health of our families, our workforce, and our community 

 

 

Visit our calendar to find the next meeting time of the Jobs Team.