The Kings and City of Sacramento jointly announced today that a Union Agreement had been reached for construction of the Downtown Arena.  The agreement was signed by Turner Construction and the Sacramento-Sierra Building & Construction Trades Council.

Under the Community Workforce and Training Agreement, at least 60% of construction workers and 70% of apprentices have to be from the city of Sacramento or surrounding region.  The arena project is expected to create between 3,000 to 3,500 jobs for construction alone.

The agreement also contains no strike or lockout provisions, thus protecting against possible future delays and cost overruns.

From the press release of the announcement:

The agreement is not without its opposition, as the Sacramento Bee notes.  A group called the Coalition for Fair Employment is already protesting and representatives of the group have told the Bee that they will likely partner with anti-arena groups now.