EVERETT — Everett approved its first ever project labor agreement with union groups on Wednesday as part of an effort to build a large stormwater facility along Port Gardner Bay.

Project labor agreements are collective bargaining agreements between a municipality, contractors and workers for a specific project that binds pay to prevailing wage while including apprenticeship opportunities and priority hiring for local workers. Workers agree not to go on strike or stop work until the project is complete.

Government bodies like the city of Seattle and King County have previously used project labor agreements for construction work.

The agreement , which will govern the construction of the Port Gardner Storage Facility, includes a goal for apprentices to perform at least 15 percent of labo

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