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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT /CONSTRUCTION CAREERS POLICY (PLA/CCP) REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING MEGA PROJECTS:
CRENSHAW/LAX TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT
REGIONAL CONNECTOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT
WESTSIDE SUBWAY EXTENSION PROJECT, SECTION 1
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the Project Labor Agreement and Construction Careers Policy (PLA/CCP) programs on the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor, Regional Connector Transit Corridor and Westside Subway Extension - Section 1 projects for activity through the August 2015 reporting period.
Issue
ISSUE
In January 2012, the Board approved the Project Labor Agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the Metro Construction Careers Policy. One Benefit of the PLA is to encourage construction employment and training opportunities in economically disadvantaged geographic areas throughout the United States. Another benefit of the PLA is that work stoppages are prohibited.
Consistent with the Board approved PLA/CCP, prime contractors are required to provide monthly reports detailing progress towards meeting the targeted worker hiring goals. Additionally, consistent with Metro's Labor Compliance policy and federal Executive Order 11246, the prime contractors provide Metro with worker utilization data by ethnicity and gender.
The attached report provides the current status on the two mega projects identified above that are subject to the PLA/CCP.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
*Percentage of Disadvantaged Workers that are in the Criminal Justice System Category: One of the nine criteria for a Disadvantaged worker is "having a criminal record or other involvement with the criminal justice system". The data shown above is the percentage of Disadvantaged Workers (based on hours worked) th...
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