Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MARCH 18, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT/CONSTRUCTION CAREERS POLICY (PLA/CCP)
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the status update on the Project Labor Agreement and Construction Careers Policy programs through the quarter ending December 2025, including updates on tasks related to Motion 13.1 and PLA/CCP activities through January 2026.
Issue
ISSUE
In January 2012, the Board approved the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council (LA/OCBCTC) and the Construction Careers Policy (CCP), with subsequent renewal in January 2017. The PLA and CCP encourage construction employment and training opportunities for residents of economically disadvantaged areas throughout the United States on Metro's construction projects. An added value of the PLA is that work stoppages are prohibited.
This report also provides updates on initiatives that stem from the Construction Workforce Disparity Study (Study) and Motion 13.1 by Directors Horvath, Hahn, Dutra, Solis, and Yaroslavsky, which was approved by the Board on March 25, 2025 (Attachment A).
Background
BACKGROUND
This report provides a status update on the construction contracts the PLA/CCP covers, including an overview of the Diversity and Economic Opportunity Department (DEOD) efforts to increase female participation. It also provides an update on the PLA/CCP through the quarter ending December 2025 (Attachment B). Consistent with the Board-approved PLA/CCP, prime contractors must provide Metro with monthly reports detailing their progress toward meeting the targeted worker hiring goals. Additionally, consistent with Metro's Labor Compliance Policy, prime contractors provide Metro with worker utilization data.
At its November 2017 meeting, the Board approved Motion 33.1 (by Directors Kuehl, Hahn, Garcetti, Dupont-Walker, Solis, Barger and Bowe...
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