Los Angeles port five year Project Labour Agreement

The PLA will serve as a blanket agreement between the Los Angeles Harbor Department and the construction trade unions affiliated with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trade Council working on the designated Capital Improvement Projects. The PLA covers 95% of the port’s projected US$1.5bn five-year capital budget.

The PLA states that at least 30% of total work hours must be performed by local residents within targeted areas of Los Angeles focused primarily on residents within 10 miles of the port. At least 10% of the total PLA work hours will be performed by disadvantaged workers residing within Los Angeles. Additionally, at least 20% of total work hours will be performed by apprentices to advance the skills of the local labor pool, and at least half of these apprentices will be local residents.

The PLA also includes a no-strike/no-lockout clause, standardised work rules for all covered trades, a uniform dispute resolution mechanism, a training and apprentice program, and a requirement that all contractors working on a project pay prevailing wages and benefits and hire most labor through local union hiring halls.