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Report compares MOU 35, project labor agreements and targeted hire program; personnel suggests apprenticeship pathways

5772368 · September 13, 2025
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City CAO and Personnel Department reported on MOU 35 hiring hall practices, contrasted them with project labor agreements (PLAs) and the city's targeted local hire program, and identified several craft classifications for possible apprenticeships or bridge‑to‑jobs pathways.

At a Personnel and Hiring Committee meeting Councilmember Chip McCosker asked staff to report on hiring hall practices under Memorandum of Understanding 35 and how those practices compare with project labor agreements and the city's targeted local hire program.

Antonio Cepeda of the Chief Administrative Office Employee Relations Division told the committee that MOU 35 is a nonexclusive agreement negotiated between the city and the Los Angeles/Orange County Building and Construction Trades Council that allows departments to hire craft workers from hiring halls on an as‑needed basis. He said project…

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