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SFUSD board adopts project labor agreement for Proposition A facilities work
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District board approved a project labor agreement (PLA) with the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council covering projects funded by the Proposition A facility bond. Union leaders and community advocates urged inclusion of all projects and elimination of a $1 million threshold during public comment.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education voted Aug. 27 to adopt a project labor agreement (PLA) between the district and the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council for projects funded by the Proposition A facility bond program.
Chief facilities officer David Golden presented the resolution (cited as Resolution 138-13 SP1 in the staff recommendation) and described the PLA as the culmination of negotiations beginning with the local hire provisions introduced the prior November. The recommendation authorized the superintendent or designee to take all required actions to implement the PLA.
During public comment, representatives from multiple trades and construction unions urged the board to adopt the PLA without a threshold that would exclude smaller projects from coverage. Speakers representing Sheet Metal Workers Local 104, the Building and Construction Trades Council, Operating Engineers, Electricians Local 6 and others said including all bond projects would maximize apprenticeship opportunities and local-hire pathways for district students and graduates. Union speakers highlighted provisions to establish multicraft core curricula and joint apprenticeship training to connect district shop programs to trade apprenticeships.
Several board members praised the negotiation process and the agreement’s potential to create living-wage jobs and pathways for students. Commissioners also noted remaining implementation work—such as negotiating articulation agreements, training staff and setting up joint committees—and reiterated interest in eliminating any $1 million threshold so local-hire provisions would apply to all eligible work.
The board recorded a roll call vote to adopt the PLA and authorized the superintendent to implement the agreement. The superintendent offered closing remarks commending labor, staff and community partners and emphasized the PLA’s intended role in providing living-wage opportunities for San Francisco families.
Next steps: the superintendent or designee is authorized to execute implementation steps identified in the PLA, and staff will begin joint apprenticeship and training committee work and other implementation items described during testimony.
