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Board takes first reading on project labor agreement for facility projects amid calls for local hiring and minority-business protections
Summary
Board received a first reading on a proposed Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the district’s Proposition 2006 facilities projects and heard public comment urging stronger local-hire and minority/women-owned business protections and participation by community contractor groups in negotiations.
The board heard a first reading on a proposed Project Labor Agreement (PLA) between the San Francisco Unified School District and the Building and Construction Trades Council that would apply to many Proposition 2006 facilities projects.
Labor representatives described final edits to the PLA (including a side letter addressing electrician concerns) and reported that union signatories have begun to sign the agreement. Community contractors and business groups, including representatives of Asian American and minority contractor associations, urged the board to ensure the PLA includes protections for local hiring, portability of benefits, and equitable opportunities for minority- and women-owned firms. Speakers asked to be engaged during PLA negotiations so that concerns about thresholds, off-site fabrication and access for small local firms could be addressed.
Board members noted the public testimony and referred the PLA discussion to the buildings and grounds committee for further review and recommendation. The item is in a planning/first-reading stage and will return to committee before final board action.
