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Foster City council adopts project labor agreement after months of negotiations and robust public comment
Summary
The council approved a project labor agreement with the San Mateo County Building and Construction Trades Council covering three capital projects, with staff saying the PLA sets uniform labor rules and apprenticeship pathways and legal counsel calling local‑hire language aspirational under California law.
Foster City’s City Council voted to adopt a project labor agreement (PLA) with the San Mateo County Building and Construction Trades Council on May 4, authorizing the city to require contractors on three select capital projects to comply with pre‑hire labor terms, referral procedures, wage and benefit standards, and no‑strike/no‑walkout provisions.
Public Works Director Andrew Bozena told the council the PLA is “a pre hire collective bargaining agreement … that establishes the terms and conditions of work for the construction of select capital projects,” and staff recommended covering three projects from the five‑year capital improvement program because of their size and…
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