Project Labor Agreement & Construction Careers Policy

All contractors working on Metro construction projects covered by the PLA and CCP will be required to comply with certain targeted hiring requirements.

The PLA requires 40% participation of construction workers residing in economically disadvantaged areas, 10% participation of disadvantaged workers, and a 20% participation of apprentices.

NOTE: The new Pilot Local Hire Initiative enables Metro to implement local hiring requirements on Federal Transit Administration (FTA) contract opportunities advertised during the four-year pilot period of May 21, 2021 through May 21, 2025.

Therefore, all advertised and awarded projects covered by Metro’s PLA/CCP from the period of May 21, 2021 through May 21, 2025 will be subject to the “LOCAL” hiring requirements as defined below regardless of the funding source.

Federal

(Scheduled to resume on new contracts with Federal funds after May 21, 2025 or until further notice)
For projects using Federal Transit Administration (FTA) monies, targeted hiring measures are national in scope and will utilize National Targeted Workers to meet the hiring goals. National Targeted Workers means an individual whose primary place of residence is within an Economically Disadvantaged Area or an Extremely Economically Disadvantaged Area in the United States, or a Disadvantaged Worker.

The Prime Contractor shall ensure that the following targeted hiring requirements are met for each federally funded project subject to the PLA and CCP, as follows:

• A minimum of 40% of all hours of Project Work shall be performed by National Targeted Workers, with priority given to residents of National Extremely Economically Disadvantaged Areas. For any hour of Project for which the Contractor/Subcontractor/Employer/Developer (C/S/E/D) seeks to meet this requirements, the C/S/E/D and Unions must first refer residents of National Extremely Economically Disadvantaged Areas. After Unions and C/S/E/Ds have exhausted the available pool of residents of National Extremely Economically Disadvantaged areas, they may refer any National Targeted Workers.

• A minimum of 10% of all hours of Project Work shall be performed by Disadvantaged Workers.

• A minimum of 20% of total work hours on each project will be performed by apprentices, but the hours performed by apprentices in each individual craft shall not exceed the ratio to journeyman established by the applicable craft union’s Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) approved apprenticeship program. National Targeted Workers will perform 50% of all apprenticeship hours worked on a Project.

Local (Non-federal)

For projects that rely 100 percent on local funding, hiring can be targeted to Local Targeted workers, meaning a Local Resident, Community Area Resident or a Disadvantaged Worker whose primary place of residence is within Los Angeles County.

The Prime Contractor shall ensure that the following targeted hiring requirements are met for each non-federally funded project subject to the PLA and CCP, as follows:

• A minimum of 40% of all hours of project work shall be performed by Local Targeted Workers, with priority given to Community Areas Residents.  For any hours of Project work for which the (C/S/E/D) seeks to meet this requirement, the C/S/E/D and Unions must first refer Community Area Residents. After Unions and C/S/E/Ds have exhausted the available pool of Community Area Residents, they shall refer any Local Residents from Extremely Economically Disadvantaged areas; when the C/S/E/Ds have exhausted the available pool, they shall refer Local Residents low Economically Disadvantaged areas.

• A minimum of 10% of all hours for Project Work shall be performed by Disadvantaged Workers whose primary place of residence is within Los Angeles County.

• A minimum of 20% of total work hours on each project will be performed by apprentices, but the hours performed by apprentices in each individual craft shall not exceed the ratio to journeyman established by the applicable craft union’s Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) approved apprenticeship standards.  Local Targeted Workers will perform 50% of all apprenticeship hours worked on the Project.