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Feb 3 2021 8:20 am
  • project labor agreement

City Council approves 10-year project labor agreement

Jason Ruiz

The labor agreement is expected to apply to 40-50 city projects over the next five years worth an estimated $266 million.

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Sep 4 2019 5:35 pm
  • project labor agreement

Local hire enforcement key for community groups as city negotiates new project labor agreement

Jason Ruiz

The new project labor agreement could include street improvement projects funded through Measure A but community groups want to ensure that more Long Beach residents will land future jobs.

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Jun 12 2019 9:32 am
  • project labor agreement

Long Beach creates new position to ensure local workers are hired for city projects

Jason Ruiz

The new independent jobs coordinator will work across all city projects valued at $10 million or less, linking local workers to city construction projects.

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Apr 17 2019 1:10 pm
  • project labor agreement

Citywide labor agreement could be tweaked to allow more residents to secure construction jobs

Jason Ruiz

A report is expected back in 30 days and could provide data that prompts the City Council to amend the labor agreement to include a jobs coordinator.

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Jun 28 2017 10:24 pm
  • project labor agreement

The Continuing Dispute Over “Local” Hiring Under the City’s Project Labor Agreement

Jason Ruiz

Standing in front of Long Beach City Hall with the demolition of Lincoln Park as the backdrop, a coalition of neighborhood groups pushing for more robust local hiring practices gathered Wednesday morning for a press conference in which they again pushed for a policy that would mandate hiring Long Beach residents over those from surrounding cities.

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May 25 2016 12:22 am
  • Port of Long Beach

Long Beach Port’s Harbor Commissioners Approve Expansive Labor Plan for Local, Disadvantaged and Veteran Workers

Stephanie Rivera

A plan to hire more local, disadvantaged and veteran workers for more than $700 million in construction projects for the Port of Long Beach was approved by the Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday, officials announced.

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Nov 12 2014 9:40 pm
  • Long Beach City Council

Council Approves PLA Negotiations For City Projects

Katie Nelson

Tensions ran high at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting as council members debated over the logistics of a possible Project Labor Agreement (PLA) in Long Beach.

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