Project Labor Agreement/ Construction Careers Policy

 

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A key component of the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) and the Construction Careers Policy (CCP). Both policies establish hiring strategies focused on areas of high unemployment, and on individuals with barriers to employment.


BRT Creates Jobs For The Community

CONSTRUCTION PHASE 50% LOCAL HIRE GOAL 20% APPRENTICE GOAL 25% DW GOAL NEW APPRENTICES SPONSORED
Utility Relocation-complete N/A 10% 28.7% 1
Fruitvale Bypass – complete N/A 15.8% 32.6% 2
Infrastructure &
Station Platforms		 34.59% 13.84% 14.63% 5

Workforce Data Period: 04/26/2016 through 04/30/2020
Report Date: 05/15/2020

 

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Construction Careers Interest Form

Download the Construction Careers Flyer:

ENGLISH-Construction Careers Awareness Flyer

SPANISH-Construction Careers Awareness Flyer

VIETNAMESE-Construction Careers Awareness Flyer

CHINESE-Construction Careers Awareness Flyer

Local Hire: Goal of 50% of all hours worked on the project are to be performed by Oakland and San Leandro residents

Apprentice Utilization: 20% of all hours worked on the project are to be performed by apprentices.

Disadvantaged Workers: Goal of 25% of all apprentice hours are to be performed by individuals with barriers to employment.

There are two advisory committees that oversee and provide feedback to AC Transit on the contractor’s efforts to meet the targeted hiring goals:

  • Project Labor Agreement Advisory Committee
  • Construction Careers Advisory Committee

Each committee is made up of community representatives as identified below:

PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Building Trades Representatives

  • Andreas Cluver, Building Trades Council of Alameda
  • Rob Stocker, Sheet Metal Workers

AC Transit

  • Phillip Halley, Contracts Compliance
  • Alieza Bircher, Senior Project Manager
  • Steven Jones, External Affairs Representative

CONSTRUCTION CAREERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

  • AC Transit Representative: Phillip Halley, Contracts Compliance
  • Building Trades Representative: Andreas Cluver, Building Trades Council of Alameda
  • Contractor Representative: Lisa Larratt, O.C. Jones
  • Oakland Resident – Sejal Babaria, Revive Oakland
  • San Leandro Resident – Carl Jones, Northern California Coalition of Black Trade Unionists