Historically, Project Labor Agreements have served in assisting the awarding agencies in providing on time, conflict involvement free project completions.
The Agreements help reduce overall construction costs by helping to ensure that the work on a covered project will be completed efficiently, cooperatively, economically and without interruption.
They have also served in the best interest of public safety, community involvement and participation through targeted hiring and apprenticeship training, including those individuals with barriers to employment in their background. Under a Project Labor Agreement, contractors and subcontractors are required to comply with all applicable federal and state laws, ordinances and regulations requiring the payment of prevailing wages.
Terms and conditions of Project Labor Agreements generally:
- Apply to all work performed on a specific project.
- Require all contractors and subcontractors to be bound to the Agreement, regardless of union or non-union signatory status.
- Establish standard work rules, prevailing wage, hours and fringe benefits payment and dispute resolution procedures.
- Prohibit strikes, work-stoppages and lockouts.
- Promote workforce development through establishing targeted (local) hiring and disadvantaged/transitional worker employment opportunities.
Project Labor Agreement Information Links:
Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Resources DPW_PLA_Archives
PLA for Federally Funded Projects
Targeted Hiring - PLA
Measure HHH_PLA_Docs