Section 2500 Of Chapter 2.8. Project Labor Agreements From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.8.
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. (a) A public entity may use, enter into, or require
contractors to enter into, a project labor agreement for a
construction project only if the agreement includes all of the
following taxpayer protection provisions:
(1) The agreement prohibits discrimination based on race, national
origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or
membership in a labor organization in hiring and dispatching workers
for the project.
(2) The agreement permits all qualified contractors and
subcontractors to bid for and be awarded work on the project without
regard to whether they are otherwise parties to collective bargaining
agreements.
(3) The agreement contains an agreed-upon protocol concerning drug
testing for workers who will be employed on the project.
(4) The agreement contains guarantees against work stoppages,
strikes, lockouts, and similar disruptions of the project.
(5) The agreement provides that disputes arising from the
agreement shall be resolved by a neutral arbitrator.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, both of the following
definitions apply:
(1) "Project labor agreement" means a prehire collective
bargaining agreement that establishes terms and conditions of
employment for a specific construction project or projects and is an
agreement described in Section 158(f) of Title 29 of the United
States Code.
(2) "Public entity" means a public entity as defined in Section
1100.