To Los Angeles the port, the municipal administration and the unions sign a pact on the occupation



To Los Angeles the city administration, Port Authority and the unions have undersigned a pact on the occupation with the objective to create 20,000 new places of work in the region, included 6,000 for the local residents and 2,000 for the behind the eight ball so-called workers, through the timely and effective realization of the quinquennial program of development of the port that previews investments for 1,5 billion dollars, resources that for 95% will fall back within this understanding.

The agreement previews that at least 30% of the total business hours necessary in order to realize the projects that take part of such program they are classified to residents of specific areas of Los Angeles, in particular those comprised within 10 miles from the port. Moreover, at least 10% of the business hours totals residents to Los Angeles will be destined to behind the eight ball workers. At last, at least 20% of the total business hours will be classified to apprentices, so that they can be formed placed side by side from local workers more experts, and at least the half of these apprentices will be local residents.

"This Project Labor Agreement - the mayor of Los Angeles has explained, Antonio Villaraigosa - offers to thousands of our workers of some of the communities economically which disadvantaged places of work and opportunity of formation to the job more of which they need in order to get back standing. As we have seen over the last few years, when the citizens of Los Angeles take advantage of the local opportunities of employment we can realize projects more quickly, in more economic way and with less interruptions. That's why the agreements on the job are winning under all the points of view: they are a success for our city and it they are also for the workers".

"The only way that we can pursue in order to put again in track our economic one - has confirmed the Janice Hahn alderman - it is that to create a greater number of paid better places of work and better. One of the ways to which we are working for the creation more places of work in our city is that to widen and to return more green our port assuring us that all the constructive activities are realized through this Project Labor Agreement".

"Through this agreement - the president of the Harbor Commission of Los Angeles has explained, Cindy Miscikowski - we set about to improve the waterfront of Los Angeles with vital infrastructural projects and, meanwhile, to create thousands of local places of work. Moreover this agreement allows to save precious time on the negotiations in way such that we can maintain the quinquennial program of investments of the port for 1,5 billion dollars in the previewed times".