Central Basin Signs Labor Agreement With Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council

Labor agreement will ensure that all district projects will have positive economic impacts in Southeast Los Angeles

COMMERCE, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Central Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors signed a project labor agreement today with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council (Construction Trades Council). The agreement codifies the District's longstanding practice to hire local workers whenever possible and ensures that all Central Basin projects will financially benefit the southeast Los Angeles communities served by the District.  

"This labor agreement will enhance the welfare of our entire region and it will guarantee that qualified local workers have first priority on these projects," said Central Basin Board President Ed Vasquez. "This is an important day not just for us, but for every local family that we pledged to represent on this Board."

The overarching goal of the agreement is ensure that skilled local residents and veterans are given an opportunity to work on District projects, which pay prevailing wage. Many of the District's projects are funded through federal and state grants. The Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council represent a highly trained workforce of approximately 150,000 members, as well as an active apprentice program.  

"We are proud to be working with Central Basin," said Robbie Hunter, the Executive Secretary for the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council. "Partnerships like this one not only increase the productivity of the region, but the projects themselves are a driving force for the local economy."

The Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council prides itself on meeting an agency's needs by getting projects done as efficiently as possible. This involves completing projects on time and on budget, with the most streamlined, well-trained and skilled workforce possible.

Central Basin Municipal Water District has long provided the lowest priced water among area agencies and over the years has fought to protect consumers' access to affordable, safe drinking water.

The entire labor agreement can be viewed on the Central Basin website, www.centralbasin.org.

Central Basin is a public agency that wholesales imported water to cities, mutual water companies, investor-owned utilities and private companies in southeast Los Angeles County, serving a population of more than 2 million. In addition, Central Basin provides the region with recycled water for municipal, commercial and industrial uses. Formed in 1952, Central Basin is committed to ensuring a safe and reliable water supply for the region. For more information please visit www.centralbasin.org.

Contact: Valerie Howard
Phone: 323.201.5552

SOURCE Central Basin Municipal Water District

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