PROJECT LABOUR AGREEMENTS

Community-supporting Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) help build important projects in Canada. In British Columbia, they’re called Community Building Agreements (CBAs), and in Manitoba, they’re known as Manitoba Jobs Agreements (MJAs). These agreements are used for infrastructure, bridges, hospitals, schools, and energy projects.

PLAs benefit workers, contractors, communities, and taxpayers by keeping projects on time and on budget, requiring employee training, and making sure public investments benefit local communities.

They also make long-term construction projects more stable and efficient by setting wage rates, addressing labour issues, preventing disputes, coordinating all trades, and supporting apprentices, women in trades, and Indigenous workers.

PLAs allow both union and non-union companies to bid, making the process fairer and more transparent.

These agreements work, and LIUNA continues to support their use.