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Union Leaders and Elected Officials Sign Agreements to Construct, Operate, and Maintain High Desert Corridor High Speed Rail Project in Palmdale

 

The high desert sun shone brightly July 8 in the Antelope Valley, leaders from various unions gathered to celebrate a milestone for the multimillion High Desert Corridor or HDC High Speed Rail Project. 

The project is often referred to as a “connector” high-speed rail project by the agency overseeing its creation, the High Desert Corridor Joint Powers Agency or HDC JPA. Los Angeles County Supervisor  Kathryn Barger, who is also chair of the HDC JPA, several of her fellow HDC JPA board members, and various union labor representatives signed two agreements for the HDC High Speed Rail Project just before noon. The agreements consist of a Community Workforce Agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding that codify the project’s use of highly skilled union labor — an action that will create thousands of essential jobs required to construct, operate, and maintain the HDC High Speed Rail Project. 

More than 16 unions were represented and included in the agreements, which took nearly one-year to develop with support from the US High Speed Rail Association. 

Details: Find information on the HDC High Speed Rail Project at www.highdesertcorridor.org

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