New York S03678 mandates the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to prioritize union labor for public work contracts before opening bidding.

New York S03678 amends the public authorities law to require the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to prioritize and hire union labor for public work contracts. The authority must make substantive efforts to utilize union labor, considering factors like skill availability. It must spend at least twenty business days seeking union labor. A contract can only be published for bidding after these efforts and after notifying the city commissioner of transportation, the comptroller, and the city commissioner of labor. The act takes effect immediately.

New York S03678 mandates the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to prioritize union labor for public work contracts before opening bidding.

New York S03678 amends the public authorities law to require the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to prioritize and hire union labor for public work contracts. The authority must make substantive efforts to utilize union labor, considering factors like skill availability. It must spend at least twenty business days seeking union labor. A contract can only be published for bidding after these efforts and after notifying the city commissioner of transportation, the comptroller, and the city commissioner of labor. The act takes effect immediately.