MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
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The United Association of Journeymen and
Apprentices of the Plumbing And Pipe Fitting
Industry of
The United States and Canada
PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO. 1
and the
Plumbers Local Union No. 1 50-02 5th Street, 2nd Floor
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 1-718-738-7500
Fax: 1-718-835-0896
www.ualocal1.org
Joint Plumbing Industry Board 50-02 5th Street, 2nd Floor
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 1-718-223-4313
Fax: 1-718-641-8155
www.ualocal1funds.org
Trade Education Facility
Plumbers Local Union No. 1
37-1147th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 1-718-752-9630
Fax: 1-718-752-9634
www.ualocal1training.org
United Association National
Pension Fund
103 Oronoco St eet
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 1-800-638-7442
Fax: 1-301-739-9017
www.uanpf.org
United Association 3 Park Place
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 1-410-269-2000
Fax: 1-410-267-0262
www.ua.org
Association of Contracting Plumbers
of the City of New York
535 8th Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 1-212-481-4580
Fax: 1-212-481-7185
www.acpny.org
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MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT 13
AND SERVICE AGREEMENT
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The United Association of Journeymen and
Apprentices of the Plumbing And Pipe Fitting
Industry of
The United States and Canada
PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO. 1
Effective Dates
January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE: ARTICLE 1 – V, PAGES 2-16
The Agreement – Bargaining Unit
Article I -Agreement and Duration
Sponsorship/Hiring/Provisions
Journeyman Upgrade-Downgrade Rules
’Note: These provisions are constantly modified. This book may not have the latest version.
Reciprocal Agreements
Article II – Start Times – Hours of Work – Holidays – Shift Work – Overtime– Show Up Time
Scope of MES Work – Work Exclusion Rule 12
Manpower Ratios
Equipment – Uniforms – Out of Pocket Expenses – On Call Pay – Vehicles Usage– Tickets and Violations Forward Facing Vehicle
Cameras
Job Safety
Employee Communication
NYC/NYS Paid Sick Leave & Paid Family Leave
Peer Support
Certifications
Article lll-V – Journeymen and Helper: Wages, Fringes and Other Benefit Provisions
PART TWO: ARTICLE VI- XVII, PAGES 16-24
Article VI – Joint Plumbing Industry Board Provisions and Requirements of Employer
Article VII – Bonding Requirements
Article Vlll-X – Management and Union Deductions
Article XI – Joint Arbitration Process and Work Stoppage
Article XII – Job Targeting and Market Recovery Program
Article XIII – Interpretation of Agreement
Article XIV – Inspection of Books and Records
Article XV– Joint Plumbing Industry Board Composition
Article XVI – Contract Termination Provisions
Article XVII – Union Security
PART THREE: SIGNATORIES TO THE AGREEMENT, PAGES 25-29
Signatories to the Agreement
Agreement for Independent Signatory Contractor
Pension Trust Agreement for Independent Signatory Contractor
AGREEMENT effective the 1st day of January 2026, by and between the ASSOCIATION
OF CONTRACTING PLUMBERS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. Hereinafter designated
as the “Association”, acting on behalf of its members, including such plumbing contractors as may
be admitted to membership in its association during the life of this Agreement, and/or any
extension or renewals thereof, and LOCAL UNION NO. 1 OF THE UNITED ASSOCIATION OF
JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING AND PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY OF
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, hereinafter designated as the “Union” as the collective
bargaining representative for all journeymen and helpers engaged in Mechanical Equipment and
Service Division work in the five counties comprising New York City. All Employers that are bound,
committed, covered or otherwise signed to this Agreement hereby designate and acknowledge
that the set Association is their duly authorized Bargaining Representative in the negotiations of
the foregoing Agreement and the matters therein contained and of any amendment and
extensions that may hereafter be made thereto or in the negotiation of any succeeding
Agreements. If the signatory contractor performs onsite service work of the type covered by this
Agreement under its own name or the name of another, as a corporation, company, partnership
or other business entity, including a joint venture, wherein the Contractor, through its officers,
directors, partners, owners or stockholders exercise directly or indirectly (including, but not limited
to, management control, or majority ownership through family members), management control or
majority ownership through family members, management control, majority ownership; the terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall be applicable to all such work.
This Agreement is and shall be binding upon the Employerand his or her or its successors,
assigns, beneficiaries and legal representatives and each officer of the Employer. The new
Employers. In, the Union agreed to be bound by any contract renewal, changes, modifications
and extensions which may be negotiated after this day and put into effect by and between
Plumbers Local Union No. 1 and the Association of Contracting Plumbers of the City of New York,
Inc., except as set forth in Article XVI.
BARGAINING UNIT
WHEREAS, the ASSOCIATION OF CONTRACTING PLUMBERS OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK, INC., is an association of plumbing contractors employing workers performing both
construction and mechanical equipment service division work, desirous of dealing collectively with
the Union with respect to Mechanical Equipment and Service Division work and,
WHEREAS, the UNION is a labor union duly chartered as a branch of the United
Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the
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United States and Canada, with jurisdiction in five counties which comprise of the City of New
York and is the duly authorized and exclusive bargaining agent for all Journeymen Plumbers and
Helpers performing plumbing installations in the Mechanical Equipment and Service Division,
employed by the parties to this Agreement; and,
WHEREAS, The ASSOCIATION and the UNION’S desire to establish fair and equitable
conditions of employment with respect to Mechanical Equipment and Service Division work
throughout the industry and to provide a method for peaceful adjustments of all disputes in order
to assure uninterrupted operation and general stabilization of the industry: now, therefore, in
consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions, hereinafter set forth, the parties
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AGREEMENT AND DURATION
SECTION 1. This Agreement applies to Mechanical Equipment and Service Division work
performed in the five counties which comprise the City of New York and any reference to
Journeymen or Helpers shall mean, unless otherwise indicated, Journeymen and Helpers who
perform Mechanical Equipment and Service Division work.
SECTION 2. This Agreement shall be effective as of January 1, 2026, and shall remain in
effect until December 31, 2030.
SECTION 3. Upon hiring any Journeyman or Helpers an Employer must notify the Union
and the new Employee can continue to work as long as he/she reports to Plumbers Local Union
No. 1 within five (5) business days of commencing employment. Plumbers Local Union No. 1 shall
issue a temporary identification card valid for sixty (60) days. Thereafter, in order to continue
employment, the Employee must be sponsored by such Employer and shall be accepted as a
member of the Local Union.
SECTION 4. After a Journeyman Plumber has had five (5) years of practical work
experience and successfully completed two (2) years of journeyman upgrade classes; such
member may be eligible to take the Building & Construction Trades Journeyman Plumber
examination. The Association shall be notified as to the date and time of the examination.
SECTION 5. No “A” Building Trades Division member may be employed in the Mechanical
Equipment and Service Division without the consent of the Union.
SECTION 6. The parties agree that signatory contractors who are not party to the “A”
Building Trades and “Oil Trades” Agreements shall be bound by the provisions of these
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agreements when performing plumbing installation deemed as “New Construction” or “Pump and
Tank.”
ARTICLE II
WORKING RULES
The parties agree to the following Working Rules:
RULE 1. On construction jobs, the regularly scheduled days of employment of
Journeymen and Helpers shall be Monday to Friday, inclusive, with eight (8) hours of work on
each day with start times between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM. At the Employer’s option, if any other
trade commences work earlier, so may the plumber.
For service work, the regularly scheduled days of employment of Journeymen and Helpers
shall be Monday to Friday, inclusive, with start times from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM and ending eight
(8) hours from the start time or ten (10) hours if working four (4) ten (10) hour shifts.
No work shall be performed during any hours other than those specified above or any
Saturday or Sunday, except in case of emergency, in which event, Employees shall receive time
and one half (1 V2) wages ONLY for their labor.
No work shall be performed on New Year’s Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, 4th of
July, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas
Day, except in the case of emergency, in which event, Employees shall receive double time wages
for their labor.
Flexible starting times are provided in this Agreement for service and maintenance under
the following terms and conditions:
A) The first shift (“day shift”) shall be worked between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM. Workers
on the day shift shall receive eight (8) hours wage and fringes at the regular hourly rate for eight
(8) hours work.
B) The second shift (“swing shift”) shall be worked between the hours of 4:00 PM and 12:30 AM.
Workers on the swing shift shall receive eight (8) hours wage and fringes at the regular hourly
rate.
C) The third shift (“graveyard shift”) shall be worked between the hours of 12:00 AM (midnight)
and 8:30 AM. Workers on the graveyard shift shall receive eight (8) hours wage and fringes at the
regular hourly rate.
D) Workers on the swing and graveyard shifts shall also be paid a twenty percent (20%) differential
premium, wages only. Shift work in these cases must continue for a period of not less than five
(5) consecutive workdays in private buildings and not less than ten (10) consecutive workdays for
public projects. All shifts need to provide three (3) days’ notification to the union prior to starting.
E) A lunch/dinner period of thirty (30) minutes shall be allowed on each shift.
F) All overtime work required after the completion of regular or shift work shall be paid at one and
one half (1 16) times the hourly rate.
RULE 2. An Employee who is compelled to lose time from work because of the failure of
his Employer to pay fringe benefits required by this Agreement shall be reimbursed for time lost
up to three (3) days’ pay at the regular hourly rate by the Employer who defaulted in payment of
the required fringe benefits.
RULE 3. The Employer is required to post a monthly shop card which signifies that the
fringe benefits payments for the Mechanical Equipment and Service Division were paid for the
previous month period. No Employee shall commence or continue working in a shop unless such
card has been issued, is posted and in effect. The benefits are due to the Joint Plumbing Industry
Board by the date established by the applicable Trust Fund. A list of Delinquent Employers shall
be furnished to the Union and the Association monthly, by the Joint Plumbing Industry Board.
RULE 4. Labor has established a Political Action Fund with a fifteen cents ($0.15) per hour
voluntary contribution. The Employer shall make the appropriate deduction upon presentation
from the Union of 1) a proper authorization card signed by the Employee or 2) notification from
the Union that it has obtained such authorization card. The Employer shall forward such deduction
to the Joint Plumbing Industry Board for transfer to the Union. This rule applies to both
Journeymen and Helpers.
RULE 5. If a Journeyman or Helper reports to a job without having been first notified not
to report, such Employee shall be paid one-half (1/2) day’s pay.
RULE 6. It shall be optional with an Employer that he/she may work himself/herself; but if
he/she employs one (1) or more Employee (s), they shall be Journeymen Plumbers, except as
otherwise provided.
RULE 7. Work defined under the terms of this Agreement shall include and not limited to:
A) Gas piping inspection and leak surveying, roof tank inspections that does not include testing
on Building Trades, Project Labor Agreement (PLA), or Targeted jobs.
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B) Mechanical Equipment and Service work is any repair and/or replacement of the present
plumbing systems on any building type that does not change existing roughing or water supply.
Projects, regardless of the work type, that have approved plans or specifications, and the
plumbing contract exceeds two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) are excluded.
C) Cutting and capping up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) will be a ratio of:
1 MESJ: 4MESH.
D) Tenant work is excluded (including any service work)
Note: No Helpers on prevailing wage jobs. Helpers are only applicable to private jobs.
RULE 8. This agreement shall not include work performed for Building Trades projects.
RULE 9. (A) The Employer is to furnish all tools and equipment necessary to perform the
work covered by this Agreement and no Employee is to furnish any tools except the Rule and
Wiping Cloths. All tools and equipment (Scaffolds, ladders, etc.) shall at least meet the standard
set by the Safety Division of the New York State Department of Labor.
(B) The Employer may keep a record of his/her tools to guard against loss. Journeymen who
receive tools from the Employer, and for which a receipt is given, the Employee shall be
responsible for such lost tools. Journeymen must replace or pay for lost or missing tools furnished
by the Employer and for which the later holds a receipt from his/her Journeymen. Responsibility
rests with the Journeymen during working hours only.
(C) In cases where Employers wish their Employees to wear uniforms, such uniforms and their
laundering and maintenance will be left to the individual agreements between Employers and their
Employees.
(D) Employees shall receive one (1) hour wages at the straight time rate, including fringe benefits,
for Saturday, Sunday, and holiday on-call. If the Employee is called out, the minimum number of
hours he/she shall be paid is three (3) hours and the one (1) hour on-call pay for the day shall be
applied to the hours worked that day. When an Employee is called out he/she shall be entitled to
one half (1/2) hour travel time each way for a total of one (1) hour (wages and fringes) if the
Employee gets the customer to sign a ticket for that travel time.
(E) All daily out of pocket expenses for travel between jobs shall be reimbursed on a weekly basis.
(F) USAGE OF COMPANY VEHICLES:
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(i) When an Employee is provided company vehicles, and the Employer requires them to
return the vehicle to the shop at the end of the shift, the Employees shall be paid
wages and benefits up to that time period. However, if an employee decides to stop
work, he/she will be paid to the end of the hour, wages, and benefits.
(ii) Time spent in home-to-work travel by an Employee in an Employer-provided vehicle,
or in activities performed by an Employee that are incidental to the use of the vehicle
for commuting, is not compensable provided said travel is within normal commuting
area for the Employer’s business as defined by DOL regulations.
(G) An Employee who works overtime at night shall not lose work the next day except for safety
reasons or lack of work.
(H) Wages shall be paid weekly in cash or by check or by means of the electronic transfer at the
Employer’s option. Additionally, providing the required paystubs by electronic means, either
through a third-party payroll company or any in-house payroll department is acceptable. If wages
are paid by check, payment shall be made no later than Thursday in the week. Payment of wages
will be made on payday with no more than two days held back to accommodate payroll purposes.
When paid by check, the Employees must receive them before the lunch period, unless unusual
circumstances, including an act of God, may cause a delay. A repeated delay will be considered
a violation of this Agreement. The penalty for repeated delay shall be discontinuance of the
privilege to pay by check for the particular job involved after the penalty has been imposed by an
Executive Committee of the Joint Arbitration Committee.
(I) EMPLOYEE RIGHTS/COMMUNICATIONS:
(i) The Employer shall make reasonable efforts to limit communication with Employees
outside of their regularly scheduled work shifts. Employees shall not be required to
read, respond to, or otherwise engage in work-related communications (such as phone
calls, text messages, emails) outside of their regularly scheduled work shifts, except
in emergencies or critical business needs or when the Employee is expressly
scheduled to be on-call. When after-hours communication is necessary due to
emergencies or critical business needs, the Employer shall clearly indicate in any
communication whether a response is required and, if so, within what time frame.
(ii) Unit Employees shall have the right, upon request, to have a Local 1 Representative
present at the investigatory interview.
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RULE 10. Management and Labor agree to the strict observance of all City, State and Federal
on the job safety requirements, including Occupational Safety and Health Act, (OSHA)
regulations. A copy of all Accident Reports shall be sent to the Union Office within five (5) days
after each accident, provided the Employee reported the accident to the Employer. Such reports
are to be used solely as Union records and for no other purpose.
RULE 11. The Provisions of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, Title 20, Chapter
8, (Earned Sick Time Act) and the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law, Article 6, Section 196-B
in relation to the provision for sick time earned by Employees covered by this Agreement, as well
as any State or Federal sick time requirement permitting a waiver of statutory sick time are
expressly waived by the parties to this Collective Bargaining Agreement because comparable
benefits are already provided in this Agreement. Additionally, should any other municipality, county
or other governmental agency adopt a law or regulation providing for paid sick time for Employees
covered by this Agreement, and such law or regulation permits the parties to elect a waiver of
such paid sick leave, the parties agree that all such waivers are adopted and incorporated herein.
(A) CONSTRUCTION PFL: Upon enactment of the Construction Workers Paid Family Leave law
amending New York Workers Compensation Law Section 203, the parties agree that these
obligations shall be incorporated in this Agreement.
(B) PEER SUPPORT:
(i) An Employee who takes a leave of absence for a certified rehabilitation program shall be
reinstated to their former position or an equivalent position upon successful completion of the
program. Said Employee shall be re-employed for no less than two (2) business days. The
Employee shall provide the Employer with documentation from the treatment facility or a qualified
medical professional confirming the Employees successful completion of the rehabilitation
program.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this clause shall be construed as guarantee of
employment after two (2) business days of re-employment.
RULE 12. All work for the New York Department of Environmental Protection in Plants is not
covered under this Agreement with the exclusion of water meter installations/replacements,
backflow testing, direct fixture replacement with incidental piping (within five (5) feet of the fixture),
replacement of piping six (6) inches in diameter or less (but cannot be welded). However, any
project that has plans and specifications and is over two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
($250,000) shall not be considered covered MES work.
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RULE 13. TICKETS AND VIOLATIONS: Employee drivers who are ticketed and fined while
driving the Employer vehicle for the following violations – parking in a bus lane, at a fire hydrant,
and/or in a handicapped reserved space; speeding; entering an intersection on a red light
registered by cameras – shall be responsible for paying the fine no later than the deadline
indicated on the summons/ticket.
RULE 14. FORWARD FACING CAMERAS:
(i) The Employer may install forward-facing cameras in employer-owned or leased
vehicles but shall not allow such cameras to record audio or to record the inside of the
vehicle. The vehicle camera shall be identified by a visible sticker. The Employer shall
not view or monitor live footage; however, the Employer may review the footage after
a reported incident or event requiring investigation (such as accident or property
damage).
(ii) The Employer, within fourteen (14) days of the accident, must promptly notify the Union
with a complete copy of the recording.
RULE 15. CERTIFICATIONS: As a term and condition of employment, Employees must
possess Site Safety Training (SST) card. The Employer will not be responsible for the cost of the
Employees obtaining the SST card.
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ARTICLE III
WAGE AND FRINGE BENEFIT RATES
Commencing with the effective dates of this Agreement, the Employer agrees to pay to
and on behalf of his/her Journeymen the rates set forth in Table No. 1. The Employer also agrees
to pay to, and on behalf of the Helpers, the rates set forth in Table No. 2.
TABLE NO. 1 – JOURNEYMEN*
TEN ($10.00) DOLLAR PER HOUR INCREASE OVER FIVE (5) YEARS
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026
HOURLY
HOURLY FRINGE TOTAL
HOURLY WAGES BENEFIT PACKAGE
1/1/2026 thru 12/31/2026 $1.60 $49.90 $23.14 $73.04
1/1/2027 thru 12/31/2027 $1.90 $74.94
1/1/2028 thru 12/31/2028 $1.90 $76.84
1/1/2029 thru 12/31/2029 $2.30 $79.14
1/1/2030 thru 12/31/2030 $2.30 $81.44
All allocations of the above increments will be made by the Union.
The terms of this Agreement are five (5) years.
NOTE: 401(k) Employee Elective Deferrals, Credit Union and Union Assessment Check-Off are
calculated as a percentage of gross wages but deducted from net wages for Credit Union and
Union Assessment Check-Off and gross wases for 401(k) Employee Elective Deferrals.
* None of the provisions, other than wages, apply to Journeymen working under a sixty (60) day
temporary identification card (i.e. no Fringes, Check-Off, Promotion Fund, etc.)
** Employers shall send, on a weekly basis, ten percent (10%) of gross wages to an individual
account for each member established at a credit union as selected by the Union. Bonuses,
vacation pay, sick pay and non-accountable plan expenses included in wages.
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*** Includes the following Funds – Welfare, Trade Education, 401(k), Promotion, United
Association National Pension and International Training.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING FUND: The Employer agrees to make contributions to the
International Training Fund often cents ($0.10) per hour for each hour worked by all Employees
covered under this Agreement.
ORGANIZING FUND: Twenty cents ($0.20) per hour shall be deducted from net weekly wages
to be used for Local 1 organizing purposes.
UNITED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL PENSION FUND: The Employer agrees to make
contributions to the United Association National Pension Fund in accordance with the Standard
Form of Participation Agreement.
PLUMBING INDUSTRY PROMOTION FUND: Each Employer is to contribute to the Plumbing
Industry Promotion Fund of New York City, twenty-eight cents ($0.28) per hour for each pay hour
worked by the Employee of the Employer, and such contributions may be increased to thirty-five
cents ($0.35) per hour during the life of the Agreement by adoption of a resolution by the Trustees.
UNION ASSESSMENT CHECK-OFF: Two-and three-quarter percent (2.75%) of gross weekly
pay shall be deducted from wages as a Union Assessment “Check-Off”. Bonuses, vacation pay,
sick pay, and non-accountable plan expenses are included in gross pay.
INDUSTRY ADVANCEMENT FUND AND PROGRAM: The Union shall establish an Industry
Advancement Fund and Program. The Program shall be approved by Union membership and
funded through the General Fund of the Union, Union dues, and/or deduction from wages subject
to approval by the Union’s membership. The purpose of the Program is to increase work and
employment opportunities for Union members by: (1) providing financial assistance to signatory
Employers who would otherwise not be competitive on certain designated jobs that are bid by
predominantly non-signatory Employers; and (2), providing financial assistance to new signatory
Employers funded by Union members to subsidize initial labor costs; and (3), engage in other
initiatives to benefit the unionized plumbing industry, including, without limitation, sponsoring
promotional campaigns to increase awareness of the high standards of work by Union members
and their employer and increased demand for such labor.
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FOREMAN PAY: On jobs where there are between ten (10) and twenty (20) members working,
the Employer shall select one (1) Journeyman to act as Foreman, and that Foreman shall be paid
one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per hour above Journeyman’s wages. On jobs where
there are more than twenty (20) members working, the Employer shall select one Journeyman to
act as a Foreman, and that Foreman shall be paid two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) per
hour above Journeyman’s wages.
TABLE NO. 2 -HELPERS*
WAGE PER FRINGE TOTAL
HOUR** BENEFITS*** PACKAGE
1st Year, 1st Term (1st 6 months) $17.00 $5.38 $22.38
1st Year, 2nd Term (2nd 6 months) $17.00 $10.36 $27.36
2nd Year Helper Minimum Hourly Wage $22.80 $14.14 $36.94
3rd Year Helper Minimum Hourly Wage $23.80 $14.14 $37.94
4th Year Helper Minimum Hourly Wage $25.30 $14.14 $39.44
5th Year Helper Minimum Hourly Wage $27.30 $14.14 $41.44
* None of these provisions apply to Helpers working under a sixty (60) day temporary identification
card (i.e.no Fringes, Check-Off, Promotion Fund, etc.). Allocation of Fringes will be at the
discretion of Local 1 and will not exceed fifty percent (50%) total Journeymen increase for Helpers
employed in years two (2) through five (5).
** For work by 1st year, 2nd term – 5th year Helpers, Employer shall send on a weekly basis, ten
percent (10%) of gross wages to an individual account for each member established at a credit
union as selected by the Union. Bonuses, vacation pay, sick pay and non-accountable plan
expenses are included in wages.
*** Includes the following Funds – Welfare, Trade Education, 401(k), Promotion, United
Association National Pension and International Training.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING FUNDS: The Employer agrees to make contributions to the
International Training Fund of ten cents ($0.10) per hour for each hour worked by all Employees
covered under this Agreement.
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ORGANIZING FUND: Twenty cents ($0.20) per pay hour shall be deducted from net weekly
wages to be used for Local 1 organizing purposes.
UNITED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL PENSION FUND: The Employer agrees to make
contributions to the United Association National Pension Fund in accordance with the Standard
Form of Participation Agreement.
PLUMBING INDUSTRY PROMOTION FUND: Each Employer is to contribute to the Plumbing
Industry Promotion Fund of New York City twenty-eight cents ($0.28) per hour for each pay hour
worked by the Employee of the Employer, and such contributions may be increased to thirty-five
cents ($0.35) per hour during the life of the Agreement by the adoption of a resolution by the
Trustees.
UNION ASSESSMENT CHECK-OFF: Two-and three-quarter percent (2.75%) of gross weekly
pay shall be deducted from wages as a Union assessment “Check-Off’. Bonuses, vacation pay,
sick pay and non-accountable expenses are included in gross pay.
ARTICLE IV
FRINGE BENEFITS
The Employer agrees, in addition to the wages, to pay on behalf of each Journeyman and
Helper, the fringe benefits set forth in Tables 1 and 2.
The allocation of Fringe Benefits as of January 1, 2026, are as follows:
(A) $15.65 per hour as of January 1, 2026, for each Journeyman for each hour worked to the
Welfare Fund, Mechanical Equipment and Service Division, UA Plumbers Local Union No. 1.
(B) $3.66 per hour as of January 1, 2026, for each Journeyman for each hour worked to The
Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Fund in accordance with the Standard Form of
Participation Agreement.
(C) $0.65 per hour as of January 1, 2026, for each Journeyman for each hour worked to the Trade
Education Fund, Mechanical Equipment and Service Division, UA Plumbers Local Union No. 1.
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(D) $2.80 per hour as of January 1, 2026, for each Journeyman for each hour worked to the 401(k)
Savings Plan, Mechanical Equipment and Service Division, UA Plumbers Local Union No. 1.
(E) Each Employee shall also open an individual account to participate in the UA Plumbers Local
Union No. 1 Employee 401(k) Savings Plan. Each Employer of an Employee agrees to be bound
to the Trust Agreement of the 401(k) Plan and to remit all Employee contributions as soon as such
contributions can be reasonably segregated from the general assets of the Employer but no later
than seven (7) business days after the end of the payroll period from which the Employee
contributions were made and deducted from the wages of the Employee. Retention of these
contributions by an Employer beyond the period established by the U.S. Department of Labor
Regulation at 29 CFR 2510.3-102, makes the Employer a fiduciary with respect to such Employee
contributions. Failure to remit Employee contributions on a timely basis shall make the Employer
liable for interest and any lost earnings or restoration of profits resulting from the failure to remit
on a timely basis. The minimum default deduction shall be one percent (1%) of the gross weekly
wage of each Employee. The maximum contribution shall be determined by each Employee
subject to the laws governing the Fund.
(F) Each Employee shall open an individual account at a credit union or other financial institution
as designated and selected by the Union. Each Employer agrees to remit such amounts as
required by this Agreement to such individual accounts when payment of wages is due.
(G) Fringe benefits for overtime shall be paid at a straight time rate except on Target or United
Association National Residential Agreement jobs, in which case fringe benefits shall be paid at
time and one half (1%).
HELPERS
(2nd TERM – 5th YEAR)
(A) $10.18 per hour as of January 1, 2026, for each Helper for each hour worked to the Welfare
Fund, Mechanical Equipment and Service Division. UA Plumbers Local Union No. 1.
(B) $1.79 per hour as of January 1, 2026, for each Helper for each hour worked to the Plumbers
and Pipefitters National Pension Fund in accordance with the Standard Form of Participation
Agreement as on file as the Joint Plumbing Industry Board and made a part of this Agreement.
(C) $0.37 per hour as of January 1, 2026, for each Helper for each hour worked to the Trade
Education Fund, Mechanical Equipment and Service Division, UA Plumbers Local Union No. 1.
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(D) $1.42 per hour as of January 1, 2026, for each Helper for each hour worked to the 401(k)
Savings Plan, Mechanical Equipment and Service Division, UA Plumbers Local Union No. 1.
(E) Each Employee shall also open an individual account to participate in the Plumbers Local
Union No. 1 Employee 401(k) Savings Plan. Each Employer of an Employee agrees to be bound
to the Trust Agreement of the 401(k) Plan and to remit all Employee contributions as soon as such
contributions can be reasonably segregated from the general assets of the Employer, but no later
than seven (7) business days after the end of the payroll period from which the Employee
contributions were made and deducted from the wages of the Employee. Retention of these
contributions by an Employer beyond the period established by the US Department of Labor
Regulation 29 CRF 2510.3-102 makes the Employer a fiduciary with respect to such Employee
contributions. Failure to remit Employee contributions on a timely basis shall make the Employer
liable for interest and any lost earnings or restoration of profits resulting from the failure to remit
on a timely basis. The minimum default deduction shall be one percent (1%) of the gross weekly
wage of each Employee. The maximum contribution shall be determined by each Employee
subject to the laws governing the Fund. Probationary Helpers shall be excluded from participating
in this plan.
(F) Each Employee shall open an individual account at a credit union or other financial institution
as designated and selected by the Union. Each employer agrees to remit such amounts as
required by this Agreement to such individual accounts when payment of wages is due.
(G) Fringe benefits for overtime shall be paid at a straight time rate except on Target or United
Association National Residential Agreement jobs, in which case fringe benefits shall be paid at
time and one half (1 %).
ARTICLE V
HELPERS
SECTION 1. An Employer who shall become a party to this Agreement shall rate all Employees
as Journeymen or Helpers. In the event that the Union objects to the rating by the Employer, the
Trade Education Committee of the Joint Plumbing Industry Board may reverse the Employer’s
Determination.
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SECTION 2. The Employer shall not be required to pay any contributions for Fringe Benefits other
than International Training Promotion Fund and five dollars ($5) per hour to the Welfare Fund for
Helpers during their first six (6) months as full members to this Union.
SECTION 3. MES Journeyman and Helpers can perform work in a ratio of no greater than four
(4) Helpers to one (1) Journeyman per job site.
ARTICLE VI
JOINT PLUMBING INDUSTRY BOARD PROVISIONS AND
REQUIREMENTS OF EMPLOYER
The Employer agrees that the contributions for the Fringe Benefits referred to in Tables 1
and 2 are due to the Joint Plumbing Industry Board by the date established by the applicable
Trust Fund.
The failure on the part of any Employer to make such payments promptly when due shall
constitute a breach of this Agreement authorizing the Union to withdraw. All Journeymen and
Helpers from the employ of such defaulting Employer and he/she shall pay all benefits weekly
thereafter.
Should the Employer fail to pay all contributions to the Joint Plumbing Industry Board as
stipulated as they pertain to the aforementioned Fringe Benefit Funds, Political Action Fund, Union
Assessment Check-Off and the 401(k) Savings Plan, such Employer shall be liable for the
payment of such contributions with interest at a rate often percent (10%) plus liquidated damages
of twenty percent (20%) of the amount owing and all costs including, but not limited to, reasonable
audit and accounting expenses, witness costs and attorney fees, disbursements and court costs,
(including arbitration, NLRB or otherwise). The charge to a delinquent Employer for the cost and
expenses of collection and damages to the Joint Plumbing Industry Board shall in no event be
less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for each failure to pay a monthly contribution. This shall
also apply if the Employer remits on a weekly basis.
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ARTICLE VII
BONDING REQUIREMENTS
Each employer shall furnish a surety bond for the Plumbers Local Union No. 1 Welfare
Fund and related Funds as agent for collection for each of the Fringe Benefit Funds to guarantee
the payment of all fringe benefits provided for herein. The Union shall not issue a shop work card
to an Employer who is not so bonded, nor shall the Union permit Journeymen and Helpers to work
for an Employer who was not so bonded. The amount of the bond shall be shown as in the
following schedule:
AMOUNT OF BOND
(EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027)
AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES MONTHLY
1-3
4-8
9-20
$20,000.00
$35,000.00
$85,000.00
$45,000 FOR EACH MULTIPLE OF 10 EMPLOYEES, PLUS APPROPRIATE AMOUNT FOR
ANY REMAINDER.
ARTICLE VIII
PROMOTION FUND
The Employers have established by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust, a Trust Fund
known as the “Plumbing Industry Promotion Fund of New York City,” herein after referred to as
the “Promotion Fund” for the mutual benefit of all plumbing contractors who do business in the
area. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the said Promotion Fund provides that the said
Plumbing Industry Promotion Fund shall be administered exclusively by Management Trustees
appointed by the Association. Each Employer agrees to be bound by said Trust, amendments
thereto and rules and regulations thereof and to contribute monthly to the Plumbing Industry
Promotion Fund of New York City an amount equal to twenty-eight cents ($0.28) per hour for each
pay hour worked by the Employees of the Employer. Such contributions may be increased up to
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a total of thirty-five cents ($0.35) per hour if and when the Trustees of the said Fund adopt a
resolution for such increases, provided, however, that ninety (90) days’ notice of the adoption of
such resolution and the effective date of such increases is given to Employers by letter sent to
them.
The prompt payment of the contribution provided for in this Agreement is essential for the
continuing efficient operation of the Promotion Fund. An Employer who fails to make such
payment shall be liable for the amount of such contribution with interest at a rate of ten percent
(10%) plus liquidated damages of twenty percent (20%) of the amount owing and all costs
including, but not limited to, reasonable audit and accounting expenses, witness costs and
attorney fees, disbursements and court costs. The charge to the delinquent Employer for the costs
and expenses of collection and damages to the Promotion Fund shall in no event be less than
one hundred dollars ($100) for each failure to pay a monthly contribution. This shall also apply if
the Employer remits on a weekly basis.
ARTICLE IX
JOURNEYMAN AND HELPER TRAINING PROGRAM
The Association and Union agree to implement a viable and comprehensive Journeyman
and Helper Training Program to be directed under the auspices of the Plumbers Local Union
No. 1, U.A. Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.
ARTICLE X
CHECK-OFF OF UNION ASSESSMENT
Each Employer agrees to deduct weekly from the wages of each Journeyman and Helper
Employee covered by this Collective Bargaining Agreement who individually, in writing, duly
authorizes the Employer to make such deduction for Union Assessments, the sum of two-and
three-quarter percent (2.75%) of gross weekly wages for the preceding week. Each Employer
shall remit such deduction monthly to the Joint Plumbing Industry Board as the collection agent
for the Union. The original signed authorization cards shall be kept on file at the offices of the
Union.
The form of authorization to be signed by each Journeyman and Helper with respect to
whom a deduction is to be made has been approved by counsel for the parties hereto.
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It is expressly agreed that the authorizations furnished under this Article shall be of no
force and effect and no deductions shall be made by an Employer when there is no Collective
Bargaining Agreement in effect to which the Employer and the Union are parties.
It is expressly agreed that the Union assumes full responsibility for the validity and legality
of the deduction from the Employee’s wage made by each Employer and remitted to the Union
pursuant to this Article and the Union hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless
from all claims, losses, expenses, liability and damages to which the Employer at any time may
be subject by reason thereof. If any such claim is asserted or threatened against the Employer,
the Union and the Employers agree that the Union, at its sole cost and expense, shall undertake
the defense of such claim on behalf of the Employer and the Employer shall cooperate with the
Union in the defense thereof.
ARTICLE XI
JOINT ARBITRATION COMMITTEE AND NO WORK STOPPAGE OR LOCKOUT
(A) JOINT ARBITRATION COMMITTEE: All disputes and controversies arising out of and under
this Agreement or related thereto shall be settled by Arbitration as provided herein with proper
speed. The peaceable resolution of all disputes is of the essence. There shall be a Joint Arbitration
Committee (herein after “Full Committee”) of not less than six (6) or more than ten (10) members
with an equal number appointed by the Union and the Association. The Full Committee shall make
its own rules and formulate its own procedure, not otherwise contrary to the provisions herein.
The Full Committee shall designate a person to receive complaints and/or disputes. All complaints
and/or disputes shall be submitted in writing to the person designated by the Full Committee to
receive them. The Executive Committee shall be composed of two (2) Arbitrators. One (1)
Arbitrator, a representative appointed by the Union, and one (1) Arbitrator, a representative
appointed by the Association. Neither representative shall be the complainant nor the defendant.
The Executive Committee shall hear a case and settle it. The complainant and the defendant may
present their case to the Executive Committee. If the complainant or the defendant or both or one
of the Arbitrators do not appear at the hearing, a decision may be rendered in their absence
provided all parties and the Arbitrators have been given five (5) days written notice of the hearings
by regular mail, express delivery, telefax or e-mail (two (2) forms of notice required). If the
Arbitrators cannot agree, then the case must be brought to the Full Committee. If one (1) Arbitrator
does not appear, that Arbitrator can bring the case to the Full Committee if such referral is made
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within three (3) days after a decision. The complainant or defendant shall have no right to bring
the case to Full Committee if the Arbitrators agree on a decision. If the Arbitrators agree on a
decision, that decision shall be final. If the Arbitrators do not decide the case within ten (10)
business days, either the complainant or defendant may bring the case to the Full Committee.
The Full Committee shall hear and decide the case within twenty (20) days of the date the
Arbitrators cannot agree on the case and is brought to the Full Committee. If the complaint and/
or dispute is not resolved within the time limited by the Full Committee, then either the complainant
or defendant may request final arbitration by a neutral third-party Arbitrator from the American
Arbitration Association of New York City. If the Association and Union do not agree, then the
American Arbitration Association of New York City shall designate the neutral third-party Arbitrator.
The Arbitrator shall immediately hold hearings and rend the award with dispatch, the award to be
final, binding and conclusive. No Arbitrator designated under this Agreement shall have the right
to alter, modify or amend it. All final awards shall be in writing, signed by the Arbitrator as
representing the agreed award and shall be enforceable in Federal and State Court under the
applicable law.
The Arbitrators, whether Executive Committee, Full Committee or other Arbitrators, shall
have the authority to award money damages and payments, including interest and penalties,
impose a special job or shop steward or other remedy or relief. Whenever it is not possible or
practical to identify particular Employees who have suffered a financial loss due to an Employer’s
breach of this Agreement, the parties may agree, or an Arbitrator or Arbitrators may so order, that
any payment due as a result of the Employer’s breach to be paid to the Trade Education Fund
and/or the Welfare Fund.
The defendant shall be liable for any damages, back pay/fringes, fines, penalties or other
awards only up to a maximum period of two (2) years immediately preceding the filing of the
complaint pursuant to sub-paragraph (A).
(B) NO WORK STOPPAGE OR LOCKOUT – There shall be no work stoppage or lockouts for any
reason whatsoever except as specifically provided for in this Agreement. In the event of a work
stoppage or lockout which either the Claimant or Defendant claims to be a breach of this
Agreement, either may request that the dispute be submitted to an immediate Arbitration. In such
case, the Union shall designate two (2) Arbitrators, and the Association shall designate two (2)
Arbitrators. The Arbitrator shall immediately hold hearings and render an award within seventytwo (72) hours of the request, the award to be final, binding, and conclusive. If the Arbitrators are
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deadlocked by failure to have a majority support for a decision, then the Association or the Union
may request that the dispute be submitted to immediate arbitration by the American Arbitration
Association or other Arbitrator agreed to by the Union and the Association. The American
Arbitration Association shall immediately appoint a single Arbitrator without submission of a panel
of Arbitrators to the parties, and the Arbitrator shall immediately hold hearings and shall
immediately render his/her award. No Employer or individual Union member shall have the right
to this immediate arbitration by the American Arbitration Association or other Arbitrator agreed to
by the Union and the Association, unless requested by the Association or Union. If neither the
Union nor the Association requests this immediate arbitration by the American Arbitration
Association or other Arbitrator agreed to by the Union and the Association, then the arbitration
shall be submitted to the Joint Arbitration Committee and proceed as provided in Article XI.
ARTICLE XII
JOB TARGET AND MARKET RECOVERY PROGRAM
The parties have agreed to form a Joint Committee to target specific jobs. The sole
purpose of this program is to secure additional employment opportunities for Plumbers Local
Union No. 1 members and the signatory contractors within this jurisdictional area. The Job Target
Committee shall consist of three (3) Union Representatives who shall meet on a regular basis. A
quorum will consist of two (2) Management Representatives and two (2) Union Representatives.
The Committee will review all available information. In an area where a problem exists with the
non-signatory competition, there may be adjustments to this Agreement made in order to increase
the competitiveness of the signatory contractors. A majority vote of the Committee shall be
required for any project adjustments. The decision of the Joint Committee will be sent to all
signatory contractors.
Once a plumbing contract has been awarded, the Committee cannot grant adjustments to
this Agreement. The Joint Committee may adopt additional rules and regulations for the proper
administration of the Committee with the approval of the Joint Negotiating Committee.
ARTICLE XIII
INTERPRETATION OF AGREEMENT
The parties hereto, agree that this Agreement shall constitute the only prevailing terms
and conditions of employment for all Employees covered herein during the period hereinabove
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specified. The Union agrees that no more favorable terms and conditions shall be granted to any
Employer of such Employees.
ARTICLE XIV
INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS
The Employer agrees to keep his/her labor payrolls, job time books and compensation
books available for joint inspection by Representatives of the Union, the Association and the
Accountant of the Plumbing Industry Board, who shall be permitted to examine same to determine
if the Employees are receiving wages as provided for in this Agreement, also to check the Fringe
Benefits Compensation and Insurance Payments. This does not mean cost and progress records
at job or office. The Employer agrees to provide adequate Workmen’s Compensation Insurance,
Unemployment Insurance, Social Security Disability Insurance, or any other fund mutually agreed
upon by both parties and any such other insurance required under the statutes or otherwise under
the City of New York, United States government, or any other division, Agency, or Bureau of any
of them. Each Employer shall provide all such insurance even though two (2) persons or less are
in his/her employ, all in accordance with the law of locality where the work is done. Further, if court
action is commenced to compel such an audit because of failure of the Employer to provide such
books and records within twenty (20) days after a request by certified mail, the Employers shall
pay to the Board the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or a greater sum constituting
reasonable attorney fees, for the cost of bringing court action to compel compliance with this
provision. If monies are found to be owed, the Employer shall pay the cost of the audit.
ARTICLE XV
JOINT PLUMBING INDUSTRY BOARD
COMPOSITON OF THE BOARD: There is a Joint Plumbing Industry Board in the Jurisdiction of
Plumbers Local Union No. 1 which consists of an equal number of Union Representatives and
bonafide established contractors who employ Journeymen and Helpers within the jurisdiction of
Plumbers Local Union No. 1. The Employer agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Trust
Agreements pertaining to Pension, (including the United Association National Pension Fund,
Welfare, Additional Securities Benefits, Trade Education, 401(k), Savings Plan and any other
established funds and the rules and regulations of such Funds and Trust Agreements pertaining
to the Joint Plumbing Industry Board and the rules and regulations thereof, and Amendments
there to by incorporated minutes. Where Management Trustees are to be appointed, they shall
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be appointed by the Association. Where Labor Trustees are to be appointed, they shall be
appointed by the Union.
BOARD TO RECEIVE FRINGE BENEFIT PAYMENTS: The Joint Plumbing Industry Board shall
continue to receive, beginning with the effective date of this Agreement, from each Employer all
Fringe Benefits and contributions mentioned in this Agreement. The Joint Plumbing Industry
Board shall have the right to proceed directly to collect all Fringe Benefits and contributions in an
action in Federal and State Court without first resorting to any arbitration procedure under this
contract, l-remit for the Plumbing Industry Board and Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension
Fund. If and when the Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Fund mandates the electronic
submission of funds by the Employer, the Employer must comply. This requirement will also trigger
a requirement that the Employer must electronically submit all benefits administered under the
control of the Joint Plumbing Industry Board within thirty (30) days of UA requirement.
All Fringe Benefits are due no later than the twentieth (20th) day of the month following the
month in which they were incurred. In the event an Employer is a defendant in a lawsuit
commenced by the Joint Plumbing Industry Board for monies owing or fails to establish proper
financial responsibility, as determined by the Joint Plumbing Industry Board, in its sole discretion,
said Board may require the Employer to pay all fringe and supplemental benefits and contributions
weekly thereafter and possibly doubling the bond aforelisted as the bond requirements.
ARTICLE XVI
CONTRACT TERMINATION
EFFECTIVE DATE – TERMINATION DATE– 120 DAY CONFERENCE PROVISION
This Agreement shall be in full force and effect as of January 1, 2026, and shall remain in
force until December 31st, 2030. One hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the expiration of
this Agreement. A conference of all parties hereto shall be held for the purposes of consummating
a new Agreement.
The undersigned employer and individual signatory acknowledges that Plumbers Local
Union No. 1 of the UnitedAssociation of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States
and Canada claims to represent a majority of the bargaining unit, and the Employer acknowledges
and agrees that based upon Plumbers Local Union No. 1 having presented or offered evidence
of majority support, that a majority of its Employees have authorized Plumbers Local Union No. 1
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to represent them in collective bargaining and the Employer hereby recognizes Plumbers Local
Union No. 1 as the exclusive bargaining representative under Section 9(a) of the National Labor
Relations Act of all full time and regular part time Plumbers on all present and future job sites
within the jurisdiction of Plumbers Local Union No. 1.
Any entity wishing to abrogate this Agreement must notify both the Association and the
Union in writing by certified mail a minimum of one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the
expiration date of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XVII
UNION SECURITY
UNION MEMBERSHIP – A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: All members of the Union
employed by the members of the Association and by the Employers who agreed to be bound by
this Agreement shall remain members in good standing in the Union during the life of the
Agreement or any renewal or extension thereof as a condition of employment. All Employees
thereafter employed must become members of the Union within sixty (60) days and remain
members in good standing in the Union as a condition of employment for the period or periods
mentioned above. In the event that during the term of this Agreement there is a change in the
law which will permit a greater degree of Union security to the Union, such Union security as
provided above shall be modified so as to provide the maximum degree of Union security
permitted by such change in the law.
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JOINT NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE
SIGNATORIES FOR THE
ASSOCIATION OF CONTRACTING PLUMBERS
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Robert Greenberg
CHAIRMAN
Peter Bisso
Michael Breslaw
Jeffrey Levine
Lawrence Levine
Andrew Moran
Phil Yacino
Chris Yohe, Jr.
Terence O’Brien
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
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SIGNATORIES FOR
U.A. PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION NO. 1
Paul O’Connor
CHAIRMAN
Paul Cotto
Freddy Delligatti
Richard Garner
Richard Gilligan
Thomas Kinirons
Louis Pasquale
IN MEMORIAM:
On behalf of the Officers, Members and Contractors of Plumbers Local Union No. 1, we honor our
brother, John Hickey, that left us too soon in July 2025. John served Local 1 as both a member and an
Officer with integrity, honor and respect. John, you will always be in our hearts.
Plumbers Local Union No. 1
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,2026
PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 1
OF THE
UNITED ASSOC IATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING
AND PIPE FITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
NEW YORK CITY
INDEPENDENT MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE DIVISION
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
The undersigned Plumbing Contractor and individual signatory agree to be bound by all provisions of the
Collective Bargaining Agreement between Local Union No. 1 of the United Association of Journeymen and
Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada and the Association of
Contracting Plumbers of the City of New York and any amendments renewals and extensions that may hereafter
be made by the parties to the Agreement. The undersigned individual signatory acknowledges that he/she has
received a complete copy of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective January 1, 2026 and has read it in
its entirety. The undersigned Employer and individual signatory acknowledges that Local Union No. 1 of the
United Association of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada claims to
represent a majority of the bargaining unit, and the Employer acknowledges and agrees, that based upon Local
Union No. I having presented or offered evidence of majority support, that a majority of its Employees have
authorized Local Union No. 1 to represent them in collective bargaining, and the Employer hereby recognizes
Local Union No. I as the exclusive bargaining representative of all frill time and regular part time Plumbers on
all present and future job sites within the jurisdiction of Local Union No. 1 . The undersigned Plumbing
Contractor and individual signatory agree to be bound to all agreements, declarations of trust, amendments and
regulations thereto, referenced in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. All contributions shall be remitted as
set forth under the Collective Bargaining Agreement and declarations of trust amendments and regulations
thereto, referenced in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The undersigned agrees to be bound by any
amendments to the Collective Bargaining Agreement and all amendments and regulations of the aforesaid
declaration of trusts and anything supplementary thereto as adopted by the aforesaid Association and aforesaid
Local Union or their designated trustees. The undersigned Plumbing Contractor and individual signatory agree
that the Collective Bargaining Agreement to which they shall be bound shall continue in effect until and
including December 31, 2030 and during each year thereafter unless on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of June
2030, or on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of June of any year thereafter, written notice of termination or
proposed changes shall have been served by either party on the other party via certified or registered mail.
Employer (Individual/Firm Corporate)
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
Business Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Fax #:
E-mai I Address:
Name of Government Agency Issuing Plumber’s License:
License #:
Employer Identification #:
Name/Title of Person Signing:
Signature:
Date of Signing:
Plumbers Local Union No. 1
Name/Title of Person Signing: Paul O’Connor, Business Manager
Signature:
Date of Signing:
50-02 FIFTH STREET, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK 11101
PHONE (718) 738-7500*FAX (718) 835-0896
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UNITED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL PENSION EUND
Standard Form of Participation Agreement
(Revised effective March 1. 2024)
The undersigned Employer and Union agree that the Employer shall make pension contributions to the United Association National Pension
Fund (“Fund”) (formerly known as Plumbers and Pipefitters National Pension Fund) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement on
behalf of those Employees who are covered by the Fund pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1. a) Commencing with the first day of , 20 , and for the duration of the current Collective Bargaining
Agreement between the parties, and any renewals or extensions thereof, the Employer agrees to make payments to the Fund for
each Employee who is in each classification listed below in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, as follows:
EFFECTIVE
CLASSIFICATION AMOUNT DATE
Journeyman per hour
Helper per hour
per hour
Other – specify
Any classification of Employees who are excluded from the Plan pursuant to good faith bargaining and for whom contributions
are not required shall not participate in the Plan. Persons in such excluded classifications shall not be considered “Employees”
for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement.
b) The Employer shall make the contributions set out in subparagraph I (a) for each hour or portion thereof, for which an Employee
is paid or entitled to payment for performance of duties for the Employer. (Each overtime hour shall be counted as one regular
hour for which contributions are payable.)
c) Contributions set out in subparagraph 1(a) above shall be paid starting with the Employee’s first day of employment in a job
classification covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
d) Bargaining Unit Alumni Coverage
i. The Employer shall continue contributions to the Fund for any compensated Employees who were previously covered
by the Fund as members of the bargaining unit and on whose behalf the Employer continues to make all other benefit
contributions set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
ii. The Employer must report and contribute to the Fund for each Hour of Work performed by Employees covered under
this subparagraph 1(d). If the Employee is paid on a salaried basis and records of specific hours worked are not maintained,
then the Employer must contribute on the basis of a full-time work week as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement
(or, if not defined in CBA, then 40 hours).
iii. It is understood that the Employer may not make contributions on behalf of an Employee who owns, or whose spouse
owns, 10% or more of the corporation unless it signs and abides by a separate participation agreement covering such owner
Employees. It is also agreed that the Employer shall not make contributions to the Fund on behalf of any Employees other than
those specified herein or in a separate participation agreement.
2. The payments to the Fund required above shall be made to the “United Association National Pension Fund,” which was established
under an Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated July 23, 1968 and restated December 13, 1978. The Employer, by signing this
Agreement, or by signing a Collective Bargaining Agreement providing for participation in the Fund, agrees to be bound by all of the
terms and conditions of the Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as that document may hereafter be amended or restated by
the Trustees, and by the Rules and Regulations of the United Association National Pension Plan as that document may hereafter be
amended or restated by the Trustees. Any Employer so adopting the Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust thereby ratifies,
accepts and designates as its representatives the Employer Trustees then serving as such and authorizes said Employer Trustees to
designate additional Employer Trustees and successor Employer Trustees in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and
authorizes the Trustees to adopt amendments to the Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The Employer hereby
acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust in effect when this Agreement is signed.
3. It is agreed that the Pension Plan adopted by the Trustees of the said Fund shall at all times conform with the requirements of the
Internal Revenue Code so as to enable the Employer at all times to treat contributions to the Fund as a deduction for income tax
purposes.
4. It is agreed that all contributions shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Trustees require, and the Trustees shall have
the authority to retain an accountant or accounting firm to perform payroll audits of the Employer to determine whether the correct
amount of contributions have been made or to determine whether contributions have been made on behalf of all Employees covered
by the Plan.
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5. Ifan Employer fails to make contributions to the Fund within 20 days of the end of the month during which the work was performed,
the Union and/or the Fund shall have the right to take whatever steps are necessary to secure compliance, any provision of the
Collective Bargaining Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Employer shall be liable for all costs and expenses for
collecting the payments due, together with attorneys’ fees, interest on the unpaid contributions of 1 2% per annum, and liquidated
damages of 1 0% of the unpaid contributions. The Employer’s liability for payment hereunder shall not be subject to the grievance or
arbitration procedure or the “no-strike” clause provided under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
6. The parties agree that this Agreement shall be considered a part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the undersigned
parties.
7. The expiration date of the present Collective Bargaining Agreement between the undersigned parties is , 20 .
Copies of the Collective Bargaining Agreements and all renewal or extension agreements will be furnished promptly to the Fund
office and, if not consistent with this Agreement, can be used by the Trustees as the basis for termination of participation of the
Employer.
FOR LOCAL UNION NO. , UNITED ASSOCIATION
Signed: Date:
Printed Name and Title:
FOR THE EMPLOYER*
Signed: Date:
Printed Name and Title:
Employer Name:
Address:
Employer FEIN: Tel. No.:
Email Address:
* If Employer Association, attach a list of the names and addresses of the Employers represented by Association.
NOTE: If this form is attached to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, it is not necessary to repeat the text of the form in the Collective
Bargaining Agreement. You may instead refer to it in your Collective Bargaining Agreement by stating therein: “The Employer agrees to
make contributions to the United Association National Pension Fund in accordance with the United Association National Pension Fund
Standard Form of Participation Agreement attached to and made part of this Agreement.” Or you may include the language of this form in
the body of the Collective Bargaining Agreement: then, the signatures of the parties at the end ofthat agreement will be sufficient.
(Revised March 2024)
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