SCHEDULE A
TO THE
UNITED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL PLUMBING SERVICE AGREEMENT
1. LOCAL NO. 1 MES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT GOVERNS CERTAIN MATTERS
Classification of employees, pay rates, fringe benefits, hours of work, shift work, holidays, travel expenses,
hiring procedures, show up time and the resolution of grievances shall be governed by Local No 1’s
Mechanical Equipment and Service Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Employer and Plumbers
Local Union No. 1 (“MES Agreement”) covering the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030 in
lieu of the United Association National Plumbing Service Agreement. Work authorized under Article 1,
Paragraph 1 of the National Plumbing Service Agreement as well as work described in Scope of Work
(below) may be performed by the workforce pay rates and ratios as established in the Local No. 1 MES
Collective Bargaining Agreement.
2. TERRITORIAL SCOPE OF SCHEDULE A– ALL BOROUGHS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
3. SCOPE OF WORK
A. This Agreement shall apply to and cover all work performed by the Employer in order to keep all
plumbing and mechanical systems within occupied or ready to be occupied private facilities operating
in an efficient manner either by contracts or on an emergency call basis. The work includes inspection,
service maintenance, starting up, balancing, adjusting, repair, modification and replacement of
plumbing and mechanical equipment and operation work to meet customer obligations. Service and
maintenance work shall include but not be limited to sanitary drainage systems, potable water systems,
fixtures, grey water systems, irrigation systems, gas systems, and similar building utilities necessary for
habitation and use. Temporarily installed systems are to be considered service work except when in
connection with new buildings.
B. The Schedule A shall also apply to and cover all routine maintenance and inspections regardless
of size or location of the plumbing and mechanical equipment, fixtures and systems being
inspected or maintained where the work is done as part of a periodic routine service, inspection
and maintenance procedure of the employer, such as:
1) Systems operation under contract with customer
2) General housekeeping
3) Delivery and truck driving of parts or equipment
4) Replacement of all existing residential equipment, appliances and plumbing fixtures
5) Drain and sewer opening through cabling, flushing or other means
6) Installation of all single unitary heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems
7) In an area where a problem exists with non-Union competition, by mutual agreement,
the scope may be expanded to meet local conditions.
C. Journeyman-to-Helper, Ratios for certain work:
1) Any repair and/ or replacement of the present plumbing system at private commercial sites,
including residential buildings, that contract value is $1.25 million and below shall be able to use
a ratio of 1 “MES” journeyman to 4 “MES” helpers.
2) Alterations
a) All residential and boutique hotels alterations regardless of which other union trades, if any,
may be on the job, may use a ratio of 1 “B” Journeyman to 4 “B” helpers (true Helper rate)
when the job involves 60 fixtures or less and 1 “MES” Journeyman to 1 “B” helper (true helper
rate) when the job involves 61-325 fixtures. Does not apply to conversions.
b) All commercial alterations where the job includes 60 fixtures or less may use a ratio of 1”B”
Journeyman to 2 “B” helpers (true helper rate)
I. Contractors must notify Local #1 three (3) business days prior to starting
work (small commercial alteration form).
II. Does not apply to Building Trades jobs. “Building Trades” is defined as
when Local #638 and Local #3 members will both be working at the job and
at their primary rate.
III. Does not apply to gut rehabs 75 feet and above.
IV. Work described in Paragraph C2 cannot be performed under a Building and
Construction Trades Council Project Labor Agreement, or Prevailing Wage
jobs, or institutional work. Any jobs that have Union pension funds or that
finance a Project Labor Agreement are excluded.
4. SERVICEMEN
On or after December 1, 2009 Employers may hire individuals who can perform the work as detailed in
Paragraphs 3A and B of this Schedule A and Article 1, Paragraph 1 of the National Plumbing Service
Agreement. These individuals shall be called Servicemen and may be paid 70% of the wage and 100%
of the fringes of a Journeyman as set forth in the MES Agreement. No person who was a Journeymen
represented by Local #1 prior to December 1, 2009 may be paid Servicemen wages/fringes without the
consent of the Employee and the Union. All regulations concerning hiring, sponsorship, work rules,
hours, etc. contained in Articles I, II, VI, VII, X, XI of the Local Area Agreement shall apply to
Servicemen. Servicemen may perform work as described in Paragraphs 3C but only where a “MES”
Journeyman is also working.
5. DURATION OF SCHEDULE A
This Schedule A shall be effective when executed by both parties and shall continue in effect unless either
the Union or the Employer notifies the other, in writing, 180 days prior to December 31, 2030 of its
intention to terminate the agreement.
6. ARBITRATIONS
All arbitrations will be heard as per Article XI of the Local #1/ACP MES Collective Bargaining Agreement.
ASSOCIATION OF CONTRACTING
PLUMBERS OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK, INC.
By:
Name: Robert Greenberg.
Title: President |//yhjG10.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
Signature:
UNITED ASSOCIATION OF
JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES
OF THE PLUMBING AND PIPE
FITTING INDUSTRY OF THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFL-CIO
By: 7^4.
Name: Mark McManus
Title: Director, Plumbing Services
Name:
Title:
Company:
Effective Date 01/01/2026