BCA/NASRCC Local 279 CBA 5.1.25 to 4.30.2028

NORTH ATLANTIC STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF

 

CARPENTERS

 

UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS

 

AND

 

JOINERS OF AMERICA

 

AGREEMENT

 

Between

 

the

 

BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION INC.

 

and the

 

NORTH ATLANTIC STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS

 

LOCAL UNION 290

 

Covering Nassau and Suffolk Counties

 

May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2028

 

Index

 

ART. ONE

 

ART. TWO

 

ART. THREE

 

ART. FOUR

 

ART. FIVE

 

ART. SIX

 

ART. SEVEN

 

ART. EIGHT

 

ART. NINE

 

ART. TEN

 

ART. ELEVEN

 

ART. TWELVE

 

ART. THIRTEEN

 

ART. FOURTEEN

 

ART. FIFTEEN

 

ART. SIXTEEN

 

ART. SEVENTEEN

 

ART. EIGHTEEN

 

ART. NINETEEN

 

ART. TWENTY

 

ART. TWENTY-ONE

 

ART. TWENTY-TWO

 

ART. TWENTY-THREE

 

ART. TWENTY-FOUR

 

ART. TWENTY-FIVE

 

ART. TWENTY-SIX

 

ART. TWENTY-SEVEN

 

ART. TWENTY-EIGHT

 

ART. TWENTY-NINE

 

ART. THIRTY

 

ART. THIRTY-ONE

 

ART. THIRTY-TWO

 

ART. THIRTY-THREE

 

ART. THIRTY-FOUR

 

ART. THIRTY-FIVE

 

ART. THIRTY-SIX

 

Recognition 2

 

Preamble 2

 

Jurisdiction (Geographic) 3

 

Council Representative 3

 

Union Security 3

 

Grievance and Arbitration 3

 

Jurisdictional Disputes– Procedures 4

 

Foreperson and General Foreperson 4

 

Conditions of Employment 4

 

Equal Employment Opportunity 6

 

Discharge Notice 6

 

Holidays 6

 

Hours of Work– Overtime 6

 

Rates of Pay – Mode of Payment 7

 

Reporting Time– Shape-Up 7

 

Shift Work – Pay Schedule 8

 

Apprentices 8

 

Fringe Benefits 9

 

Industry Advancement Fund 10

 

Dues Check-Off. 11

 

Insurance 1 1

 

Steward 12

 

Mobility 12

 

Safety Requirements 13

 

Drug and Alcohol Policy 13

 

Toxic and Hazardous Materials 14

 

Alternative Construction Manager 14

 

Sub-Contractors 14

 

Labor Management Contract Security 15

 

Labor Management Committee 15

 

Management Rights 16

 

Savings Clause 16

 

Trade Autonomy 16

 

Work in Other Areas 18

 

Contracts 19

 

MarketOpportunityFund/Provisional Program 19

 

Residential 19

 

Duration of Agreement 19

 

Signatures to Agreement 20

 

Addendum A 21

 

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RECOGNITION

 

This Agreement is entered into by the Association/Contractor , hereafter referred to as

 

the “Association”, on behalf of their members who employ or may employ unit employees and THE NORTH ATLANTIC

 

STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS and of THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND

 

JOINERS OF AMERICA, or any successor Council, hereafter referred to as the “Union”. The Union recognizes the Association

 

as the exclusive bargaining representative of all employer-members of the Association who have designated the Association as

 

their bargaining representative. The Association recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive collective bargaining

 

representative of all carpenters and employed by the Employer in the performance of all work coming within the jurisdiction of

 

the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.

 

The parties agree that the collective bargaining unit covered by this agreement is a single multi-employer bargaining unit

 

consisting of employers represented by the Association that is bound to this agreement, including any individual employers who

 

are not members of an Association but who sign the agreement or agree to be bound to it.

 

This agreement shall be binding on signatory contractors who are or who may become signatory contractors during the

 

duration of the agreement. Signatory contractors shall be bound by the terms of this agreement for the duration thereof

 

irrespective of the fact that they may have terminated their membership in the Association.

 

The Employer is satisfied and acknowledges that the Council has claimed and demonstrated that the Council has majority

 

support and represents a majority of the Employer’s Employees in an appropriate bargaining unit for purposes of collective

 

bargaining. Accordingly, the Council demands recognition, and the Employer recognizes the council, as the exclusive

 

bargaining agent under Section 8(f) for Nassau and Suffolk Counties of the NLRA (National Labor Relations Act) for all of its

 

Employees within the contractual bargaining unit.

 

Employers who sign independently recognize a single-multi employer collective bargaining unit through the Association. In

 

such case, each employer, by signing or agreeing to be bound by this Agreement thereby authorizes the Association to act as its

 

collective bargaining representative for all matters pertaining to this Agreement and for subsequent negotiations, covering this

 

multi-employer bargaining unit; and thereby expresses its unequivocal intention to be bound by group rather than individual

 

action in collective bargaining, whether or not it becomes or remains a member of this Association. A withdrawal of such

 

bargaining authority by any independent signatory shall only be effective if in writing and received by the Council not more

 

than ninety (90) days and not less than sixty (60) days prior to expiration of the stated term of this Agreement, or any succeeding

 

Agreement in effect between the Council and Association.

 

The parties hereby waive any right they may have to repudiate this Agreement during the term of this Agreement or during the

 

term of any extension, modification, or amendment to this Agreement, or during the negotiation thereof.

 

PREAMBLE

 

The Employer is desirous of employing carpenters and joiners and all subdivisions of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and

 

Joiners of America in the Construction Industry and appurtenances thereto within the Territorial Jurisdiction of this Agreement.

 

This agreement is entered into to prevent strikes and lockouts; to facilitate the peaceful adjustment of grievances and disputes

 

between the Employer and the Union and its members; to prevent waste; unnecessary and avoidable delays and the results

 

through them to the Employer of cost and expense and to the employees covered thereby of loss of wages; to enable the Employer

 

to secure at all times sufficient forces of skilled workers; to provide as far as possible for the continuous employment hereunder

 

of labor; to provide that employment hereunder shall be in accordance with conditions and at wages herein agreed upon, and by

 

reason of this Agreement and the purpose and intent hereof, to bring about stable conditions in the Industry, keep costs of work

 

in the Industry as low as possible, consistent with fair wages & proper working conditions as provided for hereunder

 

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JURISDICTION (GEOGRAPHICAL)

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

Section (a). The geographical jurisdiction of this Agreement shall be comprised of the following two (2) Counties of the Union:

 

Nassau and Suffolk. South of the Southern State Parkway and West of the Seaford Creek shall be the territorial jurisdiction of

 

the New York City District Council of Carpenters.

 

Section (b). Shop Agreements of the Union are separate and apart from this Master Agreement.

 

Section (c). The Contractor shall notify the Council 72 hours prior to the start of the project.

 

COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

The Council Representative or any other authorized representative of the “Union” shall be allowed to visit the jobs of any

 

Employer during working hours.

 

UNION SECURITY

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

Section (a). The Union agrees to furnish, through its office competent journeymen selected for reference to jobs upon a nondiscriminatory basis, such furnishing to be made upon request of the Employer and with the Employer retaining the right to

 

reject or accept the applicants for employment.

 

Section (b). The Union agrees that its office will maintain appropriate registration facilities for the listing of persons possessing

 

the skills required for the performance of work by the Employers. The Employer may employ applicants directly at the job

 

site.

 

Section (c). It shall be a condition of employment that the employees of any Employer covered by this Agreement who are

 

members of the United Brotherhood in good standing on the effective date of this Agreement shall remain members in good

 

standing and those who are not members in good standing on the effective date of this Agreement, or who are hired on or after

 

its effective date, shall, on the 8th day following its effective date, or the 8th day following the beginning of employment

 

(whichever is later) become and remain members in good standing.

 

Section (d). It is the intention of the parties that hiring procedures under this Agreement shall conform strictly to the

 

requirements of State and Federal Law, and that this Agreement shall provide the maximum union security permitted by law.

 

GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

Section (a). During the term of this Agreement, any question relating to its interpretation or any dispute arising from any

 

provisions shall be subject to the following grievance and arbitration procedure, it being understood that this clause shall not be

 

used for the purpose of determining subjects relating to trade jurisdictions.

 

1. The Job Steward shall attempt to resolve the dispute on the job with a senior representative of the Employer.

 

2. In the event that the dispute is not resolved by Step (1), a Council Representative and a Representative of the

 

Association/Contractor shall meet within 2 business days and attempt to settle the dispute.

 

3. Should Step (2) not resolve the issue in dispute within 5 business days, the two parties to the Agreement shall each appoint

 

three members to form a Joint Committee to hear the dispute and a decision by a majority of the Joint Committee shall be final

 

and binding on the parties.

 

4. In the event that the Joint Committee is unable to decide the dispute within 15 days business days, either party may request

 

arbitration by submitting in writing, with a copy to the other party, a request to the American Arbitration Association for a panel

 

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of arbitrators, one of whom shall be selected by the Joint Committee. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding

 

on all parties concerned. The expenses of the arbitrator shall be borne equally by the two parties to this Agreement.

 

Section (b). During the term of this Agreement, and during the period of hearing grievances and arbitration, neither party shall

 

order or sanction any lockout, strike or other work stoppage or slowdown.

 

JURISDICTIONAL (DISPUTES-PROCEDURES)

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

Section (a). Jurisdictional Dispute by any Union(s) and which involves the Union, including any of its affiliated Local Unions

 

(collectively North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters”) agree not to use or be bound by the Plan for the

 

Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes (the “Plan”), except when PLA’s are the binding agreement for a particular project.

 

Section (b). All jurisdictional disputes which involve the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters shall be settled through

 

arbitration where the arbitrator shall be bound by and render his/her decision according to local area practice. The assignments

 

of the Contractor(s) shall be followed, and work shall continue uninterrupted until the dispute is resolved. Decisions rendered

 

by the Arbitrator shall be final, binding, and conclusive on the affected Contractor or Contractors and the Union or Unions.

 

The Parties agree to utilize the rules of the American Arbitration Association for selection of an arbitrator and conduct of the

 

arbitration.

 

FOREPERSON-GENERAL FOREPERSON

 

ARTICLE SIX

 

Section (a). All Foreperson and General Foreperson shall be joumeyperson members of the Union and shall be hired and

 

discharged subject to the provisions of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, as amended.

 

Section (b). A Foreperson shall not act in the dual capacity of a job superintendent,

 

Section (c). General Foreperson must be designated by the Employer when there are three (3) or more foreperson employed on

 

the job.

 

Section (d). When five (5) carpenters and/or apprentices are employed, one shall be designated as a foreperson. He/she shall be

 

responsible for the laying out of work and to assign work to respective workers. The foreperson shall be permitted to work with

 

joumeyperson’s tools at the discretion of the employer.

 

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

 

ARTICLE SEVEN

 

Section (a). Except as otherwise provided Article Twenty-One, a fifty percent (50%) ratio of carpenters must be journeyperson

 

whose employment with the Employer originated in the Council’s geographic jurisdiction and this ratio shall be maintained

 

throughout such job in the manner heretofore described. This shall apply to each job of each individual Contractor.

 

Section (b). All employees shall receive five (5) minutes before noon, and at the end of each day’s work for the purpose of

 

picking up their tools and securing them from loss through theft or damage resulting from job operations or weather conditions.

 

Section (c). The time-honored custom of a “Coffee Break” shall be permitted during the morning working hours with the mutual

 

understanding that this custom shall not be abused by the employee or employer. A coffee break shall be permitted in the late

 

afternoon if the job is to work more than eight hours

 

Section (d). Every employer shall provide a weather tight building or room large enough to accommodate the employees covered

 

by this Agreement, for use as a tool room and shelter. This room shall be provided with a table and benches for use during

 

lunch time for their use. During the months from November 1 thin April 1 the shelter must be heated.

 

Section (e). A crib for employee’s toolboxes shall be provided. The crib shall be fitted for a padlock to be furnished by the

 

employees on the job. When tools and clothing are left in said crib or are in a locked shanty, the employer shall be responsible

 

for the loss of said tools and clothing by fire or theft by forcible entry. The maximum dollar amount that any employee may

 

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claim for a loss under this provision shall not exceed Five Hundred ($500.00) for Carpenters. A claim must be itemized, in

 

writing, and sworn to before a Notary Public. Employees shall be responsible for their own negligence.

 

Section (f). The Employer agrees to furnish a supply of clean, pure and cool drinking water, either as running water or in a

 

clean, covered container with spigot and a sufficient supply of disposable drinking cups.

 

Section (g). Toilet facilities shall be provided or made available in a sufficient number to accommodate all employees on the

 

based on at least one (1) unit for every thirty (30) persons or fraction thereof. Such facilities shall consist of water closets, but

 

chemical toilets shall be provided instead of water closets where water and sewer connections are not readily available. Toilet

 

facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and must comply with OSHA standards

 

Section (h). All shop employees sent to work on the job site shall be governed by the conditions of this Agreement.

 

Section (i) All Lasers, when used on work within the trade jurisdiction of the U.B.C, shall be furnished by the employer and are

 

considered a tool of the trade and operated by employees covered by this Agreement.

 

Section (j). No employee shall be allowed to furnish his/her own sawhorses, benches, hand screws, straight edges, ladders,

 

power or batteiy operated tools of any kind or description on any construction job.

 

Section (k). All special tools and/or equipment of any nature shall be furnished by the Employer.

 

Section (1). The Employer shall supply the necessaiy raingear and boots when conditions warrant their use. This raingear shall

 

remain the property of the Employer and must be returned upon request or in the absence of a request at no later time than the

 

employee’s termination of employment. The employee shall be financially responsible for the equipment not returned; the

 

amount not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).

 

Section (m). The Employer shall see that a First Aid Kit is furnished for the job and that the same shall be kept completely

 

supplied with necessary medical equipment.

 

Section (n). An employee injured at work, shall be paid full wages and wage supplements for the time spent receiving medical

 

attention on the day of the injury. If a “Doctor” certifies that said employee is unable to return to work on the day of the injury,

 

the employee shall be paid full wages and wage supplements for the day.

 

Section (o). The Employer will endeavor to provide proper parking facilities as near the job site as possible.

 

Section (p). All welding gear, welding torch, welder, burning equipment, gloves, sleeves, helmets, goggles, and any other type

 

of welding instruments are to be supplied by the Employer.

 

Section (q). Instruments such as transit, level, theolite, laser when used as an instrument, piezometer when instrumented and

 

fathometers when used on work within the trade jurisdiction of the U.B.C. shall be considered a tool of the trade.

 

Section (r). All layout equipment shall be supplied by the Employer.

 

Section (s). Workers employed in areas protected from the weather may be required to remain at work.

 

Section (t). The Employer agrees that any and all form work must be constructed by a member of the union. And furthermore

 

agrees that any form work that can be done on the job site or adjacent to the job site, must be done there.

 

Section (u). Whenever concrete is being poured, a carpenter is available, he to watch the forms and make necessary

 

adjustments during the pouring. Any additional carpenters that may be required shall be the decision of the employer.

 

Section (v). Labor and Management are committed to have a safe and productive working environment. To accomplish this

 

goal a program will be developed by Labor & Management to have all carpenters complete an O.S.H.A. 30 Safety Course.

 

Section (w) Applicants for referrals through the Referral Hall shall be sent out in rotation provided they have the necessaiy

 

skill and experience to fill the job as established by the Council. Carpenters who have been employed for substantial periods

 

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of time within the two (2) years prior to the date they seek employment through the Referral hall by any Contractor who is a

 

party to this Agreement, or by any other Contractor where such Contractor was a party to any agreement with the Union, shall

 

be presumed to meet the general requirements of skill and experience and shall be placed on the referral list.

 

Section (x) All other carpenters must pass a fair and comprehensive examination given by the Local Union Examining

 

Committee before they shall be placed on the job referral list.

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

 

ARTICLE EIGHT

 

The Employer and the Union shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed,

 

color, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizenship status with respect to any employment

 

decisions as required by Federal, State and Local Laws.

 

DISCHARGE NOTICE

 

ARTICLE NINE

 

Employees shall upon discharge, receive one (1) hour notice with wages and benefits for the purpose of collecting his/her

 

tools. It is understood that he/she shall remain on the job to the normal quitting time. If discharged at the end of the regular

 

hours of work, he/she shall receive one (1) hours pay at the straight time rates in lieu of notice. Upon mutual agreement with

 

the business representative and the employer, the company may be allowed to deliver the final layoff payment by direct deposit

 

or overnight mail/delivery within 24 hours of termination, the employee shall receive waiting time not to exceed 2 hours per

 

day until such time as the check, funds are received . This provision is applicable only if the employer is not delinquent. Upon

 

discharge, he/she shall be paid in full.

 

Any employee who does not receive his/her wages in full upon discharge or before quitting time shall be paid waiting time at

 

straight time rate, including benefits, for each hour of waiting until he/she is paid in full including the waiting time hours, not

 

to exceed two (2) days’ pay for waiting time.

 

HOLIDAYS

 

ARTICLE TEN

 

Section (a). The following days shall be considered Legal Holidays.

 

New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After

 

Thanksgiving, Christmas Day

 

Section (b). No work shall be performed on the above-mentioned legal holidays without the permission of the Union. All work

 

performed on the above-mentioned legal holidays shall be at double the straight time rates for the regular hours of the regular

 

work day with straight time fringe benefits.

 

Section (c). Where a holiday falls on Sunday, it shall be obseived on Monday.

 

Section (d). Holidays worked, report in time, overtime and waiting time require payment of Fringe Benefits^

 

HOURS OF WORK – OVERTIME

 

ARTICLE ELEVEN

 

Section (a). The standard hours of work and start times are between the hours of 6:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. & 5:30

 

p.m. Monday through Friday with a thirty (30) minute unpaid lunch included.

 

Section (b). The working week shall be five (5) days from Monday to Friday inclusive of an eight (8) hour day. Except as

 

provided hereinafter, no work shall be performed on any other days or outside the hours specified, without permission of the

 

Union. A contractor may request a seven (7) hour work day by notifying a Council Representative 48 Hours prior to the start of

 

project.

 

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Section (c). For all overtime worked beyond the hours of work set forth above, Monday thru Friday employees shall be paid at

 

the rate of time and one-half the regular wage rate. Time and one-half the regular wage rate shall be paid for Saturdays. Double

 

time wage rate shall be paid for all time worked on Sundays and Holidays. All hours worked will be at straight time fringes.

 

Section (d). The Employer may establish a work week consisting of four (4) days, Monday through Thursday, each day

 

consisting of ten hours at straight time in accordance with the law. A 4-10’s schedule may be instituted only upon the mutual

 

consent between the Association and the Union. The 4-10’s must run for a period of at least four days and must apply to the

 

entire carpenter crew on the project. The Association and Union must mutually agree prior to project starting.

 

Section (e). When it is mandated by a Government Agency or requested by a General Contractor a flexible start time can be

 

issued. It is understood that on all renovation, repair and alteration work that requires a single shift outside of the normal working

 

hours herein specified, such time worked up to seven (7) or eight (8) hours where applicable shall be at the straight time rate

 

plus fifteen (15) percent. Overtime on such work shall be at time and one-half the appropriate rate. It is understood and agreed

 

that those employed on this type of work shall not have been employed on other construction during the regular working hours.

 

Section (f) When conditions beyond the control of the employer, such as severe weather, widespread power failure, fire,

 

natural disaster, etc., prevent the operation of the job on one or more normal working days, the employer may, with the

 

permission of the Union, schedule the Friday or Saturday of that calendar week during which work was prevented, as a make¬

 

up day at straight time, depending on a 4-day or 5-day scheduled work week. All hours worked in excess of the normal day

 

worked shall be paid for at the rate of time and one-half (1 1/2). When a holiday falls on the make-up day, then the makeup

 

rate shall be time and one-half (1 1/2) for the normal days worked performed. In order to utilize a Friday or Saturday as a

 

make-up date, the employer must declare a regular work day “terminated” for one of the reasons listed above, no later than

 

10:00 am of the day terminated, and must notify the Union of its desire to work a make-up day by noon of the day preceding

 

the make-up day. If carpenters are needed to work a make-up Friday or Saturday, other than those already working on the job,

 

the employer shall hire 50% of its carpenters through referral from the Union, and it will use 50% of carpenters employed by

 

it on other job sites. A make-up Friday or Saturday shall be a guaranteed a normal work day with a guarantee of a full day

 

wages, with one-half (1/2) hour off to eat. Only employers in good standing, meaning those signatory contractors who are

 

paid-up (wages and fringes), will be considered for a Saturday make-up day and permission will not unreasonably be withheld

 

for a Saturday make-up.

 

RATES OF PAY – MODE OF PAYMENT

 

ARTICLE TWELVE

 

Section (a). The parties agree that the wage rates, hours and other terms and conditions of work shall prevail during the term of

 

this collective bargaining Agreement.

 

Section (b). Effective on the dates listed, the hourly rates for the listed craft classifications shall be as indicated. The Union

 

reserves the right to distribute future wage increases into fringes.

 

Section (c). A statement shall be furnished with the payment of wages showing Employer’s name – Employee’s name – Total

 

Earnings – Total Hours and Tax deductions itemized. A payroll check shall be drawn upon a local financial institution within

 

the region, payable on demand at par; provided the Employer cashing such checks shall provide reasonable facilities for cashing

 

such checks. All employees shall be paid weekly, not later than Friday. In the event that employees are not paid by quitting

 

time on Friday, Contractor will pay up to 3 (days) wages and fringes at double time rate. Employee must remain on site during

 

this period.

 

Section (d). The Union shall have the right to require the employer to post a “Surety Bond” of S75,000 (seventy five thousand

 

dollars) to guarantee the payment of wages and benefits to all employees covered by this agreement. This shall apply to non¬

 

association members only. If an Association member becomes delinquent the Union has the right to request that a bond be

 

posted by the contractor.

 

Section (e). For wages and benefits see Addendum A

 

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REPORTING TIME – REPORT IN TIME

 

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

 

Section (a). All employees reporting for work at the beginning of a shift who are not furnished with work for any reason

 

excluding inclement weather shall receive two (2) hours pay for “Reporting Time.” Should any employee commence work, he

 

or she shall receive no less than two (2) hours pay. The employees shall remain on the job for the two (2) hours unless directed

 

otherwise by the foreperson. If weather or other conditions make it impractical to work, pay shall be based on the actual hours

 

worked which includes “Reporting Time”.

 

Section (b). Employees ordered to report for work on Saturday or Sunday or days listed under ARTICLE TEN (10) and who

 

are prevented from working because of inclement weather or other reasons beyond the control of the employer, the employees

 

shall be paid at the applicable overtime rate if no work is performed during the hours of “Reporting Time” as required under

 

Sections (a) above.

 

Section (c). If work is performed during any part of the above mentioned “Reporting Time” hours, the applicable overtime rate

 

shall be paid, time and one-half on Saturdays, double time Sundays and holidays.

 

Section (d). Holidays worked, report in time, overtime and waiting time require payment of Fringe Benefits.

 

Section (e). Where, for the benefit of an Employer, an employee must cross a body of water in order to reach the job site

 

(islands including man made) and there is no public transportation available to said site, then it shall be the responsibility of the

 

Employer to provide adequate safety and comfort for the employee’s transportation. The time for such transportation, whether

 

public or private, shall be paid by the Employer (not ordinary bridge tolls) from the time of departure from mainland until time

 

of return to mainland.

 

Section (f). Pursuant to Section 9 of New York Labor Law Chapter 31, Article 6, § 196-b (“New York Paid Sick Leave

 

Law”), the Employer shall make vacation contributions on employees’ behalf, as set forth in this collective bargaining

 

agreement, in lieu of providing benefits in the manner described in the New York Paid Sick Leave Law.

 

SHIFT WORK – PAY SCHEDULE

 

ARTICLE FOURTEEN

 

Section (a).

 

(1). First Shift

 

Regular hourly rate of wages and benefits, with a 30 minute lunch break.

 

(2). Second Shift

 

Regular hourly rate plus 15% per hour, with a 30 minute lunch break.

 

(3). Third Shift

 

Regular hourly rate plus 15% per hour, with a 30 minute lunch break.

 

Section (b). All shift work hours are paid at straight time benefits.

 

Section (c). All requests for shift work shall be approved by the Union before start of same.

 

Section (d). Any hours worked outside the normal shift shall be at time and one half the appropriate wage rate for each

 

appropriate shift.

 

APPRENTICES

 

ARTICLE FIFTEEN

 

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Section (a). An Employer who employs one (1) joumeyperson may employ one (1) apprentice. For each additional three (3)

 

journeypersons the employer may employ one (1) additional apprentice or as State Law permits.

 

Section (b). The Employer agrees that it shall make appropriate contributions as set forth in its Collective Bargaining

 

Agreement with the Union in the amount set forth in this agreement. It is recognized that these designations may be changed

 

during the term of the contract. The Employer’s remittance shall be in the form and manner as specified by the North Atlantic

 

States Regional Council of Carpenters. In the event of a change of designation during the term of this Agreement, written notice

 

of such change will be given to each employer at least five (5) business days prior thereto.

 

Section (c). The employer agrees to be bound and shall comply with agreements, declarations of trust, plans or other relevant

 

documents with respect to the North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund.

 

Section (d). For wages and benefits see Addendum A.

 

FRINGE BENEFITS

 

ARTICLE SIXTEEN

 

Section (a). The Employer agrees that it shall make fringe benefit contributions to those fringe benefit funds designated by the

 

Union, in the amounts set forth in this Agreement. It is recognized that these designations of the specific fringe benefit funds

 

to receive contributions may be changed during the term of this Agreement. In each instance, the Employer shall be bound by

 

and shall comply with the agreements, declarations of trust, plans and/or regulations of the fringe benefit funds, and the labor

 

management cooperation committees, so designated. The Employer’s remittance shall be in the form and manner as specified

 

by the designated recipient of the contribution. In the event that a change of designation occurs during the term of this

 

Agreement, written notice of such change will be given to each Employer at least thirty (30) days prior.

 

Payment will be made at the designated Fund Office by Electronic Fund Transfer, payable to the North Atlantic States

 

Carpenters Funds, or their legal successor. Such benefits and contributions to said Funds shall be made and paid by the employer

 

purchasing benefits covering all such required contributions. The failure of the employer to comply with the requirement that

 

weekly benefit purchases shall subject the employer to those remedies available with respect to nonpayment of wages. At the

 

time of purchase of the benefits, the employer shall furnish the Fund Office with a statement providing such information as

 

required on forms supplied by the Fund Office. The information shall include, but not be limited to, payroll or similar records

 

which contain the names of the carpenters, the job project, the number of benefits purchased and the date of issuance. The failure

 

by the employer to fully supply this information shall constitute a material breach of the Agreement subject to those remedies

 

available under this Agreement. It is understood that the employer will treat Vacation Fund and Political Action Committee

 

Fund contributions as well as work assessments as wages so that all payroll taxes will be deducted from the gross total wages

 

paid to the carpenter and the frill contribution, net of said payroll taxes, shall be remitted. The Welfare Fund does not provide

 

New York State Disability benefits.

 

Section (b). Failure on the part of the Employer to make the required contributions, by the end of the following payroll week

 

in which the hours are worked, shall make the Employer liable for all contributions due, all collection costs including auditing

 

and attorney fees, 20% of total due each Fund as liquidated damages, plus interest. The Employer agrees to comply with the

 

collections policy enacted by the governing body of the designated recipient.

 

Section (c). Any Employer who is or becomes delinquent shall be required to post a” Surety Bond” in the amount of $75,000

 

(seventy-five thousand dollars) in such amounts as to secure all future payments to the wages and benefits. This shall apply to

 

all Association and non-association members alike.

 

Section (d). Notwithstanding no strike provisions of this Agreement or the existence of the grievance and arbitration procedure,

 

the Union shall have the right to remove Employees from the employ of an Employer who is thirty (30) days or more delinquent

 

in the payment of contributions to the Funds. The Union shall not be obligated to return Employees to work unless and until all

 

delinquencies have been made as required.

 

Section (e). Where such action is necessary as a result of the delinquency of any Employer in the payment of wages or fringe

 

benefits as set forth in this Agreement, such delinquent Employer shall be required to pay the Employees’ wages and fringes

 

for each day not to exceed three (3) days prior to returning to employment for such Employer.

 

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Section (f). The Trustees of the Funds shall have the authority to audit the payroll of a contributing Employer to determine the

 

accuracy of reports submitted to the respective Funds, in addition, the Trustees shall be authorized to audit the reports of a

 

contributing Employer who may be more than twenty-one (21) day’s delinquent in its reports. The cost of the audit are to be

 

paid by the delinquent Employer.

 

Section (g). A seven (7) day notice to the delinquent Employer of the proposed audit shall be deemed sufficient notice. Such

 

notice shall direct the Employers to have its books and records available to the auditor.

 

Section (h). The Union retains the exclusive right to allocate, or to reallocate, at any time, all wages and contributions to those

 

Fringe Benefit Funds determined by the Executive Secretary-Treasurer.

 

Section (i). On request, each Employer and/or Union shall receive a copy of the Funds’ annual reports.

 

Section (j). Weekly Contributions

 

Section (k). Throughout the life of this Agreement the Council will periodically provide the Association and/or Employers with

 

rate sheets providing for the allocation of benefits to its Employees. The Employer is solely responsible for providing its

 

Employees with the correct benefits. It is understood and agreed that the preceding provisions shall apply to each of the jointly

 

administered Funds: North Atlantic States Carpenters Health & Welfare Fund, North Atlantic States Carpenters Pension Fund,

 

North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund, North Atlantic States Carpenters Annuity Fund and the North Atlantic States

 

Carpenters Labor Management Program or its successor funds.

 

Section (1). The phrase “employees covered by this Agreement” shall be deemed to include full time employees of the Union.

 

For the purpose of computing payments to each of the funds, overtime hours shall be figured at straight time rates.

 

Section (m). All Employers shall be responsible for payment of all amounts due the “Benefit Funds” of its Sub-Contractors

 

after receipt by the Employer of notice from the Union that such Sub-Contractors have been delinquent in payment of Benefit

 

Fund contributions for seven (7) days from the due date.

 

Section (n). Effective January 1, 2023, each Employer shall make all Fund contributions and working dues deductions utilizing

 

the Funds’ electronic benefit program. The electronic benefit program to be utilized by the Funds will provide for the payment

 

of benefits by Employers for each hour due to the Funds under this Agreement and dues deductions as provided for in Article

 

Eighteen (Article 15 in AGC CBA). All Employers will be required to remit all benefit contributions to the Funds using the

 

Fund Office’s I-Remit program, or any successor electronic benefit program utilized by the Funds.

 

The Funds have established the North Atlantic States Carpenters Central Collection Agency (NASCCCA) whose purpose is

 

to perform the collection, auditing and related activities for the Funds. The NASCCCA is directed equally by Union and

 

Employer Trustees.

 

INDUSTRY ADVANCEMENT FUND

 

ARTICLE SEVENTEEN

 

The Industry Advancement Fund for the Association of Wall, Ceiling & Carpentry Industries has been established for the

 

purposes of promoting industry advancement and related programs to improve conditions in the industry and enhance

 

employment of employees within the jurisdiction of the Union.

 

All members of the ASSOCIATION who have designated the ASSOCIATION as their collective bargaining representative with

 

respect to negotiations with the COUNCIL, and all independent Employers who authorize such payment and are signatories to

 

the Collective Bargaining Agreement shall contribute to the AWCC Industry Advancement Fund an amount equal to thirty

 

($.30) cents per hour for all hours worked. Upon authorization, the contributions required hereunder shall be collected in the

 

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maimer set forth in Article Sixteen of the Agreement. There shall be no commingling of these funds with those fringe benefit

 

contributions and dues check-off, due and owing to the COUNCIL.

 

All monies received by the benefit funds for the Industry Advancement Fund shall be immediately remitted to the offices of the

 

Industry Advancement Fund. The function of the Benefit Funds is merely to collect such monies from the employer.

 

The parties agree that this arrangement has been agreed to only as a matter of convenience in order to facilitate the transmittal

 

of contributions to the Industry Advancement Fund. All costs for clerical, legal and administrative services are to be borne

 

solely by the Industry Advancement Fund.

 

It is expressly understood that neither the COUNCIL nor its jointly administered Benefit Funds shall exercise any dominion or

 

control over the collection or utilization of the monies paid to the Industry Advancement Fund. Neither the COUNCIL nor its

 

jointly administered Benefit Funds shall be required to engage in any acts with respect to the collection of monies for the Industry

 

Advancement Fund.

 

The Industry Promotional Fund shall hold harmless and defend the COUNCIL and its jointly administered Benefit Funds and

 

their Trustees and representatives from any and all loss or damage including any legal fees incurred for the defense of any claim

 

or lawsuit occasioned as a result of administering the collection of the Industry Promotional Fund.

 

The Fund shall not be used for the purpose of financing legal action against the Union, lobbying in support of anti-labor

 

legislation and it shall be operated in accordance with applicable law.

 

DUES CHECK OFF

 

ARTICLE EIGHTEEN

 

Check-Off. The Employer will check off and remit to the Union, work dues for all employees who have executed (signed by

 

the employee) and furnished to the Employer a payroll deduction authorization form. The Union will supply the payroll

 

deduction authorization forms to the employees. The Employer will deduct the amount of 6% (or other subsequently duly

 

authorized amount) from the total hourly package (wage plus vacation) of all employees who sign a duly authorized and signed

 

payroll deduction authorization form. The Employer will remit said deductions to the designated Fund Office.

 

Indemnification. The Union will indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, or other forms

 

of liability which may arise out of, or by reason of any action taken, or not taken, by the Employer at the request of the Union,

 

in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

 

Deductions. Deductions shall be made only for those employees who have voluntarily submitted the Employer with written

 

authorization. The written authorization will be delivered to the Employer before any payroll deductions are made. Any

 

authorizations for check-off of Union work dues that are incomplete or in error, will be returned to the Union by the Employer.

 

The Working Dues Check-Off remittance shall be made weekly in which the hours were worked. The remittance shall be

 

forwarded to the designated Fund Office.

 

INSURANCE

 

ARTICLE NINETEEN

 

Section (a). The employer shall furnish and post proof of Workers’ Compensation, Disability Benefits Insurance, and meet all

 

other requirements as prescribed by Federal and State laws.

 

Section (b). The Union and the Association/Employer agree to consider implementation of a Workers’ Compensation ADR

 

Program.

 

Section (c). Prior to commencing any work, the contractor shall carry all required Worker’s Compensation Insurance covering

 

all carpenters with an insurance earner licensed or authorized to do business in the State of New York. The contractor shall, at

 

his/her own expense, cover carpenters under the Disability Benefits Law of the State of New York effective immediately upon

 

the commencement of work. The contractor shall make all Social Security payments and all New York State Unemployment

 

Insurance payments for all carpenters. The contractor shall carry any and all protective insurance and shall make any and all

 

social benefits payments covering the carpenters which he/she is required to carry or to make under any federal, state, municipal

 

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or local law, rule or ordinance. Upon signing an Agreement with the Union or the Association or upon request by the Union the

 

contractor must provide proof with a copy of Workers’ Compensation Coverage form Cl 05.2, Disability Coverage form DB120,

 

NYS Unemployment Insurance and Federal Withholding Tax Numbers or an equivalent accepted by the union.

 

STEWARD

 

ARTICLE TWENTY

 

Section (a).

 

1 . The General Contractor, as an employer, recognizes the right of the Union to appoint one of its members to act as steward

 

on the General Contractor’s payroll immediately upon the commencement of any carpentry activity on the job by the General

 

Contractor or any subcontractors which are covered under this agreement. When the General Contractor does not employ any

 

carpenters on the site, the General Contractor recognizes the right of the Union to appoint one of its members as Steward on a

 

sub-contractor’s payroll immediately upon the commencement of any activity on the job.

 

2. The Union shall appoint a working steward. The Union shall advise the employer, or his/her representative, of the designation.

 

The steward shall be employed whenever any work covered by this Agreement is being done on the job on which he/she is the

 

steward, provided he is qualified to do such work. He/she shall be included among the joumeyperson who may be required to

 

work overtime.

 

Section (b). The steward shall be allowed a reasonable length of time to perform his/her duties.

 

Section (c). The General Contractor shall assist the Union in obtaining work for the steward with a subcontractor when the

 

General Contractor has no employees employed on the job.

 

Section (d). The steward shall not be laid off, transferred or discharged without prior mutual agreement of both parties.

 

Section (e). The steward if unjustly laid off, a grievance will be filed, and the steward will be made whole for all time lost if

 

the layoff was unjust.

 

Section (f). When the employer is dissatisfied with the conduct of the steward, he/she shall notify the Union of his/her

 

dissatisfaction and it shall be the duty of the Union to take corrective action.

 

Section (g). The steward shall be notified when any hiring, firing or lay-off is contemplated.

 

MOBILITY

 

ARTICLE TWENTY-ONE

 

Section (a). The first person on the job shall be the Steward assigned by the Union. The second carpenter on the job shall be

 

the employer’s Foreperson, who must a member of Local 290 or referred by the Council, (or otherwise he would be matched,

 

but not by a Steward). If the Contractor is a member of an Association, they may then refer to section ( e) of the article.

 

Section (b). The employer shall have the right to assign the balance of the workforce from among its existing employees so long

 

as the joumeyperson’s employment with the Employer originated in the Council’s geographic jurisdiction. If the Employer

 

assigns a joumeyperson whose employment with the Employer did not originate in the Council’s geographic jurisdiction, the

 

Union will have the right to match as per current Agreement (50/50). On all jobs having five (5) or more carpenters, the

 

contractor will make a reasonable effort that at least one (1) of said five (5) shall be a carpenter with 25 continuous years of

 

service or more under the terms of collective bargaining agreement within the Council’s geographic jurisdiction, or one may be

 

appointed by a Council Representative.

 

Section (c). If it is determined by the Union that the employer has violated the provisions of this Agreement (for example, not

 

reporting jobs, failure to pay proper wages and benefits), and the Union has informed the Association in writing of the violation

 

that has occurred the employer shall have access to the grievance procedure within Article Four (4) of this agreement to contest

 

any alleged violation.

 

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Section (d). The Steward shall have the right to check all employees’ paychecks, on a weekly basis, to verify proper wages and

 

vouchers.

 

Section (e). Projects of 3 Joumeypersons or less

 

1. Contractor must notify the Local/Council prior to start of project.

 

2. Contractor must be paid up to date with benefits on all projects within NASRCC.

 

3. Steward Reports must be submitted weekly from one of the Joumeyperson Carpenters on site who is a Local member of

 

jurisdiction selected by the Council.

 

4. Benefits must be purchased weekly for project.

 

5. All Carpenters must be from Council, or they will be matched by a carpenters assigned by the Union.

 

6. If job conditions change to the extent that four or more carpenters are required, then a Steward will be assigned by the

 

Council and continue on the project as the fourth carpenter until completion of the project. If the project should resort back to

 

its origin of three carpenters, one of said carpenters shall assume the role of the Steward as long as they complete the certified

 

shop steward class offered by the Local Union 290. If any of the three joumeypersons refuse or have not taken the Council

 

certified shop steward class, the Council reserves the right to dispatch a carpenter from the hall who meets both criteria to serve

 

as the Steward for the project.

 

7. Any default of these rules, the contractor may lose this ability for the entire length of the agreement. Both carpenters

 

(Foreman and Joumeyperson) must be from the North Atlantic States Regional Council.

 

8. This provision is only obtainable for Association members.

 

Section (f). Association members are allowed up to five (5) days with one (1) Carpenter whose employment originated in the

 

Council’s Geographical Jurisdiction to work on Punch List items. Notification to the Council must be made prior to the start.

 

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

 

ARTICLE TWENTY-TWO

 

The Employer shall comply with provisions of OSHA and Industrial Code Rule 23, issued by the State of New York, Department

 

of Labor, regarding the safety and protection of persons employed in construction and demolition work and other applicable

 

New York State Department of Labor Safety Requirements. Violations of accepted or mandated safety procedures shall be

 

cause for immediate discharge. Use of alcohol or narcotics during the regular workday shall be cause for immediate dismissal.

 

DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY

 

ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE

 

Section (a). Labor and Management are committed to providing employees with a drug-free and alcohol-free workplace. It is

 

the goal to protect the health and safety of employees and to promote a productive workplace and protect the reputation of Labor

 

and Management and the employees.

 

Section (b). Consistent with these goals, the Employer prohibits the use, manufacture, possession, distribution or sale, at its

 

employment sites, of drugs, drug paraphernalia or alcohol. A program of urine testing, pursuant to the Substance Abuse

 

Program, may be instituted, upon mutual consent of Labor and Management.

 

Section (c).

 

1 . If the owner or Employer requires a blood test or urinalysis for drug and alcohol testing, such tests shall be performed on

 

company time and paid by the Employer. The Employer has the right to terminate the employment of any Employee testing

 

positive.

 

2. The Employee has the right to have a second test taken on his own time and at his/her own expense within 24 hours of

 

receiving the results of the first test. If the second test proves negative, the Employer will reinstate the Employee or require a

 

third test.

 

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3. If a third test is required it shall be taken on the Employees time within 24 hours of receiving the results of the second test.

 

The Employer shall pay the expense of such testing. If the last two tests prove negative, the Employee shall be reinstated.

 

TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

 

ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR

 

Section (a).

 

1. Carpenters employed in the removal or abatement of asbestos or any toxic or hazardous material or required to work near

 

asbestos or any toxic or hazardous material shall wear all protective equipment mandated by New York State or Federal

 

Regulations or required by the Employer as a safety precaution. Protective equipment subject to this provision shall include but

 

is not limited to asbestos suits, face masks and special breathing equipment.

 

2. Carpenters employed in the removal or abatement of asbestos or any toxic or hazardous material or required to work near

 

asbestos or any toxic or hazardous material and required to wear protective equipment as explained in Section (a) Paragraph ( 1 )

 

shall receive two (2) additional hours of wages and benefits per day.

 

Section (b). The Employer shall provide all required hazardous material protective equipment.

 

Section (c). When showers, x-rays or change to asbestos suits are required, provisions shall be made for the appropriate facilities.

 

All showers, x-rays and changes to asbestos suits, when required, shall be performed during working hours or paid at the

 

applicable overtime rate.

 

ALTERNATIVE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER LANGUAGE

 

ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE

 

Whenever any signatory contractor performs work as a construction manager or solicits bids from subcontractors, considers

 

proposals submitted by subcontractors or coordinates work performed by subcontractors, it shall be deemed to be a general

 

contractor subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, with respect to all jobsite work, including, but not limited to,

 

assuring that all work covered by this Agreement is performed by contractors that are parties to a collective bargaining agreement

 

with the Union, provided, however, this provision shall not apply to 1) any affiliated development company or entity that does

 

not manage and/or coordinate the construction contracts or construction work and that does not participate in the selection of

 

subcontractors or 2) any signatory contractor acting as a construction manager overseeing a public works project, where a bid

 

awarded to a non-signatory contractor as the lowest responsible bidder is outside of the control of the construction manager

 

and is otherwise required by law. The Employer recognizes that the Union, pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act, has

 

the right to request that the Employer provide it with information relating to whether it manages and/or coordinates contracts or

 

construction work or the selection of subcontractors and/or whether work has been awarded to the lowest responsible bidder on

 

a public works project.

 

SUB-CONTRACTING

 

ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX

 

Section (a). This Agreement shall bind the parties hereto and any and all Subcontractors employed by the Contractor and any

 

contract entered into with any Subcontractor shall contain a stipulation binding said Subcontractor to the conditions and

 

covenants of this Agreement. The Contractor shall be responsible for any claims against any of its Subcontractors relating to

 

wages and contributions due to the Welfare, Pension, Vacation, Annuity, Labor-Management Cooperation and the Apprentice

 

Training Committee Trust Funds or other Fringe Benefit Funds enumerated herein. Every Employer party to this Agreement

 

shall notify the Council of the awarding of any contract on which carpenter works is to be performed, whether by the Contractor

 

or its Subcontractor. Said notice shall include location of the job and the name and address of the Contractor or Subcontractor

 

involved. To the extent permitted by law, failure to comply with this section shall be a breach of the Agreement and shall

 

authorize the Union to remove its members from any job on which said Contractor or Subcontractor is working until said notice

 

is complied with. Said notice shall be within thirty (30) days of contract award and in any event no less than seventy-two (72)

 

hours before the start of work.

 

Section (b). The Contractor bound to this Agreement agrees not to accept bids from or sublet any work to any General

 

Contractor, Construction Manager, Project Manager, Builder, Site Manager, Broker or other entities unless the said entity has a

 

signed Agreement with the Union. This paragraph can be waived by the Union, which consent shall not be denied so long as

 

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the Contractor, etc., has not demonstrated in the past, a failure to adhere to a Carpenters CBA, including but not limited to,

 

failure to pay applicable wages and fringe benefit contributions, or otherwise by actions such as failure to adhere to applicable

 

area standards. For purpose of this Agreement, the Contractor, etc., must agree that it is a construction employer within the

 

meaning of the NLRA (National Labor Relations Act).

 

Section (c). A Contractor acting in the capacity of a Construction Manager agrees that it or any of its Subcontractors will not

 

contract or subcontract carpentry work to be done at the site of construction, alteration or repair of the building, or structure,

 

except to a person, firm or corporation party to a current labor agreement with the Union.

 

Section (d). A Contractor acting in the capacity of a General Contractor, Construction Manager, Prime Contractor, Builder or

 

Owner shall furnish the names of all carpenter Subcontractors to the Union in whose geographic jurisdiction the job is located,

 

on forms supplied by the Union before Subcontractors start work, when requested by the Union.

 

Section (e). It is agreed that the word “Contractor” or “Employer”, as used herein, means not only a Contractor or Employer

 

which is signatory hereto, but also means and shall include any other firm (whether a corporation, partnership, joint venhire,

 

limited liability company, or other business entity) engaged in the construction and/or carpentry industry in which an officer, a

 

partner, principal stockholder, member or sole proprietor of the signatory contractor or employer hereto is also an officer, a

 

principal stockholder, partner or single proprietor of such other firm and has significant degree of control of such other firm,

 

where the intent or effect or consequence of such association undermines terms and obligations of the signatory Contractor to

 

this Agreement. Management consultants, construction managers, developers, and owners/builders having construction site

 

responsibility will also be considered as “Contractors” or “Employers” for the purpose of this Article and this Agreement.

 

Further, any person or entity performing any of the following services will be considered an Employer: The solicitation of bids

 

from Subcontractors; the consideration of proposals submitted by Subcontractors; the coordination of work performed by

 

Subcontractors; and the supervision of the construction project.

 

Section (f). The General Contractor shall be responsible for collecting the pay for the carpenter Job Steward, if any work is

 

performed by the Subcontractor who performs work without reporting same to the Union before starting the job.

 

Section (g). If, as a result of violations of this Article, the Council and/or the Trustees of the Funds shall have discretion to

 

institute a court action to enforce any right hereunder, the loser shall pay all costs of such action, including attorney’s fees.

 

LABOR MANAGEMENT CONTRACT SECURITY

 

ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN

 

Beginning June 1, 1994, if and when the Employer shall perform any work of the type covered by this Agreement within the

 

North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters’ jurisdiction area, under its own name or any other name, including a joint

 

venhire, wherein the Employer either directly or indirectly has a significant degree of ownership, management or control, the

 

terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be applicable to all such work.

 

LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

 

ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT

 

A joint labor/management committee “Joint Committee”, consisting of four (4) Representatives appointed by the Associations

 

signed to the Local Union 290 Agreement along with four (4) Representatives appointed by the Executive Secretary/ Treasurer

 

of the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters shall be formed to address contract issues and meet on a quarterly

 

basis and, if necessary, at the call of one or more of the Joint Committee Representatives. By unanimous agreement, the Joint

 

Committee shall have the authority to implement contract changes within the term of this agreement. The Joint Committee shall

 

address jurisdictional issues that arise during the term of this agreement. By unanimous agreement, the Joint Committee shall

 

have the authority to negotiate terms and conditions of a residential agreement.

 

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MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

 

ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE

 

Except where specifically limited by this agreement, the direction of employees, the determination of employee competency,

 

the right to hire, transfer, promote, discharge, lay-off for lack of work and the scheduling of work are rights vested in the

 

employer.

 

In the event that the Union grants more favorable terms and conditions than those specified in this agreement to any employer

 

or employers, unless approved by the Executive Director of the association and the Union, then this agreement may be modified,

 

at the option of employer, to incorporate such other more favorable terms and conditions.

 

Union shall retain an affirmative duty to notify employer, or employer’s representative, of the existence of any different

 

collective bargaining agreements, unless so approved, than the one entered into by the Union herein, within seven days of

 

signing said agreement.

 

SAVINGS CLAUSE

 

ARTICLE THIRTY

 

It is mutually agreed that if the adoption of any State or Federal Legislation or Regulation, or a decree of a Court of Competent

 

jurisdiction, conflicts with or is contrary to or has a direct bearing upon any of the provisions of this Agreement, negotiations

 

will be opened to make the necessary adjustments in this Agreement, but negotiations will be confined to changes in existing

 

laws and regulations. It is further mutually agreed that if any changes in New York State Labor Law 220 or Federal Davis

 

Bacon Prevailing Laws are adopted, which would cause a signatory employer to be less competitive than a non-signatory

 

employer, a wage and fringe reopener can be requested. Both the Association and Union must agree that the union contractor

 

is less competitive because of the above changes. Should any provision of this Agreement be declared invalid, such declaration

 

shall not invalidate the remaining portions of this Agreement.

 

TRADE AUTONOMY

 

ARTICLE THIRTY-ONE

 

The Trade Autonomy of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America consists of the milling, fashioning,

 

joining, assembling, erecting, fastening or dismantling of all material of wood, hollow metal or fiber or of the products composed

 

in part of wood, hollow metal or fiber, the laying of all cork and composition; all other resilient floor covering, all shingles, the

 

erecting and dismantling of machinery and the manufacturing of all wood materials, all drywall construction, all acoustical

 

ceilings, soundproofing, fireproofing and welded wire sandwich panels; the burning, welding, rigging and the use of any and all

 

instruments and tools for layout work, incidental to the trade. Protection, as well as the unloading, loading, uncrating,

 

unwrapping, handling, distribution, placement, assembly, and installation of all materials, traditionally and historically related

 

to the work of the Carpenter shall be the work of the Carpenter. The operation of forklifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts, lulls or

 

similar equipment when handling materials to be installed, erected or dismantled by the Carpenters.

 

DRYWALL: “All work in connection with the delivery, installation, erection and/or application of all material and

 

component parts of walls and partitions regardless of their material composition or method or manner of their installation,

 

attachment or connections, including, but not limited to, the following items: all floor and ceiling runners, studs, stiffeners, cross

 

bracing, fire blocking resilient channels, furring channels, doors and windows including frames, casing molding, base accessory

 

trim items, gypsum drywall materials, laminated gypsum systems bracing board, finish board, fireproofing of beams and

 

columns, chases, including but not limited to the spraying of insulation, fireproofing, sound, thermal and rigid insulation

 

materials, fixture attachments including all layout work, preparation of all openings for lighting, air vents or other purposes and

 

all other necessary or related work in connection therewith.”

 

“All work in connection with the installation and erection of all gypsum wallboard to receive a veneer coat, plaster or lath or to

 

receive traditional plaster if such materials are to be secured to nailable or screwable metal studs.” The carpenter will be

 

responsible for all CLT (Cross Laminated Timber), Glulam, LVL, Nail Laminate Timber (NTL) Laminated Strand Lumber,

 

Single Strand Mass Timber or Wood Post and Beam or any variant of the aforementioned.

 

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Acoustical Ceiling Systems – Five (5) general types:

 

1. Direct hung suspension system.

 

2. Attached concealed system without backing board.

 

3. Furring bar attached system.

 

4. Furring bar suspension

 

5. Indirect hung suspension system.

 

All work necessary for the installation of the above ceiling systems shall be according to the decision rendered by the National

 

Joint Board for the Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes on August 24, 1966.

 

All work in connection with metal trim, interviewers, door knockers and mechanical chimes, construction and securing of all

 

boxes, wood and/or metal floor and wall penetrations in reinforced concrete construction; prefabricated tile panels, fiberglass

 

sandwich panel (wire styrofoam) composition and/or any other wood substitute materials; wood and metal store fronts, building

 

entrances, elevator entrances, etc.; fabricate and install precast and prestressed concrete members used in all types of building

 

construction; fabricate and install partitions, dividers and sliding doors, constructed of wood, metal, plastic, composition and/or

 

substitute materials; fabricate and install all kalamein work and hollow metal work.

 

The term “CARPENTER” and the term “JOINER” are synonymous and, in either case, shall mean one who prefabs or constructs

 

forms for footings or foundations of houses or building structures of all descriptions, whether made of wood, metal, plastic or

 

any other type of material; the erecting of structural parts of a house, building, or structure made of wood or any substitute such

 

as plastic or composition materials, who puts together roof, partitions, fabricates or erects forms for decking or other structural

 

parts of houses, buildings or any structure and dismantling of all forms. The fabrication, erecting and dismantling of all false

 

work, where power is used for the setting or dismantling of forms, or any other material erected by carpenters. All handling and

 

signaling shall be done by carpenters. The fabrication and/or setting of all templates, including anchor bolts and/or leveling of

 

these bolts, is included.

 

All framing in connection with the setting of metal columns, the setting of all forms, centers and bulkheads; the fabrication and

 

setting of screeds and stakes for concrete and mastic floors where the screed is notched or fitted or made up of more than one

 

(1) member. The making and setting of all foims used in concrete work including Stay-forms (wire mesh/Styrofoam). The

 

hanging of all joists in relation to concrete form work.

 

The installation of all framework partitions and trim materials for toilets and bathrooms, including but not limited to towel bars,

 

grab bars, paper towel holders, mirrors, toilet paper holders, etc., made of wood, metal or plastics or composition materials;

 

fastening on of all wooden, plastic or composition cleats to iron work or on other material; the erecting and installation of stran

 

steel or similar material; cutting and hanging all lumber or other materials between girders and joists for fireproofing or concrete

 

centers; setting and hanging of all sash, doors, inside and outside blinds, windows and other frames, erection and installation of

 

all exterior or wall construction, including curtain wall, erection or application of all shingles, siding, wallboard or sheets

 

composed of wood pulp, plastic, plaster transite or composition materials or any combination of any of the above with any other

 

material including combined or faced with metal regardless of the manner attached.

 

Cutting and applying of all furring; making and fastening of wood brackets for metal ceilings and side walls, erection of all

 

wood furring for cornices and putting on all grounds for plaster or cement finish. The building and construction of all derricks;

 

the making of mortar boards, boxes and trestles; putting in needle uprights; all shoring of buildings, razing and moving buildings.

 

The building, erection and dismantling of scaffolding and staging. All free-standing scaffolds shall be in accordance with the

 

decision of Record and Scaffolds rendered April 28, 1920. The setting of curb forms on properties other than highways shall be

 

manned in accordance with the letter agreement of July 27, 1964.

 

Fitting installation and fastening of stops, beads and molding in doors and windows; framing of all false work, derricks and

 

hoists, travelers and all lumber or material used in the building and construction industry; putting on of all hardware; putting up

 

interior and exterior trim or finish of wood. The hanging, setting and installation of wood, metal, plastic or any other wood

 

substitute materials; all types of doors, sash, jambs, bucks, casing, moldings, chair rails, mantels, base or mop boards,

 

wainscoting furniture, china closets, kitchen cabinets, wardrobes and installation of bowling alleys.

 

The manufacturing and erecting of cooling towers and tanks. The installation of wood, plastic or metal awnings, door shelters,

 

marquees and jalousies. The laying and finishing of all floors including wood, cork, asphalt, linoleum, vinyl, rubber or any other

 

type of resilient floor or wall covering. The installation of rugs, carpets, draperies, drapery hardware, curtains and curtain

 

hardware. The application of acoustic tile, whether glued or nailed, and acoustical suspended ceiling in its entirety.

 

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All work in relation to the installation of Photovoltaic Energy Systems (Solar Panels) Wind Turbines and other forms of

 

renewable energy to include the following: foundations, anchor bolts, supports, brackets, pans, racks, positioning motors,

 

counterweights and supporting structures of any kind regardless of material or design. All rigging, setting prefabrication,

 

fastening, welding, bolting in relation to these systems, whether built on land, flat roofs, pitched roofs or any other application.

 

When systems are mounted on motorized frames designed to be directed towards sunlight, the motorized systems will be the

 

work of the millwright. Any changes in technology or materials that replaces an application that falls under carpenter or

 

millwright jurisdiction shall be deemed the work of the carpenter or millwright.

 

Instruments such as Total Station or equivalent, transit, level, theodolite and laser when used as an instrument, piezometer

 

when instrumented and lithometers are used by carpenters in the course of their work. The laying out of line and grade from

 

points set in the immediate work area by the job surveyor for the purpose of performing carpentry work. There shall be no

 

limitation of the Carpenters’ use of any layout tool or instrument, which shall include any new advancements such as Robotic

 

Layout Machines’

 

Building and erecting stairs, store, office, bank and other fixtures, shelving to include but not limited to metal, wood, composite

 

and particle board and racks whether of wood or other material; making and fitting screens; putting on weather strips and

 

caulking. The erection, fitting, plumbing, leveling, aligning and setting of any signage. The installation of laboratory equipment

 

and related components including cabinets and work benches, bookcases and cabinets, either separately or used in conjunction

 

with heating and/or air conditioning units, blackboards, bulletin boards, meterboards and boards of all types.

 

The installation of insulation material of all types, whether blown, nailed or attached in other ways to walls, ceilings and floors

 

of new or existing buildings shall be work of the carpenter. The handling of lumber, fixtures, trim and other materials erected

 

by carpenters. The erection of porcelain enameled panels and metal siding. The handing and installation of all wardrobe closets

 

and lockers. The assembling and setting of all seats and bleachers and components thereof in theaters, halls, churches, schools,

 

banks, stadiums and open air structures, facilities and other buildings; installing wood, metal and plastic comerbeads; erecting

 

mortar and brick hoists and concrete distributors used in erecting buildings or fireproofing floors, or for pouring concrete

 

buildings, building and repairing coal pockets, breakers washer, tipples, setting of forms for sidewalks, sidewalk lights, curbs

 

and gutters and all welding and burning incidental to carpentry. The installation of all bathroom blocking and accessories. All

 

tagging, rigging and signaling incidental to the trade.

 

The parties agree that the work jurisdiction covered by this Agreement, includes, but is not limited to, the following: heavy

 

highways and bridge work; commercial and industrial construction work; home building and housing construction work; the

 

handling, milling, fashioning, joining, assembling, erecting and/or dismantling of materials of wood, metal, plastic fiber or any

 

substitute material or materials; the laying of all cork or compo flooring, rubber tile, plastic tile, cork tile and all linoleum; the

 

application of all asphalt shingles, roll roofing and all standing seam roofing systems; the erection and the dismantling of

 

machinery; the erection of modular homes; the manufacture of all wood and substitute material where the skill, knowledge and

 

training of a carpenter are required, either by the operation of machinery or the hand tools; the unloading or handling of all

 

materials; the erection, fitting, plumbing, leveling, aligning and setting of precast concrete pieces; the manufacture and/or

 

production of all concrete pieces made by precasting, postressing or by prestressing; the erection, fitting plumbing, leveling,

 

aligning and/or setting of all metal studding; the unloading, handling and installation of store fixtures; the unloading, handling

 

and placing of all refrigerated cases and/or boxes.

 

This claim and underlying jurisdiction therefor extend over the following division and subdivision of trade:

 

Carpenters, hod-hoist carpenters, joiners, millwrights, cabinet makers, bench hands, stair builders, millmen, wood and resilient

 

floor layers, finishers, carpet layers, shinglers, siders, insulators, acoustic and drywall applicators, casket and coffin makers,

 

railroad carpenters, furniture workers, shipwrights, boat builders, reed and rattan workers, ship carpenters, joiners and caulkers,

 

box makers, dock and wharf carpenters, car builders, underpinners and timbermen, pile drivers, shorers and house movers,

 

loggers, lumber and sawmill workers, and all those engaged in the running of woodworking machinery or engaged as helpers

 

to any of the above divisions or subdivisions.

 

WORK IN OTHER AREAS

 

ARTICLE THIRTY-TWO

 

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The Employer agrees that if it performs any work covered under any Collective Bargaining Agreement of the North Atlantic

 

States Regional Council of Carpenters, the Employer shall be bound to the terms and conditions of this Agreement applicable

 

to the construction site location where said work is being performed as if it were signatory to the applicable Agreement.

 

CONTRACTS

 

ARTICLE THIRTY-THREE

 

Section (a). No Employer who is a party to this Agreement may make a contract with a member or members of the Union

 

covering labor only, nor may any member of the Union take such a contract.

 

Section (b). No Employer shall sublet, lease, piece or lump out carpentry labor or any part thereof nor shall any employee

 

represented by the Union work for any Employer who takes labor contracts or pieces or lumps his/her work.

 

MARKET OPPORTUNITY FUND/PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

 

ARTICLE THIRTY-FOUR

 

All members of the Association who are signatory to this agreement may utilize Market Opportunity Fund/Provisional Program

 

for the scope of projects defined therein. All terms and conditions of this Collective Bargaining Agreement shall apply,

 

Notification of request must be at least 72 hours prior to bid date. Forms are available upon request from the Local Union

 

Office.

 

RESIDENTIAL

 

ARTICLE THIRTY-FIVE

 

It is the intention of the parties that this Agreement be applied to residential construction work. Residential construction

 

consists of those projects involving the construction, alteration or repair of single-family houses or apartment buildings of no

 

more than four (4) floors in height, town homes, row houses, single family homes, mobile homes, multi-family houses, apartment

 

buildings of four (4) floors or less and assisted living facilities of four (4) floors or less. Excluding dormitories and student

 

housing, (four (4) stories shall be above ground level and shall not include the building^ basement nor unfinished attic space).

 

This agreement shall also cover the receiving, fastening and putting in place of all modular units when used for construction

 

of the above referenced units, regardless of what material they are made of, such as wood, masonry, metal or plastic. The

 

residential wage rate will be at sixty-five percent (65%) of the applicable Commercial rate as set forth in this agreement.

 

DURATION OF AGREEMENT

 

ARTICLE THIRTY-SIX

 

Agreement shall become effective on May 1, 2025, and shall remain in effect until April 30, 2028, and shall continue thereafter

 

from year to year unless either party notifies the other parly in writing not more than ninety (90) days nor less than sixty (60)

 

days prior to April 30, 2028, or not more than ninety (90) days or less than sixty (60) days prior to any anniversary date thereafter

 

that either party desires to modify this Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties to this Agreement have caused these present to be signed and duly executed on the day

 

and year so noted below.

 

Employers who sign independently recognize a single multi-employer collective bargaining unit through Associations. In such

 

case, each employer, by signing or agreeing to be bound by this Agreement thereby authorizes the Association to act as its

 

collective bargaining representative for all matters pertaining to this Agreement and for subsequent negotiations, covering this

 

multi-employer bargaining unit; and thereby expresses its unequivocal intention to be bound by group rather than individual

 

action in collective bargaining, whether or not it becomes or remains a member of the Association. A withdrawal of such

 

bargaining authority given to the Association by any independent signatory shall only be effective if in writing and received by

 

the Association and the Council not more than ninety (90) days or less than sixty (60) days of the stated tenn of this Agreement,

 

or any succeeding Agreement in effect between the Council and Association.

 

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bargaining authority given to the Association by any independent signatory shall only be effective if in writing and received by

 

the Association and the Council not more than ninety (90) days or less than sixty’ (60) days of the stated term of this Agreement,

 

or any succeeding Agreement in effect between the Council and Association.

 

The parties hereby waive any right they may have to repudiate this Agreement during the term of this Agreement or during the

 

term of any extension, modification, or amendment to this Agreement, or during the negotiation thereof.

 

BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION INC. (BCA)

 

John E. 0‘Hare, Executive Director

 

Building Contractors Association Inc., (BCA)

 

Date

 

NORTH ATLANTIC STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS

 

vrne, Executive ^rc^etary Treasurer

 

William Banfield, Assistant to the Executive Secretary Treasurer

 

Date

 

Date

 

UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA

 

LOCAL 290

 

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM AS

 

AN ADDENDUM TO THE CBA BETWEEN

 

THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION INC.

 

AND LOCAL 290 OF THE UBC DATED MAY 1, 2025 TO APRIL 30, 2028

 

This Addendum will provide for the use of Journeypersons, Provisional Carpenters and Apprentices at the

 

following rates of wages and benefits and the number of each category permitted on each project. This

 

addendum will be available for use on all projects with the exception of prevailing wage or PLA projects at the

 

discretion of the association signatory contractor members only.

 

TOTAL W & B PACKAGE

 

Journeyperson

 

Provisional Carpenter

 

1st Year Apprentice

 

2nd Year Apprentice

 

3rd Year Apprentice

 

4th Year Apprentice

 

$88.29/ hour

 

$57.59/ hour

 

$44.20/ hour

 

$48.78/ hour

 

$53.57/ hour

 

$57.95/ hour

 

The number of journeypersons, provisional carpenters and apprentices will be determined by the contractor,

 

with approval by the Local, to be as competitive as possible while remaining efficient.

 

Additionally, Provisional Carpenters will have to work 2,600 hours and attend 200 hours of prescribed

 

programs of carpenter training classes before being elevated to Journeyperson Carpenter.

 

Addendum

 

The parties agree to waive application of the Construction Industry Wage Theft Law, N.Y. Lab. Law §198-e

 

(“Wage Theft Law”). It is the intention of the parties that this waiver conform with Section 10 of the Wage

 

Theft Law. Such waiver shall not diminish or impair the rights of an employee provided under any other section

 

of N.Y. Lab. Law §198.

 

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North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

 

Nassau & Suffolk Counties – Local Union 290

 

COMMERCIAL RATES

 

WAGES & FRINGES EFFECTIVE 7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026

 

JOURNEY LEVEL V $45.85 Fringe Benefits:

 

Vacation $4.88 Welfare $10.08

 

Working Assessment $2.74 Pension $12.50

 

UBC Working Assessment $0.09 Annuity $9.30

 

TOTAL TAXABLE RATE $53.56 *Working Assessment $2.74

 

*Vacation $4.88

 

Apprentice Training $0.75

 

Industry Advancement…. $0.30

 

CITF $0.15

 

*UBC Work Assessment $0.09

 

Labor Management NECLMP $0.15

 

HRA $1.50

 

TOTAL FRINGE BENEFIT/HOUR $42.44

 

*DENOTES DEDUCTIONS FROM WAGES AFTER TAXES

 

TOTAL WAGES & FRINGE BENEFIT PER HOUR = $88.29

 

Journey level/Foreman/General Foreman: working assessment is 5.4% of the wage, vacation and .09 UBC work assessment per hour

 

APPRENTICE’S hourly wage % of Journey level wage:

 

50%

 

Level 1

 

60%

 

Level 2

 

70%

 

Level 3

 

80%

 

Level 4

 

Wages $22.93 $27.51 $32.10 $36.68

 

Working Assessment $1.25 $1.25 $1.25 $1.25

 

Vacation $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00

 

UBC Work Assessment $0.09 $0.09 $0.09 $0.09

 

Total Taxable rate $26.27 $30.85 $35.44 $40.02

 

Welfare $10.08 $10.08 $10.08 $10.08

 

Pension $3.75 $3.75 $3.75 $3.75

 

Annuity $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00

 

Working Assessment $1.25 $1.25 $1.25 $1.25

 

Vacation $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00

 

Apprentice Training $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 $0.75

 

Industry Advancement Fund $0.05 $0.05 $0.05 $0.05

 

CITF $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15

 

UBC Work Assessment $0.09 $0.09 $0.09 $0.09

 

Labor Management NECLMP $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15

 

HRA $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00

 

Total Fringe Benefit per Hour $21.27 $21.27 $21.27 $21.27

 

TOTAL WAGES & BENEFITS/HR. $44.20 $48.78 $53.37 $57.95

 

Foreman rate: $2.50/hour over Journey level rate.

 

General Foreman rate: $4.00/hour over Journey level rate.

 

Premium Time Rate of Pay – Overtime (Monday through Saturday) is paid at time and one half (1 1/2) with

 

fringe benefits paid at straight time.

 

Sundays – paid at double time with straight time fringe benefits.

 

North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

 

Nassau & Suffolk Counties – Local Union 290

 

RESIDENTIAL RATES

 

WAGES & FRINGES EFFECTIVE 7/1/2025-6/30/2026

 

JOURNEY LEVEL WAGE: $29.80 Fringe Benefits:

 

Vacation: $2.50 Welfare $10.00

 

Working Assessment: $1.75 Pension $8.50

 

UBC Working Assessment $0.09 Annuity $3.00

 

TOTAL TAXABLE RATE: $34.14 ♦Working Assessment $1.75

 

♦Vacation $2.50

 

Apprentice Training $0.50

 

Industry Advancement.. . . $0.20

 

CTTF $0.15

 

♦UBC Work Assessment $0.09

 

Labor Management NECLMP $0.10

 

HRA $1.00

 

♦DENOTES DEDUCTIONS FROM WAGES AFTER TAXES TOTAL FRINGE BENEFIT/HOUR $27.79

 

TOTAL WAGES & FRINGE BENEFIT PER HOUR = $57.59

 

APPRENTICE’S hourly wage:

 

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

 

Wages $17.00 $18.00 $19.00 $20.00

 

Working Assessment $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00

 

Vacation $1.30 $1.30 $1.30 $1.30

 

UBC Work Assessment $0.09 $0.09 $0.09 $0.09

 

Total Taxable rate $19.39 $20.39 $21.39 $22.39

 

Welfare $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00

 

Pension $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00

 

Annuity $1.30 $1.30 $1.30 $1.30

 

Working Assessment $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00

 

Vacation $1.30 $1.30 $1.30 $1.30

 

Apprentice Training $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50

 

Industry Advancement Fund $0.20 $0.20 $0.20 $0.20

 

CITF $0.15 $0.15 $0.15 $0.15

 

UBC Work Assessment $0.09 $0.09 $0.09 $0.09

 

Labor Management NECLMP $0.10 $0.10 $0.10 $0.10

 

ERA $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00

 

Total Fringe Benefit per Hour $17.64 $17.64 $17.64 $17.64

 

TOTAL WAGES & FRINGE BENEFITS/HR. $34.64 $35.64 $36.64 $37.64

 

Foreman rate: $2.50/hour over Journey level rate.

 

General Foreman rate: $4.00/hour over Journey level rate.

 

Premium Time Rate of Pay – Overtime (Monday through Saturday) is paid at time and one half (1 1/2) with

 

fringe benefits paid at straight time.

 

Sundays – paid at double time with straight time fringe benefits.

 

North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

 

Nassau & Suffolk Counties – Local Union 290

 

PROVISIONAL RATES

 

WAGES & FRINGES EFFECTIVE 7/1/2025-6/30/2026

 

JOURNEY LEVEL WAGE: $29.80 Fringe Benefits:

 

Vacation: $2.50 Welfare $10.00

 

Working Assessment: $1.75 Pension $8.50

 

UBC Working Assessment: $0.09 Annuity $3.00

 

TOTAL TAXABLE RATE $34.14 *Working Assessment $1.75

 

*Vacation $2.50

 

Apprentice Training $0.50

 

Industry Advancement. . .. $0.20

 

CITF $0.15

 

*UBC Work Assessment $0.09

 

Labor Management NECLMP $0.10

 

*DENOTES DEDUCTIONS FROM WAGES AFTER TAXES HRA $1.00

 

TOTAL FRINGE BENEFIT/HOUR $27.79

 

TOTAL WAGES & FRINGE BENEFIT PER HOUR = $57.59

 

Foreman rate: $2.50/hour over Journey level rate.

 

General Foreman rate: $4.00/hour over Journey level rate.

 

Premium Time Rate of Pay – Overtime (Monday through Saturday) is paid at time and one half (1 1/2) with

 

fringe benefits paid at straight time.

 

Sundays – paid at double time with straight time fringe benefits.