MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK INC.
AND
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 14-14B, AFL-CIO
Contractors Association of Greater New York Inc. (“CAGNY”) on behalf of its members (the
employer) and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 14-14B (“Local 14”) recently
concluded negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement to take effect on July 1, 2023. In
the course of these negotiations, CAGNY and Local 14 agree as follows:
1. This Memorandum of Agreement shall solely apply to members of CAGNY who have
authorized CAGNY to negotiate on their behalf with Local 14-14B.
2. All terms and conditions of any projects currently underway shall remain in full force and
effect in their entirety and through completion of the project. Engineers employed on
such projects shall not be displaced. ft I/”
3. TERMS OF 2023-2026 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT: The terms of this
Memorandum of Agreement shall be incorporated into a new collective bargaining
agreement which will be in effect from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, and shall also
include the terms of the 2006-2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the 2011-
2014, 2014-2017, 2017-2020 and 2020-2023 Memorandums of Agreement.
4. WAGES/BENEFITS: FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS: All Local 14 represented Operating
Engineers covered by the agreement shall receive the following increases (all calculated
on the 2023 base) in the following contract years:
July 1, 2023– 2.5 % (Local 14 Crane Operators), $1.00 per hour for all other employees
under the CAGNY Agreement
July 1, 2024– 2.5 % (Local 14 Crane Operators), $1.00 per hour for all other employees
under the CAGNY Agreement
July 1, 2025– 2.5 % (Local 14 Crane Operators), $1.00 per hour for all other employees
under the CAGNY Agreement
All increases are based on the total wage and benefit package, non-compounded
for each of the three contract years. The percentage increase shall be allocated to the wage
rate or fringe benefit funds at the discretion of Local 14. No Local 14 represented Operating
Engineer shall have his/her wages reduced, nor his/her current job conditions modified as a
result of this MOA.
5. AMMEND HOLIDAY SECTION TO: All employees covered by this agreement shall
receive eight (8) hours pay at the double time rate and the double time fringe if the said
above-mentioned holiday is worked. If the employee works four (4) days in the payroll
week for a single employer and he or she does not work the said holiday, the employee
shall receive eight (8) hours straight time pay and eight hour (8) holiday stamp.
There will be no benefit fund contributions on the Annuity, Vacation, Voluntary Annuity,
Apprentice and/or Training Funds, Medical Re-imbursement, PAC, Defense Fund or LMCT
funds.
Said member will receive a holiday stamp, which shall include welfare, pension and
supplemental dues only. When a member covered by this agreement is employed in a
payroll week with said holiday the member shall receive two (2) hours pay plus two (2) hour
holiday prorated stamp for each date worked in a payroll week (i.e.: one day– two (2) hours,
two days– four hours, three days– six hours, four days– eight hours). During the week of
Thanksgiving/Day After Thanksgiving holidays if both holidays are not worked, employees
that work one day in the payroll week shall receive 6 hours of holiday pay and five hours of
holiday pay for each additional day worked that week, not to exceed 16-hours of holiday pay.
Any of the aforementioned holidays that fall on a Saturday will be observed in accordance
with the New York State General Construction Law Article 2, Section 24.
When the holiday is worked and the operating engineer is unable to work then only the
replacement operating engineer receives the holiday pay.
6. NY State Paid Sick Leave– Incorporate 196 Language into CBA
Local 14-14B and Local 15-15A waives any right or entitlement for paid sick leave that may
be provided by any City, State or Federal law or regulation.
The Unions acknowledge the provisions of the New York Sick Leave Act (Labor Law
sec.196-b) and further acknowledges that employees covered under this Agreement receive
comparable benefits in lieu of the sick leave through the signatory Employer’s contributions
to the Vacation Fund and/or Annuity Voluntary Fund on behalf of employees.
The Unions waive the provisions of the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act
pursuant to NYC Admin. Code Section 20-916(a) and acknowledges that employees covered
under this Agreement receive comparable benefits in the form of the signatory Employer’s
contributions to the Vacation Fund and/or Annuity Voluntary Fund on behalf of employees.
7. NYS Wage Theft
It is the intent of the Parties to waive the Labor Law Section 198-E, pursuant to Labor
Law Section 198-E (10).
8. This is solely an amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Local 14-
14B and CAGNY. All terms and conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement are
applicable hereto and are in full force and effect therein, except as expressly modified by
the terms of this agreement.
9. RATIFICATION:
This Agreement is subject to ratification by the Local 14 membership.
AGREED TO ON BEHALF OF THE
CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK INC.
BY:
Dated
| BY: | U |
| Aislinn McGuire | Datecl |
AGREED TO ON BEHALF OF THE
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS
LOCAL 14-14B, AFL-CIO
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Kevin M. Barrett
Chairman
Nicholas J Grecco
President
Robert J Palumbo
Vice President
Edward J. Lydon
First Vice President
Pat A Di Filippo
Second Vice President
Thomas D’Ercole
Secretary
Carlo DiSilvestro
Treasurer
Andrew Baranello
Director
Christopher Beck
Director
James Fallon
Director
Eric McGovern
Director
James C McKenna
Director
Steven Sommer
Director
Raymond G. McGuire
Managing Director
Dawn M Zanichelli
Assistant Managing
Director
Aislinn S. McGuire
Kauff McGuire &
Margolis LLP
Genera/ Counsel
John A Cavanagh
(1935-2012)
Chairman Emeritus
I!CAGNY
Vision • Ethics • Value
Cauldwell Wingate Company, LLC • Hunter Roberts Construction Group, LLC
Lendlease (US) Construction LMB Inc. • LHT Services, LLC • Pavarini McGovern
Plaza Construction LLC • Turner Construction Company
June 22, 2023
VIA FEDEX
Mr. Edwin L. Christian
Business Manager
International Union of Operation Engineers
Local 14-14B
159-18 Northern Blvd.
Flushing, NY11358
Dear Ed:
Please be advised that LHT Services, LLC is the sole member of the
Contractors’ Association of Greater New York, Inc. (CAGNY) that authorized
CAGNY to negotiate on its behalf with the International Union of Operating
Engineers, Local 14-14B AFL-CIO (Local 14) for a collective bargaining
agreement to succeed the one between CAGNY and Local 14 that expires on June
30, 2023.
Very truly yours,
Raymond G. McGuire
cc: CAGNY Officers & Directors