Memorandum of agreement between the cement league and international union of operating engineers, local 14-148, afl-cio the cement league 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, the cement league and local 14 agree as follows: 1. This memorandum of agreement shall solely apply to members of the cement league who have authorized the cement league 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. 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 cement league agreement july 1, 2024 – 2.5 % (local 14 crane operators), $1.00 per hour for all other employees under the cement league agreement july 1, 2025 – 2.5 % (local 14 crane operators), $1.00 per hour for all other employees under the cement league 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 1 operating engineer shall have his/her wages reduced, nor his/her current job conditions modified as a result of this moa. 5. Am mend 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). 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 14-148 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. @ , (i) 2 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 the cement league. 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 the cement league agreed to on behalf of the international union of operating engineers local 14-14b, afl-cio by: ____, , ,….. _g_d~-~_l_ l __ edwin l. Christian, business manager by~h, lhb thomas d. Gordon, president 3 {; , -18-03 dated
