Inside Construction Agreement
NATIONAL EU:CTAICAl CONl’RACfORS ASSOCIA110N
by and between
Long Island Chapter
National Electrical Contractors
Association, Inc.
and
Local Union No. 25
International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers
April 30 2022 to April 25 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Agreement, Parties Thereto and Letters of Assent………………………1
Basic Principles …………………………………………………………………………..1
Scope of Work ………………………………………………………………………….. 1
ARTICLE I – CIR
Effective Date- Changes- Grievances- Disputes …………… 2
ARTICLE II
Electrical Industry Board …………………………………………….. 4
ARTICLE Ill
Employer’s Obligations and Rights ……………………………… 4
Bonding Requirements ……………………………………………….. 5
Foreman Call Out By Name …………………………………………. 8
ARTICLE IV
Union Obligations and Rights ……………………………………… 10
ARTICLE V
Hours- Wages – Foreman – Travel – Safety –
Splicers – General Working Conditions ………………………. 12
Overtime and Holidays …………………………………………….. 13
Shift Work …………………………………………………………………. 13
Make Up Day/ Hours …………………………………………………. 14
Safety/ PPE ………………………………………………………………… 21
ARTICLE VI
Fringe Benefit Trust Funds ………………………………………….. 24
NEBF ……………………………………………………………… 25
NEIF ………………………………………………………………. 26
AMF ………………………………………………………………. 26
Health & Benefit ……………………………………………. 27
SUB ……………………………………………………………….. 36
MRA ………………………………………………………………. 37
VHT ……………………………………………………………….. 39
Pension …………………………………………………………. 40
TABLE Of CONTENTS Contd.
ARTICLE VI
Annuity ……………………………………………………….. 42
401K ……………………………………………………………. 47
JATC ……………………………………………………………. 48
EIB ………………………………………………………………. 49
LMCC ………………………………………………………….. 49
Gross Labor Payroll &
Gross Straight-Time Labor Payroll ……………………………….51
NY State 196B………………………………………………………………52
ARTICLE VII
Standard Apprenticeship & Training Language ……………53
Apprentice Ratios ……………………………………………………….55
ARTICLE VIII
Temporary Light and Power
Installation and Safety- Maintenance ……………………….. 57
ARTICLE IX
Referral Procedure……………………………………………………….59
ARTICLE X – OutsideJurisdiction
Scope of Work …………………………………………………………….64
Additional Classifications and Wages …………………………..68
Tool List ……………………………………………………………………….70
ARTICLE XI
National Labor-Management
Cooperation Committee …………………………………………….. 73
ARTICLE XII
Code of Excellence ………………………………………………………74
ARTICLE XII
Separability Clause ……………………………………………………..75
CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT by and between the Long Island Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors
Association, Inc. (NECA) and Local Union No. 25, IBEW.
It shall apply to all firms who sign a Letter of Assent to be bound by this Agreement.
As used hereinafter in this Agreement, the term “Chapter” shall mean the Long Island Chapter,
of NECA, and the term “Union” shall mean Local Union No. 25, IBEW.
The term “Employer” shall mean an individual firm who has been recognized by an assent to
this Agreement.
BASIC PRINCIPLES
The Employer and the Union have common and sympathetic interest in the Electrical Industry.
Therefore, a working system and harmonious relations are necessary to improve the
relationship between the Employer, the Union, and the Public. Progress in industry demands a
mutuality of confidence between the Employer and the Union. All will benefit by continuous
peace and by adjusting any differences by rational, common-sense methods. Now therefore, in
consideration of the mutual promises and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
SCOPE OF WORK
The work covered by this scope shall include but not be limited to the following:
All electrical work on new construction, renovations, alterations, extensions, calibration,
troubleshooting, repair any other work related to the electrical industry regardless of the voltage
performed in the area of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York, including but not limited to all
work traditionally performed by electricians under the terms of the Inside Construction
Agreement.
All electrical work on renewable sources such as solar, photovoltaic, geothermal, wind,
biomass, wave, hydropower, battery storage, fuel cells and microturbines. Electrical
work on solar photovoltaic projects shall include the module and racking installation.
Renewable Projects and all photovoltaic systems installed, placed, and attached to all
commercial, industrial building or ground mounted systems. Shall be covered under this
agreement.
Work also covered by this Agreement is described in Article X.
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ARTICLE I – CIR
EFFECTIVE DATE- CHANGES- GRIEVANCES – DISPUTES
Section 1.01
This Agreement shall take effect April 30, 2022 and shall remain in effect until April 25, 2025
unless otherwise specifically provided for herein. It shall continue in effect from year to year
thereafter, from May 1st to April 30th of each year, unless changed or terminated in the way later
provided herein.
Section 1.02
a) Either party or an Employer withdrawing representation from the Chapter or not
represented by the Chapter, desiring to change or terminate this Agreement must provide
written notification at least 90 days prior to the expiration date of the Agreement or any
anniversary date occurring thereafter.
b) otherwise. specified Whenever innotice the notice, is given or no for later than the changes, the first nature negotiating of the changes meeting desired unlessmust mutually be agreed
c) The existing provisions of the Agreement, including this Article, shall remain in full force
and effect until a conclusion is reached in the matter of proposed changes.
d) Unresolved issues or disputes arising out of the failure to negotiate a renewal or
modification of this agreement that remain on the 20th of the month preceding the next
regular meeting of the Council on Industrial Relations for the Electrical Contracting
Industry (CIR) may be submitted jointly or unilaterally to the Council for adjudication. Such
unresolved issues or disputes shall be submitted no later than the next regular meeting of
the Council following the expiration date of this agreement or any subsequent anniversary
date. The Council’s decisions shall be final and binding.
e) When a case has been submitted to the Council, it shall be the responsibility of the
negotiating committee to continue to meet weekly in an effort to reach a settlement on the
local level prior to the meeting of the Council.
f) Notice of a desire to terminate this Agreement shall be handled in the same manner as a
proposed change.
Section 1 .03
This Agreement shall be subject to change or supplement at any time by mutual consent of the
parties hereto. Any such change or supplement agreed upon shall be reduced to writing, signed
by the parties hereto, and submitted to the International Office of the IBEW for approval, the
same as this Agreement.
Section 1.04
There shall be no stoppage of work either by strike or lockout because of any proposed
changes in this Agreement or dispute over matters relating to this Agreement. All such matters
must be handled as stated herein.
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Section 1 .05
There shall be a Labor-Management Committee of three representing the Union and three
representing the Employers. It shall meet regularly at such stated times as it may decide.
However, it shall also meet within 48 hours when notice is given by either party. It shall select
its own Chairman and Secretary. The Local Union shall select the Union representatives and
the Chapter shall select the management representatives.
Section 1.06
All grievances or questions in dispute shall be adjusted by the duly authorized representatives
of each of the parties to this Agreement. In the event that these two are unable to adjust any
matter within 48 hours, they shall refer the same to the Labor-Management Committee. Any
grievance not brought to the attention of the responsible opposite parties to this Agreement in
writing within 30 working days of the occurrence, shall be deemed non-existent.
Section 1.07
All matters coming before the Labor-Management Committee shall be decided by a majority
vote. Four members of the Committee, two from each of the parties hereto, shall be a quorum
for the transaction of business, but each party shall have the right to cast the full vote of its
membership and it shall be counted as though all were present and voting.
Section 1.08
Should the Labor-Management Committee fail to agree or to adjust any matter, such shall then
be referred to the Council on Industrial Relations for the Electrical Contracting Industry for
adjudication. The Council’s decision shall be final and binding.
Section 1.09
When any matter in dispute has been referred to conciliation or arbitration for adjustment, the
provisions and conditions prevailing prior to the time such matters arose shall not be changed or
abrogated until agreement has been reached or a ruling has been made.
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ARTICLE II
ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY BOARD
Section 2.01
There shall be an Electrical Industry Board of seven (7) members consisting of three (3)
persons representing the Union, three (3) persons representing the Employers, and a Chairman
as provided for in Section 2.02. The Chapter and the Union shall notify each other in writing of
the names of their representatives on this Electrical Industry Board.
Section 2.02
The Chairman of the Electrical Industry Board shall be a member selected by unanimous vote of
the members of the Board.
Section 2.03
The Electrical Industry Board shall be located in an area independent of the Union and the
Chapter. The Electrical Industry Board is defined to include all of its employees, office
equipment, files, records and other facilities necessary to fulfill its executive and administrative
functions.
Section 2.04
The Board shall employ an Executive Director and other help, professional or otherwise, to carry
on the functions of the Board.
ARTICLE Ill
EMPLOYERS’ OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS
Section 3.01
Certain qualifications, knowledge, experience, and proof of financial responsibility are required
of everyone desiring to be an Employer in the electrical industry. Therefore, an Employer who
contracts for electrical work is a person, firm or corporation having these qualifications and
maintaining a permanent place of business, a suitable financial status to meet payroll
requirements, and employing not less than one journeyman continuously. Failure to comply
with the terms of this section shall enable the Union to terminate an individual Employer’s
Agreement with the Union.
Section 3.02
All Employers shall at ALL TIMES, whether required by law or not, carry insurance under the
New York State Workers Compensation Law and the New York State Disability Law of 1949 to
cover ALL electricians working under this Agreement.
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Section 3.03
As a requisite of employing electricians under the terms of this Agreement, every Employer
shall have his or her insurance carrier furnish the Union with a certificate of Workers
Compensation Insurance and New York State Disability Insurance with a ten-day cancellation
clause.
Section 3.04
All Employers shall make contributions to the New York State Unemployment Insurance
Commission and to the United States Social Security Board for ALL electricians working under
this Agreement.
Section 3.05
The Employer shall furnish a statement of the amount of employee’s tax deduction with each
payment of wages, as per Section 801 of the Social Security Act.
Section 3.06
In order to protect the payroll and the fringe benefit fund, as well as the electricians working
under this contract, every employer shall participate in one of the following plans to guarantee
said payroll and fringe benefits unless the employer is part of the pay-by-check wage and fringe
benefits protection plan.
1. oblig Furnish ation a surety under this bondagreement acceptablepursuant to the Electrical Industry Board to the following schedule: to cover his or her
Employers paying 1 to 4 field personnel
Employers paying 5 to 10 field personnel
Employers paying 11 to 25 field personnel
Employers paying 26 to 50 field pers.onnel
Employers paying 51 or more field personnel
$50,000
$100,000
$175,000
$250,000
$350,000
Employers participating in this plan shall not limit the employer of its principal obligation to
pay all contributions owed.
2. Post a minimum cash deposit of $20,000 and also pay one and one-half (1.5%) percent of
the company’s weekly payroll into the Industrial Self-bonding Fund on a weekly basis. If
the employer ceases doing business in the geographical area, they may apply for the
return of the initial deposit.
For employers employing more than five (5) men, they must post an additional cash
deposit of $2,500 per man to a maximum of $350,000.
If a delinquent employer goes out of business as an electrical contractor as determined by
the Electrical Industry Board still owing wages and/or fringe benefits, the electricians
affected as well as the respective fringe benefit funds, shall be made whole out of the
applicable guarantee program.
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Section 3.07
The Union agrees, that, if during the life of this Agreement, it grants to any other Employer in the
electrical contracting industry on work covered by this Agreement any better terms or conditions
than those set forth in this Agreement, such better terms or conditions shall be made available
to the Employer under this Agreement and the Union shall immediately notify the Employer of
such concessions.
Section 3.08
A work report form shall be made out by the Employer and sent to the Union office on all work
contracted for, regardless of conditions of contract or size of job. This form furnished by the
Union, shall contain the following information: Location of job, class of work, manpower
required, approximate starting and completion dates. Employers who fail to file work forms on
the signing of the contract or at least 72 hours prior to the start of work shall be summoned to
appear before the Electrical Industry Board.
Section 3.09
The Employer must notify the Business Manager’s office of the number of people to be laid off
twenty-four hours prior to any layoff, if possible.
Section 3.10
A. The Local Union is a part of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and any
violation or annulment by an individual Employer of the approved Agreement of this or any
other Local Union of the IBEW, other than violations of paragraph B of this section, will be
sufficient cause for the cancellation of his agreement by the Local Union, after a finding
has been made by the International President of the Union that such a violation or
annulment has occurred.
B. The subletting, assigning or transfer by an individual Employer of any work in connection
with electrical work to any person, firm or corporation not recognizing the I.B.E.W. or one
of its local unions as the collective bargaining representative of his employees on any
electrical work in the jurisdiction of this or any other local union to be performed at the site
of the construction, alteration, painting or repair of a building, structure or other work, will
be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.
C. All charges of violations of paragraph B of this section shall be considered as a dispute
and shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement covering the
procedure for the handling of grievances and the final and binding resolution of disputes.
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Section 3.11
The Employer shall furnish suitable lockers or chests for storage of workers clothing and tools.
Loss from designated lockers or chests by fire or theft shall be limited as follows:
Section 3.12
Shoes
Clothing
Tools
$150.00
$200.00
$500.00
The Employer shall be responsible for the selection of a suitable locker containing adequate
heat when necessary. In the event the locker furnished or selected by the Employer is
considered unsatisfactory by any electrician, such employee shall notify the foreman at once;
otherwise, no responsibility shall attach to the Employer. In the event the suitability of any
locker is questioned, this shall be determined by the Business Manager of the Union. In order
to fix the responsibility for amount of loss by fire or theft, it shall be the duty of the foreman in
charge of the work to obtain from the electrician when reporting such loss, a list and the value of
the property, which shall be verified by affidavit.
Section 3.13
The Employer shall furnish necessary tools or equipment that are not listed in Section 5.10-B.
Section 3.14
Each Employer hiring men under the terms of this Agreement shall have identification signs,
seals, decals or stickers of not less than one hundred forty-four (144) square inches, with the
firm name not less than two (2) inches in height, in an area visible from the outside on each side
of his trucks. Identification signs shall also be displayed on all jobs and job shanties, wherever
permissible by contract or local laws.
Section 3.15
When men are terminated, the Employer, or his designee, shall complete a termination report
as supplied by the Union and must comply with the instructions on said form.
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Section 3.16
A. The Union understands the Employer is responsible to perform the work required by the
owner. The Employer shall, therefore, have no restrictions except those specifically
provided for in the collective bargaining agreement, in planning, directing and controlling
the operation of all his work, in deciding the number and kind of employees to properly
perform the work, in hiring and laying off employees, in transferring employees from job-tojob within the Local Union’s geographical jurisdiction, in determining the need and number
as well as the person who will act as foreman, in requiring all employees to observe the
Employer’s and/or owner’s rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Agreement, in
requiring all employees to observe all safety regulations, and in discharging employees for
proper cause.
B. The determination of when overtime will be worked shall be the responsibility of, and at the
discretion of, the Employer and without participation or assignment except as otherwise
provided.
C. Foreman Call Out By Name
The Employer shall have the right to call foreman by name provided:
a) The employee has not quit his previous Employer within the past two weeks.
b) The Employer shall notify the Business Manager in writing of the name of the
individual who is to be requested for employment as a foreman. Upon such request,
the Business Manager shall refer said foreman provided the name appears on the
highest priority group.
c) When an employee is called as a foreman, he must remain as a foreman for 1,000
hours or must receive a reduction in force.
Section 3.17
It is the Employer’s exclusive responsibility to ensure the safety of its employees and their
compliance with these safety rules and standards.
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Section 3.18 – Dues Check Off
The Employer agrees to deduct and forward to the Financial Secretary of the Local Union, upon
receipt of a voluntary written authorization, the additional working dues from the pay of each
IBEW member. The amount to be deducted shall be the amount specified in the approved
Local Union Bylaws. Such amount shall be certified to the Employer by the Local Union upon
request by the Employer.
The deduction shall be made weekly. Any Employer who deducts the working dues and fails to
forward within the time period as outlined in Article VI, Section 6.02, will be subject to the same
collection procedures as prescribed for in Article VI, Section 6.02.
Section 3.19 – COPE
The Employer agrees to deduct and transmit to the Local Union #25 COPE Committee, an
amount of ten cents (10¢) per hour from the wages of each employee who voluntarily authorizes
such contribution on the forms provided for that purpose.
The deductions shall be made weekly. Any employer who deducts COPE funds and fails to
forward them within the time period as outlined in Article VI, Section 6.02 will be subject to the
same collection procedure as prescribed for in Article VI, Section 6.02.
Section 3.20 – BROTHERHOOD
Effective April 26, 2020, the Employer agrees to deduct and transmit to the Local Union #25
Brotherhood Fund, an amount of two cents (02¢) per hour from the wages of each employee.
This fund shall operate in accordance with the approved Local Union By Laws, and any
amendments thereto. The purpose of this fund is to support active members, in good standing,
in times of need and distress. Specifically, in cases of serious illness or death.
The failure of any participating Employer to contribute the proper amount to the Brotherhood
Fund as required shall be considered a breach of this agreement. The contributions to the fund
shall be subject to the same delinquency requirements as are the other trust funds set forth in
this agreement.
The deductions shall be made weekly. This fund is to be administered solely by the Local
Union. The funds may not be used in any manner detrimental to L.I. Chapter of NECA or
NECA, and the enforcement for the delinquent payment to the fund shall be the sole
responsibility of the fund or the Local Union.
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ARTICLE IV
UNION OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS
Section 4.01
This Agreement does not deny the right of the Union or its representatives to render lawful
assistance to other labor organizations by the removal of electricians from jobs when necessary
and when the Union or its proper representatives decide to do so; but no removal shall take
place until notice is first given to the Employer involved.
Section 4.02
When such removal takes place, the Union or its representatives shall direct the electricians on
such job to put away carefully all tools, material, equipment or any other property of the
0Employer in a safe manner. The Union will be financially responsible for any loss to the
Employer for neglect in carrying out this provision, but only when a safe place is provided for
these by the Employer.
Section 4.03
The Union reserves the right to discipline its members for violation of its laws, rules and
agreements.
Section 4.04
No superintendent, estimator, office employee, member of the firm, partnership or corporation
shall be permitted to work with the tools or work back and forth with the tools as occasion
arises.
Section 4.05
No member of Local Union #25, IBEW while he remains a member of such Local and subject to
employment by the Employer operating under this Agreement, shall bid or contract for the
performance of any electrical work whatsoever. Any member of Local Union No. 25, IBEW who
possesses an electrical license shall provide proof of placing his or her license on an inactive list
from the Electrical Licensing Board in whatever Town, County, City, Village or State it was
issued from. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in disciplinary action up to and
including Loss of Benefits.
Section 4.06
It shall be a condition of employment that all employees of an Employer covered by this
Agreement who are members of the Union on the effective date of this Agreement shall remain
members and those who are not members on the effective date of this Agreement shall, at the
option of the Union, on the eighth day following the effective date of this Agreement, become
and remain members of the Union. It shall also become a condition of employment that all
employees covered by this Agreement and hired on/or after its effective date shall, at the option
of the Union, on the eighth day following the beginning of such employment, become and
remain members in the Union.
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Section 4.07
In racetrack operations that require work at unusual hours, the Business Manager of the Union
may make special arrangements on work hours.
Section 4.08
The Employer recognizes the right of the Union to appoint a steward at any job or shop where
electricians are employed under the terms of this Agreement. Such stewards shall be allowed
sufficient time during working hours to see that the terms and conditions of the Agreement are
observed at his job or shop.
Section 4.09
No steward shall be discriminated against by any Employer because of his faithful performance
of his duties as steward.
Section 4.10
In the event any controversy is not adjusted between the Employer and the steward, electricians
on such jobs shall continue working and the steward shall notify the Business Manager of the
Union, who shall proceed to the job and use his best efforts to adjust any difficulties.
Section 4.11
The Union agrees to notify the Employer whenever a steward has been appointed at any shop
or job. When a steward has been appointed on a job, he shall remain on such job until
completion, unless decided otherwise by the Business Manager of the Union.
Section 4.12
A representative of the Union shall be allowed access to any shop or job at any reasonable time
where electricians are employed under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 4.13
It being the mutual desire of the Employer and the Union to promote a high standard of
workmanship, all electrical work shall be installed in a safe, workmanlike manner and in
accordance with the applicable code and contract specifications.
Section 4.14
There shall be no stoppage of work either by strike or lockout because of any proposed
changes in this Agreement or disputes over matters relating to this Agreement. All such matters
must be handled as stated herein.
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Section 5.01
A. HOURS
ARTICLE V
HOURS-WAGES-FOREMAN-TRAVEL
SAFETY – SPLICERS
GENERAL WORKING CONDITIONS
This Agreement shall be for an eight (8) hour day. Eight (8) hours work between the hours
of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM with thirty minutes (30) for lunch between 12:00 noon and 12:30
PM, shall constitute the workday. Five such days, Monday through Friday, shall constitute
the workweek. The hours can be as follows:
B. FLEX WEEK
6:00 AM to 2:30 PM
6:30 AM to 3:00 PM
7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Upon due notice of at least seven (7) days, either Local Union #25, IBEW or the Long
Island Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association, shall call a special
meeting of the Electrical Industry Board to review the employment situation.
When the Electrical Industry Board determines that an exceptional period of
unemployment exists, the Electrical Industry Board shall have the authority to adjust the
provisions in this Agreement to modify the flex workweek to alleviate the devastating
effects of the unemployment.
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C. OVERTIME
Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement, all work performed
outside the regularly scheduled working hours, Monday through Friday and Saturday shall
be paid for at the rate of one and one-half (1 ½ ) times the straight time rate of pay, to
include wages and fringe benefits. All other hours including Sundays and the following
holidays:
New Year’s Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Martin Luther King Day
Fourth of July
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
or days celebrated as such, shall be paid for at double (2X) the straight time rate of pay to
include wages and fringe benefits. The Business Manager’s office shall be notified of all
overtime work. In the event any of the regular holidays falls on a Saturday this holiday will
be celebrated on the preceding Friday. In the event any regular holiday falls on a Sunday,
it will be celebrated the next day, Monday.
No work shall be performed on Labor Day except in case of emergency and then only after
permission is granted by the Business Manager of the Union.
D. SHIFT WORK
Effective April 30, 2016 the following shift language applies:
When so elected by the Contractor, multiple shifts of eight (8) hours for at least five (5)
days duration may be worked. When two (2) or three (3) shifts are worked:
The first shift {day shift) shall consist of eight (8) consecutive hours worked between the
hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM. Workmen on the “day shift” shall be paid at the regular
hourly rate of pay for all hours worked.
The second shift (swing shift) shall consist of eight (8) consecutive hours worked between
the hours of 4:30 PM and 1:00 AM. Workmen on the “swing shift” shall be paid at the
regular hourly rate of pay plus 10% for all hours worked.
The third shift (graveyard shift) shall consist of eight (8) consecutive hours worked
between the hours of 12:30 AM and 9:00 AM. Workmen on the “graveyard shift” shall be
paid at the regular hourly rate of pay plus 15% for all hours worked.
The Employer shall be permitted to adjust the starting hours of the shift by up to two (2)
hours in order to meet the needs of the customer.
If the parties to the agreement mutually agree, the shift week may commence with the
third shift “graveyard shift” at 12:30 AM Monday to coordinate the work with the customer’s
work schedule. However, any such adjustment shall last for at least five (5) consecutive
days’ duration unless mutually changed by the parties to this agreement.
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An unpaid lunch period of thirty (30) minutes shall be allowed on each shift. All overtime
work required before the established start time and after the completion of eight (8) hours
of any shift shall be paid at one and one-half (1 ½) times the “shift” hourly rate.
There shall be no pyramiding of overtime rates and double the straight rate shall be the
maximum compensation for any hour worked. There shall be no requirement for a day
shift when either the second or graveyard shifts are worked.
E. In order to maintain and increase market share and accommodate the customer’s needs,
projects where the public or employees are actively occupying portions of that space during
the renovations or alterations where the customers’ needs require the working hours to be
outside of those specified under Article V, Section 5.01A – Hours, the Contractor shall notify
the Business Manager prior to utilizing this Article. Failure of the contractor to properly notify
the Business Manager may result in forfeiture of his ability to use this section on this project
after a determination by the Labor Management Committee (LMC). The Contractor may, in
coordination with the owner or the owner’s representative, adjust the work hours as defined
under 5.01A to start as the customer requires. The hours under 5.01E shall be at straight
time. The following conditions shall apply.
1. Where there is new construction that can be worked under the provision of 5.01A,
that work shall not be governed by 5.01 E.
2. There shall be a minimum of 8 hours down time between shifts to avoid back to back
shifts. Any overlapping shift hours that fall under the 8 hour minimum shall be paid
at time and one-half.
3. If multiple shifts are worked on the same job, then all hours worked shall conform
to Section 5.01 D.
4. This section applies to all hours worked Monday through Friday, excluding Saturday,
Sunday and holidays.
F. MAKE-UP DAY/MAKE-UP HOURS
In the event of inclement weather, Saturday (excluding holidays) may be used as a makeup day at straight time not to exceed eight (8) hours. Only employees working on that job
shall be permitted to man that job on the make-up day. Make-up days must be mutually
agreed upon by the employer and the employee. Holidays do not count as a missed day.
The workday shall be defined as in Section 5.01A.
In the event an employee voluntarily loses time, Monday through Friday, hours can be
made up on Saturday at the Straight Time rate of pay, up to 40 hrs for the work week, if
mutually agreed upon by the employee and employer. Medical issues documented with a
Doctor’s note, holidays, work stoppages, scheduled employer authorized vacation days,
and at the employer request do not count as a missed day of work. In the event the job is
working overtime Monday through Friday with the exception of holidays, no overtime will
be paid until eight (8) hours are worked for the day. All other overtime shall be defined as
stated in 5.01 C.
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Section 5.02 – WAGES
Effective: Apprentices indentured before April 26, 2020
A.
4/30/22 10/29/22
Journeyman $56.50 $57.50
APPRENTICE RATE ON OR BEFORE APRIL 24, 2020:
Effective:
6th Period Apprentice
(75% of Jymn rate)
5th Period Apprentice
(60% of Jymn rate)
4th Period Apprentice
(45% of Jymn rate)
3rd Period Apprentice
(40% of Jymn rate)
2nd Period Apprentice
(35% of Jymn rate)
1st Period Apprentice
(35% of Jymn rate)
Temporary Assistant
(30% of Jymn rate)
Effective April 25, 2020
4/30/22 10/29/22
$42.38 $43.13
$33.90 $34.50
$25.43 $25.88
$22.60 $23.00
$19.78 $20.13
$19.78 $20.13
$16.95 $17.25
4/29/23 4/27/24
$59.50 $61.75
4/29/23 4/27/24
$44.63 $46.31
$35.70 $37.05
$26.78 $27.79
$23.80 $24.70
$20.83 $21.61
$20.83 $21.61
$17.85 $18.53
Apprentices indentured after April 25, 2020 shall receive the following wage rates:
1 Oth Period Apprentice
(75% of Jymn rate)
9th Period Apprentice
(60% of Jymn rate)
8th Period Apprentice
(40% of Jymn rate)
7th Period Apprentice
(37.5% of Jymn rate)·
4/30/22
$42.38
$36.73
$31.08
$28.25
10/29/22
$43.13
$37.38
$31.63
$28.75
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4/29/23 4/27/24
$44.63 $46.31
$38.68 $40.14
$32.73 $33.96
$29.75 $30.88
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B.
C.
6th Period Apprentice
(35% of Jymn rate) $25.43 $25.88 $26.78 $27.79
5th Period Apprentice
(35% of Jymn rate) $24.01 $24.44 $25.29 $26.24
| 4th Period Apprentice (37.5% of Jymn rate) |
$22.60 | $23.00 | $23.80 | $24.70 |
3rd Period Apprentice
(35% of Jymn rate) $21.19 $21.56 $22.31 $23.16
2nd Period Apprentice
(35% of Jymn rate) $19.78 $20.13 $20.83 $21.61
1st Period Apprentice
(35% of Jymn rate) $19.78 $20.13 $20.83 $21.61
Temporary Assistant
(30% of Jymn rate) $16.95 $17.25 $17.85 $18.53
Foreman’s wages shall be predicated on a workday and shall be determined by referring
to the following schedule:
Foreman with 1 to 4 men
Foreman with up to 10 men
Foreman with 1 sub-foreman
Foreman with 2 or more sub-foremen
Sub-foreman
Foreman Minimums
| Number of Men – Foreman |
+Foreman or General Foreman |
Up to 10 1
Up to 20 1
Up to 30 1
Up to 40 1
Up to 50 1
Up to 70 1
Up to 80 1
Up to 90 1
Up to 100 1
4% above journeyman scale
5% above journeyman scale
7% above journeyman scale
10% above journeyman scale
5% above journeyman scale
+Sub-Foreman +Area Foreman
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
16
1
1
1
2
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Section 5.03
Wages shall be paid in United States currency. Employers who desire to pay by check may
seek permission of the Electrical Industry Board who shall establish uniform indemnities and
safeguards. It shall be the responsibility of the Electrical Industry Board to see that any checks
can be cashed without charge to the employee.
Section 5.04
The workweek shall be considered to end on Friday at 11:59 pm. All wages shall be paid on the
job during regular working hours, except during lunch period. All electricians shall be paid not
later than Tuesday of each week by check or direct deposit. If Monday or Tuesday is a holiday,
as specified in Section 5.01-C or a Federal Bank holiday, the payday shall be Wednesday.
The workweek shall be considered to end on Friday at 11 :59 pm Electricians laid off or
discharged by the Employer shall be paid in full immediately by check or direct deposit. In any
case, as prescribed in this section, where an employee is not paid in full, they shall receive a
minimum of two (2) hours wages at straight time. Thereafter, waiting time, during the normal
workday schedule, at the regular straight time rate of pay, plus all expenses, shall be charged to
the Employer, until payment is made.
All employees shall receive with their pay, a statement showing their gross wages, hourly rate,
hours worked and all deductions and expenses. Splicer’s who are paid by check via mail shall
have the letter post-marked no later than Monday, 5:00 PM, after the workweek ending Friday
11:59 pm.
Section 5.05
Electricians instructed to report for work and not being assigned to work shall receive
compensation for a minimum of two (2) hours in wages, plus travel pay when applicable. When
the service of an electrician is terminated, he shall be allowed one-half (1/2) hour with pay for
pickup time. He shall receive, at the time of his termination, a copy of the Termination Report.
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Section 5.06 – FOREMAN
A. On all shifts employing two or more journeymen, one shall be designated as foreman.
B. Foreman’s rates shall be predicated upon the maximum number of men on any job and
are retroactive to start of the job except for certain abnormal conditions beyond Employer’s
control and subject to permission of the Business Manager. Abuses of this privilege shall
be brought before the Electrical Industry Board whose decision shall be binding on all
parties.
C. No foreman shall have more than five (5) sub-foremen under him.
D. No foreman of any active job shall at the same time, perform or supervise work on another
job.
E. No foreman or sub-foreman shall hire, fire or lay off any electricians on any project without
approval from the Employer, and a notice of all layoffs must be filed with the Union by the
Employer.
F. No foreman, sub-foreman, shop steward or electrician shall negotiate with, or impose
conditions upon, or otherwise contact, without the Employer’s consent, the customer or his
agents, or the architects or the engineers on matters other than job routine. (Temporary
Light is considered job routine where written in specifications.)
G. On shifts having one foreman and up to ten electricians, the foreman may work with the
tools.
H. Electricians are not to take orders or directions or accept a layout from anyone except their
immediate foreman or sub-foreman.
I. It shall be the responsibility of the foreman to see that all electricians assigned to the shift
are equipped with tools in accordance with Section 5.10-B of this Agreement.
J. Sub-foremen can work with their tools with up to five or less electrical workers under their
direction.
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Section 5.07 -TRAVEL
A. On all offshore islands whose access must be obtained by ferries, launches and bridges,
tolls will be paid on all jobs.
B. After an electrician reports for work at either job or shop, the Employer shall furnish
suitable transportation or pay fifty eight cents (58¢) per mile plus travel time from shop-toshop, job-to-job, or job-to-shop, within the jurisdiction of the Union; except when due to
inclement weather the men are shifted in order to provide them with a full day’s
employment. On all work outside the jurisdiction of the Union, the Employer shall furnish
transportation, room and board, and all other expenses.
C. Travel pay for employees driving employer vehicles, from the job or shop and returning to
the job or shop, before and after normal working hours shall receive time and one-half
(1 ½) their regular rate of pay, without fringe benefits, limited to two (2) hours per day,
Monday to Friday. Travel pay shall be shown as a separate line item on all payroll
receipts.
D. No electrician shall use any car, motorcycle or other vehicle except one owned by the
Employer or leased from a vehicle-renting agency to transport the Employer’s tools or
materials without special permission of the Business Office. The employees are permitted
to take the vehicle, as herein defined, containing the Employer’s materials and tools and
the employee’s tools to and from the employee’s home leaving the regular job site at the
regular quitting time and arriving at the job site at the regular starting time.
Section 5.08 – SAFETY
A. All journeymen performing work on energized circuits of 440 volts and over shall receive
an additional compensation of not less than 10% of their regular wage rate. All
journeymen performing work on energized circuits of 2300 volts and over shall receive an
additional compensation of not less than 20% above their regular wage rate. Appropriate,
adequate and positive safeguards shall be provided to ensure that accidental or
inadvertent exposure to hazard be minimized when working on or near any high voltage
equipment.
B. All journeymen performing work on towers, chimneys, and other hazardous locations
except line work on a pole, shall be compensated according to the height of the structure
on which they are working as follows:
Towers, chimneys and other hazardous structures as high as 30 feet, not less than 10%
above their regular wage rate, and not less than 10% above their regular wage rate for
each additional 15 feet of height of the structure, but not to exceed double the straight time
rate of pay. The highest point any electrician is required to climb would determine his
hourly rate of wages for that day. On towers, chimneys and other similar structures, the
ground man shall be a journeyman capable of climbing and shall receive the hazardous
rate of pay.
C. Employers contemplating doing work in the so-called “hot” area of atomic laboratories,
atomic plants or on the premises of any one engaged in handling or storing radioactive
materials shall inform and receive permission from the Union before sending electricians
into such a building or area.
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D. Unless a responsible approved governmental authority provides protection where persons
are exposed to radioactive materials, and/or radiation in excess of 1/10th of the maximum
permissible limits (MPL) as established by the National Commission on Radiation
Protection, or part 20 Atomic Energy Commission, the Employer shall employ qualified
Radiation Monitor Journeymen. Such radiation monitors shall locate the location of the
hazardous zones and shall be responsible for the radiation hazard therein. Monitors shall
maintain permanent and accurate time checks, records and pertinent data on all persons
entering or leaving such zones, including radiation dose rates to all personnel going into or
emerging from radiation zones. Monitors shall be in charge of any decontamination of
personnel, their tools, materials or equipment. Monitors shall have the authority to stop
any personnel, who are not properly equipped or authorized from entering any radiation
zone. Each monitor shall record all surveys and data and report to his supervisor. It is
agreed that before any such work is started a proper measurement on the amount of
radioactivity present shall be made by a Radiation Monitor Journeyman. Radiation
measurements shall be taken, and a proper analysis made before the work is started and
at the proper intervals during the progress of the job.
These tests shall meet all the standards set up by the National and International
Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Law for the protection of personnel.
Physical checkups, including a blood count shall be made available to all persons
engaged in this type of work before starting and at the completion of the job. These
examinations are to be made by a qualified graduate physician.
E. The industry shall provide the necessary educational courses to qualify journeymen as
radiation monitors.
F. Employers engaged in this type of work shall be held responsible to provide the necessary
radiation protection equipment and clothing.
G. On all energized circuits of 440 volts and over, as a safety measure, two or more
journeymen shall work together. At no time shall an apprentice work on energized circuits
of 440 volts and over. No workman at any time shall be required to perform work on
energized circuits exceeding 4200 volts, except by permission of the Business Manager of
the Union.
H. For each two journeymen employed on energized circuits of 2300 volts and over, as a
safety measure, another journeyman shall be employed to stand by completely equipped
to assist others in the event of an emergency.
I. The Safety PPE Fund shall furnish goggles, raincoats, rubber shoes, hard hats with
sanitary band and gloves when the situation mandates it, or to comply with OSHA
standards. The Employer shall make up to a 25¢ per hour contribution to this Fund.
J. All Employers shall, at all times, whether required by law or not, maintain leased, owned or
borrowed vehicles according to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicle safety
requirements.
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K. It is the Employer’s responsibility to assure the safety of its employees and their
compliance with these safety rules and standards as set forth by OSHA and job safety
programs.
A safe work site is to the mutual benefit of both the Employer and employee. Therefore,
Employers shall have the right to formulate job site safety programs and mandate that its
employees live up to these programs including wearing Employer provided safety
equipment and complying with government safety standards.
Employees shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Employer for violations of
company safety rules or OSHA standards. Disciplinary action can vary from verbal
warning to removal from work site to termination.
L. When at all possible, all live circuits will be turned off before working on them.
M. In order to increase the awareness of the danger of the construction work site and to
heighten the awareness of safety on every construction project, the Employer or his
designee shall conduct a weekly safety meeting.
N. Effective May 25, 2019 each employer signatory to the Collective Bargaining Agreement
shall contribute an amount equal to the current hourly PPE contribution rate, but not to
exceed $0.25, as determined periodically by NECA for all employees working under this
agreement as outlined in the current Wage and Benefit Notice distributed by the Electrical
Industry Board of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, N.Y.
This fund shall operate in accordance with its Declaration of Trust and any amendments
thereto. The Fund shall expend its revenue for the purpose of supplying Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) and any and all administrative and management duties and
responsibilities necessary to administer this program.
Payment shall be forwarded monthly in a form and manner prescribed by NECA.
The failure of any participating Employer to contribute the proper amount of the Safety
PPE Fund as required shall be considered a breach of this agreement. The contributions
to the fund shall be subject to the same delinquency requirements as are the other trust
funds set forth in its agreement.
The Safety PPE Fund shall furnish safety vest, goggles, raincoats, rubber shoes, hard
hats with sanitary band and gloves when the situation mandates it. These items shall
meet current OSHA standards.
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Section 5.09 – SPLICERS
A. In addition to the tools listed in Section 5.10-B, the #1 high voltage cable splicer shall
provide himself with the following tools, and these only, for which he shall be compensated
as later herein provided.
1 torch with 10 ft. hose to fit propane gas bottles and a 5/8″ minimum diameter nozzle
2 balanced ladles (wood handles)
1 20″ x 20″ steel catch pan
1 8″ solder pot
1 lead dresser
1 #2 solder iron with wood handle
1 compound thermometer
1 set calipers
1 set long sleeve splicer’s gloves
1 small pair of metal snips
1 chipping knife
1 lead shaver
1 belling tool
1 pair eagle claw pliers
1 piano wire lead sleeve cutter
Necessary hardwood wedges for 3 conductor and “Y” splices
Assorted files
Assorted wiping cloths
B. The Employer is to supply all necessary materials per minimum utility company
specifications required for the type of splice or pothead that is to be made up, together
with the necessary propane bottles, furnace heads, and underwriter approved compound
kettles.
C. COMPENSATION -In addition to the current journeyman’s hourly rate of pay, the #1 high
voltage cable splicer shall be compensated for the use and replacement of his splicing
tools on the basis of $3.00 for each pothead, termination and $4.00 for each splice.
D. Two (2) splicers shall work together on all splices and potheads to ensure safety and
efficiency, of who one (1) shall be classified as a #1 qualified splicer. The Union, through
the Referral Procedure shall supply these men when a request is made to the Union and
each man shall be employed a minimum of eight (8) hours.
E. When a lead splice is made in a manhole, the Employer shall provide a fresh air fan,
Homalite Model No. 44B1, or equal equipped with the proper hose and connections.
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Section 5.10 -GENERAL WORKING CONDITIONS
A. Any electrician who is assigned to work and who shall leave the job for any purpose at any
time during assigned working hours without notifying the Employer or Shop or Union or
foreman or sub-foreman, shall be liable for any losses, damages or theft which may occur
during such unauthorized absence. An employee shall give prior notice to an Employer
when not reporting to a work assignment, if and when possible.
B. Electricians shall provide a suitable toolbox (approximate dimensions 24″ x 1O” x 1O”)
containing the following tools and these only:
Knife
Pencil
Six-foot Ruler
Pliers – cutting
Pliers – adjustable
Screwdrivers
Seatek Rota-split (or
equivalent)
Hacksaw Frame
Level (18″ maximum)
Plumbob
Hammer – claw
Fluke Tester T5-600
or equivalent
2 Lockout Photo Tags
Cold Chisel (small)
Center Punch
Compass Saw
Diagonal Pliers
Long Nose Pliers
Crescent Wrench (10″ maximum)
Awl
Wire Stripper
Square
Greenlee Pocket Volt Tic Tester
Mag Light or equivalent
25ft tape measure
C. In addition to the prescribed tools, an electrician may carry any tool supplied by his
Employer from job-to-job within the shop, provided that these items are in the category of
hand tools and are of such size that they will fit into the prescribed toolbox.
D. All conduit nipples over 12″, iron, and similar materials used shall be cut and threaded at the
job or shop. Pipe machines used for cutting, threading or processing may be operated by
an apprentice under the supervision of a journeyman.
Section 5.11 – DRESS AND APPEARANCE CODE
The parties to this Agreement realize that personnel appearance, proper hygiene and
appropriate attire are important to work practices. Our customers gauge the quality of our
industry by the attention shown to our appearance and attire. Appropriate attire should be worn
at all times in keeping with recognized standards. Therefore, clothing with indecent language or
obscene images is prohibited.
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Section 5.12- PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES
The parties to the Agreement realize the importance of safety of our personnel. Therefore, all
personal electronic devices not issued by the employer will not be permitted on the job site.
Further, electronic devices issued to the employee by the employer, should only be used for
company business. For emergency purposes only, personal cellular telephones and personal
beepers shall be permitted on the job site.
ARTICLE VI
FRINGE BENEFIT TRUST FUNDS
Section 6.01
The essence of all benefits payable to the Employees Benefit Board, the Health and Benefit
Trust Fund, the Vacation Holiday Trust Fund, the Pension Trust Fund, the Annuity Trust Fund,
the 401k Trust Fund, Safety/PPE Fund, the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund and
the Electrical Industry Board Trust Fund, is prompt payment of all obligations as set forth in this
article of this Agreement. In recognition thereof, it will be construed as a breach of contract
when an Employer’s payments fall in arrears in excess of the period of time that has been
determined by the Electrical Industry Board. Without limiting the general powers of the
Trustees, the Trustees of each fund, directly, jointly, or through the Electrical Industry Board
shall have the power to require any Employer, and an Employer when so required, shall furnish
to the Trustees, such information and reports as they may require, to collect contributions to the
Trusts. The Trustees of each fund, directly, jointly, through the Electrical Industry Board or any
other authorization agent or representative shall have the right, at all reasonable times during
business hours, to enter upon the premises of the Employers to examine and copy such of
books, records, papers, and reports of said Employers as may be necessary to permit the
Trustees to determine whether said Employers are making full payment to the Trustees of the
amounts required by the collective bargaining agreement. In addition to all other procedures
and remedies available to the Trustees to enforce the payment of the Employer contributions to
the funds, the Trustees shall have the power to require any Employer who does not make
proper and timely contributions as required by this collective bargaining agreement to pay, in
addition to such contributions found due and owing:
A. Interest per annum on the amount due at 1 % above the prime rate as published in the
New York Times as of the date of the Employer’s default in contributions to the fund,
provided, however, that such interest shall not be less than 6% per annum.
B. Any expenses incurred in the auditing of such Employer’s books and records, and all other
expenses incurred to effect collection of delinquent monies owed to the fund including,
where court action has been instituted, attorneys’ fees and costs.
C. In addition to the foregoing, an amount equal to or greater (i) interest on unpaid
contributions at 1 % above the prime rate as published in the New York Times as of the
date of the Employer’s default in contributions or (ii) liquidated damages in an amount of
twenty percent (20%) of the unpaid contributions, whichever is greater.
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Section 6.02
Failure to timely pay wages, fringe benefits and/or employee directed deductions, shall, at the
option of the Union, result in the removal of all or a portion of the electricians in the contractor’s
employ without first submitting the dispute to the grievance and arbitration provisions of this
Agreement.
Additionally, all pay wages and fringe benefits shall be subject to collections language pursuant
to Article II of the April 1, 2018, EIB Policy for Collection of Delinquent Contributions. Article II of
the April 1, 2018 Electrical Industry Board of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York, Policy for
Collection of Delinquent Contributions is hereby incorporated in its entirety herein.
Fringe benefits except 401k employee deferrals shall be due weekly, with the first week due at
the end of the first week of the following month. 401k employee deferrals shall be due weekly
with the first week due by the 7th business day following the end of the pay week. One of the
options of the Union for failure to pay fringe benefits shall be that when a contractor is
delinquent one week, the employer will not be able to hire any new employees. When the
delinquency reaches the second week the workers may be notified to cease their employment
with the employer due to delinquencies. Before any removal of personnel occurs, the Union
shall give the employer 72 hours notice.
Section 6.03 – NATIONAL ELECTRICAL BENEFIT FUND
A. It is agreed that in accord with the Employees Benefit Agreement of the National Electrical
Benefit Fund (“NEBF”), as entered into between the National Electrical Contractors
Association and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on September 3,
1946, as amended, and now delineated as the Restated Employees Benefit Agreement
and Trust, that unless authorized otherwise by the NEBF, the individual employer will
forward monthly to the NEBF’s designated local collection agent an amount equal to 3% of
the gross monthly labor payroll paid to, or accrued by, the employees in this bargaining
unit, and a completed payroll report prescribed by the NEBF. The payment shall be made
by check or draft and shall constitute a debt due and owing to the NEBF on the last day of
each calendar month, which may be recovered by suit initiated by the NEBF or its
assignee. The payment and the payroll report shall be mailed to reach the office of the
appropriate local collection agent not later than fifteen (15) calendar days following the end
of each calendar month.
The individual employer hereby accepts, and agrees to be bound by, the Restated
Employees Benefit Agreement and Trust. An individual employer who fails to remit as
provided above shall be additionally subject to having his agreement terminated upon
seventy-two (72) hours notice in writing being served by the Union, provided the individual
employer fails to show satisfactory proof that the required payments have been paid to the
appropriate collection agent.
The failure of an individual employer to comply with the applicable provisions of the
Restated Employees Benefit Agreement and Trust shall also constitute a breach of his
labor agreement.
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B NATIONAL ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY FUND
Each individual Employer shall contribute an amount not to exceed one percent (1% ) nor
less than .2 of 1 % of the productive electrical payroll as determined by each local chapter
and approved by the Trustees, with the following exclusions.
1. Twenty-five percent (25%) of all productive electrical payroll in excess of 75,000
man-hours paid for electrical work in any one chapter area during one calendar year
but not exceeding 150,000 man-hours.
2. One hundred percent (100%) of all productive electrical payroll in excess of 150,000
man-hours paid for electrical work in any one chapter area during any one calendar
year.
Productive electrical payroll is defined as the total wages including overtime paid with
respect to all hours worked by all classes of electrical labor for which a rate is
established in the prevailing labor area where the business is transacted.
Payment shall be forwarded monthly to the National Electrical Industry Fund in a
form and manner prescribed by the Trustees no later than fifteen (15) calendar days
following the last day of the month in which the labor was performed.
Failure to do so will be considered a breach of this Agreement on the part of the
individual Employer.
C. ADMINISTRATIVE MAINTENANCE FUND
Each Employer signatory to the Collective Bargaining Agreement shall contribute up to
one-half percent (.5%) of the gross labor payroll for all employees covered by this
agreement to the Long Island Administrative Maintenance Fund.
This fund shall operate in accordance with its Declaration of Trust and any amendment
thereto. The fund shall expend its revenue for the purpose of administration of the
Collective Bargaining Agreement, including but not limited to collective bargaining
negotiations, the processing of grievances, and all other management duties and
responsibilities necessary to administer this agreement.
The failure of any participating Employer to contribute the proper amount to the
Administrative Maintenance Fund as required shall be considered a breach of this
agreement. The contributions to the fund shall be subject to the same delinquency
requirements as are the other trust funds set forth in this agreement.
The fund is to be administered solely by the Employers. The funds may not be used in
any manner detrimental to the Local Union or the !BEW, and the enforcement for the
delinquent payment to the fund shall be the sole responsibility of the fund or the
Employers and not the Local Union.
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Section 5.04 – HEALTH AND BENEFIT TRUST FUND
A. The Health and Benefit Trust Fund was established for the purpose of providing
hospitalization and health benefits to eligible plan participants in accordance with, and
subject to, the terms and provisions of the Health and Benefit Trust Agreement presently
in effect and as amended from time to time.
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $15.34 for each pay hour
of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen. The contribution shall be
paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $15.80 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $16.65 for each pay hour
of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen. The contribution shall be
made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $17.35 for each pay hour
of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen. The contribution shall be
made weekly.
Apprentices On or Before April 24, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contribution rates:
6th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $9.06 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $9.57 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $10.25 for each pay hour
of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $10.83 for each pay hour
of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
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5th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.34 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.67 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be .$§=11 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $6.43 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
4th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.02 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.27 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.62 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.88 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
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3rd Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.01 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.25 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.54 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.74 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
2nd Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.02 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.22 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.43 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.63 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
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1st Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.00 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 1st Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.17 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 1st Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.34 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 1st Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.47 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 1st Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Temporary Assistance
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.00 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Temporary Assistants. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.17 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Temporary Assistants. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.34 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Temporary Assistants. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.47 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Temporary Assistants. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 25, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contribution rates:
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10th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $9.09 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 10th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $9.58 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 10th Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $10.28 for each pay hour
of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 10th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $10.89 for each pay hour
of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 10th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
9th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $9.06 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 9th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $9.57 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 9th Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $10.25 for each pay hour
of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 9th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $10.83 for each pay hour
of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 9th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
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Sh Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.39 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.73 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3th Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $6.16 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $6.49 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
7th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.36 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 7th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.70 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 7th Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $6.13 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 7th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $6.47 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 7th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
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6th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.05 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 6th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.31 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 6th Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.65 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 6th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.92 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 6th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
5th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.04 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.30 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.64 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.91 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
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4th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.02 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.27 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.62 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.88 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
3rd Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.02 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.25 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.55 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.77 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
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2nd Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.02 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.22 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.43 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.63 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
1st Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.00 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 1st Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.17 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 1st Period Apprentice. The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.34 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 1st Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024 the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.47 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all 1st Period Apprentice. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
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Temporary Assistants
Effective April 30, 2022, the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.00 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Temporary Assistants. The contribution
shall be paid weekly.
Effective October 29, 2022, the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.17 for each pay
hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Temporary Assistants . The
contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 29, 2023, the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.34 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Temporary Assistants. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
Effective April 27, 2024, the Employer contribution rate shall be $5.47 for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Temporary Assistants. The contribution
shall be made weekly.
B. SUB – (SUPPLEMENTAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT)
In addition to Section 6.04A above, the Employer shall contribute the following to the
Health and Benefit Trust Fund. The contribution shall be made weekly in order to provide
supplemental unemployment benefits to eligible plan participants.
Effective April 29, 2017 the Employer contribution rate shall be ninety five cents � per
pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen. The contribution
shall be made weekly
Apprentices on or before April 24, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contribution rates:
Temp. Assistant No contribution
No contribution
No contribution
No contribution
No contribution
1 st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
18 ¢ per hour of gross straight time labor payroll
72¢ per hour of gross straight time labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly.
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Effective April 25, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contribution rates:
Temp. Assistant
1st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
7th Period Apprentice
8th Period Apprentice
9th Period Apprentice
10th Period Apprentice
No contribution
No contribution
No contribution
No contribution
No contribution
No contribution
No contribution
18¢ per hour of gross straight time labor payroll
18¢ per hour of gross straight time labor payroll
72¢ per hour of gross straight time labor payroll
72¢ per hour of gross straight time labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly.
C. MRA – Medical Reimbursement Account Plan
The Medical Reimbursement Account Plan has been established to pay the premiums for
the continuance of health and benefit coverage and the non-reimbursed medical expenses
up to the balance in each account.
Effective April 30, 2022, the Employer shall contribute one dollar and twelve cents ($1.36}
per pay hour of gross labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective October 29, 2022, the Employer shall contribute one dollar and twenty five cents
($1.40} per pay hour of gross labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective April 29, 2023, the Employer shall contribute one dollar and twenty five cents
($1.48} per pay hour of gross labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective April 27, 2024, the Employer shall contribute one dollar and thirty six cents
($1.58} per pay hour of gross labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen.
The contribution shall be made weekly.
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Apprentices on or Before April 24, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contribution rates:
No contribution
No contribution
Temporary Assistant
1st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
20¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
25¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
30¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
35¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
40¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
Effective August 25, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contribution rates:
| Temporary Assistant | No contribution |
| 1 st Period Apprentice 2nd Period Apprentice 3rd Period Apprentice 4th Period Apprentice 5th Period Apprentice 6th Period Apprentice 7th Period Apprentice 8th Period Apprentice |
No contribution 20¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll 25¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll 30¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll 30¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll 30¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll 35¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll 35¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll |
9th Period Apprentice 40¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
10th Period Apprentice 40¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
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Section 6.05 – VACATION HOLIDAY TRUST FUND
The Vacation Holiday Trust Fund was established for the purpose of providing vacations with
pay, pay for certain holidays and other benefits for eligible plan participants in accordance with,
and subject to, the terms and provisions of the Vacation Holiday Trust Agreement presently in
effect and as amended from time to time.
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be $4.75 per pay hour of the
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective October 29, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be $4.85 per pay hour of the
gross straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be $4.95 per pay hour of the gross
straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be $5.03 per pay hour of the gross
straight time labor payroll on behalf of all Journeymen.
The contribution shall be made weekly.
Apprentices on or Before April 24, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contributions rates:
Temporary Assistant
1 st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
No contribution
No contribution
.40¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
.65¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$1.00 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$2.00 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$3.20 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly.
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Effective April 25, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contributions rates:
Temporary Assistant
1st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
7th Period Apprentice
8th Period Apprentice
9th Period Apprentice
10th Period Apprentice
No contribution
No contribution
.40¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
.65¢per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$1.00 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$1.00 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$1.00 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$2.00 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$2.00 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$3.20 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$3.20 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly.
Section 6.06 – PENSION TRUST FUND
The Pension Trust Fund was established for the purpose of providing pension benefits to
eligible plan participants in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and provisions of the
Pension Trust Agreement presently in effect and as amended from time to time.
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be $7.90 per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective October 29, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be $8.15 per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be $8.40 per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be $8.65 per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all Journeymen.
The contribution shall be made weekly.
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Apprentices on or Before April 24, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contribution rates:
No contribution
No contribution
Temporary Assistance
1st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
.33¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$1.10 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$1.93 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$2.54 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
$3.31 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly.
Effective April 25, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contribution rates:
Temporary Assistant No contribution
1st Period Apprentice No contribution
2nd Period Apprentice .33¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
3rd Period Apprentice $1.10 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
4th Period Apprentice $1.93 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
5th Period Apprentice $1.93 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
6th Period Apprentice $1.93per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
7th Period Apprentice $2.54 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
8th Period Apprentice $2.54 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
9th Period Apprentice $3.31 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
10th Period Apprentice $3.31 per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly.
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Section 5.07 – ANNUITY TRUST FUND
The Annuity Trust Fund was established for the purpose of providing annuities to eligible plan
participants in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and provisions of the Annuity Trust
Agreement presently in effect and as amended from time to time.
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 10% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 11% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all Journeymen.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 12% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all Journeymen.
The contribution shall be made weekly.
Apprentices whose initial start date is on or before April 24, 2020, shall receive the following
benefit contribution rates:
6th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 8% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 9% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 10% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice.
5th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 7% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 8% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 51h Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 9% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice.
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4th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 4% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 5% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 6% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice.
3rd Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 3% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 4% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 5% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice.
2nd Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 2% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 3% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 4% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice.
1 st Period Apprentice and Temporary AssistantNo contribution April 30, 2022 through April 28, 2023.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 1 % per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 1 th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 2% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 1 th Period Apprentice.
The contribution shall be made weekly.
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Effective April 25, 2020
Apprentices whose initial start date is on or after April 25,2020 shall receive the following
benefit contribution rates:
10th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 8% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 10th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 9% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 10th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 10% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 10th Period Apprentice.
9th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 8% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 9th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 9% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 9th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 10% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 9th Period Apprentice.
8th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 7% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 8th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 8% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 8th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 9% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 8th Period Apprentice.
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7th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 7% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 7th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 8% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 7th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 9% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 7th Period Apprentice.
6th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 4% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 6th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 5% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 6th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 6% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 6th Period Apprentice.
5th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 4% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 5% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 6% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 5th Period Apprentice.
4th Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 4% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 5% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 6% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 4th Period Apprentice.
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3rd Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 3% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 4% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 5% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 3rd Period Apprentice.
2nd Period Apprentices
Effective April 30, 2022, the employer contribution rate shall be 2% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 3% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 4% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 2nd Period Apprentice.
1 st Period Apprentice and Temporary Assistant
No contribution April 30, 2022 through April 28, 2023.
Effective April 29, 2023, the employer contribution rate shall be 1 % per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 1 st Period Apprentice.
Effective April 27, 2024, the employer contribution rate shall be 2% per pay hour of gross
straight time labor payroll, on behalf of all 1 st Period Apprentice.
The contribution shall be made weekly.
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Section 6.08 -401-k TRUST FUND
The 401-k Trust Fund was established for the purpose of providing financial security to eligible
plan participants in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and provisions of the 401-k Trust
Agreement presently in effect and as amended from time to time.
Effective April 30, 2016, on behalf of all Journeymen. The employer contribution rate shall be
3% of the gross labor payroll. The contribution shall be made weekly with the first week due on
the seventh (7th) business day following the end of the pay week.
Employee payroll deducted contribution rate shall be elected on a voluntary basis.
Effective May 28, 2016, on behalf of all 2nd Period through 6th Period Apprentices. The
employer contribution rate shall be 3% of the gross labor payroll. The contribution shall be
made weekly with the first week due on the seventh (7th) business day following the end of the
pay week.
Employee payroll deducted contribution rate shall be elected on a voluntary basis.
Effective April 30, 2016
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contribution rate:
Temporary Assistant
1st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
No contribution
No contribution
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly with the first week due on the seventh (7th) business day
following the end of the pay week
Employee payroll deducted contribution rate shall be elected on a voluntary basis.
Effective April 25, 2020
Apprentices shall receive the following benefit contribution rate:
Temporary Assistant
1st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
7th Period Apprentice
8th Period Apprentice
9th Period Apprentice
10th Period Apprentice
No contribution
No contribution
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
3% of gross labor payroll
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The contribution shall be made weekly with the first week due on the seventh (7th) business day
following the end of the pay week
Employee payroll deducted contribution rate shall be elected on a voluntary basis.
Section 6.09 – JOINT APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING TRUST FUND
There is a Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund established in conformity with the
National Apprenticeship and Training Standards for the Electrical Industry. The Trustees of this
fund shall make rules and requirements governing the qualifications, education and training of
all apprentices.
A. Employers subject to the terms of this agreement shall contribute 70� for each pay hour of
gross straight time labor payroll for each hour worked for Journeymen.
The contribution shall be made weekly.
A. Effective April 30, 2016 employers subject to the terms of this agreement shall contribute to
the Fund for apprentices whose initial start date is on or before April 24, 2020, the following:
Temporary Assistant
1st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
No contribution
No contribution
24¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
30¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
36¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
42¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
48¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly.
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B. Effective April 25, 2020 employers subject to the terms of this agreement shall contribute to
the Fund for apprentices whose initial start date is on or after April 25, 2020, the following:
Temporary Assistant
1st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
7th Period Apprentice
8th Period Apprentice
9th Period Apprentice
10th Period Apprentice
No contribution
No contribution
24¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
30¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
36¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
36¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
36¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
42¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
42¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
48¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
48¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly.
Section 6.10 – ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY BOARD TRUST FUND
The Electrical Industry Board Trust Fund was established for the purpose of meeting part or all
of the administrative costs of operating the Health and Benefit Trust Fund, the Vacation Holiday
Trust Fund, the Pension Trust Fund, the Annuity Trust Fund, the 401-k Trust Fund, the Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund and the Electrical Industry Board Trust Fund shall be
continued. The cost of the Electrical Industry Board Trust Fund shall be borne by the abovenamed trust funds.
Section 6.11 – LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERATIVE COMMITTEE
A. The parties agree to participate in a Labor-Management Cooperation Fund, under authority
of Section 6(b) of the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978, 29 U.S.C. §175(a) and
Section 302(c)(9) of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §186(c)(9). The
purpose of this Fund includes the following:
(1) to improve communications between representatives of Labor and Management;
(2) to provide workers and employers with opportunities to study and explore new and
innovative joint approaches to achieving organizational effectiveness;
(3) to assist workers and employers in solving problems of mutual concern not
susceptible to resolution within the collective bargaining process;
(4) to study and explore ways of eliminating potential problems which reduce the
competitiveness and inhibit the economic development of the electrical construction
industry;
(5) to sponsor programs which improve job security, enhance economic and community
development, and promote the general welfare of the community and the industry;
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(6) to engage in research and development programs concerning various aspects of the
industry, including, but not limited to, new technologies, occupational safety and
health, labor relations, and new methods of improved production;
(7) to engage in public education and other programs to expand the economic
development of the electrical construction industry;
(8) to enhance the involvement of workers in making decisions that affect their working
lives, and
(9) to engage in any other lawful activities incidental or related to the accomplishment of
these purposes and goals.
B. The Fund shall function in accordance with, and as provided in its Agreement and
Declaration of Trust, and any amendments thereto and any other of its governing
documents. Each Employer hereby accepts, agrees to be bound by, and shall be entitled
to participate in the LMCC, as provided in said Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
C. Effective April 28, 2018 employers subject to the terms of this agreement shall contribute
� for each pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll for each hour worked for
Journeymen.
The contribution shall be made weekly.
D. If an Employer fails to make the required contributions to the Fund, the Trustees shall
have the right to take whatever steps are necessary to secure compliance. In the event
the Employer is in default, the Employer shall be liable for a sum equal to 15% of the
delinquent payment but not less than the sum of twenty dollars ($20) for each month
payment of contributions is delinquent to the Fund, such amount being liquidated damages
and not a penalty, reflecting the reasonable damages incurred by the Fund due to the
delinquency of the payments. Such amount shall be added to and become a part of the
contributions due and payable and the whole amount due shall bear interest at the rate of
ten percent (10%) per annum until paid. The Employer shall also be liable for all costs of
collecting the payment together with attorneys’ fees.
Un-indentured apprentices shall not have contributions made on their behalf.
F. Employers subject to the terms of this agreement shall contribute to
the Fund for apprentices whose initial start date is on or before April 24, 2020, the following:
Temporary Assistant
1 st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
No contribution
No contribution
1¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
3¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
4¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
5¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
5¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly.
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Effective April 25, 2020 employers subject to the terms of this agreement shall contribute to
the Fund for apprentices whose initial start date is on or after April 25, 2020, the following:
Temporary Assistant
1st Period Apprentice
2nd Period Apprentice
3rd Period Apprentice
4th Period Apprentice
5th Period Apprentice
6th Period Apprentice
7th Period Apprentice
8th Period Apprentice
9th Period Apprentice
10th Period Apprentice
No contribution
No contribution
No contribution
3¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
4¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
4¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
4¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
5¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
5¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
5¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
5¢ per pay hour of gross straight time labor payroll
The contribution shall be made weekly.
Section 6.12
A. Gross labor payroll, as used, is defined to include all wages and fringe benefits paid for
hours worked by any electricians whose rate of pay is established in this Agreement. For
example, double time would include double the wage rate plus double the fringe benefits.
B. Gross straight time labor payroll as used above is defined to include all clock hour wages
and fringe benefits paid to any employees whose rate of pay is established in this
agreement. For example: double time would be two times (2X) the hourly wage and one
time (1X) the hourly fringe benefit. Time and one-half (1 ½) would be one and one-half (1
½) the hourly wage and one time (1X) the hourly fringe benefit.
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Section 6.13
The Health and Benefit Trust Fund, the Vacation Holiday Trust Fund, the Pension Trust Fund,
the Annuity Trust Fund, the 401-k Trust Fund, the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund
and the Electrical Industry Board Trust Fund, are all established by separate Agreements of
Trust among the Chapter, the Employers, the Union and the Trustees, the terms of each such
Agreement of Trust and the plans and rules and regulations of each of the above funds and any
other funds to which the Employers must contribute because of this Agreement,
incorporated herein by reference, and, each Employer agrees to be bound by such Trust
Agreement, plans and rules and regulations as they now exist or may be amended hereafter
from time to time. Employers bound to make contributions by virtue of this Agreement shall,
upon request, be furnished with a copy of the Trust Agreements, plans and rules and
regulations.
All contributions to the Trust Funds shall be paid weekly to the Electrical Industry Board, at its
offices, 372 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, NY 11788 for timely transmittal to the
various Trust Funds. Those employees and officers of the Union, employees of the Electrical
Industry Board and employees of the Fringe Benefit Trust Funds, on whom contributions are
paid, shall be eligible for the benefits of such Fringe Benefit Trust Funds, in accordance with the
plans and rules and regulations of the respective Trust Funds.
Article VI, Section 6.14
Both parties acknowledge the benefits provided in this agreement are made in lieu of those
required under New York State Labor Law 1968.
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ARTICLE VII
STANDARD APPRENTICESHIP& TRAINING LANGUAGE
Section 7.01
There shall be a local Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) consisting of a total
of either 6 or 8 members who shall also serve as Trustees to the local apprenticeship and
training trust. An equal number of members (either 3 or 4) shall be appointed, in writing, by the
local chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the local union of
the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
The local apprenticeship standards shall be in conformance with national guideline standards
and industry policies to ensure that each apprentice has satisfactorily completed the NJATC
required hours and course of study. All apprenticeship standards shall be registered with the
NJATC before being submitted to the appropriate registration agency.
The JATC shall be responsible for the training of apprentices, journeymen, installers,
technicians, and all others (un-indentured, intermediate journeymen, etc.).
Section 7.02
All JATC member appointments, reappointments and acceptance of appointments shall be in
writing. Each member shall be appointed for a three-year term unless being appointed for a
lesser period of time to complete an un-expired term. The terms shall be staggered, with one
(1) term from each side expiring each year. JATC members shall complete their appointed term
unless removed for cause by the party they represent or they voluntarily resign. All vacancies
shall be filled immediately.
The JATC shall select from its membership, but not both from the same party, a Chairman and
a Secretary who shall retain voting privileges. The JATC will maintain one (1) set of minutes for
JATC committee meetings and a separate set of minutes for Trust meetings.
The JATC should meet on a monthly basis, and also upon the call of the Chairman.
Section 7.03
Any issue concerning an apprentice, or an apprenticeship matter shall be referred to the JATC
for its review, evaluation and resolve as per standards and policies. If the JATC deadlocks on
any issue, the matter shall be referred to the Labor-Management Committee for resolution as
outlined in Article I of this agreement; except for trust fund matters which shall be resolved as
stipulated in the local trust instrument.
Section 7.04
There shall be only one (1) JATC and one (1) local apprenticeship and training trust. The JATC
may, however, establish joint sub-committees to meet specific needs, such as residential or
telecommunications apprenticeship. The JATC may also establish a sub-committee to oversee
an apprenticeship program within a specified area of the jurisdiction covered by this agreement.
All sub-committee members shall be appointed, in writing, by the party they represent. A subcommittee member may or may not be a member of the JATC.
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Section 7.05
The JATC may select and employ a part-time or a full-time Training Director and other support
staff, as it deems necessary. In considering the qualifications, duties and responsibilities of the
Training Director, the JATC should review the Training Director’s Job Description provided by
the NJATC. All employees of the JATC shall serve at the pleasure and discretion of the JATC.
Section 7.06
To help ensure diversity of training, provide reasonable continuous employment opportunities
and comply with apprenticeship rules and regulations, the JATC, as the program sponsor, shall
have full authority for issuing all job-training assignments and for transferring apprentices from
one employer to another. The employer shall cooperate in providing apprentices with needed
work experiences. The local union referral office shall be notified, in writing, of all job-training
assignments. If the employer is unable to provide reasonable continuous employment for
apprentices, the JATC is to be so notified.
Section 7.07
All apprentices shall enter the program through the JATC as provided for in the registered
apprenticeship standards and selection procedures.
An apprentice may have their indenture cancelled by the JATC at any time prior to completion
as stipulated in the registered standards. Time worked and accumulated in apprenticeship shall
not be considered for local union referral purposes until the apprentice has satisfied all
conditions of apprenticeship. Individuals terminated from apprenticeship shall not be assigned
to any job in any classification, or participate in any related training, unless they are reinstated in
apprenticeship as per the standards, or they qualify through means other than apprenticeship,
at some time in the future, but no sooner than two years after their class has completed
apprenticeship, and they have gained related knowledge and job skills to warrant such
classification.
Section 7.08
The JATC shall select and indenture a sufficient number of apprentices to meet local manpower
needs. The JATC is authorized to indenture the number of apprentices necessary to meet the
job site ratio as per Section 7.12.
Section 7.09
Though the JATC cannot guarantee any number of apprentices; if a qualified employer requests
an apprentice, the JATC shall make every effort to honor the request. If unable to fill the
request within ten (10) working days, the JATC shall select and indenture the next available
person from the active list of qualified applicants. An active list of qualified applicants shall be
maintained by the JATC as per the selection procedures.
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Section 7.1O
To accommodate short-term needs when apprentices are unavailable, the JATC shall assign
un-indentured workers who meet the basic qualifications for apprenticeship. Un-indentured
workers shall not remain employed if apprentices become available for OJT assignment.
Un-indentured workers shall be used to meet job site ratios except on wage and hour (prevailing
wage) job sites.
Before being employed, the un-indentured person must sign a letter of understanding with the
JATC and the employer agreeing that they are not to accumulate more than two thousand
(2000) hours as an un-indentured, that they are subject to replacement by indentured
apprentices and that they are not to work on wage and hour (prevailing wage) job sites.
Should an un-indentured worker be selected for apprenticeship, the JATC will determine, as
provided for in the apprenticeship standards, if some credit for hours worked as an unindentured will be applied toward the minimum OJT hours of apprenticeship.
The JATC may elect to offer voluntary related training to un-indentured; such as Math Review,
English, Safety, Orientation/Awareness, introduction to OSHA, First-Aid and CPR. Participation
shall be voluntary.
Section 7.11
The employer shall contribute to the local health and welfare plans and to the National Electrical
Benefit Fund (NEBF) on behalf of all apprentices and un-indentured. Contributions to other
benefit plans may be addressed in other sections of this agreement.
Section 7.12
Each job site shall be allowed a ratio of two (2) apprentices for every three (3) Journeyman
Wiremen (man). The local parties will determine the job site ratio however the ratio shall not be
less than two apprentices for every three journeymen or fraction thereof. Should the parties
agree to a ratio higher than the minimum 2 or 3 the following table must be modified to reflect
the larger number of allowable apprentices.
Number of Journeymen
1 to 3
4 to 6
etc.
Maximum Number of Apprentices/Un-indentured
2
4
etc.
The first person assigned to any job site shall be a Journeyman Wireman.
A job site is considered to be the physical location where employees report for their work
assignments. The employer’s shop (service center) is considered to be a separate, single job
site. All other physical locations where workers report for work are each considered to be a
single, separate job site.
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Section 7.13
An apprentice is to be under the supeNision of a Journeyman Wireman at all times. This does
not imply that the apprentice must always be in sight of a Journeyman Wireman. Journeymen
are not required to constantly watch the apprentice. SupeNision will not be of a nature that
prevents the development of responsibility and initiative. Work may be laid out by the
employer’s designated supeNisor or journeyman based on their evaluation of the apprentice’s
skills and ability to perform the job tasks. Apprentices shall be permitted to perform job tasks in
order to develop job skills and trade competencies. Journeymen are permitted to leave the
immediate work area without being accompanied by the apprentice.
Apprentices who have satisfactorily completed the first four years of related classroom training
using the NJATC curriculum and accumulated a minimum of 6,500 hours of OJT with
satisfactory performance, shall be permitted to work alone on any job site and receive work
assignments in the same manner as a Journeyman Wireman.
An apprentice shall not be the first person assigned to a job site and apprentices shall not
supeNise the work of others.
Section 7.14
Upon satisfactory completion of apprenticeship, the JATC shall issue all graduating apprentices
an appropriate diploma from the NJATC. The JATC shall encourage each graduating
apprentice to apply for college credit through the NJATC. The JATC may also require each
apprentice to acquire any electrical license required for journeymen to work in the jurisdiction
covered by this agreement.
Section 7.15
The parties to this Agreement shall be bound by the Local Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Trust Fund Agreement which shall conform to Section 302 of the Labor-Management Relations
Act of 1947 as amended, ERISA and other applicable regulations.
The Trustees authorized under this Trust Agreement are hereby empowered to determine the
reasonable value of any facilities, materials or seNices furnished by either party. All funds shall
be handled and disbursed in accordance with the Trust Agreement.
Section 7.16
All Employers subject to the terms of this Agreement shall contribute the amount of funds
specified by the parties’ signatory to the local apprenticeship and training trust agreement. The
current rate of contribution is as follows:
The contribution for Journeyman and other classifications shall be defined as per Article VI,
Section 6.09, Paragraph A & B.
The sum shall be due the Trust Fund by the same date as is their payment to the NEBF under
the terms of the Restated Employees Benefit Agreement and Trust.
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ARTICLE VIII
TEMPORARY LIGHT AND POWER
INSTALLATION AND SAFETY-MAINTENANCE
Section 8.01 – TEMPORARY LIGHT AND POWER
A. The following conditions pertaining to temporary light and/or power are the work of the
electrician and shall be strictly adhered to.
B. The work of installing, maintaining, connecting or repairing of all temporary wiring for light
and/or power, regardless of its source, for new buildings in the course of construction, old
buildings undergoing alterations, subways, bridges, tunnels and highways under
construction or repair shall be performed by electricians employed under the terms of this
Agreement.
C. An electrician employed as a temporary light man on overtime may be permitted to install,
remove, relocate or prefab any and all of the temporary installation pertaining to that
particular job.
Section 8.02 – INSTALLATION AND SAFETY
A. Trailers and extension lights shall consist of one (1) socket with a suitable guard, one (1)
attachment plug, and not to exceed fifty (50) feet in length, of flexible approved cable.
B. Approved cutouts must be installed in each story where temporary light is used, and must
apply to all lighting circuits in this story only. (Staircase risers not included.)
C. Digging pole holes and setting temporary poles is the work of the electrician. Wire shall
not be run on poles set by others, except where there is an existing pole line suitable for
installation.
D. The entire temporary light installation shall conform to National Electrical Code and all
other applicable local, municipal, state and federal codes or laws.
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Section 8.03 – MAINTENANCE
A. Projects such as power producing facilities, recycling plants, garbage to energy plants,
municipal waste treatment plants, utility plants, racetracks and sports facilities, or at a job
site where the customer requests and pays for a Journeyman Wireman for temporary light
and power stand-by at the Employer’s discretion, temporary light shall be maintained as
detailed in paragraphs B through G below.
B. Any temporary light and/or power in use (as referenced in Section 8.03A) during or after
regular working hours, a journeyman must be retained on the job. However, at certain
times and under certain conditions that may arise in the course of construction, an
installation may be deemed “inactive” as far as the electrical work is concerned. Such
projects may, upon permission of the Business Manager, leave not more than two
energized pigtail cord connectors available for certain minimum electrical power
requirements. In no case are these circuits to be used for temporary lighting or to avoid
compliance with any other provisions of Section 8.03 of this article.
On jobs that are in the finishing stages where both the light and power are in a permanent
state, an electrician will not be required when another tradesman works additional time.
C. An electrician employed as temporary light man shall not be permitted to perform
construction work.
D. All switches operating temporary light and power shall be operated and maintained by an
electrician only. All main switches controlling temporary light, power and heat shall be
enclosed in a locked cabinet provided with a lock and two keys. The keys shall be in the
possession of the temporary light man and the electrical foreman.
E. On all jobs, a journeyman shall receive in addition to his regular day’s pay, additional pay
for turning on or turning off the temporary light and power before or after his regular hours
when required to do so, but in no event shall he receive less than one-half (1/2) hours pay
at the temporary light overtime rate for any such work done before or after his regular
hours.
F. All work performed solely for maintenance of temporary light and power, outside of the
regularly scheduled working hours and on Saturdays, Sundays, and the following holidays:
| New Year’s Day | Fourth of July |
| President’s Day | Labor Day |
| Memorial Day | Veterans Day |
| Martin Luther King Day |
Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
shall be paid for at the rate of one and one-half (1 ½) times the straight time rate of pay, to
include wages and fringe benefits.
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ARTICLE IX
REFERRAL PROCEDURE
Section 9.01
In the interest of maintaining an efficient system of production in the industry, providing for an
orderly procedure of referral of applicants for employment, preserving the legitimate interests of
the employees in their employment status within the area and of eliminating discrimination in
employment because of membership or non-membership in the Union, the parties hereto agree
to the following system of referral of applicants for employment.
Section 9.02
The Union shall be the sole and exclusive source of referral of applicants for employment.
Section 9.03
The Employer shall have the right to reject any applicant for employment.
Section 9.04
The Union shall select and refer applicants for employment without discrimination against such
applicants by reason of membership or non-membership in the Union and such selection and
referral shall not be affected in any way by the rules, regulations, bylaws, constitutional
provisions or any other aspect or obligation of Union membership policies or requirements. All
such selection and referral shall be in accord with the following procedure.
Section 9.05
The Union shall maintain a register of applicants for employment established on the basis of the
groups listed below. Each applicant for employment shall be registered in the highest priority
group for which he qualifies.
JOURNEYMAN WIREMAN – JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN
GROUP I
All applicants for employment who have four or more years experience in the trade, are
residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market, have
passed a Journeyman Wireman’s Examination given by a duly constituted Inside Construction
Local Union of the I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Wireman by any Inside
Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee and who have been employed in the trade for a
period of at least one year in the last four years in the geographical area covered by the
collective bargaining agreement.
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Group I status shall be limited to one local union at one time. An applicant who qualifies for
Group I in a local union shall be so registered electronically and remain on Group I in that local
union unless and until the applicant designates another local union as his or her Group I local
union. If an applicant qualifies for Group I status in a local union other than his or her home
local union and designates that local as his or her Group I local union, the business manager of
the new Group I status local union shall by electronic means notify the business manager of the
applicant’s former Group I status local union.
GROUP II
All applicants for employment who have four or more years experience in the trade and who
have passed a Journeyman Wireman’s Examination given by a duly constituted Inside
Construction Local Union of the I.B.E.W. or have been certified as a Journeyman Wireman by
an Inside Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.
GROUP Ill
All applicants for employment, who have two or more years experience in the trade, are
residents of the geographical area constituting the normal construction labor market and who
have been employed for at least six months in the last three years in the geographical area
covered by the collective bargaining agreement.
GROUP IV
All applicants for employment, who have worked at the trade for more than one year.
Section 9.06
If the registration list is exhausted and the Local Union is unable to refer applicants for
employment to the Employer within forty-eight (48) hours from the time of receiving the
Employer’s request, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, the Employer shall be free to
secure applicants without using the Referral Procedure, but such applicant, if hired, shall have
the status of “temporary employee.”
Section 9.07
The Employer shall notify the Business Manager promptly of the names and Social Security
numbers of such “temporary employees” and shall replace such “temporary employees” as
soon as registered applicants for employment are available under the Referral Procedure.
Section 9.08
“Normal Construction Labor Market” is defined to mean the following geographical area plus the
commuting distance adjacent thereto, which includes the area from which the normal labor
supply is secured:
NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
The above geographical area is agreed upon by the parties to include the area defined by the
Secretary of Labor to be the appropriate prevailing wage areas under the Davis-Bacon Act to
which this Agreement applies.
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Section 9.09
“Resident” means a person who has maintained his permanent home in the above defined
geographical area for a period of not less than one year or who, having had a permanent home
in this area, has temporarily left with the intention of returning to this area as his permanent
home.
Section 9.10 – Examination
An “Examination” shall include experience rating tests if such examination shall have been
given prior to the date of this procedure, but from and after the date of this procedure, shall
include only written and/or practical examinations given by a duly constituted Inside
Construction Local Union of the I.B.E.W. Reasonable intervals of time for examinations are
specified as ninety (90) days. An applicant shall be eligible for examination if he has four years’
experience in the trade.
Section 9.11
The Union shall maintain an “Out of Work List” which shall list the applicants within each Group
in chronological order of the dates they register their availability for employment.
Section 9.12
An applicant who has registered on the “Out of Work List” must renew his application every
thirty (30) days or his name will be removed from the List.
Section 9.13
An applicant who is hired and who receives, through no fault of his own, work of forty hours or
less shall upon re”registration, be restored to his appropriate place within his Group.
Section 9.14
A. An applicant who is discharged for cause two times within a 12″month period shall be
referred to the neutral member of the Appeals Committee for a determination as to the
applicant’s continued eligibility for referral. The neutral member of the Appeals Committee
shall, within three business days, review the qualifications of the applicant and the reasons
for the discharges. The neutral member of the Appeals Committee may, in his or her sole
discretion: (1) require the applicant to obtain further training from the JATC before again
being eligible for referral; (2) disqualify the applicant for referral for a period of four weeks,
or longer, depending on the seriousness of the conduct and/or repetitive nature of the
conduct; (3) refer the applicant to an employee assistance program, if available, for
evaluation and recommended action; or (4) restore the applicant to his/her appropriate
place on the referral list.
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B. Employers shall advise the Business Manager of the Local Union of the number of
applicants needed. The Business Manager shall refer applicants to the Employer by first
referring applicants in GROUP I, in the order of their place on the “Out of Work List” and
then referring applicants in the same manner successively from the “Out of Work List” in
GROUP II, then GROUP 111, and then GROUP IV. Any applicant who is rejected by the
Employer shall be returned to his appropriate place within his GROUP and shall be
referred to other employment in accordance with the position of his GROUP and his place
within his GROUP.
Section 9.15
The only exceptions which shall be allowed in this order of referral are as follows:
A. When the Employer states bona fide requirements for special skills and abilities in his
request for applicants, the Business Manager shall refer the first applicant on the register
possessing such skills and abilities.
Section 9.16
An Appeals Committee is hereby established composed of one member appointed by the
Union, one member appointed by the Employer or by the Association, as the case may be, and
a public member appointed by both these members.
Section 9.17
It shall be the function of the Appeals Committee to consider any complaint of any employee or
applicant for employment arising out of the administration by the Local Union of Sections 9.04
through 9.15 of this Agreement. The Appeals Committee shall have the power to make a final
and binding decision on any such complaint that shall be complied with by the Local Union. The
Appeals Committee is authorized to issue procedural rules for the conduct of its business, but it
is not authorized to add to, subtract from, or modify any of the provisions of this Agreement and
its decisions shall be in accord with this Agreement.
Section 9.18
A representative of the Employer or of the Association, as the case may be, designated to the
Union in writing, shall be permitted to inspect the Referral Procedure records at any time during
normal business hours.
Section 9.19
A copy of the Referral Procedure set forth in this Agreement shall be posted on the bulletin
board in the offices of the Local Union and in the offices of the Employers who are parties to this
Agreement.
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Section 9.20 – SUBSTANCE ABUSE
The dangers and costs that alcohol and other chemical abuses can create in the electrical
contracting industry in terms of safety and productivity are significant. The parties to this
Agreement resolve to combat chemical abuse in any form and agree that to be effective,
programs to eliminate substance abuse and impairment should contain a strong rehabilitation
component. The local parties recognize that the implementation of a drug and alcohol policy
and program must be subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Such policies and programs must also be administered in accordance with accepted scientific
principles and must incorporate procedural safeguards to ensure fairness in application and
protection of legitimate interests of privacy and confidentiality. To provide a drug-free workforce
for the Electrical Construction Industry, each IBEW local union and NECA chapter shall
implement an area-wide Substance Abuse Testing Policy. The policy shall include minimum
standards as required by the IBEW and NECA. Should any of the required minimum standards
fail to comply with federal, state, and/or local laws and regulations, they shall be modified by the
local union and chapter to meet the requirements of those laws and regulations.
Section 9.21
Apprentices shall be hired and transferred in accordance with the apprenticeship provisions of
the Agreement between the parties.
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ARTICLE X
SCOPE OF WORK – Inside conditions shall not apply to this section. The Inside wages and
fringe benefits do apply to this section.
Section 10.01
Area lighting – Area lighting for construction projects, either wood or metal poles and services.
Traffic Signal – All work connected with the installation and/or maintenance of traffic control
systems. All work connected with the installation of I.T.S. (Intelligent Traffic System, Smart
Highway System, Inform System, E-Z Pass, Smart Parking Meter Systems, Red Light Camera
Systems etc.)
Telephone – All telephone work within the public right-of-way.
Substation/Switchyard
Adjacent to Generating Facilities
All work connected with the installation and/or maintenance of substations and switchyards
adjacent to all generating facilities (IPP’s, CoGens).
Railroad Work
A. Third Rail
B. Signal Work
Street Lighting – All lighting for roadways and parking lots, regardless of the structural supports.
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EMPLOYERS OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS
Section 10.02
The Employer shall furnish all other necessary tools or equipment. Workmen will be held
responsible for the tools or equipment issued to them providing the Employer furnishes the
necessary lockers, toolboxes, or other safe place of storage. Tools must be taken out and put
away during working hours.
Section 10.03
A. The Union understands the Employer is responsible to perform the work required by the
owner. The Employer shall, therefore, have no restrictions except those specifically
provided for in the collective bargaining agreement, in planning, directing and controlling
the operation of all his work, in deciding the number and kind of employees to properly
perform the work, in hiring and laying-off employees, in transferring employees from
job to job within the Local Union’s jurisdiction in determining the need and number as well
as the person who will act as foreman in requiring all employees to observe the Employer’s
and/or owner’s rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Agreement, in requiring all
employees to observe all safety regulations and in discharging employees
for proper cause.
B. Foreman Call Out By Name
The Employer shall have the right to call a foreman by name provided:
a) The employee has not quit his previous Employer within the past two weeks.
b) The Employer shall notify the Business Manager in writing of the name of the
individual who is to be requested for employment as a foreman. Upon such
request the Business Manager shall refer said foreman provided the name appears
on the highest priority group.
c) When an employee is called as a foreman, he must remain as a foreman for 1,000
hours or must receive a reduction in force.
Section 10.04
Employers engaged in joint venture jobs shall be considered as a new and separate individual
Employer with all rights herein as apply to an individual participating Employer. There shall be
no transfer of workmen between a joint venture and any or all of the Employers comprising the
joint venture.
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Section 10.05
A. The Employer recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive representative of all its
employees performing work within the jurisdiction of the Union for the purpose of collective
bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of.
employment.
B. The Employer understands that the Local Union’s jurisdiction both trade and territorial, is
not subject for negotiations but rather is determined solely within the I.B.E.W. by the
International President and, therefore, agree to recognize and be bound by such
determinations.
Section 10.06
A. In order to protect and preserve, for the employees covered by this Agreement, all work
heretofore performed by them, and in order to prevent any device or subterfuge to avoid
the protection and preservation of such work, it is hereby agreed as follows: If and when
the Employer shall perform any on-site construction work of the type covered by this
Agreement, under its own name or under the name of another, as a corporation, company,
partnership, or any other business entity including a joint-venture, wherein the Employer,
through its officers, directors, partners or stockholders, exercises either directly or
indirectly, management control or majority ownership, the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall be applicable to all such work. All charges or violations of this Section
shall be considered as a dispute and shall be processed in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement covering the procedure for the handling of grievances and the final and
binding resolution of disputes.
B. As a remedy for violations of this Section, the Labor-Management Committee, the Council
on Industrial Relations for the Electrical Contracting Industry and/or an independent
arbitrator, as the case may be, is empowered, in their discretion and at the request of the
Union, to require an Employer to
(1) pay to affected employees covered by this Agreement, including registered
applicants for employment, the equivalent of wages losrby such employees as a
result of the violations; and
(2) pay into the affected joint trust funds established under this Agreement any
delinquent contributions to such funds which have resulted from the violations.
Provision for this remedy herein does not make such remedy the exclusive remedy
available to the Union for violation of this Section nor does it make the same or other
remedies unavailable to the Union for violations of other Sections or other Articles of
this Agreement.
C. If, as a result of violations of this Section, it is necessary for the Union and/or the trustees
of the joint trust funds to institute court action to enforce an award rendered in accordance
with subsection (B) above, or to defend an action which seeks to vacate such award, the
Employer shall pay any accountants’ and attorneys’ fees incurred by the Union and/or fund
trustees, plus cost of the litigation, which have resulted from the bringing of such court
action.
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Section 10.07
An Employer signatory to a collective bargaining agreement or to a letter of assent to an
agreement with another I.B.E.W. Local Union, who signs an assent to this agreement, may
bring up to four bargaining unit employees employed in that local union’s jurisdiction into this
local’s jurisdiction and up to two bargaining unit employees per job from that local’s jurisdiction
to this local’s jurisdiction for specialty or service and maintenance work. All charges of
violations of this section shall be considered as a dispute and shall be processed in accordance
with the provisions of this agreement for the handling of grievances with the exception that any
decision of a local Labor-Management Committee that may be contrary to the intent of the
parties to the National Agreement on Employee Portability, upon recommendation of either or
both the appropriate I.B.E.W. International Vice President or NECA Regional Executive Director,
is subject to review, modification, or rescission by the Council on Industrial Relations.
Section 10.08
No individual connected with an employing concern as owner, manager, superintendent or
partner shall perform any manual electrical work.
Section 10.09
Employers shall not loan their employees to another Employer without first securing the
permission of the Business Manager and then only when applicants possessing the required
skills are not available through the Referral Procedure.
Section 10.10 – Union’s Obligations and Rights
A. This Agreement does not deny the right of the Union or its representatives to render lawful
assistance to other labor organizations by removal of electricians from jobs when
necessary and when the Union or its proper representatives decide to do so, but no
removal shall take place until notice is given to the Employer involved.
B. In addition, it shall not be a violation of this Agreement, and it shall not be cause for
discharge or any other disciplinary action by the Employer against any employee, for any
employee to refuse to cross a lawfully established primary picket line whether at the
premises of another Employer or the employee’s own Employer.
Section 10.11
There shall be no limit on production of workmen or restriction on the safe use of proper tools,
or equipment, and there shall not be any task or piecework.
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Section 10.12 – Additional Classifications and Wages
| A. | The minimum hourly rate of wages shall be as follows: |
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Heavy Equipment Operator
Truck Driver
Ground Man
Section 10.13
$56.50
$56.50
$56.50
$57.50
$57.50
$57.50
$59.50
$59.50
$59.50
$61.75
$61.75
$61.75
A. The workweek shall be considered to end on Friday at 11:59 pm. All wages shall be paid
on the job during regular working hours, except during lunch period. All electricians shall be
paid not later than Tuesday of each week by check or direct deposit. If Monday or Tuesday
is a holiday, as specified in Section 5.01-C or a Federal Bank holiday, the payday shall be
Wednesday.
The workweek shall be considered to end on Friday at 11:59 pm. Electricians laid off or
discharged by the Employer shall be paid in full immediately by check or direct deposit. In
any case, as prescribed in this section, where an employee is not paid in full, he shall
receive a minimum of two (2) hours wages at straight time. Thereafter, waiting time, during
the normal workday schedule, at the regular straight time rate of pay, plus all expenses,
shall be charged to the Employer, until payment is made.
All employees shall receive with their pay, a statement showing their gross wages, hourly
rate, hours worked and all deductions and expenses.
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B. In order to maintain and increase market share and accommodate the customer’s needs,
projects where the public or employees are actively occupying portions of that space during
the renovations or alterations where the customers’ needs require the working hours to be
outside of those specified under “Article V, Section 5.01A – Hours”, the Contractor shall
notify the Business Manager prior to utilizing this Article. Failure of the contractor to
properly notify the Business Manager may result in forfeiture of his ability to use this section
on this project after a determination by the Labor Management Committee (LMC). The
Contractor may in coordination with the owner or the owner’s representative, adjust the
work hours as defined under 5.01A to start as the customer requires. The hours under
5.01E shall be at straight time. The following conditions shall apply:
a. Where there is new construction that can be worked under the provision of 5.01A, that
work shall not be governed by 5.01E.
b. There shall be a minimum of 8 hours down time between shifts to avoid back to back
shifts. Any overlapping shift hours that fall under the 8 hour minimum shall be paid at
time and one-half.
c. If multiple shifts are worked on the same job, then all hours worked shall conform to
Section 5.01D.
d. This section applies to all hours worked Monday through Friday, excluding Saturday,
Sunday and holidays.
Section 10.14
When the employee is required to report to a job and required to change jobs during regular
working hours, the Employer shall pay for traveling time and furnish transportation.
Section 10.15
When an employee must eat his meals on the job, arrangements shall be made for suitable
protected quarters.
Section 10.16
A. On all shifts requiring two or more employees covered under the terms of this Agreement,
one shall be designated as foreman by the Employer. An additional foreman shall be
designated by the Employer for each additional eight employees required on the job.
When two or more foremen are required on any job, one shall be designated by the
Employer as general foreman. Foremen on one job shall not work on another job except
in cases of emergency.
B. Each crew shall be limited to ten men, not including foremen. However, it is realized that
pole setting and wire stringing crews for transmission (33KV and over) may require more
men per foreman and, in such cases, the maximum size of the crew shall be mutually
agreed upon by the Employer and the Business Manager of the Union. Foremen shall be
established on a ratio of one foreman for every ten men.
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C. Foreman’s rates shall be predicated upon the maximum number of electricians on any job
and are retroactive to start of the job except for certain abnormal conditions beyond
Employer’s control and subject to permission of the Business Manager. Abuses of this
privilege shall be brought before the Electrical Industry Board whose decision shall be
binding on all parties.
D. No Foreman shall have more than five (5) Sub-Foremen under them.
E. No Foreman of any active job shall at the same time perform or supervise work on another
job.
F. No Foreman or Sub-Foreman shall hire fire or lay off any electricians on any projects
without prior approval from the Employer, and a notice of all layoffs must be filed with the
Union by the Employer.
G. No Foreman or Sub-Foreman, shop steward or electrician shall negotiate with, or impose
conditions upon, or otherwise contact without the Employer’s consent, the customer or
their agents or the architects, or the engineers on matters other than job routine.
H. On shifts having one Foreman and up to ten electricians, the Foreman may work with their
tools.
I. Electricians are not to take orders or directions or accept a layout from anyone except their
immediate Foreman or Sub-Foreman.
J. It shall be the responsibility of the Foreman to see that all electricians assigned to the shift
are equipped with tools in accordance with Section 10.17 of this Agreement.
K. Sub-Foreman can work with their tools with up to five or less electrical workers under their
direction.
Section 10.17
Journeymen shall provide themselves with the following tools:
*Safety Harness with 6′ Lanyard
Safety Strap
Hook
Knife
Wrench – adjustable 12″
Level (18″ maximum)
Center Punch
Diagonal Pliers
Crescent Wrench (10″ maximum)
Fluke Tester T5-600
or equivalent
Hammer – Claw
Lineman Pliers
Screwdrivers
Six-foot ruler
2 Lockout Photo Tags
Compass Saw
Long Nose Pliers
Chain Wrench (13″ handle)
Greenlee Pocket Volt Tic Tester
Pencil
25ft. tape measure
Pliers – cutting
Pliers – adjustable
Wood Chisel (small)
Hacksaw Frame
Plumbob
Cold Chisel (small)
Tap Wrench Handle
Awl
Square
Mag Light or equivalent
The Employer shall furnish necessary tools or equipment that are not listed in Section 10.17.
* The employee shall be responsible for an OSHA APPROVED SAFETY HARNESS and 6′
Lanyard, longer Lanyards if required, shall be supplied by the contractor.
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Section 10.18
When transporting electricians, the Employer agrees to furnish enclosed trucks with suitable
protection from inclement weather and to provide heat when weather conditions require.
Section 10.19
The Safety PPE Fund shall furnish goggles, raincoats, rubber shoes, hard hats with sanitary
band and gloves when the situation mandates it or to comply with OSHA standards. The
Employer shall make contributions as called for in Article V, Section 5.08 (N).
Section 10.20 – Safety
It is the Employer’s responsibility to assure the safety of its employees and their compliance
with these safety rules and standards as set forth by OSHA and job safety programs. A safe
work site is to the mutual benefit of both the Employer and employee. Therefore, Employers
shall have the right to formulate job site programs and mandate that its employees live up to
these programs including wearing Employer provided safety equipment and complying with
government safety standards.
Employees shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Employer for violations of company
safety rules or OSHA standards. Disciplinary action can vary from verbal warning to removal
from work site to termination.
Section 10.21
The journeymen shall work together on all energized circuits of 440 Volts AC or 250 Volts DC,
or respective higher voltages. Journeymen only shall be used in assisting cable splicers.
Section 10.22
Cable splicers shall not be required to work on wires or cables when the difference in potentials
is over 200 volts between any two conductors or between any conductor or ground unless
assisted by one journeyman. In no case shall cable splicers be required to work alone on
energized cables carrying in excess of 480-volt circuits.
Section 10.23
The Employer shall furnish proper individual protective gear to workers engaged in burning and
welding operations.
Section 10.24
The safe work practices that are in effect on utility company property, which are more stringent
than those in this Agreement shall apply to work that is performed on that property under the
terms of this Agreement.
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Section 10.25
No member of Local Union #25, while he remains a member of such Local and subject to
employment by the Employer operating under this Agreement, shall bid or contract for the
performance of electrical work. Any Local Union member who possesses an electrical license
and is subject to employment by the Local Union will be required to render his license inactive
with the Electrical Licensing Board in whatever town, county or state it was issued from.
Section 10.26 – Dress and Appearance Code
The parties to this Agreement realize that personnel appearance, proper hygiene and
appropriate attire are important to our work practice. Our customers gauge the quality of our
industry by the attention shown to our appearance and attire. Appropriate attire should be worn
at all times in keeping with recognized standards. Therefore, clothing with indecent language or
obscene images is prohibited.
Section 10.27 – Personal Electronic Devices
The parties to the Agreement realize the importance of safety of our personnel. Therefore, all
personal electronic devices not issued by the employer will not be permitted on the job site.
Further, electronic devices issued to the employee by the employer should only be used for
company business. For emergency purposes only, personal cellular telephones and personal
beepers shall be permitted on the job site.
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ARTICLE XI
NATIONAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION COMMITTEE
Section 11.01
The parties agree to participate in the NECA-IBEW National Labor-Management Cooperation
Fund, under authority of Section 6(b) of the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978, 29
U.S.C. §175(a) and Section 302(c)(9) of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.
§186(c)(9). The purpose of this Fund includes the following:
(1) to improve communications between representatives of Labor and Management;
(2) to provide workers and employers with opportunities to study and explore new and
innovative joint approaches to achieving organizational effectiveness;
(3) to assist workers and employers in solving problems of mutual concern not susceptible to
resolution within the collective bargaining process;
(4) to study and explore ways of eliminating potential problems which reduce the
competitiveness and inhibit the economic development of the electrical construction
industry;
(5) to sponsor programs which improve job security, enhance economic and community
development, and promote the general welfare of the community and the industry;
(6) to encourage and support the initiation and operation of similarly constituted local LaborManagement Cooperation Committee;
(7) to engage in research and development programs concerning various aspects of the
industry, including, but not limited to, new technologies, occupational safety and health,
labor relations, and new methods of improved production;
(8) to engage in public education and other programs to expand the economic development of
the electrical construction industry;
(9) to enhance the involvement of workers in making ·decisions that affect their working lives,
and
(10) to engage in any other lawful activities incidental or related to the accomplishment of these
purposes and goals.
Section 11.02
The Fund shall function in accordance with, and as provided in its Agreement and Declaration of
Trust, and any amendments thereto and any other of its governing documents. Each Employer
hereby accepts, agrees to be bound by, and shall be entitled to participate in the LMCC, as
provided in said Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
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Section 11.03
Each Employer shall contribute one cent {1¢) per hour worked under this Agreement up to a
maximum of 150,000 hours per year. Payment shall be forwarded monthly, in a form and
manner prescribed by the Trustees, no later than fifteen (15) calendar days following the last
day of the month in which the labor was performed. The Long Island Chapter, NECA, or its
designee, shall be the collection agent for this Fund.
Section 11.04
If an Employer fails to make the required contributions to the Fund, the Trustees shall have the
right to take whatever steps are necessary to secure compliance. In the event the Employer is
in default, the Employer shall be liable for a sum equal to 15% of the delinquent payment, but
not less than the sum of twenty dollars ($20), for each month payment of contributions is
delinquent to the Fund, such amount being liquidated damages and not a penalty, reflecting the
reasonable damages incurred by the Fund due to the delinquency of the payments. Such
amount shall be added to and become a part of the contributions due and payable, and the
whole amount due shall bear interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum until paid. The
Employer shall also be liable for all costs of collecting the payment together with attorneys’ fees.
ARTICLE XII
CODE OF EXCELLENCE
The parties to this Agreement recognize that to meet the needs of our customers, both
employer and employee must meet the highest levels of performance, professionalism and
productivity. The Code of Excellence has proven to be a vital element in meeting the
customers’ expectations. Therefore, each IBEW local union and NECA chapter shall implement
a Code of Excellence Program. The program shall include minimum standards as designed by
the IBEW and NECA.
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ARTICLE XIII
SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
Section 12.01
Should any provision of this Agreement be declared illegal by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such provisions shall immediately become null and void, leaving the remainder of
the agreement in full force and effect and the parties shall, thereupon seek to negotiate
substitute provisions which are in conformity with the applicable Laws.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the patiies have executed this Agreement.
For the Employer:
Long Island Chapter
National Electrical
Contractors Assn. In
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For the Union:
Local Union #25, International
Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers (AFL/CIO)
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