Local Union 28
Metropolitan New York and Long Island
SALVATORE STARACE
Financial Secretary-Treasurer/Recording Secretary
JOURNEY PERSON WAGE AND FRINGE BENEFITS
11/2/2023 TO 10/30/2024
Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, an increase of $3.00 per hour will take effect
with the payroll week commencing Thursday, November 2, 2023. The increase has been
allocated as follows:
| $1.00 Wages $0.13 SUB Plan |
$0.15 Vacation | $0.15 Annuity | $1.00 Health & Welfare |
| $0.50 JLM/Equality $0.07 SASMI | |||
| The hourly wage and fringe benefit rates for a Journey person are listed below. All rates are based on hours paid, excluding SASMI and the ITI/NEMI (3.38) which are calculated at hours |
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| worked. | 53.60 7.49 17.29 9.00 14.23 .92 4.47 3.21 1.63 .17 2.31 .55 .02 |
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| Wages *Vacation Fund |
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| National Pension Fund | |||
| Annuity Fund | |||
| Health & Welfare Fund | |||
| SUB Fund | |||
| Local Pension Fund | |||
| SASMI Fund | |||
| Local Education Fund | |||
| ITI/NEMI Fund | |||
| JLM/Equality Fund Industry Promotion Fund Scholarship Fund |
TOTAL HOURLY RATE $114.89
*The amount of taxable wage is the base rate of $53.60 and vacation of $7.49
Hourly: 53.60 + 7.49 = $61.09 Daily (8 hours): 428.80 + 59.92 = $488.72
Foreperson minimum rate is $2.00 dollars per hour over scale. Overtime is calculated at time and one half and
double time for Sundays and Holidays for both Wages and Fringes excluding SASMI, FIT and NEMI($3.38) which are
calculatedat straight time. Double time will be paid on Saturday after ten (10) hours.
500 Greenwich Street, Suite 502 •New York, NY 10013 •Tel: 212. 941.7700 Fax: 212. 226.0304
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Wages – Building Trades Journey person
November 2, 2023 – October 30, 2024
Payments for the various Funds are in the following manner:
[A] FUNDS AND PLANS: $43.24 send weekly one check payable to SMWIA Local Union 28 Funds and
Plans and forward to SMWIA Local Union No. 28 Funds Office, 195 Mineola Blvd, Mineola, NY 11501.
| Vacation Fund Health & Welfare Fund SUB Fund |
7.49 14.23 .92 |
| Annuity Fund | 9.00 |
| Local Pension Fund JLM/Equality Fund Local Education Fund |
4.47 2.31 1.63 |
| Scholarship Fund | .02 40.07 3.10 |
| Working Assessment | |
| Building Fund PAL (Political Action) Fund Union deductions from wages TOTAL to Funds & Plans |
.02 .05 3.17 43.24 |
[B] NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND: National Pension Fund $17.29, SASMI $3.21 and ITI/NEMI $0.17.
Submit monthly to Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund, PO Box 79321, Baltimore, MD 21279.
Be advised that SASMI, ITI and NEMI are paid at hours worked and not hours paid. For any questions
on remittance, please call (703) 739-7000 or email info@smwnpf.org.
[C] INDUSTRY PROMOTION FUND $0.55 per hour: Send weekly to the Sheet MetalIndustry Promotion
Fund of NYC, 16 Court St, Suite 2100, Brooklyn, NY 11241 or SM Industry Promotion Fund of
Nassau/Suffolk Counties, One Corporate Drive, Suite GL-2 Bohemia, NY 11716.
APPRENTICES ARE TO BE PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENCLOSED SCHEDULE.
If there are any questions concerning this correspondence, please contact this office at 212-941-7700
or the Funds and Plans Office at 516-742-9478.
Sincerely,
Salvatore Starace
Financial Secretary-Treasurer
Recording Secretary