INDEX
Article
I. Objectives
II. Jurisdiction
III. Union Recognition
IV. Union Security
V. General Foreman - Foreman Hiring Schedule
VI. Job Referral System. - Non Discrimination Clause
VII. Lumping prohibited
VIII. Geographical Jurisdiction
IX. Joint Venture
X. Hours - Holidays - Overtime
XI- Wages
XII. Grievance Procedure
XIII. No Strike No Lockout
XIV. Validity
XV. Welfare, Pension, Vacation, Annuity, Apprenticeship,
Journeymen, Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund, Supplemental Fund, U.B.C. &
J.A. Fund, and N.Y.C. and Vic. UM Coop. Fund
XVI. Surety Bond
XVII. Miscellaneous Conditions
XVIII. Industry Advancement Program
XIX. Expiration Clause
XX. Retroactivity
XXI. Effectuating Clause and Signatories
AGREEMENT made and entered into this 1st day of July,
1996 and effective as of________________________between:
DAY MONTH YEAR
"Employer"
And the:
DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NEW YORK CITY
AND VICINITY OF THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA The Union and/or District Council
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Objectives
To establish and maintain wages, hours and working conditions for the work covered by this Agreement in the territory to which it applies to prevent strikes and lockouts; to insure the peaceable adjustment and settlement of any and all grievances, disputes or differences that may arise between the parties as such or between them as Employer and Employee, and to provide for labor peace and the adjustment of jurisdictional disputes.
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Jurisdiction
Section 1. As used in this agreement, the words CARPENTER FOREMEN, CARPENTER GENERAL FOREMEN, JOURNEYMAN, CARPENTER, and CARPENTER APPRENTICES, are understood to include all employees performing jobs referred to in Section 2 below.
Section 2. The Employer is desirous of employing Carpenter, Carpenter Apprentices, Hod Hoist Carpenters, Joiners, Millwrights, Pile Drivers, Dockbuilders, Divers, Cabinet Makers, Bench Hands, Stair Builders, Millmen, Wood and Resilient Floor Layers and Finishers, Carpet layers, Shinglers, Siders, Insulators, Acoustic and Dry Wall Applicators, Casket and Coffin Makers, and all those engaged in the operation of wood-working or other machinery required in the fashioning, Filling or manufacturing of products used in the trade, or engaged as helpers to any of the above divisions or sub-divisions, and the handling, erecting and installing material on any of the above divisions or subdivisions consistent with the Constitution and Laws of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and the burning, welding, rigging, and the use of any and all instruments or tools for layout work, incidental to the trade.
(a) DRYWALL. All work in connection with the installation, erection and/or application of all materials and component parts of walls and partitions regardless of their material composition, purpose or method or manner of their installation attachment or connection, including but not limited to the following item-, all floor and ceiling runner, studs, stiffener-, cross bracing, fire-blocking resilient channels, furring channels, doors and windows including frames, casing, molding, base, accessory trim items, gypsum drywall materials, laminated gypsum systems backing board, finish board, fire-proofing of beams and columns, fireproofing of chase, sound and thermal insulation materials, fixture attachments, including all layout work, preparation of all openings for lighting, air vents or other purposes and all other necessary or related work in connection therewith. All work in connection with the installation and erection of all gypsum wallboard to receive a veneer coat of plaster or lath to receive traditional plaster if such materials are to be secured to nailable or screwable metal studs.
(b) ACOUSTICAL CEILING SYSTEMS - Six (6)
General Types:
1. Direct hung suspension system.
2. Attached concealed system without backing board.
3. Furring bar attached system.
4. Furring bar suspension system.
5. Indirect hung suspension system.
6. Metal ceilings, in accord with International Agreement of April 1, 1978 between Sheet Metal Workers International Association and United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
(c) Metal Trim, Interviewers, Door Knockers and Mechanical Chimes, Constructing and securing of all boxes, wood and/ or Metal Floor and Wall Penetrations in Reinforced Concrete Construction; Pre-fabricated Tile Panels, Fiberglass, Compositions, and/or any other Wood substitute material; Wood and Metal Store Fronts, Building Entrances, Elevator Entrances, etc.; fabricate and install all pre-cast and pre-stressed concrete members used in all types of Building Construction; Fabricate and install Partitions (including landscape modular partitions), Dividers and Sliding Doors, constructed of Wood, Metal, Plastic, Composition and/or any other substitute material; Fabricate and install all Kalamein Work and Hollow Metal Work.
(d) The term "CARPENTER" and the term "JOINER" are synonymous, and in either case shall mean one who prefabs or constructs forms for footings or foundations of housing, buildings, structures of all descriptions, whether made of wood, metal, wire mesh, plastic or any other type of material, the erecting of structural part of a house, building, or structure made of wood or any substitute such as metal, plastics or composition material, who puts together roofs, partitions, fabricates or erects forms for decking or other structural parts of houses, buildings, or any structure, and dismantling of all forms The fabrication, erecting and dismantling of all falsework ' where power is used for the setting or dismantling of form.-, or any other material erected by Carpenters. All handling and signaling shall be done by Carpenters. The fabrication and/or setting of all templates including anchor bolts necessary for Structural members or machinery and the placing and/or leveling of these bolts is included.
(e) Installing, erecting, removing and placing of building material, platforms and bucket hoisting equipment (generally known to the trade as Hod Hoists), and repairing of equipment consisting of catheads, elevators, rails and all other parts made of wood, metal or any other substitute material and any other work and jurisdiction now in the possession of the Hod Hoist Carpenters, members of Local Union 1536, which is not in conflict with any other Union affiliated with the AFL-CIO.
(f) All work pertaining to Test Boring and Core Drilling under the jurisdiction of Local Union 1536.
(g) All framing in connection with the setting of metal, plastic, wood or other materials, prefab and job site fabricated, columns, the setting of all forms, centers and bulkheads, the fabrication and setting of screeds and stakes for concrete and mastic floors where the screed is notched or fitted or made up of more than one member. The making and setting of all forms used in concrete work.
(h) The installation of all moldings made of wood, metal, plastic or composition, installing of runstrips for plumbers or other trades or cutting for pipes through floors, joists or partitions composed entirely or in part of wood, metal, plastic, premolded plaster or other material erected by Carpenters.
(I) The installation of all framework partitions and trim materials for toilets and bathrooms made of wood, metal or plastics or composition materials, fastening on all wooden, plastic, metal or composition cleats to iron work or on other material; the erecting and installation of stran steel or similar material; cutting and hanging all lumber or other materials between girders and joists for fireproofing or concrete centers; setting and hanging of all sash, doors, inside and outside blinds, windows and other frames; erection or application of all wood, wood pulp, plastic, plaster transite or composition materials or any combination of any of the above with any other material including laminates of, or faced with metal regardless of the manner attached.
j.) Cutting and applying of all furring; bridging, making and fastening of wood brackets or replacement materials for metal ceilings and side walls; erecting of all wood furring for cornices and putting on all grounds for plaster and cement finish. The building and constructing of all derricks; the making of mortar boards, boxes and trestles, putting in needle uprights, all shoring of buildings, raising and moving buildings.
(k) The building, erecting and dismantling of scaffolding and staging; all free-standing scaffolds shall be in accordance with the Decision of Record on Scaffolds rendered on April 28, 1920.
(1) Fitting, installing and fastening of stops, beads and moldings in doors and windows; framing of all false work, derricks and hoists, travelers and all other lumber or material used in the building and construction industry; putting on all hardware; putting up interior and exterior Trim or finish of wood. The hanging, setting and installation of wood, metal, plastic or any other wood substitute material; all types of doors, sash, jambs, bucks, casings, moldings, chair rails, mantels, base or mop board; wainscoting, furniture, china closets, kitchen cabinets, wardrobes, and installation of bowling alleys.
(m) The manufacturing and erecting of cooling towers and roof tanks. The installation of wood, plastic, or metal awnings, door shelters, marquees and jalousies. The laying and finishing of all floors including wood, cork, asphalt, linoleum, vinyl, rubber or any other type of resilient floor or wall covering. The installation of rugs, carpets, draperies and curtains. The application of acoustic tile whether glued or nailed; acoustical suspended ceilings in its entirety.
(n) Building and erecting stairs, store, office, bank and other fixtures, shelving, racks whether of wood or other material; making and fitting of screens, putting on weather strips and caulking. The installation of laboratory equipment including cabinets and wood benches, book cases and cabinets, either separately or used in conjunction with heating and/or air-conditioning units, blackboards, bulletin boards, meter-boards, electrical boards, and boards of all types.
(o) Manufacture of and erection of walk-in refrigeration boxes and all work in connection thereof.
(p) The installation of insulation material of all types, whether blown, nailed, or attached in other ways to walls, ceilings, and floors of new and existing buildings, shall be the work of the Carpenter.
(q) The handling of lumber, fixtures, trim or other materials erected by Carpenters. The erection of porcelain enameled panels and all corrugated, flat or other wood, plastic, metal, or composition roofing and metal siding. The assembling and setting of all seats in theaters, halls, churches, schools, banks, stadiums, and open-air theaters, and other buildings; installing of wood, metal and plastic comer beads; erecting mortar and brick hoists and concrete distributors used in erecting buildings or fireproofing floors, or for pouring concrete buildings, building and repairing coal pockets, breakers, washers, tipples; setting of forms for sidewalk, sidewalk lights, curb and gutters, all welding and burning incidental to carpentry.
(r) The operation of winches and jacks whether operated manually operated mechanically by portable operating devices, used to handle material to be installed or erected by members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and all tagging and signaling incidental to the trade. Ribs required for centers may be cut in the shop, but all other parts for centers shall be cut on the job and all centers shall be assembled on the job. All concrete form work shall be under the supervision of the Carpenter Foreman.
(s) Stripping of all concrete forms shall be done as follows: Stripping of all columns, beam sides and beam bottoms, wall and footing forms of all types and construction, in fact, the stripping of all concrete forms on building construction; shall be performed with an equal number of Carpenters and Laborers under the supervision of the Carpenter Foreman.
(t) All layout work necessary to the Trade, and the use of any Level, Transit, Laser Beam, or any Optical Instrument required by the Carpenter for the completion of job or project.
(u) All protection work under the carpenters' jurisdiction on any building, heavy construction, asbestos, lead or other hazardous abatement or alterations, including all perimeter protection work including the installation and maintenance of horizontal and vertical safety nets must be performed by Carpenters employed by the General Contractor, Prime Contractor, Builder or Sub-Contractor so assigned by the General Contractor, Prime Contractor or Builder.
(v) The setting of all curbing inside the property line. The installation of hardware for draperies and blinds. The installation of windows, pursuant to the terms of an International Agreement between the Brotherhood of Carpenters and the Iron Workers International Union, dated June 1, 1987.
Section 3. The handling, unpacking, distributing and hoisting of materials to be installed and/or erected by employees covered by the agreement shall be done by apprentices.
Work not covered by this agreement:
(a) Carrying and hoisting of lumber for concrete work.
(b) Hanging joists with steel wires from steel beams which
set as carrying members on concrete form work.
Section 4. No signatory employer will sublet to another Contractor, on a lump-sum basis, the safety protection of openings and stairways. This does not include the planking or other protection of openings in concrete arches, during the form work stage, until the time of stripping; nor does it include a restriction on the subletting of sidewalk bridge construction or maintenance. Nothing in this Agreement will forbid the Contractor having an agreement with the District Council from hiring on his payroll on a temporary basis, Carpenters who may be performing work for other contractors on the same jobsite, or to perform protection work on time-and-material basis.
Section 5. When the Employer desires to engage in Millwright work within the jurisdiction of Millwright and Machinery Erectors Local Union 740, then it shall be governed by the appropriate agreement, signed between the District Council and the association of the Employer engaged in such work.
Section 6. When the Employer desires to engage in work within the jurisdiction of Dockbuilders, Pier Carpenters, Shorers, House Movers, Pile Drivers, Divers, Tenders and Foundation and Marine Constructors, Local Union No. 1456 of Greater New York, New Jersey and Vicinity, then it shall be governed by the appropriate agreement, signed between the District Council and the Association of Employers engaged in such work.
Section 7. When the Employer desires to engage in work within the jurisdiction of Timberman, Hod Hoist Carpenters, Core Drillers Local Union 1536, then it shall be governed by the appropriate agreement, signed between the District Council and the Association of Employer engaged in such work.
Section 8. When the Employer desires to engage in resilient floor covering work, within the jurisdiction of local Union 2287, then it shall be governed by the appropriate agreement, signed between the District Council and the Association of Employers engaged in such work.
ARTICLE III
Union Recognition
Section 1. The "Principles" listed in this Article are intended for the general betterment of the Construction Industry and especially as affecting the parties of this Agreement. If, in their enforcement, any confusion or misunderstanding arises as to their meaning or interpretation, such differences shall be settled as provided for in Article XII of this Agreement.
Section 2. The Employer recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative for all the employees referred to in Article II above.
Section 3. No person representing the Union, except its Business Manager, Business Representatives, Assistant Business Representatives, Executive Officers, Assistants to the President, and on-site Job Steward, shall have the right to interview the workmen during business hours. These Union Representatives shall comply with all general conditions of the job regarding passes, entrance to be used, etc.
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Union Security
Section 1. All employees who are members of the Union at the time of signing of this Agreement shall continue membership in the Union. All other employees must become members of the Union seven (7) days following the beginning of employment or the date of this Agreement, whichever is later, and must maintain their membership in good standing in the Union as a condition of continued employment. If the provisions for Union Security clauses are modified by Congress during the terms of this Agreement, this clause will automatically become modified to conform to such changes.
Section 2. The Union or its representatives shall not discriminate against a foreman or workers. Maintenance of Union membership shall be evidenced by the current working card, which shall indicate the current dues have been paid to the Union.
Section 3. All employees covered by this Agreement shall have the privilege of working for whomever they see fit, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the Employer is to be at liberty to employ or discharge whomsoever it sees fit, in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
Employees covered by this Agreement shall not refuse to work with persons who, after seven (7) days employment, have complied with the Union Security provisions of this Agreement. However, employees covered by this agreement are not required to work with persons who do not comply with the Union Security provisions of this agreement. The parties agree that additional mechanics secured by the employer shall be eligible for and shall comply with requirements of Union membership set forth herein.
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General Foreman
Foreman Hiring Schedule
Section 1. The General Foreman and Foreman shall be the agents of the Employer. The right to hire and discharge employees rests with the General Foreman and/or Foreman who are the authorized representatives of the Employer. If the prefers charges against the General Foreman or Foreman as such, they shall file a copy of such charges against them with the Employer one week before the hearing on the charges.
Section 2. The first Carpenter on the jobsite shall be referred by the Union. The second Carpenter shall be the Employer's selection. The balance shall be 50% from the Union and 50% from the Employer. The Union will cooperate, in order to meet all legal requirements, and furnish qualified Carpenters when requested. A working Job Steward on each shift shall be appointed by the Union.
Section 3. When four (4) or more Carpenters are employed, one (I) shall be the Foreman. The Employer at its sole discretion, may designate a second foreman, who, shall be from the local Union in which jurisdiction the job is located.
When five (5) or more Carpenter Foremen are employed, there will be one (1) General Foreman designated by the Employer.
Section 4. Where five (5) or fewer Carpenters are employed, no more than one of them may be an apprentice. However, where more than five (5) Carpenters are employed, at least one shall be an apprentice and for every six (6) additional Carpenters employed, at least one additional apprentice shall be employed.
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Job Referral System
Non-Discrimination Clause
Section 1. The parties agree that there shall be no discrimination in the employment, hiring or training of employees in the bargaining unit on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation or affectional preference in all employment decisions, or Union activity as defined in applicable federal, state or local laws. For the purposes of this Article, "citizenship status" means the citizenship of any person, or the immigration status of any person lawfully residing in the United States who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
Section 2. Nothing in this Section shall restrict an Employer's right to discharge any Carpenter for good cause reasons. If the person so discharged was obtained from the District Council, the replacement shall be obtained from the same source in order to maintain the fifty-fifty ratio of employment.
Section 3. When an Employer requests the Local Union to send members to a job, the Local Union shall cooperate by sending only such as are experienced in the specific type of carpentry work being done on the said job by that Employer. If the Local Union is unable to supply suitable personnel, the District Council shall do so.
Section 4. Applicants for referral through the Union must register with the Union. Applicants who have successfully completed the full Apprentice Program shall be presumed to have the necessary skill and experience. Whether other applicants are possessed of the necessary skill shall be determined by the Employer, subject to appeal, pursuant to Article XII of this Agreement.
Section 5. In selecting applicants from the referral list, the Union -, hall use the following criteria:
(a) Requests from Employers for specific workmen previously employed by the employer within the previous six months;
(b) Experience in performing the particular type of work to be done.
Section 6. The Employer shall retain the right to reject any job applicant referred by the Union. If the Employer rejects the applicant, the employer shall notify the Union in writing the reasons for rejection. The Union shall then refer other applicants to the Employer until the required number of applicants are obtained.
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Lumping Prohibited
Section 1. The parties hereto agree to the elimination of lumping (the subcontracting of labor without material). The Subcontractor must furnish both labor and material complete under one contract, including wood flooring, but not the contracting for the installation of antique flooring or the surfacing of old floors.
Section 2. The Employer, general contractors, prime contractors, builders, or subcontractors agree that they will not subcontract any work covered under this Agreement to any one to circumvent the payment of wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions provided herein.
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Geographical Jurisdiction
This Agreement shall cover work performed by Carpenter Employees within the territorial jurisdiction of the District Council of New York City and Vicinity, as follows:
All of the five (5) Boroughs of the City of New York, all of the Islands in and all the waters of the adjacent Harbors, Rivers . and Bays, and that portion of Long Island bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the City Line and the North Shore of Long Island, then running southerly to the Southern State Parkway, then East to Seaford Creek in Nassau County, then South to the Atlantic Ocean, then West to the Southern tip of the Borough of Richmond, the, North on Arthur Kill to Kill Van Kull, then East to Upper New York Bay, then North to the North River and Hudson River, then East to New York City Line then continue East on the New York City Line to Long Island Sound, then South to the intersection of the City Line and the North Shot-e of Long Island, all within the State of New York.
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Joint Venture
Section 1. The Employers stipulate that any of its subsidiaries or joint ventures to which they may be party when such subsidiaries or joint ventures engage in building construction work, shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
Section 2. When Employers enters into a joint venture with an Employer who is not bound by this Agreement, then said joint ventures must either be bound through their respective Trade Associations, or it must sign an agreement with the District Council of New York City before it can employ any of its members.
Section 3. This Agreement shall be binding on the Employer, its successors and/or assigns, as well as any firm, be it corporation, partnership or joint venture which the Employer, in which its successors or assigns has or acquires a financial interest.
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Hours - Holidays - Overtime
Section 1. The intent is to maintain the seven hour work day, thirty five hour work week. During the term of this Agreement the work day may be increased to eight hours work at straight time pay hours and a forty hour work week at straight time pay to attempt to provide additional work hours for the employee members and the signatory contractor to manage its project and provide increased work opportunities. Overtime hours Monday through Friday shall be paid at time and one half. Saturday pay shall be at the time and one-half. The Contractor is expected to establish and maintain a consistent work week schedule allowing for unusual jobsite conditions.
Section 2. Flexible Starting Time; The normal work day shall start at eight (8) a.m. and may be changed by the Employer due to work site conditions to start between seven (7) a.m. and nine (9) a.m. for all or a portion of the employees. Notification to the Union will be given by the contractor when changed from the normal eight (8) a.m. starting time.
Section 3. Shift Work: The Employer may work two shifts with the first shift starting at the established time to the end of the shift at straight time rate of pay. The second shift will receive one hour at double time rate of pay for the last hour of the shift (eight for seven, nine for eight). In addition, members of the second shift shall be allowed one-half (1/2) hour to eat, with this time being included in the hours of work established. There must be a first shift to work the second shift. All additional hours worked shall be paid at the time and one-half rate. The Employer shall notify the Union in advance of beginning the shift schedule. On shift work, the Job Steward shall work no more than the shift hours. There shall be a Job Steward on each shift who shall be appointed by the Union. There shall be a pre-job conference with the Union before the commencement of any shift work.
Section 4. Off-hour Work on Alteration and Repair Work: When performing alteration or repair work in an occupied building, and when it is not possible to perform said work during regular working hours, said work shall proceed during off hours, as scheduled by the Employer, but starting no later than 8:30 p.m. The work day and the rate of pay shall be the same as the second shift provisions. In addition, members of the off-hour crew shall be allowed one-half (1/2) hour to eat, with this time being included in the established work day. All additional hours worked in excess of the shift hours shall be paid at the time and one-half rate. The Employer shall notify the Union in advance of beginning said off-hour work, which shall be performed subject to the provisions of this Section and subject to notification to the Union. There shall be a pre-job conference with the Union before the commencement of off-hours work.
Section 5. The Contractor may start a portion of the crew one hour prior to the established start time at straight time wages due to unusual job site conditions. The Contractor will determine the number of employees necessary. The working steward will be part of the early crew. It is understood this is not intended to establish a continuous staggered work day.
Section 6. Saturday Make-up: When conditions beyond the control of the Employer, such as severe weather, wide spread power failure, fire, natural disaster, etc., prevent the operation of the job on one or more normal working days, the Employer may, with notification to the Union, schedule the Saturday of that calendar week during which work was prevented, as a make-up day at straight time. All hours worked in excess of the normal work day shall be paid for at the rate of time and one-half. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, then the make-up day rate shall be time and one half. In order to utilize a Saturday as a make-up day, the Employer must declare a regular work day "terminated", for one of the reasons listed above, no later than 10:00 A.M. of the day terminated, and must notify the Union of its desire to work a make-up day by noon of the day preceding the make-up day. Employees employed by the Employer on the day so "terminated", shall have the right of first refusal to work on the make-up Saturday, but said Employees shall also have the right to decline work on a make-up Saturday, without any penalty. If men are needed to work a make-up Saturday, other than those already working on the job, the Employer shall call the Union for men before employing men secured from any other source. A make-up Saturday shall be no less than the seven or eight hours as established by the shift, with one-half (1/2) hour off to eat, charged to the hours worked.
Section 7. It is further agreed that no work shall be performed on Sundays or Legal Holidays, except in the case of emergency or necessity, and that no work shall be performed then unless permission is granted by the District Council on the previous workday, stating location of building where work is to be performed and the number of men required. DOUBLE TIME SHALL BE PAID FOR ALL WORK ON SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, except as otherwise noted.
Emergency work, INVOLVING DANGER TO LIFE AND PROPERTY, may be performed without permission from the District Council.
Section 8. The Legal Holidays referred to herein are: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Decoration Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day (only in Presidential Year), Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. These are to be non-paid Holidays except for the General Foreman, Foreman and First and Second Year Apprentices who shall be paid on a weekly basis INCLUDING HOLIDAYS.
Section 9. In all cases, the Holidays referred to in the previous section shall be observed on the day and date established for the State of New York. When permission is granted to work on such Legal Holidays, double time shall be paid.
Section 10. Employees employed on the last legal working day before Christmas Day and before New Year's Day and who report to work on such days, shall receive three (3) hours' Afternoon , pay without working. Work performed on the afternoons of said days shall be paid at the double-time rate only. Fringe Benefit Contributions will be payable on the half-holidays referred to above.
Section 11. When a Legal Holiday, defined in Section 8, falls on a Sunday and the following day is declared a Legal Holiday, then double-time shall be paid for all hours worked, if and when the Union grant,, permission.
Section 12. No work shall be performed on Labor Day
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Wages
Section 1. The Employer agrees that it will hire all employees covered by this Agreement for wages and hours not less than those specified herein.
Section 2. Wages shall be paid weekly on the job before 3:30 P.M. or 4:00 P.M. on Friday, said wages to be paid at the Employer's option either in cash in envelopes, upon the outside of which shall be plainly marked the Employer's name, the persons name and number, Social Security number, the hours worked, and the amount of money enclosed, or by check, provided:
(a) The check is a Todd Insured A.B.C. System Payroll check, or similar type of check, containing above information as on the pay envelope, and that delivery of the checks to the person shall be made at least on the day preceding a banking day.
(b) Any deductions from wages now or hereafter required by law shall also be marked on the face of pay envelopes. If carpenters are not paid as specified above, double-time shall be paid for Friday between the hours of 3:30 P.M. or 4:00 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. or 6:00 P.M., and single-time for working time thereafter, until paid, not exceeding fourteen (14) hours; provided, however, that the men report to and remain on the job during the said fourteen (14) hours.
Section 3. Employees covered by this Agreement shall be given one (1) hour's notice before being discharged or laid off, and in either event they shall be paid in full in cash or by insured check, under the conditions set forth in Section 2 of this Article. Employees covered shall not be penalized for the one hour discharge notice. This does not apply to any temporary suspension of work during any pay week for reasons beyond the control of the Employer.
All employees, at the termination of their employment, shall receive the New York State Record of Employment Form I -A within twenty-four (24) hours of their dismissal.
Section 4. When the Employer is working under conditions in Article X, Section 1, then the payment of wages shall conform to this Article XI, Section 1, 2(a) and (b) and Section 3, except that the hours indicated will change accordingly.
Section 5. This Agreement is based on the principle that the employer is entitled to a day's work for a day's pay. Any unreasonable failure to work these hours gives the Employer the right to pay only for the hours actually worked, subject to grievance as set forth in Article XII.
Section 6. Except at the start and finish of a job, General Foremen, Foremen, and First and Second Year Apprentices shall be employed on a weekly basis which shall include wages and fringe benefits FOR HOLIDAYS. The payment of overtime rates for the General Foreman and Foreman shall be made at the minimum book rate for General Foremen and Foremen when there are Carpenters doing work on the jobsite.
If the General Foreman and Foreman are receiving a rate higher than the minimum book rate, it will be the Employer's option as to whether the General Foreman and Foreman shall receive the higher agreed rate for said overtime.
Section 7. When employees are referred to a job and report for work, and no work is provided, they shall receive two (2) hours' pay, except for inclement weather or other conditions beyond the control of the Employer. All employees reporting for work and ready to start at the designated start time, shall receive two (2) hours' show-up time, if the job does not start, except for inclement weather or other conditions beyond the control of the Employer.
Section 8. Wages - Wage rates and fringe benefit contribution within the bargaining unit shall be determined and/ or reallocated by the Union at its sole discretion:
TOTAL WAGE & FRINGES
07/01/96 01101/97 07/01/97 01/01198 07/01/98
JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER
Total package
per hr $ 47.11 48.03 49.19 50.35 51.27
TOTAL WAGE & FRINGES
01/01/99 07/01/99 01/01/00 07/01/00 01/01/01
JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER
Total package
per hr $ 52.19 53.11 54.03 55.19 56.35
CARPENTER FOREMAN
Wage rates per hour **FOREMAN ADD IN $2.50 **
CARPENTER GENERAL FOREMAN
Wage rates per hour **GENERAL FOREMAN ADD IN $5.00**
EFFECTIVE DATES
07/01/96 01/01/97 07/01/97 01/01/98 07/01/98
Journeymen
Wage rates
per hour $ 27.98 28.90 - - -
Foreman
Wage rates
per hour $ 30.48 31.40 - - -
General Foreman
Wage rates
per hour $ 32.98 33.90
EFFECTIVE DATES
01/01/99 07/01/99 01/01/00 07/01/00 01/01/01
Journeymen
Wage rates
per hour $ -
Foreman
Wage rates
per hour
General Foremen
Wage rates
per hour $
APPRENTICES
Apprentice wage increases may be deferred for reasons determined by the Joint Apprentice Committee and or it's Training Director by written notice to the employer.
EFFECTIVE DATES
07/01/96 01/01/97 07/01/97 01/01/98 07/01/98
1 st Year 40%
Wage rates
per hour $ 11.19 11.56 - - -
2nd Year 50%
Wage rates
per hour 14.09 14.45 - - -
3rd Year 65%
Wage rates
per hour $ 18.45 18.79 - - -
4th Year 80%
Wage rates
per hour $ 22.80 23.12 - - -
EFFECTIVE DATES
01/01/99 07/01/99 01/01/00 07/01/00 01/01/01
I st Year 40%
Wage rates
per hour
21
2nd Year 50%
Wage rates
per hour
3rd Year 65%
Wage rates
per hour
4th Year 80%
Wage rates
per hour
FRINGE BENEFITS PER HOUR
Journeymen, Foreman,
General Foreman.
07/01/96 01/01/97 07/01/97 01/01/98 07/01/98
WELFARE $7.24 7.24 - - -
PENSION $3.09 3.09 - - -
ANNUITY $4.00 4.00 - - -
A.J.R.E.I.F. $ 0-50 0.50 - - -
VACATION $4.10 4.10 - - -
SUPPLEMENTAL
FUNDS $ 0.04 0.04 - - -
U.B.C. &
J.A. INT'L $ 0.06 0.06 - - -
N. Y. D. C. C. LABORS/
MGT. $ 0.10 0.10 - - -
TOTAL PER
HOUR $19.13 19.13 - - -
01/01/99 07/01/99 01/01/00 07/01/00 01/01/01
WELFARE $ - - - - -
PENSION $ - - - - -
ANNUITY $ - - - - -
22
A.J.R.E.I.F. $
VACATION $
SUPPLEMENTAL
FUNDS $ -
U.B.C. & J.A.
INT'L $ -
N.Y.D.C.C
LABOR/
MGT. $ -
TOTAL PER
HOUR $ -
FRINGE BENEFITS PER HOUR
FOR ALL APPRENTICES
07/01/96 01/01/97 07/01/97 01/01/98 07/01/98
WELFARE $ 6.58 6.58 - - -
PENSION $ 1.55 1.55 - - -
ANNUITY $ 2.00 2.00 - - -
A.J.R.E.I.F. $ 0.41 0.41 - - -
VACATION $ 2.05 2.05 - - -
SUPPLEMENTAL
FUNDS $ 0.04 0.04 - - -
U.B.C. & J.A.
INT'L $ 0.06 0.06 - - -
N.Y.D.C.C. LABOR/
MGT. $ 0.10 0.10 - - -
TOTAL PER
HOUR $12.79 12.79 - - -
01/01/99 07/01/99 01/01/00 07/01/00 01/01/01
WELFARE $- - - - -
PENSION $- - - - -
ANNUITY $- - - - -
A.J.R.E.I.F. $- - - - -
VACATION $- - - - -
SUPPLEMENTAL
FUNDS $-
U.B.C. & J.A.
INT'L $-
N.Y.D.C.C. LABOR/
MGT.
TOTAL PER
HOUR
Section 9. When an Employee is required to work through the lunch period, he shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half, and be given time to eat his lunch.
Section 10. There shall be no lost time in wages to any Employee on the day of injury when immediate medical attention is required to said Employee, while working on the Employer's job, provided the Employee submits a note from the doctor or clinic, stating that the Employee cannot work that day.
ARTICLE XII back to top
Grievance Procedure
Section 1. All complaints, disputes and differences concerning the application, interpretation, effect, purpose or breach of any term or condition of this Agreement, or in the event there shall exist any claim, demand, dispute or controversy between the parties hereto, excluding the merits of jurisdictional dispute, i.e., a dispute with another trade over the assignment of work, the parties hereto shall first attempt to settle and adjust such dispute, claim, demand or controversy by negotiation.
Section 2. Any grievance not resolved shall be submitted to arbitration before Roger Maher, Robert Silagi, Joseph W. Lipowski or Robert Herzog who shall serve as permanent arbitrator(s) hereunder. The arbitrator shall have the fight to conduct an ex- parte hearing in the event of the failure of either party to be present at the time and place designated for the arbitration, and shall have the power to render a decision based on the testimony before him at such hearing. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon both parties and may be entered as a final decree or judgment in the Supreme Court of the State of New York or in a court of appropriate jurisdiction in any state where such decision shall be rendered. The costs of the arbitration, including the arbitrator's fee shall be home equally by the Employer and the Union.
Section 3. It is the intent of the parties hereto that all disputes between them, both within and outside of the Agreement, shall be submitted to arbitration and that no defense to prevent the holding of the arbitration shall be permitted. Service of any documents or notice referred to above, or service of any notice required by law in connection with arbitration proceedings may be made by registered or certified mail. A post office receipt shall be conclusive evidence of proper service if mailed to the address designated by the Employer when it signed the agreement. If certified or registered mail is refused or not picked up, ordinary mail shall be deemed sufficient service provided that it is forwarded to the address of record contained in this agreement.
Section 4. Upon the confirmation of the arbitrator's award, the prevailing party shall, or on any appeal therefrom, be entitled to receive all court costs in each proceeding as well as reasonable counsel fees.
ARTICLE XIII back to top
No Strike - No Lockout
The Union or its representatives shall not order a strike or stoppage of work, nor shall the employees strike against any Employer, or collectively leave the work of an Employer, for any reason including jurisdictional dispute, nor shall any Employer lock out employees prior to filing a complaint, or pending the adjustment of any existing disputes, as provided for in Article XII.
The Union may call or sanction a strike for:
(1) The Employer's refusal to submit a matter to arbitration, pursuant to the arbitration clause of this Agreement;
(2) The Employer's failure to comply with any decision of any Board of Arbitration established hereunder within five (5) working days after such decision;
(3) Any other reason explicitly provided for in this agreement.
ARTICLE XIV back to top
Validity
If any clause or part of this Agreement is found unconstitutional or illegal by court of competent jurisdiction or should any clause or part of this Agreement be found contrary to present or future laws, it shall not invalidate the other portions of this Agreement, it being the sole intent and purpose of this Agreement to promote peace and harmony in the industry as permitted by law.
ARTICLE XV back to top
Health & Welfare, Pension, Vacation, Annuity, Apprenticeship, Journeymen Retraining
Educational and Industry Fund and Supplemental Funds and U.B.C. & J.A. Funds and
New York City & Vicinity L/M Cooperation Fund
Section 1. The Employer shall make contributions for each hour worked of all Employees covered by this Agreement and employed by said Employer within the territory of this Agreement in the amounts hereinafter specified to the Welfare Fund, Pension Fund, Vacation Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeymen Retraining, Education and Industry Funds, Supplemental Funds, U.B.C. & J.A. Funds, and New York City and Vicinity Carpenters LaborManagement Cooperation Fund. Except as provided in Article XI, full benefit shall be paid for Foremen, General Foremen, First and Second year apprentice.
Section 2. Each Employer's books and payroll records, shall be made available upon demand of the Trustees at all reasonable business hours.
Section 3. When Auditors are sent to audit the books of any Employer, General Contractor, Prime Contractor, Builder or Subcontractor and a definite appointment is scheduled, when the Auditor or Auditors cannot start at the appointed time and date and must return, or when valid payroll records are not furnished, then the said Employer, General Contractor, Prime Contractor, Builder or Subcontractor shall be penalized and pay the sum of $100.00 per Auditor, to cover the expense of the Auditor or Auditors.
Section 4. It shall be a violation of this Agreement for any signatory Employer to fail to furnish proper records when requested, for the purpose of completing an audit. The Union shall have the right to remove all its members from the offending Contractor upon twenty-four (24) hours' notice. If such members who are removed remain on the jobsite during regular working hours, they shall be paid for lost time not to exceed three (3) working days' pay.
Section S. Contributions to the New York City District Council of Carpenters Welfare, Pension, Vacation, Annuity, New York City and Vic. Labor Management Cooperation, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Apprenticeship Journeymen Retraining Educational and Industry Funds and Supplemental Funds shall be in accord with this Agreement. The contribution to the Supplemental Funds shall be allocated in the following manner:
Carpenters Relief and Charity Fund
TWO AND ONE-HALF CENT ($0.025) PER HOUR
District Council Scholarship Fund
ONE AND ONE-HALF CENT ($0.015) PER HOUR
The purpose of the Carpenters Relief and Charity Funds is to enable the parties to make charitable donations in the name of the carpentry industry from time to time. Said donations shall be made to duly recognized tax exempt institutions within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code and to provide emergency assistance to bona fide victims of disaster, catastrophe and community projects for the good of the general public. The contributions shall be included in the payment of the Fringe Benefit Stamp. The Fund shall be administered by two persons, one designated by the Union and the other by the Employer Associations. Both shall serve without pay and shall be bonded to the extent required by law. All monies received by the Fund shall be deposited in a bank selected by the two administrators and shall be disbursed only by check signed by both administrators. At least once a year the entire balance of the Fund on hand shall be disbursed to organizations and persons who meet the qualifications set forth above. The administrators shall keep such books or records a, may be necessary. Once a year the administrators shall account for all monies received and disbursed.
The Supplemental Funds shall be established in accordance with applicable law, and any Employee's authorization that is required shall be secured by the Union.
Section 6. It is agreed that all contributions are due and payable to the District Council Fund Office as called for in this Agreement for the other fringe benefit funds and the Employer does hereby authorize said area Fund Office to forward said contributions to other Fund Office in such manner as the Trustees of said fund shall reasonably require.
(a) By the execution of this Agreement the parties authorize the representatives of the participating Employers and Carpenter Unions to designate their respective Union and Employer Trustees hereby waiving all notice thereof and ratifying all actions taken by them within the scope of their authority.
Section 7. Effective July 1, 1996 the parties to this Agreement recognize the New York City and Vicinity of Carpenters Joint Labor Management Cooperation Trust Fund. The Committee will be funded by contributions of ten cents (0. 10) per hour paid through the Trust Funds Stamp Plan. Said donations shall be made in accordance with all applicable Federal and State Laws pertaining thereto.
Section 8. If any of the above allocations are determined to be, in the opinion of Counsel legally improper, then in that event said allocation may be re-allocated by the Union to a presently existing Fringe Benefit Fund, or to another fund to be established by the Union and the Employer.
Section 9. The Employer and the Union acknowledge that they are represented by their duly designated Trustees to administer the various Fringe Benefit Trust Funds provided for in this Agreement. Because of the various liabilities and responsibilities placed upon all parties to this Agreement, including all contractors and Union representatives and their respectively designated Trustees, each contractor hereby agrees that the Fringe Benefit Fund Trustees shall have the necessary powers to fulfill their fiduciary obligations in order to fully protect each employer signed to this Agreement and their employee-beneficiaries under the respective fund plans.
Section 10. Each Employer shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Agreements and Declarations of Trust, creating the Welfare and Pension Funds, as amended, and the Agreements and Declaration of Trust, creating the Vacation Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeymen Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund, U.B.C. & J.A. Funds, Supplemental Funds, New York City and Vic. Labor Management Cooperation Fund as amended, and by all ByLaws adopted to regulate each of said Funds. The Trustees of the eligible Funds shall secure the approval of the Treasury Department under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and shall amend the same, if necessary, to secure such approval, so as to qualify the Employer-contributions as deductions for Federal Income Tax purposes.
Section 11. No contribution to any of the Funds as specified in this Article shall be required on the premium portion of wages. For the purposes of these Sections only, all hours worked shall be regarded as straight-time hours.
(a) It is further agreed, however, that contributions specified in this Article shall be paid on the hours represented by wages received for not working on the afternoon of the days specified in Article X, Section 10.
(b) Fringe benefit contributions, including Vacation Fund payments, will be the same for the General Foreman, Foreman and Journeyman. Fringe benefit contributions for Apprentices shall be in accordance with applicable schedules in Article XI.
(c) In the case of Foremen, General Foremen and First and Second year Apprentices contributions shall be made to the fringe benefit funds on the basis of hours for which said employee is actually paid, regardless of whether said hours are actually worked. This provision shall not apply to bonuses, paid vacation or paid sick leave, voluntarily paid to said employees.
Section 12. Whenever the Employer is in default in payments to the Funds referred to in Article XV or the Agreement, and reasonable notice of such default is given to the Employer, if the payments are not made, the Union may remove its members from the work of such Employer. If such men who are removed remain at the jobsite during regular working hours, they shall be paid for lost time not to exceed three (3) days' pay.
Section 13. (A) In the event that formal proceedings are instituted before a court of competent jurisdiction by the trustees of a Benefit Fund or Funds to collect delinquent contributions to such Fund(s), the Employer shall pay to such Fund(s), and in lieu and any other liquidated damages, costs, attorneys fees and/or interest, the following:
(1) the unpaid contributions; plus
(2) interest on the unpaid contributions determined at the prime rate of Citibank plus 2%; plus
(3) an amount equal to the greater of -
(a) the amount of the interest charges on the unpaid contributions as determined in above, or
(b) liquidated damages of 20% of the amount of the unpaid contributions; plus
(4) reasonable attorney's fees and costs of the action; and
(5) such other legal or equitable relief as the court deems appropriate.
(B) In the event that proceedings are instituted before an
arbitrator under Section 14 of this Article to collect delinquent contributions to Benefit Fund or Funds, and if such arbitrator renders an award in favor of such Fund(s), the arbitrator shall be empowered to award such interest, liquidated damages, and/ or costs as may be applicable under the Agreement and Declaration of Trust establishing such Fund(s).
Section 14. Should any dispute or disagreement arise between the parties hereto, or between the Union and any Employer signatory hereto, concerning any claim arising from payments to the Fund of principal and/or interest which is allegedly due, either party may seek arbitration of the dispute before the impartial arbitrator designated hereunder by filing a notice of intent to arbitrate in writing with said impartial arbitrator, and serving a copy of said notice on the Employer, or the Union, as the case may be. Unless a waiver is mutually agreed to in writing by the parties hereto, a hearing shall be convened within twenty (20) days of submission and the arbitrator shall submit his award within twenty (20) days after the close of the hearing. The arbitrator shall have full and complete authority to decide any and all issues raised by the submission and to fashion an appropriate remedy including, but not limited to, monetary damages. The arbitrator's award in this regard shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto and the individual Employer, if any, and shall be wholly enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction. The cost of the arbitration, including the fees to be paid to the arbitrator shall be included in the award and shall be borne by the losing party.
(a) Roger Maher, Robert Silagi, Joseph W. Lipowski or Robert Herzog is hereby designated as impartial arbitrators hereunder.
(b) The agreement of the parties to submit said matters regarding the payment of contributions to an arbitrator does not excuse the Employer from any statutory, civil or criminal liability which may attach to his actions under Municipal, State or Federal law. The submission of a matter to arbitration is in no way meant to affect the right of the Union to remove its members from an Employer's premises, as provided for in this Agreement.
Section 15. A stamp plan has been established which provides(. for the payment of contributions to the Welfare, Pension, Vacation, Annuity, A.J.R.E.I.F., N.Y.C. & Vic. Labor Management Cooperation Fund, U.B.C.& J.A. Funds, and Supplemental Funds pursuant to a consolidated stamp, including the filing of the monthly summary report with the Fund office. The Employer will comply with procedures established by the Benefit Fund Trustees to assure that the employee receives the consolidated stamp together with his/her pay. The stamps shall be purchased through facilities established by the Bank of New York or such other agencies authorized by the Trustees.
ARTICLE XVI back to top
Surety Bond
Section 1. The Employer shall provide a Surety Bond to guarantee payment to the respective Funds for all Fringe Benefits. Bonds shall be taken in the following amounts:
an Employer employing I to 5 employees $ 5,000
an Employer employing 6 to 10 employees $10,000
an Employer employing I .to 15 employees $15,000
an Employer employing 16 to 25 employees $25,000
an Employer employing 26 to 50 employees $50,000
an Employer employing over 50 $100,000
ARTICLE XVII back to top
Miscellaneous Conditions
Section 1. Where an employment office is not maintained on the job, the General Foreman, Foreman or the Employers Representative shall be conveniently accessible to applicants at least once a day.
Section 2. When the Employers does any work outside the territory covered by this agreement, it shall conform to the wages and other terms of employment that exist between the Employers and Employees of such locality. Such local wages, however, shall not apply to men hired in the territory covered by this Agreement, to work in territory not covered by it.
Section 3. If the Employer fails to comply with the foregoing, they shall receive no support from the Union; provided, however, that no carpenter shall be removed from jobs in the territory covered by this Agreement pending resolutions of the matter in accordance with Article XII.
Section 4. SHOP STEWARD. There shall be a Job Steward who will be appointed by the Union or its Representatives to attend to the interest of the Union, and for the performance of such duty, the Employer shall allow reasonable time. It shall be mandatory upon the Shop Steward to blow the whistle at the point of work promptly at the designated starting time, Lunch Time, and that it also be mandatory for him to blow the whistle for the end of work. When the Shop Steward has completed his work on behalf of the District Council, he shall perform any work within his trade assigned to him by the Employer.
Section 5. The amount or character of work demanded by the Employer or his Representatives shall not be unreasonable, nor shall it be restricted by the Union, its Representatives, Officers, or members.
Section 6. There shall be no restriction against the use of any machine-made flooring or machine cut timber or lumber.
Section 7. There shall be no restriction of the use of Machinery, tools, appliances, or methods. No powder-actuated tools shall be used unless approved by the State Board of Standards and Appeals.
Section 8. The use of safety equipment and appliances furnished by the Employer is mandatory, and the failure to employ the use of such equipment and appliances, after due warning, is sufficient cause for dismissal. The Employer agrees in all respects to comply with the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and all regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Section 9. The consumption of intoxicating beverages or use of drugs on a jobsite is prohibited. Violation of this rule, after due warning, is sufficient reason for dismissal.
Section 10. Neither party, during the life of this Agreement, is to adopt any By-Law or attempt to enforce against the other party any working rule or regulation which is contrary to any of the clauses in this Agreement. Neither party shall attempt to enforce against the other party any working rules which have not been approved by the Union.
Section 11. The Employers, or the Agents of the Employer shall not accept or give directly or indirectly, any rebate on wages, or give or accept gratuities or give anything of value or extend any favor to any person for the purposes of affecting any rate of wages.
Section 12. Should the parties hereto be unable to agree on the interpretation of any Section of this Agreement, the questions shall be settled as provided for in Articles XII and XV.
Section 13. The parties to this Agreement shall continue to use all efforts to maintain an effective Apprenticeship Training Plan and/or system which will insure an adequate force of skilled mechanics. This system shall definitely determine the ratio of apprentices to mechanics working on a specific job that must be employed; wages to be paid during training; method of indenture to the industry and other rules for efficiently operating the plan. Wages and fringe benefits to be paid to such apprentices shall be as indicated in Article XI.
Section 14. The Employer shall notify the District Council, by certified mail or FAX of the awarding of any contract on which any of the work described in Article II hereof shall be performed by the Employer or a subcontractor. Regardless of whether said work is to be performed by the Employer or subcontractor, said notice shall include the location of the job and the name and address of the contractor or subcontractor involved. Failure to comply with this section shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall authorize the Union to remove its members from any job on which said contractor or subcontractor is working until said notice requirement is complied with. The aforesaid notice shall be given within thirty (30) days of the award of a contract and, in any event, prior to the commencement of work, or after the cessation of work, prior to the recommencement thereof. The Parties agree that the provisions of this section will be strictly enforced by the Union. After notification has been given to the Union by the Employer, as set forth above, a pre-job conference will be held, if one is requested by the Union.
Section 15. It is further agreed that if any Employer engages in any class of work not embodied in Building Construction, both parties shall comply with all the Union conditions then existing in that class of work.
Section 16. The Employer agrees that all work covered by this Agreement shall be contracted or subcontracted only to an employer who is signatory to or agrees to become signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with the Union. The parties hereto mutually agree with respect to work falling within the scope of this Agreement that is to be done at the site of construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of any building, structure, or other works, that if the Contractor should contract or subcontract any aforesaid works falling within the trade jurisdiction of the Union as set forth herein, said Contractor shall contract or subcontract such only to firms which observe the standards of wages and fringe benefits and working conditions established herein to more the observance of the wages, benefits, hours, and other item-, and conditions of employment provided herein.
Section 17. Once an award is made by a General Contractor, Prime Contractor, or Builder to a Subcontractor, who performs only one type of work, then this Subcontractor cannot resubcontract to another Subcontractor who performs the same type of work. This does not apply to recognized specialties.
Section 18. Where for the benefit of the Employer, an employee must cross a body of water in order to reach the jobsite and there is no public transportation available to said site, then it shall be the duty of the Employer to provide adequate safety and comfort for the employee's transportation. The Employer shall protect such employee under a policy of public liability insurance or any other insurance required by law for any public conveyance. Such certificate shall be posted in a conspicuous place, on any conveyance used by the Employer. Should such transportation, whether private or public, require extraordinary fare, such fare shall be paid by the Employer. The employee shall not leave the shore opposite the jobsite earlier than 8:00 A.M. and shall return to the same shore not later than 3:30 P.M., or if engaged in heavy construction, no later than 4:30 P.M.
Section 19. The Employer agrees that if it performs any service or work described in the Trade Agreements of the District Council of Carpenters within New York State within the geographic jurisdiction of the District Councils, it shall be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Trade Agreement applicable to the location where said service or work is being performed for the period of time that said service or work is being performed in said location, in the same manner as if it were a direct signatory to the applicable Trade Agreement.
Section 20. (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 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 exercises either directly or indirectly any significant degree of ownership management or control, (i.e. through family members), the terms and conditions of this Agreement including Fringe Benefits shall be applicable to all such work.
(b) All charges of violation, of Paragraph (a) of this Section shall be considered as a dispute under this Agreement and shall be processed in accordance with the procedures for the handling of grievances and the final binding resolution of disputes, as provided in Article XII, of this Agreement. As a remedy for violations of this Section, the arbitrator (or arbitration body) provided for in Article XII, is empowered 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 lost by such employees as a result of the violations and (2) pay into the affected joint trust funds established under this Agreement any delinquent contributions together with interest, penalty and liquidated damages to such funds which have resulted from the violations. Provisions for this remedy herein does not make such remedy the exclusive remedy available to the Union or the Trust Fund for violation of this Section; nor does it make same or other remedies unavailable to the Union or the Trust Fund for violations of other sections or 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 costs of litigation, which have resulted from the bringing of such court action.
Section 21. The Employer reserves and retains the sole and exclusive rights to manage its operations and to direct the work force except only to the extent the express provisions of this Agreement specifically limit or qualify these rights.
Section 22. On every job the Employer shall provide a suitable locker. In buildings over six stories high, a locker is to be provided on every fifth floor. The locker shall have the door hinged in such a way that hinges cannot be taken off while the door is closed without breaking the door. The lock must be a mortise lock or hasp and staple bolted through a door, or a safety hasp which covers all screws, in any case, it must be impossible to open the door without breaking it or the lock.
The Employer shall furnish a suitable tool shanty on every fifth floor on all jobs over ten (10) floors in height.
Section 23. The Employers who have complied with the above requirements are only responsible for loss of tools and clothing due to the burning or forcible entry of the locker and such liability shall be limited to a sum not to exceed:
$ 300 for tools ($250 on concrete)
$ 1 00 for overcoat
$ 1 00 for clothing
$ 50 for shoes
upon submission of proper proof of loss Proof of loss must be filed within forty-eight (48) hours of the actual loss and payment of the above described claim must be made within fourteen (14) working days of receipt of the proof of loss. Any disputed claims shall be resolved pursuant to Article- XII hereof.
Section 24. Employees' tools which become dulled on the job shall be reconditioned at the expense of the Employer by the Employee covered under this Agreement.
ARTICLE XVIII back to top
Industry Advancement Program
The Employer agrees to be bound and to make contributions to the Promotional Fund which is annexed hereto as Exhibit "A".
ARTICLE XIX back to top
Expiration Clause
This Agreement shall be binding on the Employer and the Union, their successors and assigns. The duration of this Agreement shall continue until July 1, 2001 and shall be renewed automatically for one year intervals thereafter unless notice to the other at their last known address has been provided by either party by certified and regular mail no more than ninety (90) days nor no less than sixty (60) days before the contract expiration that such party seeks to negotiate a new contract or modify or amend this Agreement through negotiations. Once negotiations have commenced, neither party will seek to alter unilaterally the terms or conditions of employment of employees covered by this Agreement until such terms have been changed by execution of a newly negotiated agreement.
ARTICLE XX back to top
Retroactively
It is mutually agreed that all wages, fringe benefits and conditions provided for in this Agreement shall be retroactive to July 1, 1996.
ARTICLE XXI back to top
Effectuating Clause and Signatories
The parties hereto make and enter into this Agreement, in witness whereof, we, their duly authorized and empowered representatives, have hereunto set our hands and seal this - day of
For The Employer:
X By:
(Signature) (Print Name)
For the Union:
DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NEW YORK CITY
AND VICINITY OF THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF
AMERICA, AFL-CIO.
By:
Authorized Signature
of the District Council
The party of the First Part, herein referred to as the Employer, signatory to this Agreement, hereby acknowledges receipt of copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Welfare Fund Pension Fund; Apprenticeship, Journeymen Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund; United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Fund New York City and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Fund; Supplemental Funds; Annuity Fund; and Vacation Fund.
X By: Date: