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ASSOCIATION OF CONTRACTING PLUMBERS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. 44 WEST 28TH STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10001 (212) 481-4580

APPRENTICES PRIMARY "A" DIVISION LOCAL #1
WAGE RATES, FRINGE BENEFITS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
JULY 1, 2006 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2006

Effective Saturday, July 1, 2006, there are changes in the wage rates and fringe benefits for Primary "A" Division Journeymen of Plumbers Union Local #1. Therefore, since the wage rates and fringe benefits for 2nd through 5th Year Apprentices employed in the Primary "A" Division are based upon half the wage and fringe benefits increase of the Primary "A" Division Journeyman Package, the rates for 2nd through 5th Year Apprentices will change. As a result, there shall be a wage rate increase of fifty cents (.50¢) per hour (column 1), a fringe benefits (.15¢ - Welfare Fund and .05¢ - Holiday & Vacation Fund) increase of twenty cents (.20¢) per hour (column 3), which is a package increase of seventy cents (.70¢) per hour (column 5) for 2nd through 5th Year Apprentices. A new schedule of wage rates, fringe benefits and other provisions follows:

APPRENTICE RATES PRIMARY "A" DIVISION LOCAL #1 SCHEDULE OF WAGE RATES, FRINGE BENEFITS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
		(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)
Apprentice Classification		Wage Rate Per Hour	Deduct Union Assessment Check-Off	Fringe Benefits Per Hour	National Pension Fund Per Hour	Total Wage & Fringe Benefits Per Hour	Add Promotion Fund Per Pay Hour	Add Inter- national Training Fund Per Hour
FIRST YEAR	1st Grade (6 months)	$10.78	None .10¢ Per Hour*	.33¢	None	$11.11	None	.05¢
	2nd Grade (6 months)	$10.78	None .10¢ Per Hour*	$2.58	None	$13.36	None	.05¢
SECOND YEAR		$14.54**	3% of Gross Wages .10¢ Per Hour*	$11.20	.96¢	$26.70	.50¢	.05¢
THIRD YEAR		$16.64**	3% of Gross Wages .10¢ Per Hour*	$11.20	.96¢	$28.80	.50¢	.05¢

UNION ASSESSMENT CHECK-OFF– 3% of Gross Wages paid to Apprentices shall be deducted from weekly gross wages. Plus five cents (.05¢) per hour for the Political Action Committee Fund.

*INDUSTRY ORGANIZING FUND - Ten cents (.10¢) per pay hour shall be dedicated to an Industry Organizing Fund to advance the interests of the Industry.

**ADDITIONAL SECURITY BENEFITS FUND - Twenty-Five cents (.25¢) per hour shall be deducted, after taxes, from weekly wages and sent to a "new" Additional Security Benefits Fund.

EXPENSE ALLOWANCE FOR PERSONAL SAFETY ITEMS– Twenty-eight cents (.28¢) per hour shall be paid to Apprentices, for each hour worked (work hour), as an expense allowance to provide the funds for his/her personal safety and health related items. Since this is an expense allowance it should be paid separate from wages, and it should be paid on the same day and at the same time as wages.

OVERTIME WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS– Payments for Wages, Fringe Benefits and Contributions on OVERTIME WORK will be at DOUBLE TIME.