December 27, 2006
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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

TO:       ALL MEMBERS AND PROMOTION FUND CONTRIBUTORS

RE:       SCHEDULE OF WAGE RATES, FRINGE BENEFITS AND OTHER PROVISIONS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007
             THROUGH JUNE 30, 2007

PRIMARY "A" DIVISION JOURNEYMEN LOCAL #1 WAGE RATES, FRINGE BENEFITS AND OTHER PROVISIONS

Effective Monday, January 1, 2007 there shall be a wage rate increase of seventy-five cents (.75¢) per hour (column 1) and a fringe benefits (.30¢ - Welfare Fund and .45¢ - 401(k) Employer Contribution) increase of seventy-five cents (.75¢) per hour (column 3), which is a package increase of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour (column 6) for Primary "A" Division Journeymen.  The following wage package represents the Wage and Benefit Package for Building Trades Work in the five (5) counties comprising the City of New York.  A new schedule of wage rates, fringe benefits and other provisions follows:

JOURNEYMEN PRIMARY "A" DIVISION LOCAL #1 SCHEDULE OF WAGE RATES, FRINGE BENEFITS AND OTHER PROVISIONS

  (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
  Wage
Rate
Per Hour
Deduct Union
Assessment
Check-Off
Fringe
Benefits
Per Hour
Holiday &
Vacation
Fund
Per Hour
National
Pension
Fund
Per Hour
Wage &
Benefits
Package
Per Hour
Add
Promotion
Fund Per
Pay Hour
Add
International
Training
Fund
Per Hour
New
Rates
1/1/07
$46.16** 3% of Gross Wages
.10¢ Per Hour*
$15.43 $8.62 $5.55 $75.76 .50¢ .05¢

UNION ASSESSMENT CHECK-OFF - 3% of Gross Wages paid to Journeymen, Foremen and Deputy Foremen 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 - One dollar ($1.00) per hour shall be deducted, after taxes, from weekly wages and
   sent to a "new" Additional Security
Benefits Fund.  (All overtime on this $1.00 will be paid at straight time.)

EXPENSE ALLOWANCE FOR PERSONAL SAFETY ITEMS - Twenty-eight cents (.28¢) per hour shall be paid to Journeymen, Foremen and Deputy Foremen, 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 - Payment for Wages, Fringe Benefits and Contributions on OVERTIME WORK will be at DOUBLE TIME.

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