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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 · FAX (212) 481-7185

TO: ALL MEMBERS AND PROMOTION FUND CONTRIBUTORS
SUBJECT: MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE DIVISION PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION #1, WAGE RATES, FRINGE BENEFITS AND OTHER PROVISIONS EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2006
JOURNEYMEN - MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE DIVISION LOCAL #1

Effective Sunday, October 1, 2006, there shall be a wage rate increase of thirty-nine cents (.39¢) per hour (column 1) and a Fringe Benefits (Welfare Fund) increase of thirty-six cents (.36¢) per hour (column 3), which is a package increase of seventy-five cents (.75¢) per hour (column 5) for Journeymen employed in the Mechanical Equipment and Service Division. A new schedule of wage rates, fringe benefits and other provisions follows:

OCTOBER 1, 2006 TO MARCH 31, 2007
SCHEDULE OF WAGE RATES, FRINGE BENEFITS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
 Wage
Rate
Per Hour		 Deduct Union
Assessment
Check-Off		Fringe
Benefits
Per Hour		 National
Pension
Fund
Per Hour		Approx.
Wage &
Fringe
Benefits
Package
Per Hour		Add
Promotion
Fund Per
Pay Hour		 Add Inter-
national
Training
Fund
Per Hour
New Rates
10/01/06		$29.00** 3%of
Gross Wages
.10¢ Per Hour		$9.77 $2.41$41.18.25¢ .05¢

UNION ASSESSMENT CHECK-OFF– 3% of Gross Wages paid to employees in the Mechanical Equipment and Service Division 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 - Nineteen cents (.19¢) per hour shall be deducted, after taxes, from weekly wages and sent to a "new" Additional Security Benefits Fund. (All overtime on this .19¢ will be at straight time.)

EXPENSE ALLOWANCE FOR PERSONAL SAFETY ITEMS– Twenty-eight cents (.28¢) per hour shall be paid to employees in the Mechanical Equipment and Service Division 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– For all work required after the completion of regular or shift work, or on any Saturday, Sunday, Holiday or when an employee is called out of his/her house, the Overtime Rate for Wages will be Time and One-Half (1½). (See Additional Security Benefits Fund Statement Above). All Fringe Benefits and Contributions on overtime work will be at Straight Time.

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