WAGE AND BENEFIT PACKAGE. Effective April 1, 2011, the straight-time wage and benefit rates for employees covered by this Agreement are those set forth in Appendices A, B, C, D, and E , depending on the county in which the work is performed. The wage and fringe benefit rates from skill level F3 through Journeyperson Finisher (skill level F-6) constitute a separate, independent schedule for all purposes involving Finishers, such as prevailing wages and apprenticeship standards and the skill level F-6 wages and benefits constitute 100% of the Journeyperson Xxxxxxxx’s wages and benefits. The allocation of the negotiated labor cost increases to wages and /or benefits scheduled for April 1, 2011 and subsequent anniversary dates must be referred to the Joint Arbitration Board for decision. In the event that the Labor and Management parties of the Joint Arbitration Board are unable to agree on the allocation of the negotiated increases, the dispute shall be referred to final and binding interest arbitration in accordance with Article IV. It is agreed by the parties hereto that whenever the prevailing wage/fringe package as established by the State or Federal Government for a particular public works project is lower than the wage/fringe package set forth in this Agreement, the Employer may pay the prevailing wage/fringe established by the State or Federal Government to all employees on that public works project. For purposes of this paragraph, the phrase “public works” shall have the same meaning as set forth in California Labor Code Section 1720. For this paragraph to apply to any project, the Employer must request that the Union allocate, in writing, the prevailing rate for the project. The allocation by the union need not be approved by the Association or by any Employer if: (i) the total taxable portion of the prevailing rate is equal to the total taxable portion of the Union’s allocation; (ii) the total nontaxable portion of the prevailing rate is equal to the total nontaxable portion of the Union’s allocation; (iii) the amount allocated to Union dues shall be an amount such that the ratio of allocated Union dues to current Union dues is equal to or less than the ratio of the total prevailing rate (wages + fringes) to the current total collective bargaining agreement rate (wages + fringes); (iv) the percentage by which promotion fund and contract administration are reduced shall be the same as the percentage by which Union dues is reduced. The Association must approve any allocation o...
WAGE AND BENEFIT PACKAGE. Effective April 1, 2007, the straight-time wage and benefit rates for employees covered by this Agreement are those set forth in Appendices A, B, C, D, and E , depending on the county in which the work is performed. The wage and fringe benefit rates from skill level F3 through Journeyperson Finisher (skill level F-6) constitute a separate, independent schedule for all purposes involving Finishers, such as prevailing wages and apprenticeship standards and the skill level F-6 wages and benefits constitute 100% of the Journeyperson Finisher’s wages and benefits. The allocation of the negotiated labor cost increases to wages and /or benefits scheduled for April 1, 2007 and subsequent anniversary dates must be referred to the Joint Arbitration Board for decision. In the event that the Labor and Management parties of the Joint Arbitration Board are unable to agree on the allocation of the negotiated increases, the dispute shall be referred to final and binding interest arbitration in accordance with Article IV.
WAGE AND BENEFIT PACKAGE. Effective April 1, 2007, the straight-time wage and benefit rates for employees covered by this Agreement are those set forth in Appendices A, B, C, D, and E , depending on the county in which the work is performed. The wage and fringe benefit rates from skill level F3 through Journeyperson Finisher (skill level F-6) constitute a separate, independent schedule for all purposes involving Finishers, such as prevailing wages and apprenticeship standards and the skill level F-6 wages and benefits constitute 100% of the Journeyperson Finisher’s wages and benefits. The allocation of the negotiated labor cost increases to wages and /or benefits scheduled for April 1, 2007 and subsequent anniversary dates must be referred to the Joint Arbitration Board for decision. In the event that the Labor and Management parties of the Joint Arbitration Board are unable to agree on the allocation of the negotiated increases, the dispute shall be referred to final and binding interest arbitration in accordance with Article IV.
