Common use of WAGE AND BENEFIT PACKAGE Clause in Contracts

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 of the prevailing rate which does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the preceding sentence.” (a) BAY AREA, NORTHERN COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX A). For work performed in the counties of San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Xxxxx, Solano, Marin, Napa, San Xxxxxx, Monterey, Santa Xxxx, and Del Norte, Humboldt, Siskiyou and Trinity (the “Northern Counties”) , wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix A. (b) Effective April 12, 2004, subject to DAS approval, the only skill levels for Tile Finisher Apprentices shall be F3, F4 and F5. The number of hours required to complete each skill level (F3 through F5) shall be 700 hours. (c) WINE COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX B). For all work performed in the counties of Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma (the “Wine Counties”), wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix B. (d) FOOTHILL COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX C). For all work performed in the counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, San Xxxxxxx, Stanislaus and Tuolumne (the “Foothill Counties”), wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix C. (e) FRESNO AREA WAGE RATES (APPENDIX D). For all work performed in the counties of Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Tulare, wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix D. (f) SACRAMENTO AREA WAGE RATES (APPENDIX E). For all work performed in the counties of Butte, Colusa, El Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Sutter, Tehema, Yolo and Yuba, wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix E.

WAGE AND BENEFIT PACKAGE. (a) Effective retroactively to April 1, 20112022, 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 E, depending on the county in which the work is performed. The wage and fringe benefit rates from skill level F3 F-4 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 XxxxxxxxFinisher’s wages and benefits. Wage and fringe benefit contribution increases shall be retroactive to April 1, 2022. (b) The allocation of the negotiated labor cost increases to wages and /or benefits benefits, and the breakdown of the increases below the Journeyperson levels, scheduled for April 1, 2011 2022 and subsequent anniversary dates must be referred to the Joint Arbitration Board for decision, it being understood that (a) the allocations to wages and fringes tentatively agreed to by the bargaining parties shall be subject to further discussion between those parties based on changed circumstances, and (b) the breakdown below the Journeyperson levels of the increase that went into effect as of April 1, 2022 shall not constitute a binding precedent. In Any money reallocated from the event that tentative allocations to Health & Welfare, JATC, or LMCC in the second years shall be reallocated to wages, unless the Parties agree otherwise. All other disputes among the Labor and Management parties of to the Joint Arbitration Board are unable to agree on over the allocation of the negotiated increases, increases or the dispute breakdown of the increases below the Journeyperson levels shall be referred to final and binding interest arbitration in accordance with Article IV. The Joint Arbitration Board shall meet to discuss these issues no later than early January preceding the second and third [etc.] years of any multi-year collective bargaining agreement, so that agreement can be reached and the results transmitted to the State of California for prevailing wage purposes on or before February 1 of each such year. (c) 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 of the prevailing rate which does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the preceding sentence.” (a) BAY AREA, NORTHERN COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX A). For work performed in the counties of San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Xxxxx, Solano, Marin, Napa, San Xxxxxx, Monterey, Santa Xxxx, and Del Norte, Humboldt, Siskiyou and Trinity (the “Northern Counties”) , wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix A. (b) Effective April 12, 2004, subject to DAS approval, the only skill levels for Tile Finisher Apprentices shall be F3, F4 and F5. The number of hours required to complete each skill level (F3 through F5) shall be 700 hours. (c) WINE COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX B). For all work performed in the counties of Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma (the “Wine Counties”), wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix B. (d) FOOTHILL COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX C). For all work performed in the counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, San Xxxxxxx, Stanislaus and Tuolumne (the “Foothill Counties”), wages The wage and benefits appendices shall be in accordance with Appendix C. (e) FRESNO AREA WAGE RATES (APPENDIX D). For all work performed in the counties of Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Tulare, wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix D. (f) SACRAMENTO AREA WAGE RATES (APPENDIX E). For all work performed in the counties of Butte, Colusa, El Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Sutter, Tehema, Yolo and Yuba, wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix E.as follows:

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 XxxxxxxxFinisher’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 of the prevailing rate which does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the preceding sentence.” (a) BAY AREA, NORTHERN COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX A). For work performed in the counties of San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Xxxxx, Solano, Marin, Napa, San Xxxxxx, Monterey, Santa Xxxx, and Del Norte, Humboldt, Siskiyou and Trinity (the “Northern Counties”) , wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix A. (b) Effective April 12, 2004, subject to DAS approval, the only skill levels for Tile Finisher Apprentices shall be F3, F4 and F5. The number of hours required to complete each skill level (F3 through F5) shall be 700 hours. (c) WINE COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX B). For all work performed in the counties of Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma (the “Wine Counties”), wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix B. (d) FOOTHILL COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX C). For all work performed in the counties of Alpine, AmadorXxxxxx, Calaveras, San Xxxxxxx, Stanislaus and Tuolumne (the “Foothill Counties”), wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix C. (e) FRESNO AREA WAGE RATES (APPENDIX D). For all work performed in the counties of Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Tulare, wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix D. (f) SACRAMENTO AREA WAGE RATES (APPENDIX E). For all work performed in the counties of Butte, Colusa, El Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Sutter, Tehema, Yolo and Yuba, wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix E.

WAGE AND BENEFIT PACKAGE. (a) Effective retroactively to April 1, 20112016, 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 E, depending on the county in which the work is performed. The wage and fringe benefit rates from skill level F3 F-4 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 XxxxxxxxFinisher’s wages and benefits. Wage increase payments and contributions retroactive to April 1, 2016 shall be made on or before August 15, 2016. (b) The allocation of the negotiated labor cost increases to wages and /or benefits benefits, and the breakdown of the increases below the Journeyperson levels, scheduled for April 1, 2011 2017 and subsequent anniversary dates must be referred to the Joint Arbitration Board for decision, it being understood that (a) the allocations to wages and fringes tentatively agreed to by the bargaining parties shall be subject to further discussion between those parties based on changed circumstances, and (b) the breakdown below the Journeyperson levels of the increase that went into effect as of April 1, 2016 shall not constitute a binding precedent. In Any money reallocated from the event that tentative allocations to Health & Welfare, JATC, or LMCC in the second and third years shall be reallocated to wages, unless the Parties agree otherwise. All other disputes among the Labor and Management parties of to the Joint Arbitration Board are unable to agree on over the allocation of the negotiated increases, increases or the dispute breakdown of the increases below the Journeyperson levels shall be referred to final and binding interest arbitration in accordance with Article IV. The Joint Arbitration Board shall (c) Pursuant to the previously-obtained approval of the Union’s membership, twenty-five cents ($0.25) of the taxable hourly wage shall continue to be deducted and paid into the Organizing Fund between April 1 and September 30, 2016. Prior to September 30, 2016, the Union shall report to the Association regarding the activities to which the Organizing Fund has been devoted, and the parties will meet and confer in good faith regarding further extension of the Organizing Fund wage deduction, which shall not continue beyond September 30, 2016 unless the parties so agree. If the Organizing Fund wage deduction terminates at any time, the twenty-five cents ($0.25) shall remain a portion of the taxable hourly wage, but shall cease being deducted and directed to the Organizing Fund. (d) 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 of the prevailing rate which does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the preceding sentence.” (ae) The wage and benefits appendices shall be as follows: (1) BAY AREA, NORTHERN COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX A). For work performed in the counties of San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Xxxxx, Solano, Marin, Napa, San Xxxxxx, Monterey, Santa Xxxx, and Del Norte, Humboldt, Siskiyou and Trinity (the “Northern Counties”) , wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix A. (b) Effective April 12, 2004, subject to DAS approval, the only skill levels for Tile Finisher Apprentices shall be F3, F4 and F5. The number of hours required to complete each skill level (F3 through F5) shall be 700 hours. (c2) WINE COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX B). For all work performed in the counties of Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma (the “Wine Counties”), wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix B. (d3) FOOTHILL COUNTIES WAGE RATES (APPENDIX C). For all work performed in the counties of Alpine, AmadorXxxxxx, Calaveras, San Xxxxxxx, Stanislaus and Tuolumne (the “Foothill Counties”), wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix C. (e4) FRESNO AREA WAGE RATES (APPENDIX D). For all work performed in the counties of Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Tulare, wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix D. (f5) SACRAMENTO AREA WAGE RATES (APPENDIX E). For all work performed in the counties of Butte, Colusa, El Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Sutter, Tehema, Yolo and Yuba, wages and benefits shall be in accordance with Appendix E.