Common use of WAGE RATES AND WAGE PROGRESSIONS Clause in Contracts

WAGE RATES AND WAGE PROGRESSIONS. A. Effective on the start of the pay period that includes November 1, 2010, the top hourly wage rate for each job classification will be as shown in Exhibit RA. These wages shall be effective until the pay period that includes October 31, 2011. B. Wage progressions are as follows: 1. Except for Rail Supervisors and Rail Supervisors-in-Training, each job classification will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 70% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of twelve months, the second step will be 80%; upon completion of the next twelve months, the third step will be 90%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 95%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. A new hire in the position of Rail Supervisor, Electromechanic, Maintenance Service Center (MSC) Worker, Track and Right of Way (ROW) Maintainer and Signal and Communications Technician may be hired above the first step and up to the top step at METRO’s sole discretion. The UNION will be notified of each hire at above entry step. 2. Rail Supervisors-in-Training will have two step increments as follows: first step will be 85% of the top pay rate for the Rail Supervisor classification. Upon completion of six months, the second step will be 90% of the top pay rate for the Rail Supervisor classification. Rail Supervisors will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 90% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of six months, the second step will be 92.5%; upon completion of the next six months, the third step will be 95%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 97.5%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. C. An Employee who is promoted or upgraded into a classification with a higher top-step hourly rate shall be placed at the lowest step in the salary schedule for the new classification which results in an increase of at least 2.5%. Thereafter, a promoted Employee shall progress to any subsequent wage steps based on completion of the required service periods. Service in the new classification on a temporary upgrade status prior to promotion shall not be counted toward progression on the schedule.

WAGE RATES AND WAGE PROGRESSIONS. A. Effective on the start of the pay period that includes November 1, 20102013, the top hourly wage rate for each job classification will be as shown in Exhibit RA. These wages shall be effective until the pay period that includes October 31, 20112014. The wages in Exhibit RA reflect a 1.67% increase from the expiration of the prior collective bargaining agreement, which is derived from the cost of living formula in Section 2 below. B. Wage progressions are as follows: 1. Except for Rail Supervisors and Rail Supervisors-in-Training, each job classification will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 70% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of twelve months, the second step will be 80%; upon completion of the next twelve months, the third step will be 90%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 95%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. A new hire in the position of Rail Supervisor, Electromechanic, Streetcar Maintainer Maintenance Service Center (MSC) Worker, Track and Right of Way (ROW) Maintainer Maintainer, Rail Facilities Mechanic and Signal and Communications Technician may be hired above the first step and up to the top step at METRO’s sole discretion. The UNION will be notified of each hire at above entry step. 2. Rail Supervisors-in-Training will have two step increments as follows: first step will be 85% of the top pay rate for the Rail Supervisor classification. Upon completion of six months, the second step will be 90% of the top pay rate for the Rail Supervisor classification. Rail Supervisors will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 90% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of six months, the second step will be 92.5%; upon completion of the next six months, the third step will be 95%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 97.5%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. C. An Employee who is promoted or upgraded into a classification with a higher top-step hourly rate shall be placed at the lowest step in the salary schedule for the new classification which results in an increase of at least 2.5%. Thereafter, a promoted Employee shall progress to any subsequent wage steps based on completion of the required service periods. Service in the new classification on a temporary upgrade status prior to promotion shall not be counted toward progression on the schedule.

WAGE RATES AND WAGE PROGRESSIONS. 25 A. Effective on the start of the pay period that includes November 1, 20102019, the top 26 hourly wage rate rates for each job classification will be as shown in Exhibit RA. These wages shall be effective until the pay period that includes October 31, 2011.A. 27 B. Wage progressions are as follows: 28 1. Except for Rail Revenue Coordinators, Leads, Trainees, Equipment Dispatchers, 1 PTOs, Supervisors and Rail Supervisors-in-Training, each job classification will have five step increments 2 as follows: first step will be 70% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of twelve 3 months, the second step will be 80%; upon completion of the next twelve months, the third step will 4 be 90%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 95%; and upon completion 5 of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. A new hire in the position of Rail SupervisorMechanic, Electromechanic6 Maintenance Painter, Maintenance Service Center (MSC) Machinist, Metal Constructor, Millwright, Maintenance 7 Constructor, Sheet Metal Worker, Track Electronic Technician, Equipment Painter, Carpenter, Vehicle 8 Upholsterer, Building Operating Engineer, or Transit Radio and Right of Way (ROW) Maintainer and Signal and Communications Technician Communication Systems Specialist 9 may start at the 90% rate if METRO determines that they are a fully qualified individual. METRO 10 will be solely responsible for determining whether a new hire is a fully qualified individual in the 11 classifications noted above. If METRO so determines, the Employee may be hired above at the first step and up to the top step at METRO’s sole discretion. The UNION will be notified of each hire at above entry step90% rate. 12 2. Rail Supervisors-in-Training will have two step increments as follows: first step 13 will be 85% of the top pay rate for the Rail Service Supervisor classification. Upon completion of six 14 months, the second step will be 90% of the top pay rate for the Rail Service Supervisor classification. Rail Supervisors will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 90% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of six months, the second step will be 92.5%; upon completion of the next six months, the third step will be 95%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 97.5%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. C. An Employee who is promoted or upgraded into a classification with a higher top-step hourly rate shall be placed at the lowest step in the salary schedule for the new classification which results in an increase of at least 2.5%. Thereafter, a promoted Employee shall progress to any subsequent wage steps based on completion of the required service periods. Service in the new classification on a temporary upgrade status prior to promotion shall not be counted toward progression on the schedule.

WAGE RATES AND WAGE PROGRESSIONS. 3 A. Effective on the start of the pay period that includes November 1, 2010, the top 4 hourly wage rate for each job classification will be as shown in Exhibit RA. A. These wages shall be 5 effective until the pay period that includes October 31, 2011. 6 B. Wage progressions are as follows: 7 1. Except for Rail Revenue Coordinators, Leads, Trainees, Equipment Dispatchers, 8 PTOs, Supervisors and Rail Supervisors-in-Training, each job classification will have five step increments 9 as follows: first step will be 70% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of twelve 10 months, the second step will be 80%; upon completion of the next twelve months, the third step will 11 be 90%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 95%; and upon completion 12 of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. A new hire in the position of Rail SupervisorMechanic, Electromechanic13 Maintenance Painter, Maintenance Service Center (MSC) Machinist, Metal Constructor, Millwright, Maintenance 14 Constructor, Sheet Metal Worker, Track Electronic Technician, Equipment Painter, Carpenter, Vehicle 15 Upholsterer, Building Operating Engineer, or Transit Radio and Right of Way (ROW) Maintainer and Signal and Communications Technician Communication Systems Specialist 16 may start at the 90% rate if METRO determines that s/he is a fully qualified individual. METRO will 17 be solely responsible for determining whether a new hire is a fully qualified individual in the 18 classifications noted above. If METRO so determines, the Employee may be hired above at the first step and up to the top step at METRO’s sole discretion. The UNION will be notified of each hire at above entry step90% rate. 19 2. Rail Supervisors-in-Training will have two step increments as follows: first step 20 will be 85% of the top pay rate for the Rail Service Supervisor classification. Upon completion of six 21 months, the second step will be 90% of the top pay rate for the Rail Service Supervisor classification. Rail Supervisors will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 90% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of six months, the second step will be 92.5%; upon completion of the next six months, the third step will be 95%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 97.5%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. C. An Employee who is promoted or upgraded into a classification with a higher top-step hourly rate shall be placed at the lowest step in the salary schedule for the new classification which results in an increase of at least 2.5%. Thereafter, a promoted Employee shall progress to any subsequent wage steps based on completion of the required service periods. Service in the new classification on a temporary upgrade status prior to promotion shall not be counted toward progression on the schedule.

WAGE RATES AND WAGE PROGRESSIONS. 1 A. Effective on the start of the pay period that includes November 1, 20102019, the top 2 hourly wage rate rates for each job classification will be as shown in Exhibit RA. These wages shall be effective until the pay period that includes October 31, 2011. 3 B. Wage progressions are as follows: 4 1. Except for Rail Supervisors LLR Supervisors, LLR Supervisors-in-Training, O&M 5 Supervisors, and Rail O&M Supervisors-in-Training, each job classification will have five step increments 6 as follows: first step will be 70% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of twelve 7 months, the second step will be 80%; upon completion of the next twelve months, the third step will 8 be 90%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 95%; and upon completion 9 of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. A new hire or an Employee who is promoted in 10 the position of Rail LLR Supervisor, O&M Supervisor, Electromechanic, Maintenance Service Center 11 (MSC) Worker, Track and Right of Way (ROW) Maintainer Maintainer, Rail Facilities Mechanic, and Signal 12 and Communications Technician may be hired above the first step and up to the top step at METRO’s 13 sole discretion. The UNION will be notified of each hire at above entry step. 14 2. Rail LLR Supervisors-in-Training will have two step increments as follows: 15 first step will be 85% of the top pay rate for the Rail LLR Supervisor classification. Upon completion of 16 six months, the second step will be 90% of the top pay rate for the Rail LLR Supervisor classification. Rail Supervisors will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 90% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of six months, the second step will be 92.5%; upon completion of the next six months, the third step will be 95%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 97.5%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. C. An Employee who is promoted or upgraded into a classification with a higher top-step hourly rate shall be placed at the lowest step in the salary schedule for the new classification which results in an increase of at least 2.5%. Thereafter, a promoted Employee shall progress to any subsequent wage steps based on completion of the required service periods. Service in the new classification on a temporary upgrade status prior to promotion shall not be counted toward progression on the schedule.

WAGE RATES AND WAGE PROGRESSIONS. 3 A. Effective on the start of the pay period that includes November 1, 201020102013, the 4 top hourly wage rate for each job classification will be as shown in Exhibit RAARA. These wages shall 5 be effective until the pay period that includes October 31, 201120112014. The wages in Exhibit RA 7 derived from the cost of living formula in Section 2 below. 8 B. Wage progressions are as follows: 9 1. Except for Rail Supervisors and Rail Supervisors-in-Training, each job 10 classification will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 70% of the top rate of the 11 classification; upon completion of twelve months, the second step will be 80%; upon completion of 12 the next twelve months, the third step will be 90%; upon completion of the next six months, the 13 fourth step will be 95%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. A 14 new hire in the position of Rail Supervisor, Electromechanic, Streetcar Maintainer Maintenance 15 Service Center (MSC) Worker, Track and Right of Way (ROW) Maintainer Maintainer, Rail Facilities Mechanic 16 and Signal and Communications Technician may be hired above the first step and up to the top step 17 at METRO’s sole discretion. The UNION will be notified of each hire at above entry step. 18 2. Rail Supervisors-in-Training will have two step increments as follows: first 19 step will be 85% of the top pay rate for the Rail Supervisor classification. Upon completion of six 20 months, the second step will be 90% of the top pay rate for the Rail Supervisor classification. Rail 21 Supervisors will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 90% of the top rate of the 22 classification; upon completion of six months, the second step will be 92.5%; upon completion of the 23 next six months, the third step will be 95%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step 24 will be 97.5%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. 25 C. An Employee who is promoted or upgraded into a classification with a higher top-top- 26 step hourly rate shall be placed at the lowest step in the salary schedule for the new classification 27 which results in an increase of at least 2.5%. Thereafter, a promoted Employee shall progress to any 28 subsequent wage steps based on completion of the required service periods. Service in the new 1 classification on a temporary upgrade status prior to promotion shall not be counted toward 2 progression on the schedule.

WAGE RATES AND WAGE PROGRESSIONS. 3 A. Effective on the start of the pay period that includes November 1, 2010, the top hourly wage rate for each job classification will be as shown in Exhibit RA. These wages shall be effective until the pay period that includes October 31, 2011.6 Technical Correction] 7 B. Wage progressions are as follows: 8 1. Except for Rail Supervisors and Rail Supervisors-in-Training, each job 9 classification will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 70% of the top rate of the 10 classification; upon completion of twelve months, the second step will be 80%; upon completion of 11 the next twelve months, the third step will be 90%; upon completion of the next six months, the 12 fourth step will be 95%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. A new hire in the position of Rail Supervisor, Electromechanic, Maintenance Service Center (MSC) Worker, Track and Right of Way (ROW) Maintainer 15 and Signal and Communications Technician may be hired above the first step and up to the top step at METRO’s sole discretion. The UNION will be notified of each hire at above entry step. 18 2. Rail Supervisors-in-Training will have two step increments as follows: first 19 step will be 85% of the top pay rate for the Rail Supervisor classification. Upon completion of six 20 months, the second step will be 90% of the top pay rate for the Rail Supervisor classification. Rail 21 Supervisors will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 90% of the top rate of the 22 classification; upon completion of six months, the second step will be 92.5%; upon completion of the 23 next six months, the third step will be 95%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step 24 will be 97.5%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. 25 C. An Employee who is promoted or upgraded into a classification with a higher top-top- 26 step hourly rate shall be placed at the lowest step in the salary schedule for the new classification 27 which results in an increase of at least 2.5%. Thereafter, a promoted Employee shall progress to any 28 subsequent wage steps based on completion of the required service periods. Service in the new 1 classification on a temporary upgrade status prior to promotion shall not be counted toward 2 progression on the schedule.

WAGE RATES AND WAGE PROGRESSIONS. 3 A. Effective on the start of the pay period that includes November 1, 201020102013, the top hourly wage rate for each job classification will be as shown in Exhibit RA. These wages shall be 5 effective until the pay period that includes October 31, 2011.20112014. The wages in Exhibit A reflect a 6 1. 67% increase from the expiration of the prior collective bargaining agreement, which is derived 8 B. Wage progressions are as follows: 9 1. Except for Rail Revenue Coordinators, Leads, Trainees, Equipment Dispatchers, 10 PTOs, Supervisors and Rail Supervisors-in-Training, each job classification will have five step increments 11 as follows: first step will be 70% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of twelve 12 months, the second step will be 80%; upon completion of the next twelve months, the third step will 13 be 90%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 95%; and upon completion 14 of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. A new hire in the position of Rail SupervisorMechanic, Electromechanic15 Maintenance Painter, Maintenance Service Center (MSC) Machinist, Metal Constructor, Millwright, Maintenance 16 Constructor, Sheet Metal Worker, Track Electronic Technician, Equipment Painter, Carpenter, Vehicle 17 Upholsterer, Building Operating Engineer, or Transit Radio and Right of Way (ROW) Maintainer and Signal and Communications Technician Communication Systems Specialist 18 may start at the 90% rate if METRO determines that s/he is a fully qualified individual. METRO will 19 be solely responsible for determining whether a new hire is a fully qualified individual in the 20 classifications noted above. If METRO so determines, the Employee may be hired above at the first step and up to the top step at METRO’s sole discretion. The UNION will be notified of each hire at above entry step90% rate. 21 2. Rail Supervisors-in-Training will have two step increments as follows: first step 22 will be 85% of the top pay rate for the Rail Service Supervisor classification. Upon completion of six 23 months, the second step will be 90% of the top pay rate for the Rail Service Supervisor classification. Rail Supervisors will have five step increments as follows: first step will be 90% of the top rate of the classification; upon completion of six months, the second step will be 92.5%; upon completion of the next six months, the third step will be 95%; upon completion of the next six months, the fourth step will be 97.5%; and upon completion of the next six months, the fifth step will be 100%. C. An Employee who is promoted or upgraded into a classification with a higher top-step hourly rate shall be placed at the lowest step in the salary schedule for the new classification which results in an increase of at least 2.5%. Thereafter, a promoted Employee shall progress to any subsequent wage steps based on completion of the required service periods. Service in the new classification on a temporary upgrade status prior to promotion shall not be counted toward progression on the schedule.