Wages of Apprentices. The wages of Apprentices who entered the Apprenticeship Program before October 1, 2011, shall be as follows: 50% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 1st six months 60% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 2nd six months 70% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 3rd six months 80% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 4th six months 90% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 5th six months 95% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 6th six months The wages of Apprentices who enter the Apprenticeship Program on or after October 1, 2011, shall be as follows: 40% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 1st six months 50% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 2nd six months 60% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 3rd six months 70% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 4th six months 80% of Journeyman’s wage scale for 5th six months 90% of Journeyman's wage scale for 6th six months Except for the Annuity Fund, Apprentices will participate in and have payments made on their behalf at the same rate as Journeymen to all Funds. Apprentices who performed work under a predecessor to this Agreement on or before May 31, 2006, for which contributions were or should have been made on their behalf to the Annuity Fund, will continue to participate in and have payments made on their behalf to the Annuity Fund at the same rate as Journeymen. Apprentices who did not perform such work on or before May 31, 2006, will not participate in or have payments made on their behalf to the Annuity Fund during the period they remain as Apprentices, but will begin to participate in and have contributions made on their behalf to the Annuity Fund when they become Journeymen.
Wages of Apprentices. Apprentices shall be paid a progressively increasing schedule of wages consistent with skill performance and knowledge levels achieved. Apprentice wages shall be based on a percentage of the employer submitted journey worker wage rate. Each participating contractor shall be responsible for the submission of their journey worker wage rate for each craft employed by the company which apprenticeship training is requested (see attached). It will be the responsibility of the employer to submit an annual wage rate announcement prior to the end of August each year.
