October 19, 2010Collective Bargaining Agreement • October 22nd, 2010
Contract Type FiledOctober 22nd, 2010This letter will briefly explain the tentative agreement unanimously approved by the Local 602 bargaining committee. These negotiations were the most difficult in my 30 years as a full time officer. We were not only faced with a sharp recession but a tepid recovery. The plumbers reached a four year contract with a one year wage freeze which further emboldened the contractors.