Following is a review of the changes in the ABOMA WALK UP – Service Employees Local 1 Building Services Division of the Service Employees International Union contract. Both ABOMA and the Union have ratified the changes. These changes are effective as indicated. Contract language is being drafted, When complete printed copies of the full labor agreement will be distributed to all ABOMA Members. These terms and conditions apply only to ABOMA WALK UP Member Buildings who have authorized ABOMA to include them into the bargaining unit.
| Wages |
Effective 12/1/2008 |
Contract Year One12/1/08 through 11/30/09 |
Effective12/1/09 |
Contract Year Two12/1/09 through 11/30/10 |
| Exclusive Service Employee Classification | Percent Increase | Percent Increase | ||
| Head Janitor | 2.50% | 2.75% | ||
| Assistant Head Janitor | 2.50% | 2.75% | ||
| Class A Helper | 2.50% | 2.75% | ||
| Class A Trainee | (90% of Helper A Rate) | (90% of A Rate) | ||
| Class C Helper | 2.50% | 2.75% | ||
| Class C Trainee | (90% of Helper C rate) | (90% of Helper C rate) | ||
| Non-exclusive Fixed Wage Janitors & Other Employees | 2.50% | 2.75% | ||
| Benefits Exclusive Employees | Co-pay Plan A $20Co-pay Plan B $90 | Co-pay Plan A $20Co-pay Plan B $90 | ||
| Health Fund Contribution |
No increase |
$ 3.95 per hour$ 684.67 per month |
No increase |
$ 3.95 per hour$ 684.67 per month |
| Pension Fund Contribution |
5 cents |
$ 1.10 per hour$ 190.67 per month |
5 cents |
$ 1.15 per hour$ 199.33 per month |
| Training Fund Contribution |
No Increase |
$ .05 per hour$ 8.87 per month |
No increase |
$ .05 $ 8.87 per month |
| Wages |
Effective 12/1/2010 |
Contract Year Three12/01/10 through 11/30/11 |
| Exclusive Service Employee Classification | Percent Increase | |
| Head Janitor | 3.00% | |
| Assistant Head Janitor | 3.00% | |
| Class A Helper | 3.00% | |
| Class A Trainee | (90% of A Rate) | |
| Class C Helper | 3.00% | |
| Class C Trainee | (90% of Helper C rate) | |
| Non-Exclusive Fixed Wage Janitors & Other Employees | 3.00% | |
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Benefits
Exclusive Employees |
Co-pay Plan A $20Co-pay Plan B $90 | |
| Health Fund Contribution |
5 cents |
$ 4.00 per hour$ 693.33 per month |
| Pension Fund Contribution |
No increase |
$ 1.15 per hour$ 199.33 per month |
| Training Fund Contribution |
No increase |
$ .05 per
hour $ 8.87 per month |
| Benefits Non -Exclusive Employees |
Effective12/1/2008 |
Contract
Year One 12/01/08 through 11/30/09 |
Effective 12/1/2009 |
Contract
Year Two 12/01/09 through 11/30/10 |
| Health Fund Contribution | 21% of the wages paid by each employer | Maximum amount to be paid by the employers and collected by the fund per each non-exclusive employee is $8,216 per year | 21% of the wages paid by each employer | Maximum amount to be paid by the employers and collected by the fund per each non-exclusive employee is $8,216 per year. |
| Pension Fund Contribution | 5 cent Increase to 1.10 cents per hour which is $ 190.67 per month | The maximum monthly pension contribution amount of shall be equally shared by all employers of each non-exclusive employee. | 5 cent increase to 1.15 cents per hour which is $ 199.33 per month | The maximum monthly pension contribution amount of shall be equally shared by all employers of each non-exclusive employee. |
| Training Fund Contribution |
NO INCREASE |
$ 8.87 per month – only module classes available |
NO INCREASE |
$ 8.87 per month – only module classes available |
| Benefits Non -Exclusive Employees |
Effective12/1/2010 |
Contract
Year Three 12/01/10 through 11/30/11 |
| Health Fund Contribution | 5 cent per hour increase 21% of the wages paid by each employer | Maximum amount to be paid by the employers and collected by the fund per each non-exclusive employee is $8,320 per year |
| Pension Fund Contribution | NO
INCREASE 1.15 cents per hour which is $ 199.33 per month |
The maximum monthly pension contribution amount of shall be equally shared by all employers of each non-exclusive employee. |
| Training Fund Contribution |
NO INCREASE |
$ 8.87 per month – only module classes available |
| Effective Date and Duration | This Agreement shall become effective December 1, 2008 and shall remain in full force and effect until November 30, 2011 |
| The
Duties of the Employees Prohibited Work. |
To collect rents, or manage the property, enter into or sign any contracts for goods and/or services without the written permission of the owner or agent of the building. |
| Official Union Leave | All other Employees: no more than twenty two (22) work days per contract year to carry out said business. |
| Disability Sick Leave |
After an employee has used 50% of their available, regular and accumulated sick leave disability sick leave under Section 4(a) above, the employee may then apply for use of any available disability sick leave. |
| Health Fund Contributions |
The Employers contribution to the Health Fund shall begin on the first day of the first full month of an employee’s employment. The Employee Co-payment to the Health Fund shall begin on the first day of the first full month an Employee’s employment. |
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Grievance and
Arbitration Procedure |
All documents including tape recordings and video files that will be used by either party at the Board of Arbitration hearing must be submitted five (5) business days in advance of the Board of Arbitration meeting to ABOMA. ABOMA upon receipt of the above documentation, tape recordings and video files will submit the information to the ABOMA Appointed Arbitrator and the Union appointed arbitrator. |
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Dues Deduction COPE Dedication |
COPE Deduction. The Employer agrees to deduct and transmit to SEIU Local 1, on a monthly basis, contributions to SEIU COPE deducted from the wages of employees who voluntarily authorize such deductions in writing and on the forms provided for that purpose by the Union. These transmittals shall be made based on the monthly invoice received from the Union which shall contain the names of the Employees and the amount to be deducted from the Employees wages who are participating in the voluntary COPE deduction program. No fees, penalties or late charges may be assessed without written notice. |
| Compensation And Hours Of Employees | .An apartment allowance for Janitors employed after December 1, 2008 who reside more than 10 miles from the building does not have to be negotiated. If, at the request of the Employer, an Employee does not work a holiday that would otherwise be a scheduled work day and is called back to work on Employee’s day off within the same work week, the hours worked shall be compensated at the overtime rate provided that the Employee has worked all other scheduled hours during the work week. |
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Staffing |
In the event a Head Janitor is unavailable for work for more than three (3) consecutive days, the employee temporarily assigned to perform the principal duties of the Head Janitor shall be paid at a rate not less than the minimum monthly wage rate established for the Head Janitor under this Agreement, commencing on the fourth day, but retroactive to the first day of such temporary assignment. |
| Holiday | Year 2008 Specific Date | Year 2009 Specific Date | Year 2010 Specific Date | Year 2011 Specific Date |
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2009 | January 1, 2010 | January 1, 2011 | |
| Either Employee’s Birthday or Martin Luther King’s Birthday (at employee’s option) |
Martin Luther King’s BirthdayJanuary 19, 2009 | Martin Luther King’s BirthdayJanuary 18, 2010 | Martin Luther King’s BirthdayJanuary 17, 2011 | |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2009 | May 31, 2010 | May 30, 2011 | |
| Independence Day | July 4, 2009 | July 4, 2010 | July 4, 2011 | |
| Labor Day | September 7, 2009 | September 6, 2010 | September 5, 2011 | |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 26, 2009 | November 25, 2010 | November 24, 2011 | |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2008 | December 25, 2009 | December 25, 2010 | |
| Floating Holidays | Three (3) per contract year | Three (3) per contract year | Three (3) per contract year |
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