September 1, 2013 Underground Wage Rates

Posted on   August 28, 2013
Category  :  Labor
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MEMORANDUM
TO: MITA UNION CONTRACTORS
FROM: Michael A. Nystrom, Executive Vice President/Secretary
DATE: August 28, 2013
RE: September 1, 2013 Underground Wage Rates
In accordance with the current Collective Bargaining Agreements between the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association and the unions listed below, please be advised that effective the first full pay period on or after September 1, 2013, the wage allocations are as follows:
International Union of Operating Engineers’ Local 324 (click here to view and/or print rates)
Michigan Laborers’ District Council (click here to view and/or print rates)

 

Teamsters – Rates were updated April 1, 2013 (click here to view and/or print rates)
If you have any questions or concerns with the rate changes, please contact Mike Nystrom at mikenystrom@mi-ita.com or call the MITA office at (517) 347-8336. 

Operating Engineers – (For Underground Construction)

Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association
And
Operating Engineers Local 324
Wage & Fringe Benefits

Underground Rates

Effective First Full Payroll Period on or after September 1, 2013

Zone I
Zone II
1st Shift 2nd/3rd 1st Shift 2nd/3rd
Master Mechanic
*Base Wage $26.29 $26.99
*Vacation & Holiday @15% 3.94 4.05 N/A N/A
*Supplemental Vacation Fund .05 .05
CLASS I
Zone I
Zone II
1st Shift 2nd/3rd 1st Shift 2nd/3rd
*Base Wage $26.07 $26.75 $24.58 $25.17
*Vacation & Holiday @15% 3.91 4.01 3.69 3.77
*Supplemental Vacation Fund .05 .05 .05 .05
CLASS II
Zone I
Zone II
1st Shift 2nd/3rd 1st Shift 2nd/3rd
*Base Wage $21.96 $22.62 $20.33 $20.88
*Vacation & Holiday @15% 3.29 3.39 3.05 3.13
*Supplemental Vacation Fund .05 .05 .05 .05
CLASS III
Zone I
Zone II
1st Shift 2nd/3rd 1st Shift 2nd/3rd
*Base Wage $21.32 $21.90 $19.90 $20.38
*Vacation & Holiday @15% 3.20 3.28 2.98 3.06
*Supplemental Vacation Fund .05 .05 .05 .05
CLASS IV
Zone I
Zone II
1st Shift 2nd/3rd 1st Shift 2nd/3rd
*Base Wage $20.83 $21.32 $19.65 $20.09
*Vacation & Holiday @15% 3.12 3.20 2.95 3.01
*Supplemental Vacation Fund .05 .05 .05 .05
*Taxable Income
Fringe Benefits Package – Applies to All Classes and Shifts
Health Care $8.20
Pension 10.45
Retiree Benefit Fund .45
Apprenticeship Fund .60
Labor Management Education Committee .11
Defined Contribution Plan .50
I. A. F. .10

 

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Laborers – (For Underground Construction)

Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association
And
Michigan Laborers’ District Council
Wage & Fringe Benefits
Underground Rates

Effective Wage Rates for Open Cut Construction Work Effective the first full payroll period on or after 09/01/2013

Zone 1 Wages

Counties of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb

Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
Base $19.12 $19.23 $19.28 $19.36 $19.42 $16.87 $13.49
Vacation 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30
Pension 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85
Health Care 5.98 5.98 5.98 5.98 5.98 5.98 5.98
Training .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45
LECET .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02
IAF .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10
TOTAL $37.82 $37.93 $37.98 $38.06 $38.12 $35.57 $32.19

Zone 2 Wages

Counties of Monroe, Washtenaw, and Eastern part of Livingston

Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
Base $19.94 $20.05 $20.17 $20.24 $20.39 $17.69 $14.33
Vacation 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51
Pension 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71
Health Care 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30
Training .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45
LECET .51 .51 .51 .51 .51 .51 .51
IAF .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10
TOTAL $35.52 $35.63 $35.75 $35.82 $35.97 $33.27 $29.91

Zone 3 Wages 

Counties of Jackson, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Clinton, Ingham, Eaton, St. Clair, Salinac and Western part of Livingston and City of Portland (Ionia County), Genesee, Lapeer, and Shiawassee

Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
Base $18.13 $18.27 $18.39 $18.44 $18.58 $15.88 $13.03
Vacation 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51
Pension 6.71 6.17 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71
Health Care 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30
Training .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45
LECET .51 .51 .51 .51 .51 .51 .51
IAF .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10
TOTAL $33.71 $33.85 $33.97 $34.02 $34.16 $31.46 $28.61

Zone 4 Wages

Counties of Saginaw, Bay, Midland, Gratiot, Tuscola, Isabella, Huron, Clare, Gladwin, Arenac, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Barry, Calhoun, Branch, Allegan, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, VanBuren, Berrien, Cass, Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo, Lake, Osceola, Mecosta, Kent, Montcalm, Ottawa, Ionia (except City of Portland), Manistee, Mason, Emmet, Cheboygan, Antrim, Charlevoix, Otseto, Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Wexford, Missaukee, Presque Isle, Montmorency, Alpena, Oscoda, Alcona, and Iosco

Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
Base $17.40 $17.53 $17.64 $17.71 $17.83 $15.05 $13.39
Vacation 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25
Pension 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71
Health Care 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30
Training .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45
LECET .41 .41 .41 .41 .41 .41 .41
IAF .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10
TOTAL $32.62 $32.75 $32.86 $32.93 $33.05 $30.27 $28.61

Zone 5 Wages

Entire Upper Peninsula

Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
Base $17.59 $17.73 $17.86 $17.91 $17.96 $15.34 $13.45
Vacation 2.27 2.27 2.27 2.27 2.27 2.27 2.27
Pension 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71
Health Care 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30
Training .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45
LECET .43 .43 .43 .43 .43 .43 .43
IAF .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10
TOTAL $32.85 $32.99 $33.12 $33.17 $33.22 $30.60 $28.71

Effective Wage Rates for Tunnel, Shaft, and Caisson Work Effective the first full payroll period on or after 09/01/2013.

Zone 1 Wages

Counties of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb

Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
Base $19.27 $19.38 $19.44 $19.62 $19.87 $20.20 $13.48
Vacation 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30
Pension 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85
Health Care 5.98 5.98 5.98 5.98 5.98 5.98 5.98
Training .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45
LECET .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02 .02
IAF .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10
TOTAL $37.97 $38.08 $38.14 $38.32 $38.57 $38.90 $32.18

Zone 2 Wages

All Counties (Except Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb)

Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII
Base $20.61 $20.70 $20.80 $20.96 $21.22 $21.53 $13.80
Vacation 2.19 2.19 2.19 2.19 2.19 2.19 2.19
Pension 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71 6.71
Health Care 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30 5.30
Training .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45
LECET .41 .41 .41 .41 .41 .41 .41
IAF .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10
TOTAL $35.77 $35.86 $35.96 $36.12 $36.38 $36.69 $28.96


Classifications and Wage Rates

* All employees performing Open Cut Construction work shall be classified in accordance with the following classifications:

Class I: Construction Laborer.

Class II: Mortar and material mixers, concrete form man, signal man, well point man, manhole, headwall and catch basin builder, guard rail builders, headwall, seawall, breakwall, dock builder and fence erector  .

Class III: Air, gasoline and electric tool operator, vibrator operator, drillers, pump man, tar kettle operator, bracers, rodder, reinforced steel or mesh man (e.g., wire mesh, steel mats, dowel bars, etc.) cement finisher, welder, pipe jacking and boring man, wagon drill and air track operator and concrete saw operator (under 40 hp), windlass and tugger man and directional boring man.

Class IV: Trench or excavating grade man.

Class V: Pipe layer (including crock, metal pipe, multi-plate or other conduits).

Class VI: Grouting man, top man assistant, audio-visual television operations and all other operations in connection with closed circuit television inspection, pipe cleaning and pipe relining work and the installation and repair of water service pipe and appurtenances.
Class VII: Restoration Laborer, seeding, sodding, planting, cutting, mulching and topsoil grading and the restoration of property such as replacing mail boxes, wood chips, planter boxes, flagstones, etc.

(b) An inexperienced laborer is defined as an individual who has not worked for a period of 120 calendar days under this Agreement or the immediately preceding Agreement between the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association and the Michigan Laborers District Council.

(c) Fringes to be paid per this Agreement.

(d) the inexperienced laborers’ rate will be as follows:
​

First 3 months – 65% of Class I rate
Second 3 months – 75% of Class I rate
Third 3 months – 85% of Class I rate
After 9 months – 100% of applicable rate

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Teamsters – (For Underground Construction)

Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association
And
International Brotherhood of Teamsters


Zone 1 Wages
Truck Driver on all trucks (EXCEPT dump trucks of 8 cubic yards capacity or over, pole trailers, semis, low boys, euclid, double bottom and fuel trucks)

Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective

4/1/12

4/1/13

4/1/14

4/1/15

4/1/16

$22.27

$22.27

$22.27

$22.67

$23.12

Truck Driver on dump trucks of 8 cubic yards, capacity or over, pole trailers, semis and fuel trucks

Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective

4/1/12

4/1/13

4/1/14

4/1/15

4/1/16

$22.41

$22.41

$22.41

$22.81

$23.26

Truck Driver on low boy, euclid and double bottom

Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective

4/1/12

4/1/13

4/1/14

4/1/15

4/1/16

$22.60

$22.60

$22.60

$23.00

$23.45

Zone 2 Wages

Truck Driver on all trucks (EXCEPT dump trucks of 8 cubic yards capacity or over, pole trailers, semis, low boys, euclid, double bottom and fuel trucks)

Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective

4/1/12

4/1/13

4/1/14

4/1/15

4/1/16

$21.97

$21.97

$21.97

$22.37

$22.82

Truck Driver on dump trucks of 8 cubic yards, capacity or over, pole trailers, semis and fuel trucks.

Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective

4/1/12

4/1/13

4/1/14

4/1/15

4/1/16

$22.06

$22.06

$22.06

$22.46

$22.91

Truck Driver on low boy, euclid and double bottom

Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective

4/1/12

4/1/13

4/1/14

4/1/15

4/1/16

$22.27

$22.27

$22.27

$22.67

$23.12

Health and Welfare

Effective

Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective

4/29/12

3/31/13

3/30/14

3/29/15

 3/27/16

$329.50/wk

$358.65/wk

$385.00/wk

$405.90/wk

 $405.90/wk

Pension

Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective

4/1/12

4/1/13

4/1/14

4/1/15

4/1/16

$52.90/day

$55.00/day

$57.20/day

$59.50/day

$61.90/day
max/wk $264.50 max/wk $275.00 max/wk $286.00 max/wk $297.50 max/wk $309.50

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