Road Agreement Reached with Operating Engineers

An Agreement was reached on May 13th for the statewide road contract.  The details are as follows:

1.    5 year agreement

2.    Monetary adjustments

Effective June 1, 2008    –    $1.20/hr
Effective June 1, 2009    –    $1.20/hr
Effective June 1, 2010    –    $1.20/hr
Effective June 1, 2011    –    $1.20/hr
Effective June 1, 2012    –    $1.20/hr

The above increases represent an increase of 2.62% in Class I.

3.    Fringe distribution effective June 1, 2008

–    .60¢ to Pension
–    .25¢ to Apprenticeship
–    .15¢ to Health Care

4.    Minor language changes.

MITA will notify you when the new contract and updated wage rates on the website.