NEW YORK DISTRICT COUNCIL
OF CARPENTERS

395 Hudson Street, 9th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10014

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Fax (212) 675-3118

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

BUILDING CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION, INC.

AND

THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NEW YORK
CITY AND VICINITY OF THE UNITED
BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND
JOINERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO

JULY 01, 2001 - JUNE 30, 2006

ment, have complied with the Union Security provisions of this Agreement. However, employees covered by this agreement are not required to work with persons who do not comply with the Union Security provisions of this agreement. The parties agree that additional mechanics secured by the Employer shall be eligible for and shall comply with requirements of Union membership set forth herein.

ARTICLE VI
General Foreman - Foreman Hiring Schedule

Section 1. The General Foreman and Foreman shall be the agents of the Employer. The right to hire and discharge employees, rests with the General Foreman and/ or Foreman who are the authorized representatives of the Employer. If the Union prefers charges against the General Foreman or Foreman as such, they shall file a copy of such charges in accordance with Article XIII.

Section 2. When four (4) or more Carpenters are employed, one (1) shall be the Foreman. The Employer at its sole discretion, may designate a second foreman, who, shall be from the local Union in which jurisdiction the job is located.

Section 3. When five (5) or more Carpenter Foreman are employed, there will be one (1) General Foreman designated by the Employer.

ARTICLE VII
Non-Discrimination Clause
Job Referral System

The parties agree that there shall be no discrimination in the employment, hiring or training of employees in

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the bargaining unit on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation or affectional preference in all employment decisions, or Union activity as defined in applicable federal, state or local laws. For the purposes of this Article, "citizenship status" means the citizenship of any person, or the immigration status of any person lawfully residing in the United States who is not a citizen or national of the United States.

Section 1. In selecting applicants from the referral list, the Union shall use the following criteria:

Carpenters will be hired from the job referral list at the District Council. The 50/50 rule will be enforced and no special requests can be made to the Union. The Contractor can hire whom he wants on his 50% ratio. The first Carpenter on the jobsite shall be referred by the Union. The second Carpenter shall be the Employer's selection. The balance shall be 50% from the Union and 50% from the Employer. The Union will cooperate, in order to meet all legal requirements, and furnish qualified Carpenters.

When an Employer requests the job referral list to send members to a job, the job referral list shall cooperate by sending only such as are experienced in the specific type of carpentry work being done on the said job by that Employer.

Applicants for referral through the Union must register with the Union. Applicants who have successfully completed the full Apprentice Program shall be presumed to have the necessary skill and experience. Whether other applicants are possessed of the necessary skill shall be determined by the Employer, subject to appeal, pursuant to Article XIII of this Agreement.

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Section 2. The Union will cooperate, in order to meet all legal requirements, and furnish qualified Carpenters. A working Job Steward on each shift shall be appointed by the Union. All jobs regardless of what type of agreement they work under shall have a New York District Council of Carpenters certified Shop Steward. It shall be mandatory upon the Shop Steward to blow the whistle at the point of work promptly at 8:00 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m., and that it also be mandatory for him to blow the whistle for the end of work, promptly at 12:00 noon and at 3:30 p.m. All New York City District Council certified Shop Stewards shall be given time to deliver his or her Shop Steward reports for that work week to the Union hall in the jurisdiction area they are working in and the time must be agreed between the Employer and the Steward. When the Shop Steward has completed his work on behalf of the District Council, he shall perform any work within his trade assigned to him by the Employer. When a signatory Employer wishes to layoff a Shop Steward during a continuous employment, the Employer must notify the Union and have a meeting on the job with the Union within twenty-four (24) hours. If termination takes place, a letter must be sent to the Union.

Section 3. The apprentice ratio within this Collective Bargaining Agreement shall be two (2) apprentices to every five (5) journeyman and one of those apprentices must be a third or fourth year apprentice referred from the out-of-work list by the District Council.

All apprentices must work a minimum of 50 % of a work week on the tools with journeyman while employed on a regular basis.

Section 4. The Employer shall retain the right to discharge any Carpenter referred by the Union. If the Employer rejects the Carpenter, the Employer shall notify the Union in writing the reasons for rejection. The Union shall then refer other Carpenters to the Employer until the required number of Carpenters is obtained.

ARTICLE VIII
Lumping Prohibited

Section 1. The parties hereto agree to the elimination of lumping (the subcontracting of labor without material). The Subcontractor must furnish both labor and material complete under one contract; this also applies to wood flooring, it being agreed, however, that contracting for the installation of antique flooring or the surfacing of old floors shall not be classified as lumping.

Section 2. The Employer, General Contractors, Prime Contractors, Builders, or Subcontractors agree that they will not subcontract any work covered under this Agreement to any one in order to circumvent the payment of wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions provided herein.

ARTICLE IX
Geographical Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall cover work performed by Carpenter employees within the territorial jurisdiction of the District Council of New York City and Vicinity, which is as follows:

All of the five (5) Boroughs of the City of New York, all of the Islands in and all the waters of the adjacent

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Harbors, Rivers and Bays, and that portion of Long Island bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the City Line and the North Shore of Long Island, then running southerly to the Southern State Parkway, then East to Seaford Creek in Nassau County, then South to the Atlantic Ocean, then West to the Southern tip of the Borough of Richmond, then North on Arthur Kill to Kill Van Kull, then East to Upper New York Bay, then North to the North River and Hudson River, then East to New York City Line then continue East on the New York City Line to Long Island Sound, then South to the intersection of the City Line and the North Shore of Long Island, all within the State of New York.

ARTICLE X Joint Venture

Section 1. The Employers stipulate that any of its subsidiaries or joint ventures to which they may be party when such subsidiaries or joint ventures engage in building construction work, shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

Section 2. When Employers enters into a joint venture with an Employer who is not bound by this Agreement, then said joint ventures must either be bound through their respective Trade Associations, or it must sign an agreement with the District Council of New York City before it can employ any of its members.

Section 3. This Agreement shall be binding on the Employer, its successors and/or assigns, as well as any firm, be it corporation, partnership or joint venture which the Employer, in which its successors or assigns has or acquires a financial interest.

ARTICLE XI
Hours - Holidays - Overtime

Section 1. The intent is to maintain the seven hour work day, thirty five hour work week. During the term of this Agreement the work day may be increased to eight hours at straight time pay hours and a forty hour work week with written notification to the District Council prior to commencement of job and must continue for the duration of the job. Union members shall be allowed one-half (1/2) hour for lunch, exclusive from the seven or eight hour work day. Overtime hours Monday through Friday shall be paid at time and one-half. Saturday pay shall be at the time and one-half rate. The Contractor is expected to establish and maintain a reasonable work week schedule allowing for unusual jobsite conditions. Other than an emergency, notice of all overtime work should be given to the Carpenters before noon if possible. Carpenters will never be penalized for refusing to work overtime.

Section 2. Flexible Starting Time: The normal work day shall start at eight (8) a.m. and may be changed by the Employer due to work site conditions to start between seven (7) a.m. and nine (9) a.m. for all or a portion of the employees. Notification to the Union will be given by the Contractor when changed from the normal eight (8) a.m. starting time. No Carpenter is to start work before the designated starting time.

Section 3. Shift Work: The Employer may work two shifts with the first shift starting at the established time to the end of the shift at straight time rate of pay. The second shift will receive one hour at double time rate of pay for the last hour of the shift (eight for seven, nine for eight). In addition, members of the second shift shall be

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allowed one-half (1/2) hour to eat, with this time being included in the hours of work established. There must be a first shift to work the second shift. All additional hours worked shall be paid at the time and one-half rate. The Employer shall notify the Union in advance of beginning the shift schedule. On shift work, the Job Steward shall work no more than one shift. There shall be a Job Steward on each shift who shall be appointed by the Union. There shall be a pre job conference with the Union before the commencement of any shift work.

Section 4. Off hour Work on Alteration and Repair Work. When performing alteration or repair work in an occupied building, and when it is not possible to perform said work during regular working hours, said work shall proceed during off hours, as scheduled by the Employer, but starting no later than 8:30 p.m. The work day and the rate of pay shall be the same as the second shift provisions. In addition, members of the off-hour crew shall be allowed one-half (1/2) hour to eat, with this time being included in the established work day. All additional hours worked in excess of the shift hours shall be paid at the time and one-half rate. The Employer shall notify the Union in advance of beginning said off-hour work, which shall be performed subject to the provisions of this Section and subject to notification to the Union. There shall be a pre-job conference with the Union before the commencement of off-hours work.

Section 5. The Employer may start a portion of the crew one hour prior to the established start time at straight time wages due to unusual job site conditions. The Employer will determine the number of employees required. The working Steward will be part of the early crew. It is

understood this is not intended to establish a continuous

staggered work day.

Section 6. Saturday Make-up: When conditions beyond the control of the Employer, such as severe weather, wide spread power failure, fire, natural disaster, etc., prevent the operation of the job on one or more normal working days, the Employer may, with notification to the Union, schedule the Saturday of that calendar week during which work was prevented, as a make-up day at straight time. All hours worked in excess of the normal work day shall be paid for at the rate of time and one-half. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, then the makeup day rate shall be time and one-half. In order to utilize a Saturday as a make-up day, the Employer must declare a regular work day "terminated", for one of the reasons listed above, no later than 10:00 a.m. of the day terminated, and must notify the Union of its desire to work a make-up day by noon of the day preceding the make-up day. Employees employed by the Employer on the day so "terminated", shall have the right of first refusal to

work on the make-up Saturday, but said employees shall also have the right to decline work on a make-up Saturday, without any penalty. If men are needed to work a

make-up Saturday, other than those already working on

the job, the Employer shall call the Union for men before

employing men secured from any other source. A make-

up Saturday shall be no less than the seven or eight hours

as established by the shift, with one-half (1/2) hour off to

eat, charged to the hours worked.

Section 7. It is further agreed that no work shall be performed on Saturdays, Sundays, or Legal Holidays, except in the case of emergency or necessity, and that no

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work shall be performed then unless permission is granted by the District Council on the previous workday, stating location of shop or building where work is to be performed and the number of men required. DOUBLE TIME SHALL BE PAID FOR ALL WORK ON SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS, except as otherwise noted.

Emergency work, INVOLVING DANGER TO LIFE AND PROPERTY, may be performed without permission from the District Council.

Section 8. The Legal Holidays referred to herein are: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Decoration Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day (only in Presidential Year), Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. These are to be non-paid Holidays except for the General Foreman, Foreman and First and Second Year Apprentices who shall be paid on a weekly basis INCLUDING HOLIDAYS.

Section 9. In all cases, the Holidays referred to in the previous Section shall be observed on the day and date established for the State of New York. When work is performed on such Legal Holidays, double time shall be paid.

Section 10. Employees employed on the last legal working day before Christmas Day and before New Year's Day and who report to work on such days, shall receive three (3) hours' afternoon pay without working. Work performed on the afternoons of said days shall be paid at the double-time rate only. Fringe Benefit Contributions will be payable on the half-holidays referred to above.

Section 11. When a Legal Holiday, defined in Section 8, falls on a Sunday and the following day is declared a Legal Holiday, then double-time shall be paid

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for all hours worked, if and when the Union grants permission.

Section 12. No work shall be performed on Labor Day.

ARTICLE XII
Wages

Section 1. The Employer agrees that it will hire all employees covered by this Agreement for wages and hours not less than those specified herein.

Section 2. Wages shall be paid weekly on the job before 3:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. on Friday, said wages to be paid at the Employer's option either in cash in envelopes, upon the outside of which shall be plainly marked the Employer's name, the persons name and number, Social Security number, the hours worked, and the amount of money enclosed, or by check, provided:

1. The check is a Todd Insured A.B.C. System Payroll check, or similar type of check, containing above information as on the pay envelope, and that delivery of the checks to the person shall be made at least on the day preceding a banking day.

2. Any deductions from wages now or hereafter required by law shall also be marked on the face of pay envelopes. If Carpenters are not paid as specified above, double-time shall be paid for Friday between the hours of 3:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m., and single-time for working time thereafter, until paid, not exceeding fourteen (14) hours; provided, however, that the men report to and remain on the job during the said fourteen (14) hours.

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Section 3. Employees covered by this Agreement shall be given one (1) hour's notice before being discharged or laid off, and in either event his or her wages and benefits must be paid in full at that time.

The wages shall be paid in cash or by insured check, under the conditions set forth in Section 2 of this Article. This does not apply to any temporary suspension of work during any pay week of reasons beyond the control of Employer.

All employees, at the termination of their employment, shall receive the New York State Record of Employment Form 1-A within twenty-four (24) hours of their dismissal.

Section 4. When the Employer is working under conditions in Article XI, Section 1, 2, and 3 then the payment of wages shall conform to this Article XII, Section 1, 2(a) and (b) and Section 3, except that the hours indicated will change accordingly.

Section 5. This Agreement is based on the principle that the Employer is entitled to a day's work for a day's pay. Any unreasonable failure to work these hours gives the Employer the right to pay only for the hours actually worked, subject to grievance as set forth in Article XIII.

Section 6. Except at the start and finish of a job, General Foreman, Foreman, and First and Second Year Apprentices shall be employed on a weekly basis which shall include wages and fringe benefits FOR HOLIDAYS. The payment of overtime rates for the General Foreman and Foreman shall be made at the minimum book rate for General Foreman and Foreman when there are Carpenters doing work on the jobsite.

If the General Foreman and Foreman are receiving a

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