Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byAmy Sleeman Modified over 9 years ago
2
Helping Signatory Contractors Compete in an Overwhelmingly Non-Union Environment Laborers’ International Union of North America National LECET
3
NECA – IBEW Local 595 – June 24, 1987 Vacation Deduction Permits Job Targeting – June 3, 1998 Associated Builders and Contractors Claim Violation of Copland Act – June 13, 1991 Decision of the Wage Appeals Board June 20, 1995 U.S. Department of Labor Clarification History
4
MA Unified Trust Washington-Northern Idaho District Council Work Recovery Program Midwest Region Work Preservation & Market Recovery Program LDC of Philadelphia & Vicinity Pinpoint Program Mid-Atlantic Targeting Program Chicago Targeting Program LIUNA Targeting Programs
5
Requesting contractor must be signatory to the master labor agreement. Project must have non-union competition. The contractor cannot be delinquent in benefit fund payments. All signatory contractors are notified of approval. Funds must be reimbursed directly to the contractor. Criteria for Targeting Programs
6
Must come from the union’s general treasury. Must be from general dues not specifically earmarked to targeting. Can be used on federal prevailing rate projects. Must not be deducted from wages. Must not be from employer contributions. Funding – Legal Issues
7
Must be made directly to employers. Should not be paid to workers or benefit funds. Employer must pay prevailing rates including fringe benefits Payments
8
Organizing Single Contractor Industry Selecting Targets
9
Philadelphia’s Pinpoint Program (Totals since 1998) – Total Projects Won: 49 – Total man hours generated: 286,054 – Total money committed: $1,304,370 – Total generated in wages and fringes: $9,439,782 – Total rate of return: 7.27 to 1 Midwest Region’s Work Preservation & Market Recovery Program (Totals since Feb. 2001) – Total money committed: $302,000 – Total generated in wages and fringes: $8,750,000 – Total rate of return: 29 to 1. Results of Targeting Programs
10
Massachusetts Unified Trust Results of Targeting Programs
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.