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Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association Manpower Mobility Policy

Project Labor Agreement

Each project must be requested on a separate form. After completing this form, a PDF copy of it will be emailed to you for your records. After the Local 118 Business Manager approves the Manpower Mobility Request, an email will be sent to the employees you have listed below inviting them to fill out their Travelers form. Please make sure the email addresses you list are accurate.

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Wisconsin Pipe Trades Associations

Manpower Mobility Policy

January 1, 2019

The Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association adopts this Manpower Mobility Policy to assure that it is acting consistent with the United Association Constitution and at the same time address the policies which may require freedom in the movement of manpower.

These policies include:

  • The need to retain and increase UA market share in Wisconsin.
  • The need to assure a sufficient qualified workforce for available work.
  • The need to have an adequate contractor base to bid on available work.
  • The need to address loss of market share in industry segments.

Manpower Mobility shall be permitted under the following guidelines:

1) The Wisconsin Pipe Trades Executive Committee (“Committee”) shall establish a list of contractors eligible for Manpower Mobility. The Committee may add to and remove contractors from the list when in its judgment that is in the best interest of the membership. A contractor who is excluded from the list may appeal to the UA International Representative or his designee.

2) A contractor seeking Manpower Mobility for a project shall apply, on a form approved by the Committee, to the Local Union Business Manager for the area where the project is located. The Business Manager shall approve or reject the application within 14 days of its receipt. The failure to approve an application may be appealed to the UA International Representative or his designee.

3) Where Manpower Mobility is approved, the following rules shall apply:

  • a. Only building trades journeypersons and apprentices who have been employed by the contractor for at least 4 weeks may travel to the project
  • b. The contractor shall provide a list of all persons working on the project. Persons traveling to the project shall comply with Section 219 of the UA Constitution.
  • c. Persons traveling to the project shall pay working assessment and/or travel card dues to the Local Union in the area where the project is located.
  • d. The contractor shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Area Labor Agreement of the UA Local Union where the project is located. Fringe benefit contributions shall be submitted to the Funds provided for in the Area Labor Agreement and promptly remitted to the employee’s home Fund in accordance with established reciprocity agreements. Where the home fund contribution rate is higher, the contractor shall make contributions at the higher rate.
  • 4) The Committee shall hear grievances/complaints arising from this policy and shall take such action which, in its judgment, is in the best interest of the membership.

This Manpower Mobility Policy will not apply to projects that have locally negotiated Project Labor Agreements, National Agreement Industrial Projects, or jobs where Market Recovery money has been granted by the Local Union.

Home Funding Project Addendum

This Addendum is entered into between United Association Local 118 and the “Employer”. It applies only to work performed by the Employer on the “Project”.

1) Except as modified as below, the Employer agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions of the Local 118 Area Agreement for work performed on the Project.

2) For Members traveling from the area of another Wisconsin United Association Local Union, the Employer shall make health and pension fund contributions to the employee’s home local funds at the contribution rate provided for in the Area Agreement of the employee’s home local union where the contribution for the fund is higher than the contribution rate in the Local 118 Area Agreement. All other fringe benefit contributions and working dues shall be paid as provided for in the Local 118 Area Agreement.

Memorandum of Understanding

This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into between “Employer” and United Association Local 118 (“Union”).

1) It shall cover all work performed by the Employer on the Project.

2) Where the Employer pays a home local base rate to an employee, which is higher than the combined Local 118 base rate and vacation fund contribution, the Employer may forego the contribution to the Local 118 vacation fund on behalf of the employee.

3) Except as provided in paragraph 2, the Employer and the Union agree that for the duration of said Project, both parties will be bound by and shall comply in all respects with the current United Association Local 118 area construction agreement and the Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association Manpower Mobility Policy (“Agreement”). A copy of the Manpower Mobility Policy is attached hereto.