Section 14.1 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81
Effective 05/01/2023 - 04/30/2024
(A) Southern Rate--Syracuse/Ithaca:
| Wages & Fringes | Total per hour |
| Hourly Rate | $42.01 |
| Health & Welfare | $10.90 |
| Pension | $10.27 |
| Annuity | $3.60 |
| Apprentice Training | $2.00 |
| International Training Fund | $0.10 |
| Administration & Safety Program | $0.10 |
Supervision Rates* South--Syracuse/Ithaca
| Foreman | $4.82 | per hour |
| General Forman | $6.20 | per hour |
| Senior General Forman | $7.58 | per hour |
Annuity-Voluntary member contribution of $1.00, $2.00, $3.00 or $4.00 per hour above $3.60 per hour base contribution rate.
(B1) Northern Rate (North 1--Jefferson/St. Lawrence):
Effective 05/01/2023 - 04/30/2024
| Wages & Fringes | Total per hour |
| Hourly Rate | $37.22 |
| Health & Welfare | $7.75 |
| Pension | $15.21 |
| Annuity | $2.85 |
| Apprentice Training | $2.00 |
| International Training Fund | $0.10 |
| Administration & Safety Program | $0.10 |
Supervision Rates* North 1--Jefferson/St. Lawrence
| Forman | $4.56 | per hour |
| General Forman | $5.86 | per hour |
| Senior General Foreman | $7.16 | per hour |
Annuity-Voluntary member contribution of $1.00, $2.00, $3.00 or $4.00 per hour above $2.85 per hour base contribution rate.
(B1) Northern Rate (North 2--Oswego/Cayuga):
Effective 05/01/2023 - 04/30/2024
| Wages & Fringes | Total per hour |
| Hourly Rate | $38.45 |
| Health & Welfare | $7.75 |
| Pension | $15.21 |
| Annuity | $2.55 |
| Apprentice Training | $2.00 |
| International Training Fund | $0.10 |
| Administration & Safety Program | $0.10 |
Supervision Rates* North 2--Oswego/Cayuga
| Foreman | $4.62 | per hour |
| General Forman | $5.95 | per hour |
| Senior General Foreman | $7.27 | per hour |
Annuity-Voluntary member contribution of $1.00, $2.00, $3.00 or $4.00 per hour above $2.55 per hour base contribution rate.
WAGES
Section 14.1 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 (all areas)
For Supervision Rates: *Total Package amount not to include contributions to the Administration and Safety Program-not included in rate schedule
Working Dues Assessment: 2.25% of gross wages, plus $0.75 per hour for all Journeymen.
Working Dues Assessment for 3rd, 4th, and 5th-year Apprentices is 2.25% of gross wages, plus
$0.60 per hour.
Working Dues Assessment for 1st and 2nd year Apprentices is 2.25.% of gross wages.
Working Dues Assessment Fringes: 2.25% of benefits paid, not to include the Administration and Safety Program ($0.10).
*Fringes include: Insurance + Pension + Annuity + JATC + ITF (x2.25%)
Defense Benefit and Building Fund: $0.21 per hour deducted from wages after taxes.
Apprentice Wages: 05/01/2023 - 04/30/2024
| Year | Percentage | Southern Wages | North 1 / North 2 |
| 1st Year | 50% | $21.01 | $18.61/ $19.23 |
| 2nd Year | 55% | $23.11 | $20.47 / $21.15 |
| 3rd Year | 60% | $25.21 | $24.19 / $24.99 |
| 4th Year | 70% | $29.41 | $27.92 / $28.84 |
| 5th Year | 85% | $35.71 | $31.64 / $32.68 |
2.25 Fringe Assessment
05/01/2023- 04/30/2024
Total Benefit Per Hour
Journeyman
| South | $26.87 | .6046 |
| North 1 | $27.91 | .6280 |
| North 2 | $27.61 | .6212 |
Apprentices (South-Syracuse/ Ithaca) 05/01/2023-04/30/2024 (Fringes Included: Insurance + Pension + Annuity + JATC + ITF (x2.25%))
APPRENTICES
| 5th year | $25.77 | .5798 |
| 4th year | $24.66 | .5549 |
| 3rd year | $23.93 | .5384 |
| 2nd year | $23.56 | .5301 |
| 1st year | $13.00 | .2925 |
GEOGRAPHIC JURISDICTION FOR BENEFITS
The geographical jurisdiction of this Agreement includes the City of Syracuse and all of Onondaga County, which includes the following Towns: Camillus, Cicero, Clay, DeWitt, Elbridge, Fabius, Geddes, LaFayette, Lysander, Manlius, Marcellus, Onondaga, Otisco, Pompey, Salina, Skaneateles, Spafford, Tully, and Van Buren, and the Towns in Madison County which adjoin the Eastern Borders of Onondaga County, comprised of the following Towns: Sullivan, Cazenovia, and DeRuyter. Also, in Cayuga County, the Town of New Hope. Also including the Counties of Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Tompkins including Bath, Cincinnatus, Corning, Cortland, Elmira, and Ithaca; the Towns of Covert and Lodi in Seneca County; the Towns of Addison, Bath, Bradford, Campbell, Canton, Corning, Erwin, Hornby, Lindley, Pulteney, Rathbone, Thurston, Tuscarora, Urbana, and Wayne in Stueben County; the Towns of Barton, Berkshire, Candor, Nichols, Richford, Spencer, and Tioga in Tioga County.
| Pension | Annuity | Insurance | JATC | ITF | Total | |
| 1st Year | n/a | n/a | $10.90 | $2.00 | $0.10 | $13.00 |
| 2nd Year | $8.58 | $1.98 | $10.90 | $2.00 | $0.10 | $23.56 |
| 3rd Year | $8.77 | $2.16 | $10.90 | $2.00 | $0.10 | $23.93 |
| 4th Year | $9.14 | $2.52 | $10.90 | $2.00 | $0.10 | $24.66 |
| 5th Year | $9.71 | $3.06 | $10.90 | $2.00 | $0.10 | $25.77 |
Apprentices (North 2 Oswego/Cayuga) 05/01/2023-04/30/2024 (Fringes Included: Insurance + Pension + Annuity +JATC +ITF (x2.25%))
APPRENTICES
| 5th year | $27.61 | .6212 |
| 4th year | $27.61 | .6212 |
| 3rd year | $25.84 | .5814 |
| 2nd year | $23.17 | .5213 |
| 1st year | $18.74 | .4217 |
GEOGRAPHIC JURISDICTION FOR BENEFITS
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 North 2 (Oswego/Cayuga):
The geographical jurisdiction of this Agreement includes the Counties of Oswego, Cayuga and Townships of Butler, Savannah and Wolcott in Wayne County only.
2.25% Fringe Assessment
| Pension | Annuity | Insurance | JATC | ITF | Total | ||
| 1st Year--50% | $7.61 | $1.28 | $7.75 | $2.00 | $0.10 | $18.74 | |
| 2nd Year--75% | $11.41 | $1.91 | $7.75 | $2.00 | $0.10 | $23.17 | |
| 3rd Year--90% | $13.69 | $2.30 | $7.75 | $2.00 | $0.10 | $25.84 | |
| 4th Year-100% | $15.21 | $2.55 | $7.75 | $2.00 | $0.10 | $27.61 | |
| 5th Year-100% | $15.21 | $2.55 | $7.75 | $2.00 | $0.10 | $27.61 |
Apprentices (NORTH 1-Jefferson/St. Lawrence) 05/01/2023-04/30/2024
APPRENTICES
| 5th year | $27.91 | .6280 |
| 4th year | $27.91 | .6280 |
| 3rd year | $26.11 | .5875 |
| 2nd year | $23.40 | .5265 |
| 1st year | $18.89 | .4250 |
GEOGRAPHIC JURISDICTION FOR WAGE RATES
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 North 1 (Jefferson/St. Lawrence):
Jefferson, St. Lawrence, the village of Hogansburg and the St. Regis Indian Reservation in Franklin County, the Islands in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, from a line drawn northwest from the extreme southwest corner of Jefferson County to and including Gallo Islands, then north to the Canadian Border, then along the border to the east line of the St. Regis Indian Reservation, the Townships of Diana, Croghan, Denmark, Pickney, Harrisburg, Lowville, New Bremen, Watson, Montague, Martinsburg, Osceola, Greig, Highmarket & Turin in Lewis County with the exception of the Townships of Lyonsdale, West Turin, Leyden, and Lewis in Lewis County.
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 81 North 2 (Oswego/Cayuga):
Oswego, Cayuga counties and Townships of Butler and Savannah and Wolcott in Wayne County only.
| Pension | Annuity | Insurance | JATC | ITF | Total | |
| 1st Year | $7.61 | $1.28 | $6.25 | $1.50 | $0.10 | $16.74 |
| 2nd Year | $11.41 | $1.91 | $6.25 | $1.50 | $0.10 | $21.17 |
| 3rd Year | $13.69 | $2.30 | $6.25 | $1.50 | $0.10 | $23.84 |
| 4th Year | $15.21 | $2.55 | $6.25 | $1.50 | $0.10 | $25.61 |
| 5th Year | $15.21 | $2.55 | $6.25 | $1.50 | $0.10 | $25.61 |
Fringes Included:
Pension + Annuity + Insurance + JATC + ITF (x 2.25%)
