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AGREEMENTBETWEEN THE

ASSOCIATED STEEL ERECTORSOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

AND THE

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONOF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL,

ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCINGIRON WORKERS

LOCAL UNION NO. 1OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

JUNE 2009

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NUMERICAL INDEX (Continued)Sec. Page

Contributions Deductions and Delinquencies ……….. .................. 13 30Payroll Audit ...................................... Para. D 32Suspension of Health and Welfare Benefits ............................ Para. E 33Dissolving of Fund or Contributions . Para. F 34Reporting Time .......................................... 14 35Foreman ...................................................... 15 36Guy Derricks .............................................. 16 36Cranes – Erection of Steel .......................... 16 36Mobile or Power Operating Rigs ............... 16 37Lead Testing ............................................... 17 37Tool and/or Bolt Room .............................. 18 38Man Power ................................................. 19 38Safety Provisions ....................................... 20 38Planking Floors ................................... Para. C 38Stiffening and Supporting Working Load Points ................................... Para. D 39Riding the Load or Load Falls ………………………..Para. E 39Skip Box ......................................................... 39Safety Cables .................................................. 39Christmas Treeing Iron ...................... Para. F 39Slings ................................................... Para G 40Protection of Signal Devices .............. Para. H 40Elevator Shaft Protection .................... Para. I 40Cell Phones .......................................... Para. J 40Communication System ..................... Para. K 40

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Sec. PageAgreement ...................................................... 9Preamble ......................................................... 9Definition of a Bargaining Unit ...................... 10Consent Decree .............................................. 10Agency Shop ................................................ 1 10Craft Jurisdiction ......................................... 2 11Blast Furnaces Interior Scaffolding .... Para. E 15Carbon Blocks .................................... Para. F 16Territory ....................................................... 3 16Work Hours Per Day ................................... 4 17Coffee Break ....................................... Para. B 17Breaks – 15 Minutes and 30 Minutes ............................. Para. C 178Tools – Checked In or Out ................. Para. E 18Double Job ........................................ Para. F 18Emergency Call Out ........................... Para. G 18Shift Work .................................................... 5 18Overtime and Holidays ................................ 6 21Wage Rates …………………………………7 21Fringe Benefits …………………………… .. 22Working Assessment ...................................... 26Travel Expense or Subsistence ……………8 26Piecework ..................................................... 9 27Work Limitation ......................................... 10 27Pay Day ..................................................... 11 27Fringe Benefit Funds .................................. 12 29Fund Disbursement Office ......................... 13 30

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Doctor Visits .............................................. 31 50Bonding Requirements ............................... 32 50Business Agents ......................................... 33 52Job Stewards .............................................. 34 53Overtime – Reporting of .................... Para. B 54Protection of Union Principles .................. 35 54Apprenticeship .......................................... 36 54Subcontractors ............................................ 37 55Settlement of Disputes .............................. 38 56Strikes and Lockouts .................................. 39 57Scope of Agreement ................................... 40 57Saving Clause .............................................. 41 58Contract – Length of .................................. 42 58Joint Labor Management Committee ........ 43 59Appendix - Rules for Contributions .............. 60IMPACT Programs ........................................ 62Substance Abuse Program .............................. 62Compliance Agreement .................................. 63

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Overhead Cranes ................................ Para. L 41Elevator, Furnishing of ...................... Para. M 41Personnel Hoists ................................Para M 41Safety Requirements on Welding and Burning ..................... Para. N 41Studs and Shear Connectors ............... Para. O 41Hard Hats and Safety Belts ............... Para. P 42Covering of Dowels or Projections .... Para. Q 42Boat .................................................... Para. R 42Bar Joist .............................................. Para. S 42Long Span Bar Joist ........................... Para. T 43High Voltage ........................................ Para. U 43Floats .................................................. Para. V 43Tower Erection ........................................... 21 43Cranes, Tuggers and Welders ..................... 22 44Tools of the Trade .............................. Para. D 44Caisson Agreement ..................................... 23 44Post Tensioning .......................................... 24 45Finisher Tools ............................................. 25 46Shipping Employees .................................. 26 47Material Sorting and Distributing .............. 27 47Mucker – Reinforcing ........................ Para. C 47Precast ................................................ Para. F 48Drinking Water – Clothes Room ................ 28 49Clothing and Equipment, Reimbursement of ......................... Para. D 50Compensation Insurance ............................ 29 50Physical Examination ................................. 30 50

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Sec. PageCovering of Dowels or Projections ................................ Para. Q 42Craft Jurisdiction ......................................... 2 11Cranes, Tuggers and Welders ..................... 22 44Cranes – Erection of Steel .......................... 16 36Definition of a Bargaining Unit ...................... 10Dissolving of Fund or Contributions . Para. F 34Doctor Visits .............................................. 31 50Double Job ......................................... Para. F 18Drinking Water – Clothes Room ................ 28 48Elevator, Furnishing of ...................... Para. M 41Elevator Shaft Protection .................... Para. I 40Emergency Call Out ........................... Para. G 18Finisher Tools ............................................. 25 46Floats .................................................. Para. V 43Foreman ...................................................... 15 36Fringe Benefits ............................................... 22Fringe Benefit Fund ................................... 12 29Fund Disbursement Office ......................... 13 30Guy Derricks .............................................. 16 36Hard Hats and Safety Belts ............... Para. P 42High Voltage ........................................ Para. U 43IMPACT Programs ...................................... 7 26Job Stewards .............................................. 34 53Joint Labor Management Committee ........ 43 59Lead Testing ............................................... 17 37Long Span Bar Joists .......................... Para T 43Man Power ................................................. 19 38Material Sorting and Distributing .............. 27 47

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Agency Shop ................................................ 1 10Agreement ...................................................... 9Appendix - Rules for Contributions .............. 60Apprenticeship .......................................... 36 54Bar Joist .............................................. Para. S 42Blast Furnaces Interior Scaffolding .... Para. E 15Boat .................................................... Para. R 42Bonding Requirements ............................... 32 50Breaks – 15 Minutes and 30 Minutes ............................. Para. C 18Business Agents ......................................... 33 52Caisson Agreement ..................................... 23 44Carbon Blocks .................................... Para. F 16Cell Phones .......................................... Para. J 40Christmas Treeing Iron ...................... Para. F 39Clothing and Equipment Reimbursement of ......................... Para. D 50Coffee Break ....................................... Para. B 17Communication System ..................... Para. K 40Compensation Insurance ............................ 29 50Compliance Agreement .................................. 63Consent Decree .............................................. 10Contract – Length of .................................. 42 58Contributions, Deductions and Delinquencies………… ........................ 13 30

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Sec. PageSteward ....................................................... 34 53Stiffening and Supporting Working Load Points ................................... Para. D 39Strikes and Lockouts .................................. 39 57Studs and Shear Connectors ............... Para. O 41Subcontractors ............................................ 37 55Substance Abuse Program .............................. 62Suspension of Health and Welfare Benefits ............................ Para. E 33Territory ....................................................... 3 16Tool and/or Bolt Room .............................. 18 38Tools – Checked In or Out ................. Para. E 18Tools of the Trade .............................. Para. D 44Tower Erection ........................................... 21 43Travel Expense or Subsistence .................... 8 26Wage Rates ................................................... 7 21Walking Steward ................................. Para. C 54Work Hours Per Day ................................... 4 17Work Limitation ......................................... 10 27Working Assessment ...................................... 26

Sec. PageMobile or Power Operating Rigs ............... 16 37Mucker – Reinforcing ........................ Para. C 47Overhead Cranes ................................ Para. L 41Overtime and Holidays ................................ 6 21Overtime – Reporting of .................... Para. B 54Pay Day ..................................................... 11 27Payroll Audit ...................................... Para. D 32Physical Examination ................................. 30 50Personnel Hoists ............................... Para. M 41Piecework ..................................................... 9 27Planking Floors ................................... Para. C 38Post Tensioning .......................................... 24 45Preamble ......................................................... 9Precast ................................................ Para. F 48Protection of Signal Devices .............. Para. H 40Protection of Union Principles .................. 35 54Reporting Time .................................. Para. A 35Riding the Load or Load Falls ............ Para. E 39Safety Cables .................................................. 39Safety Provisions ....................................... 20 38Safety Requirements on Welding & Burning ........................ Para. N 41Saving Clause .............................................. 41 58Scope of Agreement ................................... 40 57Settlement of Disputes .............................. 38 56Shift Work .................................................... 5 18Shipping Employees .................................. 26 47Skip Box ......................................................... 39Slings ................................................... Para. G 40

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It is further agreed that the Standard Form ofAgreement consummated between the ChicagoBuilding and Construction Trades Council and theConstruction Employers Association, both ofChicago, Illinois, is and shall be part of thisAgreement in all its singular provisions as fully asis written.

DEFINITION OF BARGAINING UNITAll employees engaged in doing the work

provided for in Sec. II of this Agreement shallconstitute a single bargaining unit for which theUnion shall act as exclusive bargaining agent.

CONSENT DECREEIt should be noted that pursuant to the Consent

Decree entered by Court Order June 26, 1973, thecollective bargaining Agreements are deemedamended to the extent required by the Decree.

AGENCY SHOPSECTION I. As a condition of employment, all

employees shall, on and after the 8th day followingthe beginning of employment as an iron workercovered by this Agreement or the effective date ofthis amendment to this Agreement, whichever islater, pay to the Union the equivalent of dues andfees uniformly and periodically required by theUnion to be paid by members of the Union as acondition of their continued membership in theUnion.

At the beginning of each week no later thanTuesday, each contractor or Employer shall notifythe Union in writing of the names, addresses, anddates of hire of each employee hired during thepreceding week. A copy of a W-4 form will beacceptable.

AGREEMENT BETWEENThe Associated Steel Erectors of Chicago and theBridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing IronWorkers Local Union No. 1. This Agreement is made and entered into this1st day of June, 2009, by and between theAssociated Steel Erectors of Chicago, Illinoishereinafter referred to asa the “Employer” andLocal Union No. 1 of the International Associationof Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and ReinforcingIron Workers (affiliated with the AFL-CIO)hereinafter referred to as the “Union”.

PREAMBLEThis Agreement is entered into by collective

bargaining to prevent strikes and lockouts and tofacilitate peaceful adjustment of grievances anddisputes between Employer and Union in this tradeand to prevent waste, unnecessary and avoidabledelays, and expense and, so far as possible, toprovide for labor’s continuous employment, suchemployment to be in accordance with theconditions herein set forth and at wages hereinagreed upon; also, that stable conditions mayprevail in the building industry and building costsmay be as low as possible, consistent with fairwages and conditions and, further, theestablishment of the necessary procedures bywhich these ends may be accomplished.

All work undertaken by Contractors within thetrade jurisdiction of the Union shall be doneexclusively by employees in the bargaining unit,subject to the decision of the Building andConstruction Trades Department, the AmericanFederation of Labor-CIO or any recognized board.

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Combination Trusses, grillage and foundationwork, bucks, partitions, hanging ceilings, hangers,clips, brackets, flooring, floor construction, steelfloor decking and domes, cast tiling, frames, airducts, dust and trench frames and trench frameangles and angles for machinery bases, shelf anglesfor support of bricks, stone, or any other material,all iron in expansion joints and plates includingbaffle, blast, deflector, smoke, bearing and shoeplates, plates in vaults, structural supports forconveyers for coal, ashes, or any other materialwhether bulk or package, exterior wheel or cornerguards, grill work, skylights, roofs canopies,marquees, awnings, elevator and dumb waiterenclosures, elevator cars, tracks, facias, aprons,frames, fronts, racks, book stacks, tables, chutes,escalators, ventilators, boxes, signs, jail and cellwork, vaults, vault doors, corrugated sheets whenattached to steel frames, frames in support ofboilers; material altered in field, such as framing,cutting, bending, drilling, burning and welding,including by Acetylene Gas and Electric Machines;metal forms and false work pertaining to concreteconstruction; traveling sheaves, vertical hydraulicelevators, bulkheads, skiphoists; the making andinstallation of all articles made of wire and fibrousrope, false work, travelers, scaffolding, pile drivers,sheet piling, derricks, cranes, the erection,installation, handling and operating of same on allforms of construction work; all railroad bridgework including their maintenance, the loading,unloading, necessary maintenance, erection,installation, removal, wrecking and dismantling ofall of the above and all housesmith work andsubmarine diving in connection with or about same.The erection of steel towers, chutes, and spoutsfor concrete where attached to towers and handling

CRAFT JURISDICTIONSECTION 2. It is agreed that the jurisdiction of

work covered by this Agreement is that providedfor in the charter grant issued by the AmericanFederation of Labor to the InternationalAssociation of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental andReinforcing Iron Workers, it being understood thatthe claims are subject to trade Agreements andfinal decisions of the AFL-CIO as well as thedecisions rendered by the National Joint Board forthe settlement of jurisdictional disputes.

The parties to this Agreement are subject toand agree to be bound by all decisions and awardsmade by the National Joint Board for settlement ofjurisdictional disputes with respect to alljurisdictional disputes which may arise under thisAgreement.

This Union claims the following work: the fieldfabrication, erection and construction of all ironand steel, lead, bronze, brass, copper, aluminum,reinforced concrete structures or parts thereof:bridges, viaducts, inclines, dams, docks, dredges,vessels, locks, gates, aquaducts, reservoirs,spillways, flumes, caissons, cofferdams, subways,tunnels, cableways, tramways, monorails, blastfurnaces, precipitators, stoves, incinerators, kilns,drivers, coolers, crushers, agitators, pulverizers,mixers, roasters, concentrators, ovens, cupolas,smoke conveyors, pen stocks, flag poles, drums,shafting, shoring, all storage rooms, fans and hotrooms, ventilators including air ducts in connectiontherewith, stacks, bunkers, conveyers, speed walksand similar equipment, dumpers, elevators, vats,enamel tanks and vats, towers, tanks, pans,hoppers, bins, plates, anchors and anchor bolts,caps, corbels, lintels, inserts, Howe and

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dismantling of travelers and derricks; the erectionof structural steel work for signs, elevators, chutes,skip hoists, blast furnaces, precipitators, anglesfor machinery bases, shelf angles for support ofbrick, stone or any other material and all iron inexpansion joints. Erection of structural steel workfor bulkheads or sluice gate work in connectionwith pumping stations on dams and locks. Allnecessary changes pertaining to this classificationof work such as drilling, chipping, bending, etc.;cutting and welding with gas and electricity.Erection, setting, repairing, lining, and anchoringof machinery and mechanical devices in bridges,blast furnace top mechanism, car dumpers andlocks, cranes, derricks, pug mill machinery, orebridges, ore unloaders and conveyers (exceptingmachinery classified as electrical); erection,setting, repairing, lining and anchoring of guard orcollision rails on bridges and approaches, theerection and dismantling of structural steel andtubular towers, structures such as bleachers,stands and scaffolding, including structural steeland columns for temporary barricades aroundbuildings under construction; all the unloading ofmaterial when done by derrick, tackle or outrigger;the laying, tying, setting, fabricating and bending(when done on the job) of all steel or iron rods;wire mesh work or other metal used in reinforcingconcrete and floor construction, including paperback wire mesh and corrugated sheeting used infloor construction; all premoulded, reinforcedconcrete members. The handling and setting of alltypes of steel and metal joists including metal boxjoists for trusslab and preformed Keystone shapedmetal joists. The erection of steel houses andbuildings, the maintenance of reinforcing steel andwire mesh while concrete is being poured on same.

and fastening of cables and guys for same. Theracking, sorting, cutting, bending, hoisting, placingand tying of all iron, steel and metal used inreinforced concrete construction, including meshfor floor arches, the making of hoops and stirrups,metal forms and metal supports thereto, includingsteel foundations, beams, rails in buildings,viaducts, all sectional and other steel stackserected in office buildings, hospitals and hotels;all stacks erected in small power plants inconnection with office buildings, hospitals andhotels. All extensions and repair to such stacks onbuildings herein mentioned, coal bunkers, bins orhoppers bolted, welded or riveted whether usedfor coal, grain, ore, stone or any material, hangingceilings, angles, tees, channels, beams, etc.Structural iron and steelwork for support of boilers,hoppers, elevators; also jacking up of all elevatedroads and bridges. Wrecking of bridges, viaducts,elevated roads and structural steel and iron workin all buildings. The erection and removal of allfalsework from bridges, viaducts and elevatedroads, all cast iron and steel mullions except thosein store fronts. All frames for openings exceptwhere iron or calamine doors are hung; all porches,verandas and balconies; all canopies; all frame workfor ventilators, all skylights and penthouses, exceptshell ornamental cast work or operating devices.All structural work to support escalators andspeedwalk conveyers. All work on cells in jailsand police stations, excepting the setting and fittingof doors, all elevator pockets, all overheadtravelers, I beams or channels, monorails andtramways, duorails, tramrails, caps, lintels andanchor bolts. Structural steel and iron work forsidewalks including curb angles, plates, reinforcingsteel and wire mesh. The framing and erection or

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or altered is the work of the Iron Workers. FurnaceWork, four (4) men and a foreman shall beconsidered the minimum crew needed to performthis work in a safe and expeditious manner andthey shall be available for other work on theimmediate furnace.

F. The unloading, handling and setting ofcarbon blocks that require power rigging to be thework of the Iron Workers.

G. Composite rebar installation (plastic) shallbe the work of the Iron Workers.

TERRITORYSECTION 3. The territory covered by thisAgreement shall be the territorial jurisdiction ofLocal Union No. 1 which extends halfway to thenearest outside Local Union of the InternationalAssociation of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental andReinforcing Iron Workers.

The boundary lines of Local Union No. 1consist of the following which have been mutuallyagreed to by the local unions surrounding same.

A. On the North, the Wisconsin State Line.

B. On the Northwest, from County Line onRoute 53, follow Cook County Line to McHenryCounty, West on Kane County Line to Route 31,North on Route 31 to Route 14, Northwest on Route14 to Route 47, Route 47 to the Wisconsin Line.Territories East of these Routes belong to LocalUnion No. 1.

C. On the West, Illinois Route 53 from CookCounty Line along the Eastern City limits of Glen

The installation of all ferrous, nonferrous and/orprotected metal corrugated sheeting 5" or less,between centers of corrugations, all translucentand plastic material on steel frame constructionshall be the work of this Union. Amusement rides,sky rides, tram rail-flume rides to fall under thejurisdiction of Local No. 1.

A. The erection of structural steel frames andsupports in connection with skylights, ventilators,ovens, spray booths, annealing booths, dustcollecting systems, blow pipe systems, fumeexhaust systems, cyclones, washers, driers,conveyors, chutes, hoppers, and enclosures shallbe the work of this Union.

B. All the physical aspects in conjunction withthe Magna-Flux testing will be done by themembers of this Union. A journeyman Iron Workerwill apply the testing materials and also do theMagna Fluxing.

C. All new systems of non-destructive testingof welds shall be done by a Journeyman IronWorker without penalty to the Erector.

D. Certification of Welders: all certificationrecords of Iron Workers will be kept in theApprentice Office and exchanged with contractorsupon request. All contractors certifying weldersshall be required to send copies of certification tothe Apprentice Office.

E. The scaffolding on the interior of blastfurnaces including the fabrication, erection,hanging, dismantling and maintaining this scaffoldfor all trades while it is being used, raised, lowered

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pay.

Paragraph C. A fifteen (15) minute break afterten (10) hours, a thirty (30) minute break aftertwelve (12) hours and a thirty (30) minute breakevery four (4) hours thereafter. All break periodsmust be taken without loss of pay.

Paragraph D. Changes in the work hours perday in special cases, not however to exceed aneight (8) hour day may be made to meet specialconditions upon application to and approval ofthe General Executive Board.

Paragraph E. When tools are to be checked inor out, it shall be done during the working hours.

Paragraph F. No Iron Worker will be permittedto receive wages for more than one (1) job at thesame time.

Paragraph G. Emergency Call Out: When IronWorkers are called out on emergency and/orbreakdowns on other than shift work or normaleight (8) hour day, Iron Workers will be guaranteeda minimum of two (2) hours double time pay.

Paragraph H. All men requested from the Hallshall be guaranteed a minimum of four (4) hours ofwages and benefits, weather permitting .

SHIFT WORKSECTION 5. Paragraph A. When two (2) shifts

are employed, each shift shall work seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours for eight (8) hours pay at regulartime; when three (3) shifts are employed, seven (7)hours shall constitute a day’s work for each shift

Ellyn; South to 31st Street, then east on 31st Streetto the Eastern City limits of Downers Grove; Southon Fairview Avenue onto Route 66, then East on91st Street to Clarendon Hills Road; South on linewith Clarendon Road to Cook County Line.

D. On the South, and Southwest, Will CountyLine.

E. On the Southeast, Indiana State Line.

WORK HOURS PER DAYSECTION 4. Paragraph A. Eight (8) hours shall

constitute a day’s work, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.from Monday to Friday, inclusive, except interritories where a shorter work day prevails amonga majority of the building trades unions on buildingwork. However, flexible starting time is permittedbetween 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and shall bedetermined by the contractor and the men on thejob. Once the starting time has been determined,no change shall be made without the approval ofthe Executive Committee of the Union. ReportingTime – Section 14 of the Agreement shall apply tothe starting time for the job. Noon hour may becurtailed by agreement with the men on the joband the contractor or his representative. Lunchperiod shall be from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. Underemergency a ten (10) minute allowance will be madeto the contractor, but under no circumstances willthis be allowed as a general practice. If an employeeis required to work during the lunch period, heshall be paid at the rate of double time and anadequate break period provided without loss ofpay.

Paragraph B. A coffee break shall be allottedto Iron Workers in the morning without loss of

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12:01 a.m. Saturday and 12:01 a.m. Monday shallbe paid at the rate of double time. Shift work shallcontinue until the end of the emergency.Emergency cannot stop on Friday evening andthen start again on Monday.

Paragraph E. Two 8 Hour Shifts: When two(2) shifts are employed, each shift shall work sevenand one-half (7 1/2) hours for eight (8) hours payat regular straight time rate. Each shift shall remainon the site eight (8) hours. Overtime rate to bepaid for all hours worked in excess of seven andone-half (7 1/2) hours. 1st shift 8:00 a.m. – 4:00p.m., second shift 4:00 p.m. – 12 midnight.

Paragraph F. Three 8 Hour Shifts: When three(3) shifts are employed, each shift shall work seven(7) hours for eight (8) hours pay at regular straighttime rate. Each shift shall remain on the site sevenand one-half (7 1/2) hours. Overtime rate to bepaid for all hours worked in excess of seven (7)hours. 1st shift 12 midnight – 7:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m. –3:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Paragraph G. Two 10 Hour Shifts: When two(2) shifts are employed, each shift shall work nineand one-half (9 1/2) hours and shall remain on thesite for ten (10 hours. They shall work seven andone-half (7 1/2) hours for eight (8) hours pay atregular straight time rate and work two (2) hours atdouble time rate for four (4) hours pay or a total ofnine and one-half (9 1/2) hours worked for twelve(12) hours pay. 1st shift 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., 2ndshift 6:00 p.m. – 4:00 a.m.

Paragraph H. Two 12 Hour Shifts: When two(2) shifts are employed each shift shall work elevenand one-half (11 1/2) hours and shall remain on the

for which a regular wage of eight (8) hours shall bepaid or a proportionate part thereof for time worked.When multiple shifts are worked on Saturday,Sunday or recognized holidays, the following shallapply when two (2) shifts are employed, each shiftshall work seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours foreight (8) hours pay at double the straight time rateof wages. When three (3) shifts are employed,each shift shall work seven (7) hours for eight (8)hours pay at double the straight time rate of wagesor a proportionate part thereof for time worked.On all shift work performed on Saturday, Sundayor holidays, the overtime rate of double time shallstart with the beginning of the first or “morningshift”. Not more than one (1) shift shall be allowedon a job of less than five (5) days duration exceptin cases of emergency, which shall be decided bythe General Executive Board. In localities wherethe work day is less than eight (8) hours per day,the hours on shift work shall be shortenedproportionately.

Paragraph B. When two (2) shifts areemployed on any job, the second shift shall startnot later than 5:00 p.m.

Paragraph C. When three (3) shifts areemployed, the third shift shall start not later than12:30 a.m. On two (2) and three (3) shift jobs, equalnumbers of men shall be employed up to ten (10)Journeymen and thereafter not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the number employed on thefirst shift shall constitute the second and a likenumber of men shall constitute the third shift.

Paragraph D. One (1), two (2), and three (3)shift jobs, all hours worked between the hours of

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Paragraph B. The following holidays shall beobserved:

New Year’s Day Thanksgiving Day

Memorial Day Labor Day

Fourth of July Christmas Day

Any holiday which occurs on a Saturday willbe observed on the preceding Friday and a holidaywhich occurs on a Sunday shall be observed thefollowing Monday.

WAGE RATESSECTION 7. Paragraph A. Effective June 1,

2009, the total Wage and Fringe Benefit Packagewill be increased by $2.76 in the aggregate and thefollowing hourly rates shall apply to theclassifications as indicated, and remain effectiveuntil May 31, 2010.

PER HOURJourneymen ............................................... $40.75Foremen ..................................................... $42.75General Foremen ........................................ $44.25Sheeters ..................................................... $41.00Sheeter Foremen ........................................ $43.00

FRINGE BENEFITSIndividual Annuity Account ..................... $7.71Welfare Fund, Local No.1 .......................... $10.95Pension Fund, Local No.1 ............................ $8.28Apprentice & Journeymen’sRetraining Fund, Local No. 1 ......................... 0.30Associated Steel Erectors

site for twelve (12) hours. They shall work sevenand one-half (7 1/2) hours for eight (8) hours payat regular straight time rate and work four (4) hoursat double time rate for eight (8) hours pay or a totalof eleven and one-half (11 1/2) hours worked forsixteen (16) hours pay. 1st shift 8:00 a.m. – 8:00p.m., 2nd shift 8:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. Each shift shallalso have a fifteen (15) minute break after workingten (10) hours without loss of pay.

Paragraph I. All of the shifts outlined in A, B,C and D above are the normal shifts of five (5)days or more duration.

Paragraph J. On short shifts, less than five (5)days duration for which permission has not beengranted by General Executive Board for a shortshift pay basis, the following will apply: Doubletime will be paid for all hours worked between 4:30p.m. and 8:00 a.m. and all hours worked onSaturdays, Sundays and recognized holidays. Eachshift shall also have a fifteen (15) minute breakafter working ten (10) hours without loss of pay.All overtime shall be divided as equally as possibleamong all employees on each shift.

OVERTIME AND HOLIDAYS

SECTION 6. Paragraph A. Double time shallbe paid for any and all work in excess of eight (8)hours on any regular work day and for all timeworked on Saturday, Sunday, and recognizedholidays. No work shall be performed on LaborDay except to save life or property. The Employeris not required to make fringe benefit contributionson vacation and holiday hours.

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Paragraph B. Effective June 1, 2010 throughMay 31, 2011, the total Wage and Fringe BenefitPackage will be increased by $2.75 per hour in theaggregate.

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Industry Promotional Fund ........................... 0.05Chicagoland Construction Safety Council .... 0.02Local No. 1 Organizational Fund ................... 0.16Local No. 1 Scholarship Fund ....................... 0.10I.M.P.A.C.T. ................................................... 0.38Iron Workers Political Action League**Deduct from salary ...................................... 0.03Work Assessment, Local No. 1**Deduct from salary .....................................1.5%

APPRENTICESPeriod Percentage Wages Annuity1st 6 months, not less than 60% 24.45 4.632nd 6 months, not less than 70% 28.53 5.403rd 6 months, not less than 75% 30.57 5.794th 6 months, not less than 80% 32.60 6.175th 6 months, not less than 85% 34.64 6.566th 6 months, not less than 90% 36.68 6.94

Total Package $ $68.70– Fringes $ $27.95

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Paragraph D. The Union has agreed tocontribute to the IMPACT Fund. The Employer’sobligation to contribute to the IMPACT Fund shallbe contingent upon the Union’s agreement to alsomake contributions. All ironworkers working underthe jurisdiction of Local #1 shall participate fullyin all IMPACT programs, including 100%participation in the substance abuse program andcertification programs, effective June 1, 2010.

WORKING ASSESSMENTThe contractor or Employer shall deduct from

the pay of each employee covered by thisAgreement an hourly working assessment for eachhour paid in whatever sum is established by theUnion upon the written authorization of theemployee to such effect.

This assessment will be collected weekly andpaid monthly to the Pension Fund, also known asthe Fund Disbursement Office, as the collectionagent.

If the Union Membership changes the amountof the working assessment, a notification byregistered mail will be submitted in writing to theAssociated Steel Erectors of Chicago, sixty (60)days prior to the date of change.

TRAVEL EXPENSE OR SUBSISTENCESECTION 8. Paragraph A. On all marine work

Iron Workers shall be paid for time at the regularrate of wages from dock to dock with minimum offour (4) hours.

Paragraph B. Iron Workers covered by thisAgreement who are transferred from one job to

Paragraph C. Effective June 1, 2011 throughMay 31, 2012, the total Wage and Fringe BenefitPackage will be increased by $2.85 per hour in theaggregate.

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Paragraph C. No employee shall be laid off byphone or any other means of communication. Heshall be laid off at the job site.

Paragraph D. When employees are laid off, ordischarged, they shall be paid in full in cash orother legal tender on the job immediately, and ifrequired to go to some other point or to the officeof the Employer, the employee shall be paid for thetime required to go to such places. Whenemployees quit of their own accord, they shall waituntil the regular pay day for the wages due them.

Paragraph E. Any undue delay or loss of timecaused the employees through no fault of theirown shall be paid for by the employer causingsuch delay, at the regular straight time wages.

Paragraph F. Accompanying each paymentof wages shall be a separate statement identifyingthe employer, showing the total earnings, theamount of each deduction, the purpose thereof,and net earnings. All payroll check stubs musthave a company name and employee’s name orSocial Security Number listed on it.

Paragraph G. Any Employer who fails to paywages or issue payroll checks for wages and suchchecks are subsequently dishonored, shall be liablefor the amount of the check plus an additionalamount equal to twenty percent (20%) as liquidateddamages. The Employer shall also be liable forreasonable attorneys fees incurred by Local No. 1in the collection of said wages.

Employees will also be reimbursed for all feeson Non Sufficient fund checks, plus Personal

another, during the regular working hours, shallreceive time and transportation expenses for eachjob transfer.

PIECEWORKSECTION 9. It is further agreed that the

employees will not contract, subcontract, workpiecework, or work for less than the scale of wagesestablished by the Agreement. The Employersagree not to offer and/or to pay, and the employeeswill not accept, a bonus based on specificperformance on any individual job.

WORK LIMITATIONSECTION 10. There shall be no limitation placed

on the amount of work to be performed by anyworkman during working hours.

PAY DAYSECTION 11. Paragraph A. Pay day shall be

before the end of the workday, every Wednesday,up to and including Sunday of that week or onsuch other day of the week that has been mutuallyagreed upon between the Employer and the Union,except in weeks that include a Federal holiday. If aFederal holiday occurs on a Monday, Tuesday orWednesday, the Employer may extend the pay dayby one (1) day. Wages are to be paid on the job,any waiting time on payday shall be paid at therate of double time up to four (4) hours per day,and if need be the following morning the waitingtime will go back to straight time for up to two (2)days. After two (2) days the men will be pulledfrom the job until paid.

Paragraph B. Employers may withhold wherenecessary a reasonable amount of wages due toenable them to prepare the payroll.

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constructions, interpretations, and determinationsmade by the respective Trustees for their respectivefunds shall be final and binding on all parties.

REPORTING CONTRIBUTIONS,DEDUCTIONS AND DELINQUENCIES

SECTION 13. Paragraph A. The Pension Fund,also known as the Fund Disbursement Office, isthe authorized collection agent for thecontributions and deductions required underSection 7.

Paragraph B. At all times the contributions anddeductions required under Section 7, along withaccurate information as to employee, total weeklyhours worked and sums due for each employee,shall be made monthly by the fifteenth (15th) ofthe month following the month in which the workis performed to the Fund Disbursement Office.Weekly payments will be required from allcontractors who become delinquent in fringebenefit payments. As of the due date, thecontributions shall be considered the assets ofthe Funds.

Paragraph C. It shall be considered a violationof this Agreement for any Employer to fail to payor comply with any provisions of this Article, orany rule or regulation made by the Trustees of theFunds. If an Employer fails to make timelycontributions to the various Funds provided for inthis Agreement, the Trustees of the Fund are herebygiven the power to add to the delinquentcontributions and deductions of any Employer anamount up to twenty percent (20%) of the totaldelinquencies and deductions as liquidateddamages for failure to make prompt and timelypayment to the Funds.

checks that become N.S.F. due to N.S.F. payrollchecks.

FRINGE BENEFIT FUNDSSECTION 12. Paragraph A. Each Employer

bound by this Agreement, and its affiliates, agreeto make contributions, as outlined in Section 7, tothe Structural Iron Workers Local No. 1 WelfareFund, the Structural Iron Workers Local No. 1Pension Trust Fund, the Structural Iron WorkersLocal No. 1 Annuity Fund, the ApprenticeshipTraining and Journeyman’s Retraining Fund, theNational I.W. Apprentice Fund, the Local No. 1Scholarship Fund and the Ironworker ManagementProgressive Action Cooperative Trust (collectivelythe “Funds”) in accordance with the terms of thisAgreement and with the Agreements andDeclarations of Trust (“Trust Agreements”) underwhich each Fund is operated.

Paragraph B. Each Employer adopts andagrees to be bound by each Fund’s TrustAgreement, and as the Trust Agreement(s) may beamended hereafter, as fully as if the Employer wasan original party thereto. The Employer herebydesignates the Association Trustees named in therespective Trust Agreements, together with theirsuccessors, as its representatives on the Board ofTrustees of each Fund. The Employer agrees tobe bound by all actions taken by each Board ofTrustees pursuant to the powers granted them byfederal law or the respective Trust Agreements.The employer recognizes that each Board ofTrustees has the sole power to construe theprovisions of the respective Trust Agreements,the respective employee benefit plans, and eachFund’s rules and regulations, if any, and that all

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Union or the Trustees, and may be exercised bythe Union, anything in this collective bargainingAgreement to the contrary notwithstanding. Suchremoval of the employees to collect contributionsand deductions due shall not be considered aviolation of this Agreement on the part of the Unionand it shall not be a subject of arbitration.

If employees are withdrawn from any job inorder to collect contributions and deductions dueunder this Agreement, or to enforce the provisionsof this Section, the employees who are affected bysuch work stoppage shall be paid by the delinquentEmployer for lost time up to a maximum of sixteen(16) hours pay, provided that two (2) days writtennotice of the intention to withdraw the employeesis given to the Employer by the Union or FundDisbursement Administrator.

PAYROLL AUDITParagraph D. In addition to any requirement

imposed by the Trust Agreements, each Employercovered by this Agreement shall furnish to theAdministrator of the Fund Disbursement Office,upon request, such information and reports, otherthan for audit purposes, as he deems necessaryfor the performance of his duties. For purposes ofa regular or special audit, a certified publicaccounting firm as designated by the Trustees whoadminister the Fund Disbursement Office, shallhave the right at all reasonable times during thebusiness hours to enter the premises of theEmployer and to examine all records which saidcertified public accounting firm may deemnecessary for a regular or special audit, includingall books of account, general and special ledgers,including all payroll records, and Employer reportsto governmental tax collecting agencies.

Employers who are once delinquent maythereafter be required by the Trustees to depositwith the Fund Disbursement Office in advance, asa guarantee for the future payment of contributionsand deductions, an amount equal to the monthlycontributions and deductions of such Employeras estimated by the Fund Disbursement Office.Weekly payments may be required from allcontractors who become delinquent in fringebenefit payments.

If an Employer’s delinquency, including anyassessment of liquidated damages, is not paid infull within fifteen (15) days after said Employer isnotified of such delinquency by the FundDisbursement Office, or Local No. 1, the Employershall be liable, in addition to the contributions andliquidated damages, for claims to the extent ofbenefits to which the employee would have beenentitled if the required contributions had beenmade. The Employer will also be liable for allreasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Trusteesin enforcing such payments, or the enforcement ofany of the provisions of this Section.

In the event the Union receives written noticefrom the Fund Disbursement Office that theEmployer has failed to pay in full any sums due theFunds under this Agreement, or has failed tocomply with any of the provisions in this Section,and that such failure has continued for fifteen (15)days, the Union and/or Fund Disbursement OfficeAdministrator may remove all employees from suchEmployer’s employment until all sums due fromthe Employer under this article have been paid infull. This remedy shall be in addition to all otherremedies available to the Fund Office Administrator,

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2. During the period of retroactive suspension,the Participant and the Participant’s dependentswill not be eligible for Health and Welfare Benefits.If any claim is made for an event that occurredduring the period of retroactive suspension, thatclaim will not be paid, and if it has already beenpaid, the Participant must reimburse the Fund fullybefore benefits will be restored.

3. In any event benefits will not be restoredunless and until the Participant agrees in writingthat the Participant will not engage in such activityin the future; and that if the Participant does, his/her benefits will be suspended retroactively to thedate of the original violation under the provisionsof Subparagraph 2.

DISSOLVING OF FUND ORCONTRIBUTIONS

Paragraph F. Should any part of or anyprovision relating to fringe benefit contributionsbe determined or declared invalid or unenforceableduring the term of this Agreement by reason ofany legislation, executive order or other operationof law, then upon written notice by either party,the parties shall meet to discuss a reallocation ofsaid contributions. If within thirty (30) days ofreceipt of such notice the parties have not reacheda mutual agreement regarding such reallocation incontributions, the matter shall be referred for finalresolution pursuant to Section 38 (Settlement ofDisputes). It is understood and agreed that theparties intend employees covered by thisAgreement to receive the full and complete dollarvalue of all wages and benefits provided for in thisAgreement, including those specified in Section 7and related sections of this Agreement.

Any Employer found delinquent through aregular or special audit shall be charged the fullcost of such audit if the delinquency exceeds $1,000per three (3) years.

The administrator of the Fund DisbursementOffice, with the authorization from the Trustees ofthe various Funds, may institute whateverproceedings, including legal proceedings, that maybe necessary to enforce compliance with theprovisions of this agreement relating tocontributions and deductions. Legal fees incurredby the administrator in so acting shall be chargedto the delinquent Employer.

SUSPENSION OF HEALTH ANDWELFARE BENEFITS

Paragraph E. Inasmuch as the benefitsprovided are based upon receipt of allcontributions due for covered employment,eligibility for benefits is necessarily dependentupon the good faith efforts of all Participants toassist in the collection of required contributions.Therefore, notwithstanding any other provisionof the Plan, if the Trustees conclude that aParticipant cooperated with a participatingEmployer or its agents in a scheme or undertakingto under-report hours actually worked for suchparticipating Employer, or otherwise acted todeprive the Fund of contributions due the Fund:

1. All Health and Welfare Benefits will besuspended for that Participant and the Participant’sdependents retroactively for the entire periodduring which the Participant engaged in suchactivity.

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Paragraph E. Men requested from the hallshall arrive on a job within a reasonable time, ready,willing, and sober, and will show work orderindicating time.

FOREMENSECTION 15. Paragraph A. When two (2) or

more employees are employed as Iron Workers,one (1) shall be selected by the Employer to act asForeman and receive a Foreman’s wages, and theForeman is the only representative of the employerwho shall issue instructions to the workmen.

Paragraph B. There shall be no restriction asto the employment of Foremen or Pushers. Theemployer may employ on one (1) piece of work asmany Foremen or Pushers as in his judgment isnecessary for the safe, expeditious and economicalhandling of the same.

Paragraph C. When three (3) or more Foremenor Pushers are employed on one (1) job, a GeneralForeman shall be employed on the job, and he shallreceive not less than the scale of wages approvedfor a General Foreman.

Paragraph D. A Foreman with eight (8) or moremen shall not wear a reel.

IRON WORKERS REQUIRED ON GUY ANDSTIFF LEG DERRICKS

SECTION 16. Paragraph A. No less than six(6) men and a Foreman shall be employed aroundany guy or stiff leg derrick used on steel erection,and on all mobile or power operated rigs of anydescription, no less than four (4) men and a foremanshall be employed.

REPORTING TIMESECTION 14. Paragraph A. When an employee

is ordered by the Employer or his representative toreport for work and then through no fault of theemployee is not put to work or employed for lessthan two (2) hours, the Employer shall pay him fortwo (2) hours time, provided the employee remainson the job during the said two (2) hours. Show uptime on Saturday, Sunday and holidays, to be two(2) hours pay at the double time rate. Telephonecalls and telegrams will not be accepted to cancelreporting time. All men requested from the Hallshall be guaranteed a minimum of four (4) hours ofwages and benefits, weather permitting.

Paragraph B. On job assignments of more thantwo (2) hours duration and less than four (4) hoursduration, the employees shall receive four (4) hourspay. On job assignments of more than four (4)hours duration, the employees shall be paid foreight (8) hours. Where a man quits of his ownvolition he shall be paid for actual hours workedon job only. Employment by a single contractorshall be considered a single job assignmentregardless of multiple locations of work. This ruledoes not apply to overtime, Saturday, Sunday orholiday work.

Paragraph C. Notwithstanding the contentsof the above paragraph, the General ExecutiveBoard shall approve all allowance of reporting timein cases where the Local Union and the Employeragree to the allowance of such reporting time.

Paragraph D. There shall be no travel time orzonal pay in the jurisdiction of Local Union No.1.

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TOOL AND/OR BOLT ROOMSECTION 18. When a tool room and/or bolt

room is established on structural steel job sitesthe man employed in same shall be an Iron Worker.

MAN POWERSECTION 19. The Employer agrees to

cooperate with the Union and to employ to theextent possible Journeymen 55 years of age andolder.

SAFETY PROVISIONSSECTION 20. Paragraph A. All City, State and

Federal safety measures shall be complied with.Also, steel erection will closely follow AISC Codeof Standard Practice for steel buildings and bridges.

Paragraph B. In cases where violations ofsafety laws occur, a committee composed of theAssociated Steel Erectors of Chicago, and Officersof Local Union No. 1 are authorized to immediatelyclose the work, after an investigation has takenplace to determine the extent of the violations. Thesaid Committee shall meet within twenty-four (24)hours after said violations have been reported.

PLANKING FLOORSParagraph C. Before derricks are set or moved,

working floors must be covered tight with suitableplanking over entire floor except where openingsare left for ladders. On buildings, bridges or otherstructures erected or dismantled with mobile cranes,or by other methods, all upper areas where materialsare landed for further handling shall be planked soas to provide safe working areas for the workmen.Planking, decking or nets, covering a radius of at

Paragraph B. The number of men to be usedon mobile or power operated rigs or otherequipment on work other than steel erection shallbe decided by the contractor and this Union. Eachcase shall be decided on its own individual merit.Not less than three (3) men and a Foreman shall benecessary to operate a sasgen derrick.

Paragraph C. On small steel erection jobs(White Hens, gas stations, store fronts, etc.) offour (4) hours erection time or less, four (4) IronWorkers can be used in a raising gang.

To reduce the raising gang further on such jobsit will have to be mutually decided between thecontractor and the Union. Each job will be decidedon its own merit.

Paragraph D. In single family residence andduplex (two family residence) home construction,the number of men used on mobile or poweroperated rigs or other equipment shall be decidedby the contractor and the Union in a manner whichis both safe and reasonable. No fewer than two (2)men may be used.

Paragraph E. In setting masonry bearing steellintels the number of men used on mobile or poweroperated rigs or other equipment shall be decidedby the contractor and the Union, in a manner whichis both safe and reasonable. No fewer than two (2)men may be used.

LEAD TESTINGSECTION 17. Lead testing will be performed

per OSHA Regulations.

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SLINGSParagraph G. Steel cable will be used instead

of chains or hemp slings.

PROTECTION OF SIGNAL DEVICESParagraph H. Proper practical safe housing,

casing, or tube shall be provided for any and everymeans, method, appliance or equipment employedto transmit or give signals, directing work oroperating of any devices in connection with workbeing done by employees. Emergency cutoffsystem to be provided for creepers and derricks.

ELEVATOR SHAFT PROTECTIONParagraph I. When workmen are working on

elevator shafts, or material towers, all operationsof said towers will be stopped, including theChicago Boom. The first floor beneath and thefirst floor above men working shall be plankedtightly. Nets to be provided in tower duringerection.

CELL PHONESParagraph J. The use of cell phones and other

personal communication devices shall be limitedto foremen and stewards and shall be limited tocommunications which directly relate to thebusiness of the Employer.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMParagraph K. The oral communication system

shall be provided between the signal man and thehoisting engineer on all material towers and derrickswhere the signal man and the hoisting engineerare not ordinarily and clearly visible to each other.Proper and safe platform planking shall be used onall towers and similar equipment. Communications

least ten (10) feet, shall also be provided not morethan two floors or a maximum of thirty (30) feetbeneath all points on all buildings, bridges andother structures while workmen are working at suchpoints. The use of nets or other safety devices tobe decided by the Union and contractors on eachjob.

STIFFENING AND SUPPORTING WORKINGLOAD POINTS

Paragraph D. Where iron is landed on thefloor or any point of a structure under construction,all connections shall be fully fitted up and tightenedand substantial supports provided to safelysustain such added weight.

RIDING THE LOAD OR LOAD FALLSParagraph E. No employee shall be permitted

to ride the load or load falls except in cases ofinspection and erection or dismantling of derricks.

SKIP BOXA basket, stretcher, skip box or other suitable

means shall be provided for the removal of aninjured person in a safe and expeditious manner.

SAFETY CABLESIron Workers shall install safety cables to

conform with OSHA Standards. Welding leadswill not be draped over safety cables.

CHRISTMAS TREEING IRONParagraph F. No more than four (4) pieces per

lift, excluding headers, unless mutually agreed uponbetween the Employer and Union.

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Structural Ornamental and Reinforcing IronWorkers will not erect, walk or work on any memberwhich has any projection above the flat surface ofsaid members such as, Studs, Shear Connectors,or any similar fixtures used in CompositeConstruction. Any compound member of theinterior of the building that contains verticalprojections that would provide a falling hazard,shall be planked or protected by a split air hose orplastic pipe during and after erection.

Also, said vertical projections will not beinstalled within five (5) feet of connection duringerection process.

Paragraph P. All Iron Workers in hazardousjob situations shall be required to wear safety beltsand hard hats, supplied by contractors.

Paragraph Q. Reinforced dowels or projectionswhich are exposed and which constitute a constanthazard to a man who may fall on a job site shall becovered by the General Contractor.

Paragraph R. When structural erection andrepair work is performed over water, a power boatequipped with life saving equipment will be mannedby an Iron Worker. Such boat shall be in the waterduring all hours worked.

BAR JOISTParagraph S. Before bar joists can be set in

bundles or singly on the supporting beams, a barjoist must be bolted to the supporting beams ateach column center to insure safety for furtherplacement of joist. The remaining joists must besecured to the supporting beams as they arespread.

shall be provided on each floor landing of allpersonnel towers before cages are put into service.

OVERHEAD CRANESParagraph L. When traveling overhead cranes

are used by Iron Workers performing their duties,all signals shall be given by an Iron Worker.

PERSONNEL HOISTSParagraph M. When Iron Workers perform

work one hundred (100) feet or more above gradelevel, personnel hoists shall be provided. If thelocation where the Iron Workers are required toperform their work is one hundred (100) feet ormore above the landing point of the hoist (or onehundred (100) feet above grade level when no hoistis provided) such Iron Worker shall receive an extrahalf (1/2) hour pay per day at premium ratesregardless of how many times the Iron Worker isrequired to go up and down. If the location wherethe Iron Workers are required to perform their workis two hundred twenty (220) feet or more abovethe landing point of the hoist (or two hundredtwenty (220) feet above grade level when no hoistis provided) such Iron Worker shall receive anadditional one-half (1/2) hour pay per day atpremium rates regardless of how many times theIron Worker is required to go up and down.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ON WELDING AND BURNING

Paragraph N. Two (2) Iron Workers will berequired at all times on each Electric Welding Arc,and each burning or cutting torch.

Paragraph O. The Iron Workers of LocalUnion No. 1 International Association of Bridge,

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Paragraph B. Six hundred (600) foot level, addman for safety.

Paragraph C. For safety provisions and themaintenance of hoisting towers, suitable access isto be provided every ten (10) floors.

CRANES, TUGGERS AND WELDERSSECTION 22. Paragraph A. The erection,

raising, lowering, dismantling and repairing of allclimbing type cranes shall be the work of the IronWorkers.

Paragraph B. The erection and dismantlingof all cranes when used for steel erection or multi-purpose to be the work of the Iron Workers.

Paragraph C. The assembling, disassemblingand repairing of all batch plants and its conveyorsto be the work of the Iron Workers.

Paragraph D. It is mutually agreed that allpower-operated tuggers, welders and stud weldingmachines are tools of the trade including startingand maintaining of same.

CAISSON AGREEMENTSection 23. Paragraph A. There shall be two

(2) journeymen Iron Workers on the first drill rigand one (1) man for each additional drill rigthereafter.

Paragraph B. The setting and extracting ofsteel casings and liners and the welding and burningof same is the work of the Iron Workers.

LONG SPAN BAR JOISTParagraph T. Any bar joist (standard or long

span) forty (40) feet or greater in length shall haveone (1) line of Bolted X-bridging at the center lineof the span as joists are erected and joists must bewelded or bolted to the supporting beams as theyare set.

HIGH VOLTAGEParagraph U. When Iron Workers are

employed around high voltage on crane hot railsthe power shall be disconnected to a minimumdistance of fifty (50) feet from the nearest IronWorker. Safety lights to be strung across bay, andsafety dogs secured to crane rails until completionof work.

When Iron Workers are employed around hightension or power lines, a minimum distance of fifty(50) feet shall be kept between the Iron Worker orcrane and such lines.

FLOATSParagraph V. Floats shall be 3-1/2 feet x 6 feet

x ¾ inch marine or exterior plywood reinforced withtwo by fours with a 1 inch manila line (or hemp)with a 1 inch board on edge to hold material andtools from dropping off said float.

(See diagram on page 68)

TOWER ERECTIONSECTION 21. Paragraph A. The erection and

dismantling of all four (4), six (6) and eight (8) postmaterial and personnel hoist material, buck hoistand rack and pinion personnel hoist in its entiretyto be the work of the Iron worker. Limit on personnelor material tower above the last tie in, per the CityCode.

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FINISHER TOOLSSECTION 25. Paragraph A. Employees

employed on specialty work shall furnish for theirown use all necessary hand tools to enable themto effectively install such work. Tools broken onthe job shall be replaced by the Employer, such asdrills, taps, hacksaw blades, etc. No employee shallbe held responsible for the loss of tools orequipment in his charge.

Paragraph B. No employee of this Union shallbe permitted or required as a condition ofemployment to furnish his own truck or equipment,including welding machines, burning torches, etc.,or rent the same to any Employer to be used on thesame job, where he is employed, under penaltiesprescribed in our International Constitution.

Paragraph C. All company (contractors)vehicles must have company sign (such asmagnetic, etc.) posted on vehicles while on jobsite.If there is no sign displayed on a company truck,the Iron Worker responsible for the truck will befined a minimum of $100 per incident. Multipleincidents can carry a higher fine at the discretionof the Executive board.

Any contractor or contractor representativecovered by the terms of this Agreement who isfound responsible for a failure to have a signdisplayed on a company vehicle shall, upon proofof such violation in accordance with the provisionsof Section 40 of this Agreement, be found liable fora minimum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) ofliquidated damages per incident. Multiple incidentscan carry higher damages. All contractor fines

Paragraph C. When power equipment is usedto set reinforcing, four (4) men and a Foreman shallbe employed.

Paragraph D. The exception to any of theabove Paragraphs A, B, or C to be decided on itsown individual merit by the contractor and Union.

POST TENSIONINGSECTION 24. Paragraph A. The unloading,

hoisting, placing of cables and the pumping ofgrease in same to be the work of the Iron Workers.

Paragraph B. All field repairs to be done byIron Workers, inspection, destressing, restressingand maintaining of stress at future date to be thework of the Iron Workers.

Paragraph C. The number of men in the settingand stressing crew to be determined on its ownmerit by the contractor and the Local Union. As asafety factor, no fewer than two (2) men employedon any job.

Paragraph D. All power equipment other thancranes and derricks used exclusively for settingand stressing to be operated and maintained bythe Iron Workers.

Paragraph E. All exterior stressing points tobe adequately and safely scaffolded.

Paragraph F. All field stressing records to becompiled by an Iron Worker.

Paragraph G. Inspection, reassessing,restressing and maintaining of stress at future dateon post tensioning to be the work of Iron Workers.

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steel while concrete is being poured on reinforcingsteel, including wire mesh, except on wall pours onindustrial or commercial jobs with two (2) bars topand bottom, no mucker will be required. The laying,tying and setting of all reinforcing steel to be donein accordance with the plans and specifications ofthe architects and engineers.

Paragraph D. Iron Workers shall be employedon all work in connection with field fabrication,handling, racking, sorting, cutting, bending,hoisting, placing, burning, welding, and tying ofall material used to reinforce concrete construction.

Paragraph E. Reinforced columns shall bemade in full on the job.

Paragraph F. Where precast, prestressed,reinforced concrete structural members (beams,columns, girders, slabs, etc.) are used in theconstruction of buildings, bridges and otherstructures and power equipment such as derricks,cranes, jacks, and/or rigging is used, work ofloading, unloading and placing to complete erectionshall be performed by Iron Workers. The amountof men required on each job shall be decided on itsown merit by the Union and contractor. All steel inprecast, bridgebeams, caissons, including casingshall be the work of the Iron Workers, on the jobsite.

Paragraph G. Where a steel structure is takenapart, torn down or dismantled, such work shall beperformed by Iron Workers. Where structural steelon buildings, bridges and other structures isdismantled and demolished and power equipment(derricks, cranes, rigging etc.) is used in thedismantling of the structural steel, the handling

shall be paid to the Iron Workers Local No. 1Scholarship Fund.

SHIPPING EMPLOYEESSECTION 26. Employees shipped to jobs or

work out of the jurisdiction of the Local Unionshall receive transportation, traveling time andexpenses, providing they remain on the job thirty(30) days or until the job is completed if it requiresless than thirty (30) days. Employees shipped to ajob and not put to work, weather permitting, or thejob is not ready for them to go to work, shall bepaid the regular wage rate for such time, or suchemployees shall be shipped back to the shippingpoint with time and transportation paid by theEmployer.

MATERIAL SORTING AND DISTRIBUTINGAND STORAGE POINTS

IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONALREGULATIONS

AND OFFICIAL DECISIONSSECTION 27. Paragraph A. The sorting,

distributing and handling of all material comingunder the jurisdictional claims of the Union in andabout the job, or at storage points, shall be doneby Iron workers.

Paragraph B. Where material comes to adistant point of a storage yard and is unloaded byhand, the Employer may at his discretion useworkmen under a competent Iron Worker Foremanof such crew. Where power equipment or riggingis used to load or unload such material, it shall bethe work of the Iron Workers.

Paragraph C. A Journeyman Iron Worker shallbe employed for the maintenance of reinforcing

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Paragraph C. If an employee is required topick up or deposit brass or punch a time clock orany other method of timekeeping, same shall bedone on the company time.

Paragraph D. Reimbursement for clothing andequipment loss due to fire, theft or other damageupon evidence of forceable entry to tool room orshanty.

COMPENSATION INSURANCESECTION 29. The Employer must at all times

provide Workers Compensation Insurance, andproof of same must be furnished to the Union.

PHYSICAL OR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONSSECTION 30. Employees shall not be prevented

from securing employment as a result of physicalexaminations, except in cases of physicalexaminations required by City, State or GovernmentLaw or Civil Service Rules.

VISITING THE DOCTORSECTION 31. Iron Workers injured on the job

who are still employed and who are advised by theEmployer’s doctor to make further visits inconnection with the injuries sustained on the job,shall make such visits to the Employer’s doctorduring working hours, with no loss of wages fortime spent visiting the doctor.

FURNISHING BONDSECTION 32. All contractors and individuals

employing Iron Workers of the Union shall furnisha Local Wage and Welfare Bond, with good andsufficient surety, with the claimants thereunder tobe limited to only those entities for whom the Fund

and loading of same shall be done by the IronWorkers.

Paragraph H. Where structural steel,ornamental iron and metal in buildings, bridgesand other structures are altered, repaired, moved,dismantled and/or reerected by any method ormeans, all work in connection therewith shall beperformed by the Iron Workers.

Paragraph I. The erection, dismantling of allfalse work, pulling of piling, taking down derricks,travelers and rigging used in the erection ordismantling of any and all steel work shall be doneby the Iron Workers.

Paragraph J. Any and all setting of reinforcingshall be assembled, welded, or tied in its entirety(irrespective of the process used) on the job site.

DRINKING WATER – CLOTHES ROOMSECTION 28, Paragraph A. The Employer shall

furnish suitable drinking water at all times and eachjob of sufficient size and length to justify sameshall be provided with a shed or room for theemployees to change their clothes and keep theirtools.

Paragraph B. Where Iron Workers are requiredto walk a greater distance than one-fourth (1/4)mile from the gate, transportation will be requiredfrom and to the gate.

All employees must be off the individualEmployer’s property by the end of the work shift.

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One copy of these certificates shall be mailedto the Fund Disbursement Office and one copy tothe Union Office. The Fund disbursement Officeshall be responsible to send one copy of each ofthe documents to the Associated Steel Erectors ofChicago. This Union shall file and keep current alist of complying contractors. A duplicate copy ofthat list shall be furnished to the Associated SteelErectors.

The obligation to obtain a bond under this articleshall not be subject to the settlement of disputesprovision, Section 38, and the Union may strikeover an employer’s failure to obtain or maintain abond.

If the Union is forced to take collection actionagainst any employer not furnishing theappropriate wage and fringe benefit bond, saidemployer shall be liable for the Union’s reasonableattorney’s fees and costs.

BUSINESS AGENTSECTION 33. The Business Agents of the

Union shall be permitted to visit all jobs, but will inno way interfere with the progress of the work.Business Agents will receive notification from thecontractors or their employees when a new jobstarts in their area.

Monthly reports are required from thecontractor as to the location and approximatestarting date of all new jobs.

Also, if they were unsuccessful on jobs theybid, they will inform the union as to who wassuccessful.

Disbursement Office is the collection agent,including, but not limited to, the Union, the IndustryPromotional Fund and the Ironworker ManagementProgressive Action Cooperative Trust, and notother Unions or Locals thereof which may or dohave jurisdiction over Iron Workers, as follows:

$15,000.00 for one (1) to three (3) Iron Workersemployed

$30,000.00 for four (4) to eight (8) Iron Workersemployed

$75,000.00 for nine (9) to twenty (20) IronWorkers employed

$125,000.00 for twenty-one (21) to forty (40) IronWorkers employed

$250,000 for forty-one (41) or more IronWorkers employed

Disputes as to the number of Iron Workersemployed to be settled by the Business Manager.

The only restriction thereof to this bond shall be aminimum to guarantee the payment of wages,welfare, pension funds and apprentice andjourneymen retraining program, vacation plan,annuity account, IMPACT, and Associated SteelErectors Industry Promotional Fund. Allcontractors or individuals employing Iron Workersof this Union shall be required to sign the WorkingAgreement or an International Agreement and filecertificates of insurance, performance bond andIllinois Compensation Insurance. The wage andbond rating shall be a rating of A- or better.

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Paragraph B. All overtime work, includingSaturday, Sunday and holidays must be reportedby the Steward, registered, and then approved bythe Union prior to the beginning of such overtimework.

Paragraph C. A walking Steward shall beemployed on all jobs operating with twenty-five(25) or more men, except that if an Employer hasmore than one (1) contract to perform on a project,the number of Iron Workers performing under eachseparate contract must equal twenty-five (25) ormore before a walking steward shall be required.

PROTECTION OF UNION PRINCIPLESSECTION 35. The removal of Journeymen Iron

Workers and Apprentices from a job, in order torender legal assistance to other local unions toprotect union principles, shall not constitute aviolation of this Agreement, provided such removalis first approved by the General Executive Boardand notice thereof is first given to the Employerinvolved.

APPRENTICESHIPSECTION 36. The parties signatory hereto

agree to establish a Joint ApprenticeshipCommittee in accordance with the provisions ofthe “Iron Workers Apprenticeship and TrainingStandards,” as contained in Section 1, Article XXIIIof the International Constitution. Said Committeeshall formulate and operate an ApprenticeshipProgram in the local area in conformity with saidstandards.

The contractor and Union have agreed to thefollowing in order to properly increase the use ofApprentices and train a sufficient number ofApprentices in all phases of the industry.

JOB STEWARDSECTION 34. Paragraph A. There shall be a

Steward on each job. He shall keep a record ofworkers laid off and discharged and take up allgrievances on the job and try to have sameadjusted, and in the event he cannot adjust themhe must promptly report that fact to the BusinessRepresentative, who shall report same to the properofficer of the Union so that efforts can be made toadjust any matter without a stoppage of work. Heshall see that the provisions of these working rulesare complied with and report to the Union the trueconditions and facts. The Steward shall promptlytake care of injured workers and accompany themto their homes or to a hospital as the case mayrequire, without any loss of time and report theinjury to the proper officers of the Union. TheSteward shall not have authority to cause a workstoppage on any job of a fair Employer. A stewardfailing to fulfill his duties shall be subject to censureby his Union and also subject to a penalty uponconviction on charges provided for in theInternational Constitution.

The Employer agrees that the job Steward willnot be discharged until after proper notificationhas been given to the union and, further, whenemployees are laid off, the job Steward will be thelast man laid off providing he is capable ofperforming the work in question. It is mutuallyagreed that when the crew exceeds 24 men, thesteward will complete an OSHA 30-Hour course atthe Employer’s expense, unless he is already 30-Hour trained.

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shall be resolved, if possible, between arepresentative of the individual Employer and aBusiness Agent of the Union. Failing in Agreement,the matter may be referred in writing by either partyto this Agreement or by the grievant to a JointArbitration Board consisting of three (3) personsfrom the Union and three (3) persons fromAssociated Steel Erectors of Chicago. Said JointArbitration Board shall meet as soon as possible,but in any event shall render a decision in writingwithin five (5) working days from the referral to itof the grievance. Each side shall vote on the basisof unit voting. Each side shall designate themembers of its own side and only members of theJoint Arbitration Board, the grievant, the individualEmployer and any witnesses shall be presentduring any conferences. In the event of the absenceof a man or men from either side for any reason,such side shall have the right to bring in areplacement or replacements.

In the event of a deadlock in the JointArbitration board, or in the event of the failure bythe Board to render a decision within the timeprescribed, the Board shall, or either side as thecase may be, may request the American ArbitrationAssociation to submit a list of five (5) recognizedarbitrators and the parties to this Agreement shallarrive at the name of the arbitrator by the alternatestriking of names from the list with the last nameremaining to be the name of the Arbitrator. Theparties shall draw straws to determine who strikesthe first name.

The decision of the Joint Arbitration Board orthe decision of the Arbitrator in the event of a priordeadlock of or the failure to render a decision by

Apprentices may be employed at the ratio ofone (1) Apprentice for each four (4) Journeymen.If mutually agreed upon between the Employer andUnion, this ratio can be adjusted on specificprojects. Apprentices shall be permitted to workin the gang except as per below:

1. No Apprentice shall act as Foreman.

2. Two (2) Apprentices may not work on an arcor acetylene torch.

3. Only one (1) Apprentice may be used in anyraising gang.

4. Apprentices shall be laid off in proportionto Journeymen being used by the contractor atthe time.

5. In a sheeting gang, the ratio of Journeymento Apprentices shall be two (2) Journeymen toone (1) Apprentice.

SUBCONTRACTORSSECTION 37. The Employer agrees not to

subcontract or sublet any work covered by thisAgreement to any person, firm, corporation whichis not in contractual relationship with theInternational Association of Bridge, Structural,Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers or anyof its affiliate local unions under a contract orcontracts which do not violate the NLRB.

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTESSECTION 38. Any difference of opinion

concerning the interpretation or application of thisAgreement shall be designated a “grievance” and

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not herein contained except interpretations ordecisions of the Board of Arbitration.

SAVING CLAUSESECTION 41. Paragraph A. Should any part

of or any provision herein contained be renderedor declared invalid by reason of any existing orsubsequently enacted legislation, or by any decreeof a court of competent jurisdiction, suchinvalidation of such part or portion of thisAgreement shall not invalidate the remainingportions thereof; provided, however, upon suchinvalidation the parties signatory hereto agree toimmediately meet to renegotiate such parts orprovisions affected.

Paragraph B. The remaining parts orprovisions shall remain in full force and effect.

LENGTH OF CONTRACTSECTION 42. The Agreement with any

amendments thereof made as provided for therein,shall remain in full force and effect until midnightof May 31, 2012, and, unless written notice be givenby either party to the other at least four (4) monthsprior to such date of a desire for change therein orto terminate the same, it shall continue in effect foran additional year thereafter. In the same manner,this Agreement with any amendments thereof shallremain in effect from year to year thereafter, subjectto termination at the expiration of any such contractyear upon notice in writing given by either partyto the other at least four (4) months prior to theexpiration of such contract year. Any such noticeas hereinabove provided for in this article whetherspecifying a desire to terminate or to change at the

the Joint Arbitration Board, shall be final, bindingand conclusive upon the parties of this Agreement,the members of the Employer Association, themembers of the Union and anyone claiming underany of said parties or persons. Each party shallpay for the cost of their own members of the JointArbitration Board and of their own representatives.The fee and expenses of the impartial arbitratorshall be borne equally by the parties.

STRIKES AND LOCKOUTSSECTION 39. Paragraph A. It is mutually

agreed that there shall be no strikes authorized bythe Union or no lockouts authorized by theEmployer, except for the refusal of either party tosubmit to arbitration, in accordance with ArticleXXI, Section 28, or failure on the part of eitherparty to carry out the award of the Board ofArbitration.

Paragraph B. Every facility of each of theparties hereto is hereby pledged to immediatelyovercome any such situation; provided, however,it shall not be a violation of any provision of thisAgreement for any person covered by thisAgreement to refuse to cross or work behind thepicket line of any affiliated union which has beenauthorized by the International of that union, theCentral Labor Council or Building and ConstructionTrades Council.

SCOPE OF AGREEMENTSECTION 40. This Agreement contains all of

the provisions agreed upon by the Employers andthe Union. Neither the Employers nor the Unionwill be bound by rules, regulations, or agreements

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FOR THE ASSOCIATED STEEL ERECTORSOF CHICAGO

ROBERT J. McGEE, JR. , PresidentEILEEN R. STEPANOVICH , Vice PresidentADRIAN A. DELGADO , Secretary/Treasurer

APPENDIXCERTAIN RULES RELATING TO EMPLOYER

CONTRIBUTIONS

I. REQUIRED CONTRIBUTIONS

A. During any calendar week a coveredEmployer, and/or any Employer affiliated with suchEmployer, pays wages to a person who iscustomarily paid for a full forty (40) hours,regardless of the number of hours actually worked,and for whom contributions are customarily owedand/or paid to the Structural Iron Workers FundDisbursement Office, the Employer’s contributionsshall be based upon hours paid with a minimum offorty (40) hours’ contributions regardless of actualhours.

B. Any covered Employer who hires anindividual who substantially controls or has thepower to substantially control the Employer,whether by stock ownership, relationship, marriageor otherwise, shall contribute to the Funds onbehalf of said individual for each and every hourworked or paid, but in no case less than a minimumof 1,952 hours on an annual basis, at the currentLocal No. 1 Collective Bargaining Rate.

end of the current contract year, shall have theeffect of terminating this Agreement at such time.

JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEESECTION 43. The Union and the Employer

Association shall designate representatives tomeet and discuss issues relating to the collectivebargaining agreement. This committee is meant todiscuss contract issues and shall not beempowered to negotiate or reopen the terms of thecollective bargaining agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement hasbeen executed by the parties hereto as of May 31,2009, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois.

FOR LOCAL No. 1 OF THEINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OFBRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTALAND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS

ROBERT R. BOSKOVICH, President/B.M.MATT AUSTIN, Vice PresidentJAMES M. GARDINER, Fin. Sec.-Treas.JOHN F. GARDINER, Recording SecretaryCRAIG A. SATALIC, Business AgentKENNY DAVIS, Business AgentJAMES J. CROWLEY, Business AgentMATT HENEGHAN, Executive BoardNICK RENO, Executive BoardANTHONY GALLAGHER, Executive BoardJAMES QUIGLEY, Executive BoardGEORGE ALIVOJVODIC, Executive Board

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III. Any employee who knowingly works for anEmployer which does not make contributionsrequired by the provisions of these rules or doesnot make contributions to the Fund DisbursementOffice in accordance with the terms of theCollective Bargaining Agreement shall be subjectto appropriate disciplinary action.

IMPACT PROGRAMS

The BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL andREINFORCING IRON WORKERS LOCAL UNIONNO. 1 (“Union”) and the ASSOCIATED STEELERECTORS OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS(“Association”) and its affiliated Employerspursuant to and as parties to the collectivebargaining agreement effective June 1, 2009through May 31, 2012 (“Principal Agreement”) haveagreed to the IMPACT Substance Abuse Program(Drug and Alcohol Testing). Copies of theIMPACT Substance Abuse Program, which isincorporated herein by reference, are posted onthe websites of the Union (www.iwlocal1.com) andtheAssociation(www.associatedsteelerectors.org).The parties to the principal agreement agree thateffective June 1, 2010 the IMPACT Program shallapply to all ironworkers working under thejurisdiction of Local #1, including the substanceabuse program and certification programs.

C. Contributions shall be made at the ratedetermined by the Collective Bargaining Agreementin effect for the period for which such contributionsare required to be made. Contributions must bemade to these trust funds to which the Employercontributes for his Journeymen Iron Workers, andin the amount for each such trust fund as is requiredby the Collective Bargaining Agreement then ineffect.

D. No member of any local union shall work forany contractor or company owned or controlleddirectly or indirectly by the wife, father, mother,brother, sister or relative of any member of a localunion until such member or members have firstobtained permission from the Executive Committeeof the local union to work for such contractor.

No local union shall enter into any contract orfurnish its members to work for any contractor orcompany which is owned or controlled directly orindirectly by the wife, father, mother, brother, sisteror relative or any member of a local union unlesssuch contractor first applies to and receivespermission from the Executive Committee of thelocal union.

E. An Employer is not required to contributefor Superintendents or other managementpersonnel if such person is disabled and receivingdisability benefits from the Structural Iron WorkersWelfare Fund.

II. NOTICE BY FUND OFFICEThe Fund Office will send out a notice

informing Employers of these rules.

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2. The Employer agrees to adopt, abide by andbe bound by (a) all the terms and provisions of theCollective Bargaining Agreement (hereinafter calledthe “Principal Agreement”) entered into by andbetween the Union and the Associated SteelErectors of Chicago (hereinafter called the“Association”) and (b) all matters relating towages, hours, benefits, terms and conditions ofemployment set forth in the Principal Agreementwith the same force and effect as though theEmployer were a signatory to the PrincipalAgreement and as though the Principal Agreementwere fully set forth herein, and the Employer alsoagrees to adopt, abide by and be bound by allextensions, renewals, modifications andamendments of the Principal Agreement and allAgreements successor and/or subsequent to thePrincipal Agreement between the Association andthe Union provided, additionally, that if thePrincipal Agreement, any extension, renewal,modification, amendment thereof, or any successorand/or subsequent Agreement is, or will be,modified or amended by Court Decree N.L.R.B.Order, or other legal authority, the Employer agreesto adopt, abide by and be bound by suchmodification or amendment.

3. The Employer agrees to pay the amounts ofthe contributions which it is bound to pay to theseveral fringe benefit funds described in theAssociation Agreements, including but not limitedto those referred to, and agrees to and is herebybound by and considered to be a party to theAgreements and Declarations of Trust, creatingeach of said trust funds, together with anyrestatements or amendments thereto which havebeen or may be adopted, as if it had been a party toand signed the original copies of the trust

COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTIT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED BY

AND BETWEEN

Name of Contractor _______________________Address _______________________________ ___________________________________Telephone ______________________________Please indicate:

____ Corporation ____ Sole Owner____ Partnership ____ Other Specify

FEIN# _________________________________(the “Employer”) and Local Union No. 1,International Association of Bridge, Structural,Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, AFL-CIO (“Union”) as follows:

1. The Employer acknowledges the Union’sclaim and evidence that the Union represents anuncoerced majority of the Employer’s employeesin a unit acknowledged and stipulated asappropriate (all Journeymen and Apprentice IronWorkers), and therefore and hereby recognizes theUnion as the sole and exclusive collectivebargaining agent for all Journeymen and ApprenticeIron Workers now or hereafter employed in thebargaining unit with respect to and for the purposeof establishing rates of pay, wages, hours ofemployment, fringe benefit contributions and otherterms and conditions of employment within thegeographical jurisdiction in which the Union isauthorized to act or does act as such representative,including Cook, DuPage, Lake and McHenryCounties, Illinois.

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Fund; the Chicagoland Safety Council Fund; theLocal No. 1 Building Fund; the Local No. 1Organizational Fund; the Local No. 1 ScholarshipFund; the Local No. 1 Work Assessment, the IronWorkers’ Political Action League and theIronworker Management Progressive ActionCooperative Trust.

4. This Compliance Agreement shall remain ineffect and shall be governed by PrincipalAgreements entered into in the future and coveringfuture time periods unless and until it has beenterminated by either party giving written notice oftermination to the other at least four (4) monthsprior to the termination date of the applicablePrincipal Agreement, in which event thisAgreement shall terminate on the last day of thethen applicable Principal Agreement. In the eventno such timely notice is given, this Agreement shallremain in effect until terminated in accordance withits terms. Any such notice as hereinabove providedfor in this article, whether specifying a desire toterminate or to change at the end of the currentcontract year, shall have the effect of terminatingthis Agreement at such time.

Copies of this Agreement can be obtained atthe Union Hall.

instruments. The Employer ratifies and confirmsthe appointment of each of the Employer Trusteeswho shall, together with their successor trusteesdesignated in the manner provided in saidAgreements and Declarations of Trust and, whereapplicable, jointly with an equal number of trusteesrepresenting employees, carry out the terms andconditions of the trust instruments. The fundsreferred to include but are not limited to:

(a) The Agreement and Declaration of Trustdated March 1, 1951 and all present andsubsequent amendments thereto of the StructuralIron Workers’ Local No. 1 Welfare Fund;

(b) The Agreement and Declaration of Trustdated August 24, 1966 and all present andsubsequent amendments thereto of the StructuralIron Workers’ Local No. 1 Pension FundTrust;

(c) The Agreement and Declaration of Trustdated August 4, 1958 and all present andsubsequent amendments thereto of the IronWorkers’ Local No. 1 Apprentice Training ProgramTrust;

(d) The Agreement and Declaration of Trustand all present and subsequent amendmentsthereto of the Structural Iron Workers’ Local N o .1 Annuity Trust Fund;

(e) The following Agreements and any TrustDeclarations, as well as all amendments thereto of:the National Iron Workers’ Apprentice Fund; theAssociated Steel Erectors Industry PromotionalFund; the Institute of the Ironworking Industry

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DATED: ________________________________

______________________________________(Name of Company)

By: ____________________________________

______________________________________ (Title of Officer)

______________________________________(Street Address)

______________________________________(City) (State) (Zip)

______________________________________(Phone Number)

ACCEPTED: ____________________________

LOCAL UNION NO. 1,INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OFBRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL ANDREINFORCING IRON WORKERS,AFL-CIO

By: ____________________________________

______________________________________(Title of Officer)

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LOCAL UNION NO. 17720 Industrial Drive

Forest Park, IL 60130708-366-6695 & 773-921-2030

Fax: 708-366-6691

FUND DISBURSEMENT OFFICE7700 Industrial Drive

Forest Park, IL 60130708-366-1188

Fax: 708-366-4809

APPRENTICESHIP OFFICE7740 Industrial Drive

Forest Park, IL 60130708-366-8181

Fax: 708-366-4827

MID-AMERICA PENSION2350 East 170th Street

Lansing, IL 60438708-474-9902

Fax: 708/474-9982

Website: iwlocal1.com