20_05_DOT Supervisor Agreement FINAL (003).pdf

WAGE AND BENEFITS AGREEMENT

between

Bering Global Solutions, LLC and

Security Supervisors

WHEREAS, the Uniformed Security Supervisors (USS) were previously employed by Quality Investigations, Inc., DBA QI Security Services (QSS), and were previously parties to an agreement entitled Collective Bargaining Agreement between Quality Investigations Inc., DBA QI Security Services and Department of Transportation Uniformed Security Supervisors (Affiliated) dated December 18, 2018 (QSS Agreement) covering the performance of security services at the Department of Transportation offices located at 1200 New Jersey Ave, 600 Independence Ave, and 800 Independence Ave., Washington, DC (DC Locations); and

WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation Uniformed Security Supervisors (Affiliated) is not a recognized union and the Security Supervisors are not covered by the National Labor Relations Act; and

WHEREAS, on or about February 26, 2019 Bering Global Solutions, LLC (BGS or Company), was awarded the contract for Security Services previously held by QSS at the DC Locations and although BGS is unwilling to recognize and adopt all of the terms of the QSS Agreement and is further unwilling to enter into a collective bargaining agreement or to recognize USS as a union, BGS is willing to enter into an agreement with the Security Supervisors (BGS and Security Supervisors referred to collectively herein as “Parties”) regarding wages and benefits as more fully outlined below.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

WAGE SCHEDULE

BGS agrees to pay the Supervisors and the supervisors agree to accept the following wages and fringe benefits. The following shall be the straight time hourly rate of pay for the period designated:

Classification February 1, 2020 October 1, 2020 October 1, 2021 October 1, 2022

2nd Lieutenant/SEFC Command Center

$33.65 $35.90 $36.65 $37.40

Lieutenant $34.75 $37.00 $37.75 $38.50

Facility Commander $37.95 $40.20 $40.95 $41.70

HEALTH AND WELFARE (H&W)

The Company shall contribute to a health insurance plan selected by the Employer, on behalf of each eligible bargaining unit employee, the sums set forth below, per hour for all straight time hours paid (and not for overtime, or paid cash-out vacation), for a maximum of 40 hours per week. Employees who select coverage, and have residual contribution remaining, the difference between the cost of the insurance and the total contribution amount, if any, shall be paid as taxable earnings. Employees who demonstrate that they are covered by insurance coverage that meets the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) shall have the entire amount of their H&W allowance paid as taxable earnings.

Effective 10/1/20

Effective 10/1/21

Effective 10/1/22

$4.80 $4.80 $4.80

Pay Benefits

For employees who select coverage, and has residual contribution remaining, the difference between the cost of the insurance and the total contribution amount, if any, shall be contributed to the Employees paycheck as taxable earnings.

Addition contributions required to cover employees’ premiums shall be made by payroll deductions from the employee’s paycheck.

GEAR UP TIME

Command Center LTs shall be paid 15 minutes of gear up (guard mount) prior to shift; that time includes roll-call. An employee who is retained on the shift to complete guard mount activity for any reason shall be compensated for that time.

PERSONAL/SICK LEAVE

Employees shall accrue one (1) hour of paid sick leave for every 30 “hours worked.” An employee is permitted to accrue up to 56 hours of paid sick leave in each accrual year. Paid sick leave will carry over from one accrual year to the next, however, the maximum amount of paid sick leave an employee may have available at any point is 56 hours. Once the 56 hour maximum is reached, no further paid sick leave will accrue until the amount falls below the maximum.

Sick leave may be used for any of the following reasons:

• For an employee’s own physical or mental illness, injury, medical condition;

• When an employee needs to obtain diagnosis, care, or preventative care;

• to care for a child, parent, spouse, domestic partner, or “any other individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship” who has an illness, injury, medical condition, or who needs to obtain diagnosis, care, or preventative care; or for domestic violence, assault, or stalking situations resulting in an illness, injury or medical condition or the need for obtaining diagnosis, care, or preventative care, or to obtain additional counseling, seek relocation, seek assistance from a victim services organization, take related legal action for the employee or one of the above-listed individuals in domestic violence, assault or stalking situations.

VACATION

Regular Full-time employees shall receive vacation based on the amount of years of active service that they have on the DOT Security Contract in accordance with the table below. Regular part-time employees shall accrue vacation on a pro rata basis based on their active, continuous part-time service. Vacations may be scheduled at any time during the year. Employees must request vacation leave at least two (2) weeks in advance from the Supervisor.

Years Vacation 1-4 80 hours

5-9 120 hours

10+

160 hours

401K

Employees will be allowed to participate in the Company 401k plan. Employees may make voluntary, pre-tax contributions to the plan, up to the IRS limits. All terms and conditions of participation will be in accordance with the current 401k plan provisions.

Employees will be eligible for matching contributions under the terms and conditions of the plan.

The Company reserves the right to change the terms of the 401k plan at its discretion. Employees will be notified of material changes to the plan.

HOLIDAYS

All full- t i m e employees shall be paid eight (8) regular straight time hours for the following holidays: