Boilermakers_Local_28_CBA_2025-27-1.pdf

This is a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Boilermakers Local 28 and employers for the period of 2025-2027, establishing wage scales, benefits, and working conditions for boilermaker workers. The agreement outlines hourly wage rates that increase annually, with base rates and fringe benefit contributions specified for various classifications of work, including journeyworkers, apprentices, and helpers. The CBA defines the scope of work covered under the agreement, apprenticeship requirements and ratios, and procedures for dispute resolution and grievance handling. Key provisions address safety requirements, working hours, overtime compensation, and travel pay for work performed outside the employee's home territory. The agreement establishes health and welfare fund contributions, pension plan participation, and industry advancement fund contributions, with specific dollar amounts allocated to each category per hour worked.

The wage structure provides for progression through apprenticeship levels, with journeyworker rates significantly higher than apprentice and helper classifications. Fringe benefits are administered through union-controlled trust funds, and employers are obligated to contribute specified amounts for each hour of work performed by covered employees. The agreement includes provisions for union security, specifically addressing dues checkoff and union membership requirements, and establishes procedures for managing work assignments and protecting union jurisdiction. The CBA also addresses training and retraining programs, health and safety standards compliance, and mechanisms for cost-of-living adjustments or wage reopeners if economic conditions warrant modification during the 2025-2027 term.