Cement_Masons_Local_592_CBA-_2025-28-1.pdf

This document is a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Cement Masons Local 592 and the State of New Jersey, effective for the period 2025-2028. The agreement establishes wage rates, working conditions, and employment terms for cement masons employed on public works projects in New Jersey. The CBA specifies hourly wage scales that increase annually throughout the three-year contract period, with rates differentiated by classification level and experience. The agreement covers apprenticeship programs, fringe benefits including health and welfare contributions, pension plan participation, and training fund assessments. Key provisions address working hours, overtime compensation, safety requirements, and dispute resolution procedures. The agreement applies to all public works projects within the jurisdiction, including the referenced Ocean County road reconstruction and resurfacing project in Lakewood Township, ensuring prevailing wage compliance for all cement mason workers on the project.

The wage rates established in this CBA serve as prevailing wage requirements for all cement mason labor on public works projects subject to prevailing wage laws in New Jersey. Contractors bidding on the Ocean County road project must comply with these rates when calculating labor costs and project budgets. The agreement includes provisions for fringe benefits payable to workers or into designated trust funds, as well as contributions to apprenticeship and training programs. The CBA establishes the minimum compensation structure that contractors must account for in their bids, ensuring standardized labor costs across public works projects and protecting worker wages and benefits throughout the contract term.