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Highlights
- National Maintenance Agreement (the Agreement) is between an Employer (Contractor) and the International Union(s) (Not the local union)
- Owners are not signatory to the Agreement
- 14 building trades crafts
- Agreement does not cover superintendents, office/clerical personnel, company management as defined by the NLRA.
- Work covered by this Agreement includes: industrial construction, maintenance, repair, replacement, renovation, and modernization work.
- All Employers are required to conduct a pre-job conference prior to commencing with work (See description below for items to identify)
- Notify appropriate local BCT and all NMA International Unions of time and place
- Pre-jobs may be conducted via telephone
- Reference NMAPC Policy Decision I-3
- Employer must provide written work assignments within 10 days of pre-job
- Failure to follow these steps could result in $500 fine against the Employer.
- Employer agrees to make work assignments to the appropriate Union per NMA work assignment criteria
- Decisions of Record
- Attested Agreements
- Established trade practice
- Or prevailing area practice
- Vertical Agreements are not recognized under the NMAPC Program
- Should a work assignment dispute arise, the Agreement outlines a step-by-step procedure for the resolution of said work assignment dispute (Reference Article I- Recognition, paragraphs 6-13)
- Any participating Union or Employer can refer a work assignment dispute to arbitration for resolution by written notification to the NMAPC Impartial Secretary
- Please note there shall be no disruptions to the progress of work in the event a work assignment dispute arises. (to learn more please call the NMAPC office, display contact info)
Policy Decisions
- I-1 – Non-Participation in the National Maintenance Agreement Program
- Provides clarification for instances where a Union or Unions refuse to extend the NMA to specific project locations
- I-2 – Employer Non-Compliance with the National Maintenance Agreement
- Provides clarification for instances where a signatory Employer or Employers refuse to recognize traditional jurisdiction and violate the spirit and intent of the NMA by deliberately mis-assigning work
- I-3 – Pre-Job Conference Verification Form
- Standardized template to assist Employers, Unions and local building trades councils to document pre-job conferences.
- I-4 – Vertical Agreements
- Outlines and reaffirms the NMAPC’s position that vertical agreements under the NMAPC program shall not be utilized
- Employers working under vertical agreements for NMA work risk the cancellation of their Agreement/Agreements
- I-5 – Failure to Hold a Pre-Job
- Provides clarification that any of the 14 participating International Unions may file a grievance against an Employer that fails to conduct a pre-job conference
- The NMAPC may issue monetary penalties against an Employer found to have failed to conduct a pre-job conference
- I-6 – Work Assignment Dispute Umpire Selection Process
- Solidifies the process by which Work Assignment Dispute Umpires shall be considered in order to preside over disputes that arise under Article i – Recognition of the National Maintenance Agreements (NMAs)