Contract Extension Agreement between Chugach Electric Association, Inc. and UNITE HERE Local 878 for Beluga Power Plant Culinary Employees
Chugach Electric Association, Inc. and UNITE HERE Local 878, representing Beluga Power Plant culinary employees, have agreed to extend their current collective bargaining agreement until June 30, 2021. The extension includes scheduled wage increases, higher employer contributions to health, welfare, and pension benefits, and maintains all other terms of the existing agreement. The extension becomes effective July 1, 2017, upon ratification by the union and approval by Chugach's Board of Directors.
Letter of Agreement
By and between
Chugach Electric Association, Inc. (Chugach)
and
UNITE HERE Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 878
Representing
Beluga Power Plant Culinary Plant Employees
RE: Contract Extension
Incorporation by Reference
The parties agree that the terms and conditions of the current Beluga Power Plant Culinary Collective Bargaining Agreement (“CBA”) between the parties which is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2017 including all attached Letters of Agreement, Letters of Understanding and/or Grievances Resolutions, shall continue in full force and effect until June 30, 2021, except where modified added to or deleted by this Contract Extension Agreement.
Article XII Wages and Job Classification
The parties agree that the wage schedule referenced in Section 1, shall increase in the following manner:
| · | Effective, July 1, 2017, the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by one and one half percent (1.5%). |
| · | Effective, July 1, 2018, the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by the Anchorage CPI-U at no less than two percent (2.0%) and at no more than two and one half percent (2.5%). |
| · | Effective, July 1, 2019, the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by the Anchorage CPI-U at no less than two percent (2.0%) and at no more than two and one half percent (2.5%). |
| · | Effective, July 1, 2020, the base wage rates for all classifications shall increase by three percent (3.0%). |
Article XVI Health and Welfare
The employer agrees to pay the following Health and Welfare contribution amounts (starting from the current amount of $7.25/hour) effective July 1 of each of the following years:
2017- $7.40/hour
2018 - $7.77/hour
2019 - $8.18/hour
2020 - $8.86/hour
Article XVII Pension
The employer agrees to pay the following Pension contribution amounts (starting from the current amount of $6.66/hour) effective July 1 of each of the following years:
2017 - $6.86
2018 - $7.11
2019 - $7.31
2020 - $7.56
No other terms of the current (expiration June 30, 2017) Collective Bargaining Agreement shall be modified by this Letter of Agreement. Upon ratification by the bargaining unit and approval of the Chugach Board of Directors, this Extension Agreement will become effective July 1, 2017.
| /s/ Marvin Jones | /s/ Lee D. Thibert | |||
| UNITE HERE Local 878: Marvin Jones, | For Chugach: Lee D. Thibert | |||
| President 6/14/17 | Chief Executive Officer 3-24-17 | |||
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