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Labor Relations
Labor Relations
Wes Young
Labor Relations Manager
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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Labor Relations
Topics
• Introduction
• Mission
• Agreements
• Work Issues
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Labor Relations
Introduction
• Wes Young – Labor Relations Manager
• Staff of 4.5
• We cover the 1375 square miles of the Nevada Test Site (NTS),
North Las Vegas (NLV) facilities, and the Remote Sensing
Laboratory (RSL) at Nellis Air Force Base under our Union
contracts.
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Labor Relations
Mission
• Labor Relations serves to act as the primary point of contact for
internal and external customers on labor agreement issues and all
issues involving bargaining unit employees.
• Teaming with the Southern Nevada Labor Alliance, the Labor
Relations Department seeks to provide a highly qualified and
competitive approach to maintaining and operating the facility for the
Department of Energy (DOE).
• The intents of the Alliance with which the Labor Relations
Department interacts, is set out efficient working conditions,
maintain harmonious relations, secure optimum productivity and
eliminate delays in the work undertaken by the employer.
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Labor Relations
Agreements
• National Security Technologies LLC (NSTec) is signatory to seven
(7) Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) from October 1, 2007 to
October 1, 2012:
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Construction
Maintenance and Operations
Tunnel and Tunnel Shaft
Firefighters
Paramedics
Culinary
501 Maintenance Engineers
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Labor Relations
Agreements (cont.)
• The majority of work is covered under the Construction and M&O
agreements.
– These agreements identify standard “Boilerplate Article” provisions that
apply to all craft.
• Shifts, Transportation, Reporting time, Minimum Pay, overtime, Meal
Periods, and other standard work provisions.
– They also contain Appendices containing specific terms applying to
particular craft.
• Wage and Fringe Information, Safety Rules, Apprenticeship programs,
Foreman differentials, Overtime rules, Hiring / Referral procedures
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Agreements (cont.)
• The Construction Project Labor Agreement covers 16 unions:
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Asbestos Workers
Boilermakers
Bricklayers
Carpenters / Millwrights
Electrical Linemen
Electrical Wiremen
Iron Workers
Laborers
- Operating Engineers
- Painters
- Plasterers & Cement Masons
- Plumbers & Pipefitters
- Roofers
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Sprinkler Fitters
- Teamsters
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Labor Relations
Agreements (cont.)
• The M&O Project Labor Agreement covers 10 unions:
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Boilermakers
Carpenters / Millwrights
Electrical Linemen
Electrical Wiremen
Laborers
Operating Engineers
Painters
Plumbers & Pipefitters
Sheet Metal Workers
Teamsters
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Labor Relations
Agreements (cont.)
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Other Agreements:
– The Tunnel and Tunnel-Shaft PLA
• Held with the Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local Union No. 872
– The Firefighters PLA
• Held with the Teamsters, Local Union No. 631 Firefighters
– The Paramedics PLA
• Held with the International Association of Emergency Medical Technicians and
Paramedics, Local Union No. R14-98
– The Culinary PLA
• Held with the Culinary Workers, Local Union No. 226
– The Maintenance Engineers PLA
• Held with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 501
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Agreements (cont.)
• Work Subject to the Agreements
– According to the Davis-Bacon Act:
• “Covered” work is subject to the Construction PLA
• “Non-Covered” work is subject to the M&O PLA
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Labor Relations
Work Issues
• The Labor Relations Staff administers Supervisor Training in the
following areas:
• Work Jurisdiction
– Work assigned to specific crafts under each PLA are:
• Based on established practices, safety, qualifications, economy and
efficiency
– Jurisdictional decisions are subject to:
• 10 – Volumes
• International Agreements
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Labor Relations
Safety Performance
• Labor Alliance Safety Committee (LASC)
– Mission Statement
• “To provide a safe work environment through the encouragement of
employee participation. Employees will have a voice in safety and health
and can openly and pro-actively resolve issues in cooperation with
management.”
• Monthly Labor Management Meetings
– Safety Performance Review
• Stewards Meetings
• New Hire Orientation
– NSTec Philosophy
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Labor Relations
Conclusion
• Questions
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