Contractors
 It's
not a big secret. There are many advantages to becoming a contractor organized
by Operating Engineers Local 825. A unionized workforce enables construction
contractors to qualify to bid for a variety of projects. These include massive
public infrastructure contracts, industrial jobs, as well as all facets of
public and private development.
A collective bargaining agreement, negotiated in good faith,
establishes a framework that sustains and advances your workforce. It provides
for apprenticeship and journeyman training, supplying you with a skilled,
dedicated, productive, and safety oriented workforce. Health care and pension
benefits are defined and funded. Job classifications are clearly identified
with exact wage rates.
As you compete for contracts calling for prevailing wage, your labor costs will
be the same as your competitors, freeing you to focus on the areas of your
expertise in determining a winning bid. Your proven ability to manage the work
won't be undercut by a competitor who tries to slice costs by trying to pay his
workers an unfair, substandard wages and benefits.
Collective bargaining agreements establish clear-cut mechanisms for dealing
with worker concerns on the job. When problems or misunderstandings arise,
management and labor have established ways to work them out before they
escalate.
Like many construction unions, Operating Engineers Local 825 is very aware of
the economics of our industry's marketplace. We want to work as a team with our
unionized contractors, developing the training and education programs they need
at our Operating Engineers Local 825 Training Center.
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