A copy of the full Master Agreement, with changes, has been forwarded to each Local as of Tuesday, January 23, 2007. The highlights are as follows:

 

 

Article  I	Name of Employer Group
Article II	No Change
Article III	No Change
Article IV	NO CHANGE
Article IV (A)	NO CHANGE
Article V	New gross increase of 5.75% per hour for the first year and $3.00 per hour for each year there after.
Article VI	No Change
Article VII	NO CHANGE
Article VIII	No Change
Article VIII (A)	No Change
Article IX	No Change
Article X	Par 4 - Eleven month language  - New Paragraph 6
Article XI	Added new annuity contribution rates
Article XII	No Change
Article XIII	No Change
Article XIV	No Change
Article XV	Added new Par 4(A) - Advisory Arbitration pilot program
Article XVI	No Change
Article XVII	Contribution increases
Article XVIII	Contribution increases
Article XVIII (A)	Contribution increase and control of future increases
Article XIX	Contribution amounts
Article XX	Contribution amounts
Article XXI	No Change
Article XXI (A)	No Change
Article XXII	Changes in various paragraphs
Article XXIII	No Change
Article XXIV	No Change
Article XXV	No Change
Article XXVI	No Change
Article XXVII	No Change
Article XXVIII	No Change
Appendix A	Some New Letters
Substance Abuse	Removed every 6 month testing language in Par 2 and made other changes in various paragraphs.

 

Throughout the Agreement, the word(s) Company and Employer have been changed to "NEBA", where appropriate.