Collective bargaining negotiations settled from January through September of 2018 resulted in an average first-year increase in wages and benefits of 3.0 percent or $1.70, and a median of 2.6 percent or $1.43, according to the Construction Labor Research Council鈥檚 (CLRC鈥檚) latest Settlements Report.
The Insulators negotiated the highest average first-year increase at 4.5 percent of $2.75, while the Teamsters negotiated the lowest at 2.0 percent or $1.01. Regionally, the highest first-year settlements came out of the Northwest at 4.5 percent or $2.83, and the lowest came out of the Southeast at 2.0 percent or $1.07.
CLRC reports that, in percentage terms, the average increase for the first year of settlements has slowly and steadily risen since 2010, but the latest average still falls below the average reported during the 2006鈥2008 timeframe.
The complete report is available to 乌鸦传媒 members in the area of 乌鸦传媒鈥檚 website under the main category 鈥淐ollective Bargaining鈥 and subcategory 鈥淐ollective Bargaining Agreement Data.鈥 An updated report is expected in December or January.
乌鸦传媒鈥檚 collective bargaining chapters are reminded to please send settlements information to CLRC at clrc@clrcconsulting.org promptly after settling negotiations. Chapters and members are also reminded that CLRC is available to assist with custom projects, such as analyses of local market share, contract language costs, union vs. nonunion wage and benefits comparisons, and wage and benefits benchmarks, at a discount for 乌鸦传媒 affiliation. For more information about these services, please call CLRC at (202) 347-8440 or visit .