Labor Relations Division Committee

Labor Agreements
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The AGC Labor Relations Division is organized on a regional basis with an overall Chairman who sits on the AGC Board of Directors. Membership is comprised of AGC and non AGC members who authorize the Division to represent them in labor negotiations with specified construction Labor Unions. Members enjoy the following:

• Active participation in the negotiation and/or the ratification of all newly negotiated collective bargaining agreements.
• Representation in labor negotiations by the AGC labor relations professionals.
• Assistance in the resolution of jurisdictional disputes among any of the specified construction labor unions.
• Counsel and interpretation of language of the collective bargaining agreements with those trades with which we negotiate.
• Representation by the AGC labor relations professionals in grievance, disputes and arbitrations with the unions with which we have agreements.
• Access to construction labor leaders in the state and regionally for discussions of mutual interest throughout the terms of collective bargaining agreements.
• Advocacy by the labor relations professionals in public forums.
• Legal interpretation of state and federal statutes concerning employee matters, representation in administrative proceedings in labor relations matters where appropriate, and referrals to and recommendations of private counsel when required.
• Our LRD members serve as trustees on and recommend contractor selections to jointly administered Taft - Hartley benefit fund trusts for the unions with which members have collective bargaining agreements.
• Advocate legislative and regulatory change at the state level to improve the regulatory climate to the benefit of all contractors.
• Labor relations professionals maintain relationships with other regional labor professionals in the construction industry who negotiate with the same unions that the Division is signatory with.
• Members have member only internet access and hard copy distribution to the following documents:
  1. All collective bargaining agreements and memoranda of agreements for all trades the Association is signatory to.
  2. Labor Relations Bulletins
  3. Updated Wage and Benefits summary for all agreements - a handy reference for current rates and benefits along with a summary of key provisions in the collective bargaining agreement.