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Richland Operations Office Labor and Pension Landscape November 17, 2015.

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1 Richland Operations Office Labor and Pension Landscape November 17, 2015

2 Labor 2

3 Work Covered by Davis-Bacon Act Hanford contractors currently have one project labor agreement (PLA) titled Hanford Site Stabilization Agreement: Applies to employees performing work, under contracts (or subcontracts) administered by DOE-RL that are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act Negotiated between signatory Hanford contractors and Union Building and Construction Trades Department (AFL-CIO level) Full-time workers (2015) with RL prime contractors: ~100 (does not include subcontractor data) Establishes parameters for wage and fringe benefits; hours of work, shifts, and overtime; holidays, safety & health; and general working conditions –Building trades employees receive pension and benefit plans through the union Construction workforce is typically obtained through the local building trades hiring hall 3

4 Boilermakers #242 Carpenters #1849 Electricians #112 Iron Workers #14 Operating Engineers #370 Sheet Metal Workers #66 Pipe Fitters #598 Teamsters #690 Bricklayers #3 Cement Masons #478 Insulators/ Allied Workers #82 Laborers #348 Painters #427 Sprinkler Fitters #669 Roofers #189 CWBCTC Millwrights #1699 Labor categories represented by the Central Washington Building and Construction Trades Council (CWBCTC) - 16 affiliates Labor Picture Building & Construction Trades Structure 4

5 Service Contract Act Covered Work Labor Representation Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council (HAMTC), commonly called the Metal Trades Full-time RL prime contract workers (2015) represented by HAMTC: ~1,300 Perform day-to-day operations and maintenance vs. construction work covered by the Davis-Bacon Act Collective bargaining agreements (CBA) currently in place If successor contractor hires majority of predecessor employees and there is no significant change in the essential nature of the business, the new contractor will be required to recognize HAMTC as the bargaining agent and negotiate a CBA Successor contractor must comply with all provisions of the Service Contract Act 5

6 HAMTC Structure Boilermakers #242 Firefighters #1-24 IBEW (Electricians) #77 IUOE (Oprtg Engrs) #280 United Steelworkers #12-369 Machinists #1951 Sheet Metal #55 IBEW (Electricians) #984 Insulators #120 Ironworkers #14 Plumbers/ Steamfitters #598 Painters #427 Cement Masons #478 Teamsters #839 HAMTC Structure Labor categories represented by the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council (HAMTC) - 14 affiliates 6

7 Pension and Benefits 7

8 Employee Categories For pension and benefits, employees (union represented and non- represented) fall under the following two categories*: Incumbent as defined by the contract – Hanford Site Pension Plan – Hanford Site Savings Plan – Hanford Employee Welfare Trust (health benefits) Non-incumbent as defined by the contract – Market-based benefit plans for health benefits and retirement 8 * 2015 total: ~3,200 FTEs (RL only)

9 Hanford Site Pension Plan A multiemployer-defined benefit pension plan (as opposed to a multiple employer plan) Contractors with incumbent employees as defined by the contract will become sponsors and therefore fiduciary to the plan Each sponsor is responsible for ensuring the IRS-qualified status of the plan Failure to maintain qualified status of an individual employer will result in: – Failure of the entire Hanford Site Pension Plan affecting all sponsoring contractors – Failure to maintain a qualified plan will likely result in unallowable costs to the contractor – DOE reimbursement of an amount equal to the contractor’s ERISA-required minimum plan contribution 9

10 Other Benefits Contractor benefit plans need to be sufficient to attract and retain qualified employees to meet the required elements of the contract DOE intends to include pension and benefit H clauses in the draft RFP for industry input 10


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