MEMBERSHIP
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, & Reinforcing Iron Workers Local No. 301 are members of the Building and Construction Trades and Heavy and Highway Department. Iron Workers work on outside projects erecting buildings and bridges and other related work. A few of our jobs are pictured on the right. As you can see sometimes our work becomes a part of history, like the New River Gorge Bridge, (pictured top).
The Union provides benefits and support for its members. Health Insurance, Pension, and Annuity are paid on top of the hourly rates listed below. The construction industry is booming and now is the best time to join the Union. Our local has over three hundred members, and jurisdiction in counties in West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky. The counties in our jurisdiction are listed below on the wage and fringe form below.
BUILDING & TRADES RATES
Effective December 1, 2007 thru June 1, 2008
WAGE & FRINGE EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2007
Journeyman Ironworker - - - - - - - - - - - - ( See counties listed below for rate )
WV Counties:
Boone, Braxton, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, McDowell, Nicholas, Raleigh,
Boone, Braxton, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, McDowell, Nicholas, Raleigh, Randolph,Webster and, Wyoming - ------------------- - - - - - - - - - - -$24.08
$24.08VA Counties: Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, Washington and Wise$24.08
Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, Washington and Wise$24.08KY Counties: Pike ------ - - - - ---------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $24.08
Pike ------ - - - - ---------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $24.08WV Counties: Kanawha, Clay, Lincoln & Putnam- ------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - $24.08
Health & Welfare- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------- - - - - - - $ 6.00
$ 6.00Pension- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------- - - - $ 7.20Annuity- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -------------- - - - - - - - - $ 2.70Apprenticeship Training ( Fringe )- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 0.34 State Bldg. Tr & ACT ( Deduction )--- - - - - - - - - - - - $ 0.15
$ 0.15Charleston Bldg. Tr.( Deduction) - - ----- - - - - - - - - - - $ 0.05 Construction Adv. ( Fringe )- - - - - - - - ---- - - - - - - - - $ 0.10
$ 0.10L E A D ( Fringe )- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------- - - - $ 0.12Organizing Fund ( Deduction ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 0.19Vacation Fund ( Deduction after taxes ) ( * ) - - - - - - - - $ 1.50*Vacation fund may be held out or remainon payroll check at employee’s optionWorking Assessments (Deduction) VARIES PER PROJECT Contact Union Hall Foreman Rate ( J. I. W. Rate + $1.00 ) - - - - - - - - - - $25.08
$25.08General Foreman Rate ( J. I. W. Rate + $2.00 ) - - - - - - $26.08 Total Fringe Package:$16.46( * There will be an increase effective December 1, 2008 which will be distributed at a later date. )
HEAVY & HIGHWAY RATES
Effective December 1 2007 thru June 1, 2008
Heavy and Highway RatesJourneyman Ironworker - - - - - - - - - - - - ( See counties listed below for rate )
WV Counties:Boone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo,
Boone, Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo,McDowell, Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Webster andWyoming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $29.20VA Counties:Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, Washington and Wise$29.20
Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, Washington and Wise$29.20KY Counties:Pike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $29.20
Pike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $29.20Health & Welfare- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 6.00
$ 6.00Pension- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 7.20Annuity- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 2.70Apprenticeship Training ( Fringe )- - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 0.27Affiliated Construction Trades ( Deduction )- - - - - - - - - $ 0.15WV/HH C. I. F. ( Fringe )- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 0.20I M P A C T ( Fringe ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 0.12Organizing Fund ( Deduction ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 0.19Vacation Fund ( Deduction after taxes ) ( * ) - - - - - - - - $ 1.50*Vacation fund may be held out or remainon payroll check at employee’s optionWorking Assessments ( Deduction ) - - - - - - - - - - - - 6% of grossForeman Rate ( J. I. W. Rate + $2.00 ) - - - - - - - - - - $31.20
$31.20General Foreman Rate ( J. I. W. Rate + $4.00 ) - - - - - - $33.20 Total Fringe Package:$16.49* There will be an increase December 1, 2008 of $1.73 which will be distributed at a later date.
