| Article II. Wages |
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ARTICLE II WAGES Section 1. Wage Increases - Current Employees. (a) Employees whose straight-time basic wage rate in effect on September 30, 2004, is more than $21.00 per hour shall receive the following increases in their straight-time basic wage rate: Effective Date Increase October 1, 2004 $1.00 per hour October 1, 2006 $1.00 per hour October 1, 2008 $1.00 per hour October 1, 2009 $1.00 per hour 2 (b) Employees whose straight-time basic wage rate in effect on September 30, 2004, is $21.00 per hour or less shall receive the following increases in their straight-time basic wage rate: Effective Date Increase October 1, 2004 $2.00 per hour October 1, 2006 $2.00 per hour October 1, 2008 $1.50 per hour October 1, 2009 $1.50 per hour Section 2. New Employees. The starting straight-time basic wage rate for new employees who enter the industry on or after October 1, 2004, shall be $16.00 per hour. New employees shall include any former employee who did not work at least one (1) hour under the prior Master Contract during the period from October 1, 2000, through and including September 30, 2004. New employees hired during the term of this Master Contract shall be entitled to receive the increases set forth in Article II, Section 1(b) of this Master Contract that go into effect after the date of their hire. |