Prevailing Rate

Section 310 Section 310.210  Prevailing Rate a)         Classes − The following are prevailing rate classes: Baker Plumber Barber Plumbing Foreman Brickmason Roofer Carpenter Sewage Plant Operator Carpenter Foreman Sign Painter Cosmetologist Sign Painter Helper Electrician Stationary Engineer Electrician Foreman Stationary Engineer – Assistant Chief Highway Construction Equipment Operator Stationary Engineer – Chief Laborer Stationary Fireman Laborer (Building) Steamfitter Laborer Foreman Teacher of Barbering Machinist Teacher of Beauty Culture Maintenance Worker (Power Plant) Tinsmith Painter Trades Tender Painter Foreman Water Plant Operator b)         Boiler Safety Specialist – This section shall apply to employees occupying positions in the Boiler Safety Specialist class that are represented by the RC-008 bargaining unit (see Appendix A, Table L). c)         Rate Certification Process and Effective Date – Copies of signed agreements between contractors or other employers and the respective union shall be certified to the Illinois State Department of Labor by the international representative of the respective union and shall be considered adequate proof of the prevailing rate of wages to be paid, minus the per hour costs of fringe benefits so designated by agreement, if any, in keeping with past practice. The Illinois Department of Labor shall notify the Department of Central Management Services of the prevailing rate.  The effective date of changes in wage rates shall be on the date of certification by the Illinois Department of Labor. d)         Pension Formula Adjustment − Effective January 1, 2006, employees shall be paid an additional 4.00% above the prevailing rate of wages for employees on the standard pension formula and 5.5% above the prevailing rate of wages for employees on the alternative pension formula, minus the per hour costs of fringe benefits.  New prevailing rate employees hired on or after December 1, 2013, shall be paid the appropriate/certified prevailing rate which shall not include the additional 4.00% above the prevailing rate of wages on the standard pension formula and 5.5% above the prevailing rate of wages for employees on the alternative pension formula. e)         Maximum Security Rates – Positions in maximum security institutions shall receive a $75 a month adjustment to the employee's monthly wages for all employees with seven or more years of continuous service with the Department of Corrections.  Employees shall receive the adjustment as long as they remain employees at a maximum-security facility. f)         FY2020 Signing Bonus – Upon ratification of the contract, all bargaining unit employees on active payroll effective June 30, 2020 shall receive a one-time signing bonus of $2,500 within fiscal year 2020.  Only employees on active status shall receive the bonus payable after ratification of the collective bargaining agreement. The signing shall be paid as soon as practicable after the ratification of the agreement. g)         Employee Bonus in Lieu of Merit Incentive Bonus – Those employees who in the past have received a Merit Incentive Bonus and who were employed from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 will receive in the second year of the contract a $600 bonus to be paid on July 1, 2020.  Those employees who in the past have received a Merit Incentive Bonus and who were employed from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 will receive in the third year of the contract a $330 bonus to be paid on July 1, 2021.