Employer Benefits

COMPETITIVE LABOR COSTS
Local 571 operators and apprentices are well-trained, skilled and productive workers.

RECRUITING AND RETENTION
Hiring halls provide an available pool of workers. Union wages attract quality workers and help ensure retention.

RELIABLE WORKFORCE
Local 571 operators are fit for duty, on time and dependable.

TRAINED AND CERTIFIED WORKERS
Skills training and required certifications are provided through our Training Center in Omaha, Nebraska

OSHA TRAINING AND SAFETY AWARENESS
First Aid, CPR, OSHA 10-hour training, and HAZMAT training are provided to all members at no cost.

EXPANDED WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Signatory contractors work for both union and non-union general contractors.

WORKFORCE MOBILITY
Signatory contractors can utilize their own work force or can hire from Local 571’s union halls as needed.

LABOR HARMONY
Local 571 focuses on jobsite cooperation and harmony, rather than adversarial relations.

COST SAVINGS
Training Program (no additional cost)

• OSHA - HAZMAT – FORKLIFT – CCO (training and certifications)
• First-Aid / CPR
• Registered Apprenticeship
• Skills upgrade training

Health Insurance

• Benefits are paid in at a set, hourly straight time rate
• NO EMPLOYER ADMINISTRATION OF THE HEALTH CARE PLAN

Pension

• All eligible employees of the corporation earn vesting credit for their time employed with the corporation, if they do not have a prior Initial Participation Date in the Central Pension Fund
• Benefits are paid in at a set, hourly straight time rate
• Employer does not incur administration costs for the pension plan

Wages

• Fixed costs: know in advance what the increases will be, if any – including the health care cost variable
• Only pay additional costs on wages (SS, unemployment, workers comp.)
• Registered apprentices receive rates established in the Apprenticeship Program, which are lower than prevailing wage rates