Below find the information for the Plumber’s and Pipefitter’s trades. For older wage schedules or fringe forms please contact MCA Detroit.
PLUMBERS LOCAL 98
2024 Plumber Wage Update
Labor Update – (effdt 06/03/2024)
BTJ Journeyperson Rate – (effdt 06/03/2024)
SRC Journeyperson Rate – (effdt 06/03/2024)
Apprentice (1st – 5th YR) – (effdt 07/01/2024)
Applicant – (effdt 07/01/2024)
Metal Trades Helper – (effdt 06/03/2024)
Metal Trades Div. Plumber – (effdt 06/03/2024)
Summer Worker – (effdt 07/01/2024)
Working Principal – (effdt 06/03/2024)
Plumber Wage Package (all of the above)
2024 Plumber Fringe Forms
BTJ Journeyperson Rate – (effdt 06/05/2024)
SRC Journeyperson (service repair / residential / light commercial) – (effdt 06/05/2024)
1ST-5TH Year Apprentice – (effdt 07/01/2024)
Applicant – (effdt 07/01/2024)
Metal Trades Helper – (effdt 06/05/2024)
Metal Trades Div. Plumber – (effdt 06/05/2024)
Summer Worker – (effdt 07/01/2024)
Working Principal – (effdt 06/05/2024)
Plumber Fringe Package (all of the above)
Plumber Fringe Forms in Excel (zip download)
Employer / Employee Notice Form
When a plumbing employee changes to a position that no longer requires fringe benefits to be paid. notification must then be submitted to MCA Detroit, Local Union 98 and to BeneSys using the following notice document. Access document here.
Form: 2025 Defined Contribution Pension Plan – Wage Reduction Election Form
EMPLOYER / EMPLOYEE NOTICE FORMS
Employer / Employee Notice Form
When a plumbing employee changes to a position that no longer requires fringe benefits be paid, notification must then be submitted to MCA Detroit, Local Union 98 and to BeneSys using the following notice document. Access document here
Apprentice Affidavit form – Here
STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Standards of Excellence
Download document here.
DISMISSAL FORM (ONLINE FILING NOW AVAILABLE)
Dismissal Form (online filing now available)
(effdt-6/28/2013)
[Please only use this form and only this form when the
employee is Not Eligible for Rehire]
File Online (Please download first)
or
Download Form (please note this must be filled out in Adobe)
Note: If filing online and using an Apple device, using
the free Adobe Reader app may allow the user to fill
and submit this form electronically. If not please
download the document to fill and send to appropriate
emails listed on the form.
CONTRACTOR APPRENTICESHIP REIMBURSEMENT
2024 Reimbursement Rates/School Day (eff. 7/1/2024)
Apprenticeship Reimbursement Form
Approved for use by the Plumber JAC
ONLINE APPRENTICE EVALUATION FORM
Online Apprentice Evaluation Form Click here to access.
PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 636
2024 Pipefitter Wage Update
Labor Update Summary – (effdt – 06/03/2024)
Jouneyperson – (effdt – 06/03/2024)
Graduate Service Journeyperson – (effdt – 06/03/2024)
Apprentice – (effdt – 06/03/2024)
Apprentice Applicant/MET – (effdt – 06/03/2024)
Mechanical Equipment Serviceperson – (effdt – 06/03/2024)
Working Principal – (effdt – 06/03/2024)
Pipefitter Wage Package (all of the above)
2024 Pipefitter Fringe Forms
Journeyperson – (effdt – 06/05/2024)
Graduate Service Journeyperson I, II, III – (effdt – 06/05/2024)
Apprentice – (effdt – 06/05/2024)
MES – (effdt – 06/05/2024)
Apprentice Applicant/MET – (effdt – 06/05/2024)
Working Principle – (effdt – 06/05/2024)
Pipefitter Fringe Package (all of the above)
Pipefitter Fringe Forms in Excel (zip download)
Form: 2025 Defined Contribution Pension Plan – Wage Reduction Election Form
STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Download document here.
DISMISSAL FORM
Dismissal Form (online filing now available)
(effdt-5/23/2013)
[Please only use this form and only this form when the
employee is Not Eligible for Rehire]
Download Form
or
File Online (please note this must be filled out in Adobe)
Note: If filing online and using an Apple device, using the free
Adobe Reader app may allow the user to fill and submit this form electronically. If not please download the document to fill and send to appropriate emails listed on the form.
CONTRACTOR APPRENTICESHIP REIMBURSEMENT
2024 Reimbursement Rates/School Day (eff. 7/1/2024)
Apprenticeship Reimbursement Form
Approved for use by the Pipefitter JAC
ONLINE APPRENTICE EVALUATION FORM
Online Apprentice Evaluation Form: Click here to access.
**Please download form to your computer before filling out**
AGREEMENTS
UA / MSCA National Service & Maintenance Agreement
Contract effective: August 1, 2021 – July 31, 2027
NSMA Update September 2022
Slides (PDF)
Slides (PowerPoint)
PLUMBER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
Plumber Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
Contract effective: June 17, 2019 – May 31, 2025
Memorandum of Understanding – 2020 Labor Update Allocations
MOU Signed June 01, 2020
MCA Detroit Grievance Form
Grievance Form
Contractor Directory Data Form – To be updated as business operations change
Form
REGARDING SUPERVISION WAGES
For those who received the wage update from Local 98, please be aware that the “suggested” supervision wages ARE NOT part of our Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please note that all Labor Updates listed on this site, have both Labor and Employer signatures on them and contain ALL the rates which Employers are obligated to pay.
Please notify our office if you receive pressure in any form to pay the “suggested” supervision rates.
Posted: 6-10-2014
AGREEMENTS
UA / MSCA National Service & Maintenance Agreement
Contract effective: August 1, 2021 – July 31, 2027
NSMA Update September 2022
Slides (PDF)
Slides (PowerPoint)
PIPEFITTER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
PIPEFITTER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
Contract effective: September 5, 2022 – May 31, 2026
PIPEFITTER MOU – Fringe Fund payment modification
Effective: April 09, 2020
PIPEFITTER MOU – Pre-Apprentice Base Wage Rate modification
Effective: October 24, 2019
MCA Detroit Grievance Form
Grievance Form
Contractor Directory Data Form – To be updated as business operations change
Form
REGARDING SUPERVISION WAGES
For those who received the wage update from Local 636, please be aware that the “suggested” supervision wages ARE NOT part of our Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please note that all Labor Updates listed on this site, have both Labor and Employer signatures on them and contain ALL the rates which Employers are obligated to pay.
Please notify our office if you receive pressure in any form to pay the “suggested” supervision rates.
Posted: 6-10-2014
SOLICITATION NLRB RULING
In a March 2010 ruling, the National Labor Relations Board defined solicitation rules to be implemented at Pipefitter Local 636 when working with member contractors of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Detroit. Contractors who are not members of the Association are not affected by this ruling.
Member employers have the right to solicit unemployed pipefitters by name. In their Notice to Employees, the NLRB states, “We (Local 636) will advise members in writing that we will no longer give effect to any rule prohibiting our members from soliciting work from Association contactors without our consent, and prohibiting Association members from requesting specific individuals to be referred for employment.” Also stated, “We (Local 636) will not deny the requests of the employer members of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Detroit (the Association) for specific individuals to be referred for employment.”
This ruling applies to all journeymen pipefitters, apprentices, pre-apprentices, mechanical equipment servicemen (MES), mechanical equipment tradesmen (MET), and metal tradesmen (MT) employed by employer-members of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Detroit.
Recommendations for Solicitation Implementation
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To insure that your prospective member is unemployed and available to work, make contact with him and ask if he would like to come to work for you. It’s probably a good idea to assure the member that you will request him fro m the Union and that he can expect to be contacted by the Union to be dispatched to your job |
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It is better to fax rather than call the Union with your request for manpower by name. The fax provides a written record, minimizes the chance for misunderstanding and if copied to me, allows me to help resolve any misunderstandings with minimal participation by you. |
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If your request is not answered satisfactorily, contact Carl Evans or Chris Freeman by e-mail explaining the situation and we will take it from there. |
View the full text of the Notice to Employees.
Please note that the Association continues to consider the Union’s Out of Work List a valuable tool. This list tracks skill and certifications so that when we do not have someone specifically in mind we can use that list to hire.
One clear benefit of this ruling is that now employers who call for a specific employee will be perceived as the true employer, establishing a good employer/employee relationship early. This will satisfy the customer’s demand for quality and productivity.
Posted: 5-3-10
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