Applications
Please call the Business Office to set up an appointment: (518) 374-6704
Click on the Application Links below to download Union Application and Directions.
After filling out application, save it to your desktop, then email it back.
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Initiation
$929.00: You will be sent an invoice after 2 months. You will need to pay the initiation fee of $800.00 plus 3 months of union dues, $129.00. Initial payment must be made with Cash, Check or Money Order.
Dues
$43.00 per month, due on the 1st of each month. Send a check or money order payable to Laborers’ Local 157, 348 Duanesburg Rd. Schenectady, NY 12306, along with your Union Book (card). I’ll stamp the back and return it to you. You may also use the PayPal Portal(one-time payments) or set up a recurring payment with your banking institution as a bill pay option.
If you are 2 or more months delinquent The International will automatically suspend you.
Late fee for suspended members: 8% of the initiation fee ($800.00) which amounts to $64.00 per month for back dues, plus 3 months future dues ($129.00) paid in full.
EXAMPLE: If you are 2 months late you will be suspended without notice, and it will cost you the delinquent fee plus 3 months future dues to become reinstated.
|
Delinquent fee |
Future Dues |
Total |
|
(2 x $64.00 = $128.00) |
(3 months dues x $43.00 = $129.00) |
$257.00 |
| $86.00 or $257.00, you decide!! | ||
SO MAKE SURE YOU DON’T BECOME SUSPENDED. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Wages
Building: $38.55/ Heavy Highway $41.43 plus $3.90 per hr. annuity. - Health Benefits
After 500 hours of work (in a 6 month period) you are covered. Save your pay stubs and then contact the Benefit Office at 374-8872 to inform them. This rule is for initial eligibility only. - Union Meetings
Meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of each Month at 7:00. Pizza & Soda will be served at 6:00 pm for those who wish to socialize before the meeting. You must be a member to attend.
We urge all members to attend!! - Mandatory Classes
We have 4 mandatory classes you need to meet in order to be eligible for many of our jobs. These are given in the winter months. Schedules are at the hall. Please call 426-0290 to sign up for any classes you do not have. Don’t wait; get your name on the list, classes fill up fast.
OSHA-10 / ICRA / Certified Scaffold / Certified Lull / Certified flagging - Layoff
You must come in to sign the out of work list to be eligible for work. It must be resigned every 90 days or your name automatically comes off the list. - Poor Performance
3 discharges for poor performance will result in removal from referral list for a period of 1 year and advised to solicit his/her own work.