AGREEMENT Between SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (SEIU), Local 32BJ and NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2008

Section 5. WAGES

1. General wage increases: Commencing with July 1, 2006, all employees shall receive an increase of $10.00 per week over the regular wage received by him/her immediately prior to the expiration of the last Agreement between the parties.
   • Commencing with January 1, 2007, all employees shall receive an additional wage increase of $7.00 per week.
   • Commencing with July 1, 2007, all employees shall receive an additional wage increase of $10.00 per week.
   • Commencing with January 1, 2008, all employees shall receive an additional wage increase of $10.00 per week.
     
     
2. Minimum: Effective July 1, 2006, minimum wages for window cleaners shall be $885.63 per week.
   • Effective January 1, 2007, minimum wages for window cleaners shall be $892.63 per week.
   • Effective July 1, 2007, minimum wages for window cleaners shall be $902.63 per week.
   • Effective January 1, 2008, minimum wages for window cleaners shall be $912.63 per week.
     
     
3. Cash payments: Employees shall be paid in cash on Friday of each week and the amount due each employee is to be marked on his/her pay envelope which shall indicate the name of the employer, the date of payment, the number of straight time hours, the number of overtime hours, all deductions, including Social Security and withholding taxes, and net pay.

   Payments may be made by check provided means, time and place for cashing checks are provided before 3:00 p.m. on Friday. For payroll purposes only, the five day work week shall be deemed to end on Sunday.

4. Substitutes: All substitutes shall be paid at the minimum wage rates as set forth in this Agreement.

   Employers shall only be permitted to engage substitutes on actual days when one of their regular employees is absent from his/her duties because of illness or voluntary absence on the employee's part. Provided the employer makes immediate request of the Union for a substitute, the substitute shall receive the minimum rate per day until the regular employee returns to work. Thereafter, for each day that the substitute shall continue to work in order to make up for work time lost because of the regular employee's absence, the substitute shall be paid at the rate received by the regular employee who had been absent. Violation of the provisions of this Section by the employer shall subject it to the payment of liquidated damages of $10.00 for each violation and payment of the differential in wages.

   A substitute shall become a steady employee if and when the Employer requires a steady employee while a substitute is in the shop.

5. Extra Persons: Extra persons shall be considered as all employees who are to be employed for less than two consecutive weeks' duration in the shop. All extra employees shall be paid at the rate indicated in the Schedule of Wage Rates. No employee shall be considered an extra employee if the employer hires him/her to fill a steady position.
   
   
6. Voluntary Increases: The employer shall not deduct any voluntary increases heretofore or hereinafter granted without the Union's consent, as applied to the individual employee involved unless such increases shall be declared illegal by a duly constituted authority.

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