a:29:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"2";s:8:"entry_id";s:3:"972";s:6:"sticky";s:1:"n";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2010-08-04 07:57 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:2:"15";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"4";s:10:"new_weblog";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:79:"Settlement With Ironworkers Local 396  Calls for Wage, Training  Rate Increases";s:9:"url_title";s:75:"settlement_with_ironworkers_local_396_calls_for_wage_training_rate_increase";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Update";s:10:"field_id_5";s:79:"Settlement With Ironworkers Local 396  Calls for Wage, Training  Rate Increases";s:10:"field_ft_5";s:4:"none";s:10:"field_id_9";s:275:"After a bargaining session that ran late into Tuesday night, contractors and representatives of Ironworkers Local 396 reached  a settlement calling  for a three-year agreement with $1.50 per year in wage increases and a 10 cent per year increase in contributions to training.";s:10:"field_ft_9";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_13";s:0:"";s:10:"field_id_7";s:51:"Ironworkers, Erectors and Riggers, AGC of St. Louis";s:10:"field_ft_7";s:4:"none";s:10:"field_id_8";s:1382:"<p>After a bargaining session that ran late into Tuesday night, contractors and representatives of Ironworkers Local 396 reached  a settlement calling  for a three-year agreement with $1.50 per year in wage increases and a 10 cent per year increase in contributions to training.</p>
<p><img alt=\"Ironworkers\" class=\"image-right\" height=\"216\" src=\"/images/uploads/ironworkers.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"183\" />The Associated General Contractors of St. Louis issued this statement to its members. &ldquo;A tentative agreement was reached late yesterday between AGC of St. Louis/Erectors &amp; Riggers of St. Louis and Ironworkers Local 396.&nbsp; This tentative agreement is a three-year agreement that calls for a $1.50 per year increase in wages and fringes plus a $0.10 increase to training (CTAF).&nbsp; In addition, there are crew size and welders&rsquo; helper relief included in this agreement to help offset the wage/fringe increases.&nbsp; Wording is being finalized and should be available within a week.\"</p>
<p>Leonard Toenjes, president of AGC of St. Louis said, \"Special thanks are due to the management members of the negotiating committee who put in many hard hours to obtain a settlement.&nbsp; Every effort was made to make changes to this agreement to improve competitiveness for our signatory contractors.\"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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