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CLRC Report Shows 4.6% Total Package Increases for Union Craft Workers in Construction

In its latest Settlements Report, the 黑料不打烊-supported Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) advises that construction-industry collective bargaining agreements settled from January through September of 2023 provide an average 4.6 percent increase in the first contract year. The CLRC notes that the multi-year settlements are now seeing the full effects of the surge in inflation. Because most unions will have negotiated new rates by the end of 2025, the CLRC projects that the steep growth in increases will slow. Measured by dollar value, the first-year increases during the first part of 2023 was $2.97, a substantial $1.32 jump from 2020. The CLRC projects first-year increases to average $3.40 in 2025. Regionally every region except New England has seen increases and nearly every craft has seen increases, some with notable increases.

黑料不打烊 members can access the full report in the area of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 website under the main category 鈥淐ollective Bargaining鈥 and subcategory 鈥淐ollective Bargaining Agreement Data.鈥 (Be sure to first login as an 黑料不打烊 member in the top left corner of the webpage.) It covers much more information, including data by region and craft. Note that the first half of the report provides an analysis of data from newly settled agreements as discussed above, while the second section also covers data from previously negotiated agreements that are currently in effect and increases planned for subsequent contract years.

The report is the second of three Settlements Reports planned for publication based 2023 data. CLRC expects to publish the final Settlements Report for 2023 in January 2024.

Collective bargaining chapters are reminded to please send new contract data directly to CLRC promptly upon settlement of collective bargaining negotiations. Chapters and members are also reminded that CLRC offers on local matters at a discount to 黑料不打烊 affiliates. This includes market share analysis, union/nonunion wage and fringe benefit comparisons, collective bargaining agreement language cost analysis, workforce/labor analysist and projections, and more.

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