Our Collective Bargaining Agreement
ITPE Union Member Advantages
1) The Industrial Technical and Professional Employees collective bargaining agreement contains the following provisions;
| Preamble Union Recognition Union Security and Membership Equal Opportunity Access to Unit Probationary Period Seniority Discharge Grievance Procedure Arbitration Military Leave Leave of Absence Bereavement Leave Shop Stewards Rest Periods Layoffs and Recalls |
Wages Overtime Health and Welfare Vacation Sick Leave Holidays Pensions Uniforms and Safety Equipment Jury Duty Individual Contracts No Strike-No Lockout Picket Lines Employee Injury Government Requirements General Duration |
2) As a result of negotiations with contract employers, a majority of ITPE members are participants of three (3) ITPE Benefits Plans. The Health and Welfare Plan provides benefits for employee and his/her dependents. The Pension Plan provides pension benefits for the employee. The Annual Benefit Fund provides vacation, holiday, sick leave, bereavement leave, training pay and jury duty.
To learn more about the ITPE Benefit Plans, see www.itpebenefits.com.
3) The ITPEU is governed by its Constitution. The Constitution provides for the nomination and election of a President, Secretary-Treasurer, three Vice Presidents and twenty additional convention delegates, all of whom are elected every three years by a majority vote of the ITPE members in good standing.
The ITPEU Convention, attended by the elected officers and delegates, is held every four years during the month of March.
The ITPE takes pride in its accomplishments. It is an organization dedicated to providing our members the best representation possible in negotiations and at the work place.
4) The ITPE has a PAC fund for the sole purpose of keeping politically active in support of legislators who are also dedicated in their support of workers' rights. The ITPE maintains an office in our nation's capital, which monitors all legislation that may have an impact on our members.
The Industrial Technical and Professional Employees Union (ITPE) Collective Provision provides a better standard of living for its members and their families.
All that serves labor serves the nation. All that harms is treason ... If a man tells you he loves America, yet he hates labor, he is a liar... There is no America without labor, and to fleece one is to rob the other.
— Abraham Lincoln

