Service Contract Act Employees
What is the Service Contract Act?
The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 (SCA) requires general contractors
and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts in excess of $2,500 to
pay service employees in various classes no less than the minimum wage rates and
fringe benefits found prevailing in the locality as determined by Department of
Labor, or the rates contained in a predecessor contractor's collective
bargaining agreement with the employee's union.
Why should I join a
Union?
In today's political and economic climate, now more than ever
workers need to join together and form unions. As the profit motive of
corporations become stronger and stronger, many good loyal workers are beginning
to suffer and only through working as a group and forming a union can the
situation be remedied. Organizing Service Contract Act (SCA) workers is a priority
for the IAM. SCA is a growing segment of the private workforce with hundreds of
thousands of employees who deserve improved pay, benefits, job security and
respect. And, the IAM can deliver. Service contracts employee a wide range of
professions and skill sets. The IAM represents air traffic controllers,
groundskeepers, computer programmers, aircraft mechanics and truck drivers. We
represent the workers who provide logistical support and fueling for the VIP
Fleet and Andrews, AFB including Air Force One. Our members work in Federal
buildings, veterans hospitals, national forests and parks, FAA facilities and
military installations, just to name a few. We represent more SCA employees than
any other union in North America.
So, what’s the secret to our success? The Service Contract Act
provides that employees must be paid not less than the wages and fringe benefits
for their Area Wage Determination (AWD) set by the Department of Labor. But the
key is this, Section 4(c) of the SCA allows for the wages, benefits and
working conditions to be set by union-bargaining. This means that
union-bargained wages and benefits replace the AWD. Furthermore, any would-be
employer has to honor the new wage and benefit rates when they bid on the
government contract, and, they must abide by the contract if they win the award.
So, make the smart choice! Join our thousands of SCA members
currently working for companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, AHNTECH, Inc.,
DynCorp, L3 Communications, Lear Siegler Services, Sikorsky, Chugach, Del-Gen,
Fidelity Technologies, Yulista Management Services and many more.
Contact the IAM Local 264 Organizing
team for more information.
What is the Service Contract Act?
The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 (SCA) requires general contractors
and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts in excess of $2,500 to
pay service employees in various classes no less than the minimum wage rates and
fringe benefits found prevailing in the locality as determined by Department of
Labor, or the rates contained in a predecessor contractor's collective
bargaining agreement with the employee's union.
Why should I join a
Union?
In today's political and economic climate, now more than ever
workers need to join together and form unions. As the profit motive of
corporations become stronger and stronger, many good loyal workers are beginning
to suffer and only through working as a group and forming a union can the
situation be remedied. Organizing Service Contract Act (SCA) workers is a priority
for the IAM. SCA is a growing segment of the private workforce with hundreds of
thousands of employees who deserve improved pay, benefits, job security and
respect. And, the IAM can deliver. Service contracts employee a wide range of
professions and skill sets. The IAM represents air traffic controllers,
groundskeepers, computer programmers, aircraft mechanics and truck drivers. We
represent the workers who provide logistical support and fueling for the VIP
Fleet and Andrews, AFB including Air Force One. Our members work in Federal
buildings, veterans hospitals, national forests and parks, FAA facilities and
military installations, just to name a few. We represent more SCA employees than
any other union in North America.
So, what’s the secret to our success? The Service Contract Act
provides that employees must be paid not less than the wages and fringe benefits
for their Area Wage Determination (AWD) set by the Department of Labor. But the
key is this, Section 4(c) of the SCA allows for the wages, benefits and
working conditions to be set by union-bargaining. This means that
union-bargained wages and benefits replace the AWD. Furthermore, any would-be
employer has to honor the new wage and benefit rates when they bid on the
government contract, and, they must abide by the contract if they win the award.
So, make the smart choice! Join our thousands of SCA members
currently working for companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, AHNTECH, Inc.,
DynCorp, L3 Communications, Lear Siegler Services, Sikorsky, Chugach, Del-Gen,
Fidelity Technologies, Yulista Management Services and many more.
Contact the IAM Local 264 Organizing
team for more information.