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JOB DESCRIPTION  
Janitor, Porter, Cleaner
DISTRICT  
10
ENTIRE COUNTIES
Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Westchester
WAGES
Per hour
      07/01/2025   10/01/2025   01/01/2026      
 
Janitor/Porter/   $ 19.45   $ 20.45   $ 20.45  
/Cleaner/
Elevator Operator
 
NOTE: Duct cleaning is broken down into two separate functions.
1. The Disassembly, re-assembly and modification of duct, which is covered under Article 8
2. The actual cleaning of the duct which is covered by Article 9
 
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
 
Article 9 §230.6. "Prevailing wage" means the wage determined by the fiscal officer to be prevailing for the various classes of building service employees in the locality. In no event shall the basic hourly cash rate of pay be less than the statutory minimum wage established by article nineteen of this chapter, or, in a city with a local law requiring a higher minimum wage on city contract work, less than the minimum wage specified in such local law.
SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS
Note: Employees retained by an Employer at a newly contracted location shall be given credit for length of service with predecessor employer(s) for all purpose including but not limited to Monetary Benefit entitlement, Vacation entitlement, Holiday entitlement, and Sick Leave entitlement.
 
      07/01/2025 10/01/2025 01/01/2026    
MONETARY BENEFIT*  
Full Time**
 
Less than 6 months $ 7.67   $ 7.67   $ 8.16  
After 6 months   $ 7.75   $ 7.75   $ 8.24  
 
Part Time**
   
Less than 6 months $ 1.09   $ 1.09   $ 1.09  
After 6 months   $ 1.25   $ 1.25   $ 1.25  
 
(*)Amounts are payable after 90 days only on first 40 hrs paid unless note above applies to employee.
(**)FULL TIME defined employees regularly scheduled to work a minimum of 27.5
hours per week
 
SICK LEAVE
 
Beginning with an employee's seventh month of employment, all employees are entitled to seven (7) sick days per calendar year, except in employee's first year of employment when he shall be entitled to 3 days, after 90, then pro rated up to 270 days of employment. Unused sick time to be paid in full by pay week closest to 12/15.
 
VACATION LEAVE
 
Time Employed Vacation Earned
6 Months 3 Days
1 Year   1 Week
2 Years   2 Weeks
5 Years   3 Weeks
15 Years 4 Weeks
25 Years 5 Weeks
 
Vacation pay is based upon the employee's regularly scheduled straight time hours.
 
Paid time off for part-time employees shall be prorated. (See "Introduction to the Prevailing Rate Schedule", 'Wage and Supplements' heading, for a detailed explanation.)
OVERTIME PAY
See (B, B3) on OVERTIME PAGE
All work on 6th consecutive day paid at 1.5 times rate
All work on 7th consecutive day paid at 2 times rate
HOLIDAY
Paid: See (5, 6, *29) on HOLIDAY PAGE
*Note: If an employee is required to work on Juneteenth, said employee shall receive an additional Floating Holiday in lieu of Juneteenth holiday/holiday pay.  
 
Plus choice of either Presidents Day(25) or Martin Luther King, Jr. Day(26)
Plus an additional 2 Floating Holidays
 
In order to be eligible for holiday pay, an employee must work 2 days in week prior to the holiday and complete 60 day probation period.
When any of the stated holidays shall fall on Saturday or Sunday, it shall be observed on the following Monday or preceding Friday, depending upon when the building is closed.
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