Pacific Maritime Association

I N D U S T R Y B E N E F I T S amounts that equal 11.1% of the sum of A-Credits paid in a PMA administrative area. Therefore, the sum of A Credits and I-Credits equals the total hourly assessments paid less the vacation insurance and taxes portion. Payments for A-Credits are made on a regular basis. However, I-Credit payments are made only after the close of the payroll year. Each employer's share of I-Credits is to be the same proportion, that the employer's CFS tons are of the total CFS tons for the area; no employer's I-Credit is allowed to exceed 22.2% of his A-Credits. Dispatch Halls All longshore employees in a port are dispatched through a hall maintained and operated jointly by the ILWU and the PMA under the auspices of a Joint Port Labor Relations Committee. Any longshore worker who is not a member of the Union is permitted to use the dispatching hall only if the worker pays a pro rata share of the dispatching hall expenses, the Labor Relations Committee's expenses and other related expenses. Any non-PMA employer may use the dispatching hall only if that company pays PMA the equivalent of the dues and assessments paid by PMA members for the support of the hall. Workers not on the registered list may not be dispatched from the dispatching hall or employed by any employer while there are individuals on the registered list who are qualified, ready and willing to do the work. The personnel for each dispatching hall, with the exception of the Dispatchers, are appointed by the Joint Labor Relations Committee of each port. Dispatchers are selected by the Union through elections in which all candidates must be qualified according to standards prescribed and measured by the Joint Port Labor Relations Committee. All dispatch hall personnel are governed by rules and regulations set down by the Joint Port Labor Relations Committee. PMA may, at its option, maintain a representative in the dispatching hall, and any authorized representative of the PMA or the Union may inspect dispatching hall records. The dispatching of clerks is similar to that of longshore employees except that there are four central dispatching halls, one in each respective port area with such branch halls as may be mutually agreed. Walking bosses' and foremen's dispatching procedures are contained in local supplemental agreements. The joint operating expenses of the dispatch halls were equally shared by the parties until 1978. During the 1978/81 contract, PMA's portion of all jointly- agreed-to dispatch hall expenses was 75% of the joint dispatch hall costs in the contract year ending July 1, 1978, plus an additional amount each year of the contract. The additional amount was equal to the 1977/78 dispatch hall wage costs multiplied by the cumulative percentage increases in the longshore base wage applicable to each of the contract years. From July 1, 1981, to October 1, 1993, PMA was obligated to pay 85% of joint expenses. The parties agreed to return to the original 50/50 cost sharing formula in the 1993 negotiations. This was accomplished in three steps beginning July 1, 1993, when PMA's share was reduced to 75% of all jointly agreed to dispatch hall expenses. The PMA portion was reduced to 65% effective July 1, 1994, and was returned to 50% effective July 1, 1995. During the 1999 contract negotiations it was agreed that PMA would be obligated to pay 85% of all 1998 base year dispatch hall expenses in exchange for implementation of seven-day allocations, orders and dispatch in those Areas in which it was not currently enacted. 2002, 2008 and 2014 contract negotiations maintained these dispatch hall costs. DISPATCH HALL COSTS Payroll ILWU PMA Year Portion Portion Total 2013 $3,786,646 $32,098,436 $35,885,082 2014 $3,977,837 $28,443,127 $32,420,964 2015 $4,294,656 $29,454,950 $33,749,606 2016 $4,934,477 $30,907,003 $35,841,480 2017 $5,240,562 $31,975,905 $37,216,467 2017 is based on unaudited financial report. OICT at the Port of Oakland at night. 47 P A C I F I C M A R I T I M E A S S O C I A T I O N

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