Laborers' LOCAL #196

Laborers' International Union of North America

Laborers' Local #196 is affiliated with LIUNA, 500,000 strong, we are united through collective bargaining agreements which help us earn family-supporting pay, good benefits and the opportunity for advancement and better lives.

Wage Rates

Laborers Local 196 (Monroe County, IL.) Journeyman Wages
August 1st, 2022 – July 31st, 2023

Calculations Based On the Following:
12 Counties Southwestern Illinois Laborers’ District Council

Rate Schedule (BUILDING/HEAVY/HIGHWAY)
Total Package: $61.72     $59.93 + $1.79 (Training, LECET, SICAP)

Time and One-half: $59.93 * 1.5 = $89.90 + $1.79 = $91.69

Double Time: $59.93 * 2 = $119.86 + $1.79 = $121.65

Gross on check:
Straight Time: $30.31
Time and One-Half: $60.28
Double Time: $90.24

*Health/Welfare, Pension, Annuity, Training, LECET, SICAP are in addition to the Straight Time, Overtime & Double Time amounts. LPL & District Council check-off are a deduction from the Straight Time, Overtime & Double Time amounts shown above.

**Working Dues are: $1.85 per hour for Straight Time, $2.70 per hour for Overtime & $3.65 per hour for Double Time.  Working Dues payable to: Laborers’ Local 196, 106 S. Market St. Waterloo, IL. 62298 for any work performed in Monroe County, IL.

Fringe Benefit Contributions:
Health: $7.83 per hour all hours worked
Pension: $14.29 per hour all hours worked
Annuity: $7.50 per hour all hours worked
Training: .80 per hour all hours worked
LECET:  .84 per hour all hours worked
SICAP:  .15 per hour all hours worked
LPL:  .02 per hour deducted after taxes
District Council check-off: .89 per hour deducted after taxes

Total Benefits: $31.41 per hour all hours worked.

Important Information

Central Laborers’ Pension, Welfare and Annuity Funds
PO Box 1267, Jacksonville, IL 62651
Phone: (217) 243-8521
Toll Free: 1-800-252-6571
www.central-laborers.com

Southwestern Illinois Laborers’ Annuity Fund
100 North 17th Street
Belleville, IL 62223
Phone: (618) 233-4121
www.swilaf.org

Southern Illinois Laborers’ & Employers Benefit Funds
5100 Laborers Way, Suite A
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: (618) 998-1300 Fax: (618) 997-9063
www.silehw.org

Med-Pay, Inc.
PO Box 10909, Springfield, MO 65808
Phone: (417) 886-6886
Toll Free: 1-800-777-9087
Fax: (417) 886-2276
www.med-pay.com

Illinois Laborers’ & Contractors Joint Apprenticeship & Training Program
1730 750 N Ave
Mt Sterling, IL 62353-4521
Phone: 1-877-773-2741
www.illaborers.org

Laborers’ International Union of North America
905 16th Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 737-8320
www.liuna.org

LiUNA Midwest Region
1 North Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 525
Springfield, Illinois 62701
Phone: (217) 522-3381
www.midwestlaborers.org

Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America
905 16th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: (202) 628-5465
Fax:  (202) 628-2613
www.lhsfna.org

Southwestern Illinois Laborers District Council
20 Bronze Pointe North
Swansea, IL 62226
Phone: (618) 234-2704
Fax: (618) 234-2721
www.swildc.org

About Local #196

Laborers’ Local 196 was chartered on July 11th, 1934. Local 196 members work in Heavy & Highway Construction and Building Construction. Laborers’ Local 196 is an affiliate of LiUNA!—the Laborers’ International Union of North America—the most progressive, aggressive and fastest-growing union of construction workers, and one of the most diverse and effective unions representing public service employees. LiUNA! members are united through collective bargaining agreements which help us earn family-supporting pay, good benefits and the opportunity for advancement and better lives.

Officers

Business Manager/Secretary Treasurer: Greg T. Kipping
President: Kevin Washausen
Vice-President: Bob Koch
Recording Secretary: Chris Muertz
Sergeant-at-Arms: Neal Wetzler

Executive Board: Tyler Weber
Executive Board: Jim Yakel
Executive Board: George Brady

Auditor: Nathan Ruehle
Auditor: Brian Eckart
Auditor: Robert Mathews

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