The Clean Slate works hard every single day to make sure that members have access to jobs which allow us to feed our families. This has always been and will always be our top priority. Apart from 2020 when the pandemic threw our City into turmoil, hours have steadily increased for the last decade. Our members are the best trained and hardest working in the industry. And our job has always been to make sure that the entire construction industry respects us and recognizes our power.

Nationwide pensions have been in a growing crisis. Even in NYC many unions have seen their pensions threatened with decreasing payouts for retirees. You work hard and deserve to retire with the dignity you’ve earned. Your pension is secure and our annuity last year had a return of 9.99%. This means that you can feel secure you will have enough money saved at the end of your career. The Clean Slate has always made retirement security a priority, with leadership that studies the markets and invests to protect your future.

At a time when pension funds across the country are cutting or freezing payments to retirees your pension credits have gone up. Two years ago Mike Prohaska and the Clean Slate were able to secure a 12% increase in the value of pension credits while keeping the plan 100% funded. The Clean Slate is constantly looking for ways to improve the lives of all of our members.  Increasing pension credits will let you enjoy the retirement you have earned.

Our annuity plan helps us retire with dignity, it also lets us buy a house or send our kids to college.  The Clean Slate carefully balances safe investments with investments that let your money grow.  In 2019 because of careful investment practices your annuity grew 14.47%.

Our Union family succeeds when we work together.  Members communicate in different ways.  The Clean Slate has always been committed to reaching and including EVERY member.  To do that we started a new communication program to make sure that every member can be informed, active and get all of the benefits they are entitled to.  From rally alerts to information to help retirees get the Covid vaccine, we are committed to finding ways to keep each of you informed.

In the face of the pandemic, our union stepped up to perform essential construction work throughout the city. The Trust Funds launched a $10,000 COVID-19 hardship Annuity withdrawal option to help provide emergency support. The Clean Slate also successfully worked with the Trust Funds to adopt a first ever 300 hour credit to protect member healthcare coverage due to COVID-19. We also made sure at the height of the crisis that every member could hold their spot through amended hiring hall rules. Mike Prohaska worked to create a comprehensive COVID-19 response website that assisted members to access available resources and help retirees register for the COVID-19 vaccine.