The National Maintenance Agreements (NMAs) have been revised and are becoming the National Construction and Maintenance Agreement (NCMA)
The National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee, Inc. (NMAPC) has approved revisions to the NMA. After extensive negotiations, labor, management, and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) have completed a comprehensive revision of the Agreement. The revised agreement, known as the National Construction and Maintenance Agreement (NCMA) will become effective for work commencing on or after January 1, 2027.
Current signatory contractors are receiving formal notice of these revisions and have 90 days to review the NCMA and determine whether they wish to remain signatory or terminate their agreement.
What is the NCMA?
The NCMA is the successor to the NMA. The NCMA will be administered by NMAPC staff, and will maintain the principles of joint labor-management cooperation that made the NMAPC program successful. The 14 individual NMAs, one for each participating International Union, have been consolidated into one singular NCMA that now includes each of the 14 participating International Unions. The NCMA will also be a consolidation of several national agreements into one agreement under the administration of the current NMAPC, including the National Construction Agreement (NCA) and the General Presidents’ Project Maintenance Agreement (GPPMA).
Why is the name changing?
The new name more accurately reflects the breadth of work that can be performed under the revised agreement and that contractors signatory to this agreement can now perform new construction and maintenance work under its terms.
What does this mean for current signatory contractors?
- If you wish to remain signatory, no action is required. Your signatory status will be automatically carried over to the revised agreement as of January 1, 2027.
- If you do not wish to remain signatory, you will need to terminate your agreement. Your decision to terminate must be received no later than December 31, 2026. To terminate your agreement, login to NMAPC.org and navigate to “Signatory Agreements”, then click the signatory agreement record number (ex. SA-12345), then click the blue “Terminate Agreement” button and select “Terminate agreement at the end of the current calendar year.”
You may also email info@ncmapc.org with your company’s name and your request to terminate or mail a hardcopy to the NMAPC office.
Changes to the Revised Agreement (effective for work commencing on or after January 1, 2027)
Download the NCMA (effective for work commencing on or after 1/1/2027)
FAQs
- Will signatory fees change?
- Yes. The new signatory fee will be a flat fee of $3,000 per year. The former NMA signatory fee was charged on a per craft basis. Because the new agreement is a single agreement for all crafts, the signatory fee has been updated to reflect the change.
- The NCMA has a 10¢ per hour contribution to the NCMA Labor-Management Cooperation Committee (LMCC) Trust
- What is the purpose of the Labor-Management Cooperation Committee (LMCC) Trust contributions?
- The LMCC has been established to advance workforce development programs (Helmets to Hardhats and TradesFutures), administer the NCMA, and increase market share. More information about the programs can be found on their websites: helmetstohardhats.org and tradesfutures.org
- Will my current NMA work be charged?
- No. However, you must continue to report all hours performed under the NMAs. All work commencing after January 1, 2027 will be performed under the terms of the NCMA.
- Is the NCMA a completely new agreement or a revision of the NMA?
- The NCMA is a revision of the NMA.
- Who negotiated and approved the revisions to the agreement?
- The agreement was negotiated and approved by the NMAPC Labor-Management Policy Committee in partnership with North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU).
- Why were the NMAs revised?
- These revisions will provide our contractors and crafts with the necessary tools to remain competitive in the construction industry and will also foster additional work opportunities by continuing to provide our current and future clients with a cost effective and value-added source for labor-management cooperation, safety, productivity and quality.
- When does the NCMA take effect?
- The NCMA will take effect on January 1, 2027. Work commencing after January 1, 2027 will be governed under the terms of the NCMA.
- Does my company need to sign a new agreement?
- If your company is already signatory to one or more NMAs, no action is required and you do not need to sign a new agreement. If your company is not signatory to an NMA, but you wish to work under the terms of the new agreement, you will need to sign the NCMA.
- What happens if my company takes no action during the 90-day notice period?
- If no action is taken, your company will automatically inherit signatory status to the NCMA.
- What is the deadline to terminate?
- If you do not wish to be signatory to the revised agreement, you must enter your termination by December 31, 2026. You can terminate in the NMAPC portal, by emailing info@ncmapc.org, or by mailing a hardcopy to our office.
- What happens if I do not take action during the 90-day period, but later decide to terminate the NCMA?
- As the successor to the NMAs, the NCMA is extended to work on a location-by-location basis via Site Extension Requests (SERs). Once the work you have requested under the agreement is completed, you may enter a termination. You can do so by logging into the portal and filing your termination request or by emailing info@ncmapc.org.
- Do I need to register for access to the NCMA portal? Will existing usernames and passwords continue to work?
- If you have access to the NMAPC portal already, you do not need to register to get access to the NCMA portal. Your information will be automatically transferred in the system when the revisions take effect on January 1, 2027. You will be able to login under your existing username and password.
- Are the National Power Generation Maintenance Agreements (NPGMAs) also changing?
- Yes. Extensions of the NPGMAs will no longer be available as of January 1, 2027. If you are signatory to one or more NPGMAs and wish to remain signatory to the revised agreement, no action is required, and your company will inherit signatory status to the NCMA. If you are signatory to one or more NPGMAs and do not wish to remain signatory to the revised agreement, you must terminate your agreement(s) by December 31, 2026.
- Who should I contact with questions?
- For all questions, please email info@ncmapc.org or call (703) 841-9707
October 06, 2026
