Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 hour Effective June 4, 2018: $0.50 per hour Effective June 3, 2019: $0.30 per hour Effective June 1, 2020: $0.30 per hour For groups 6, 7, 8 Effective June 4, 2017: $0.75 per hour Effective June 4, 2018: $0.75 per hour Effective June 3, 2019: $0.75 per hour Effective June 1, 2020: $0.75 per hour Shift premium: $0.35 per hour (previously $0.30 per hour) for afternoon shift from noon to 6 p.m. $0.45 per hour (previ- ously $0.40 per hour) for night shift from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. $1 per hour (previously $0.45 per hour) above highest-paid bargaining-unit employee that employee leads for lead-hands. $1 per hour above highest-paid bargaining-unit employee that employee trains for trainers. $1 per hour above highest-paid bargaining-unit employee in group for machine operators. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 personal floater days. Vacations with pay: 1/2 day per month, maximum 5 days or 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for all work on Sunday and after 12 hours per day. Medical benefits: Employees will contribute $6 per week for single coverage, $8 per week for family coverage for health and dental benefits. Dental: $1,500 coverage per family member per year. $1,500 lifetime benefit per family member up to 19, for orthodon- tic coverage. $1,500 per family member per year coverage for crowns. Vision: $400 per member every 2-year period. $75 every 12 months for eye examinations. $400 one-time reimbursement for laser surgery. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 66 2/3% of weekly earnings, maximum equivalent to the UI ceiling. LTD: 60% of weekly earnings, maximum of $2,000 per month, up to 5 years or age 65, which- ever occurs first. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $60,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $60,000. Pension: Employees will con- tribute $1.25 per hour (previ- ously $1.20 per hour) for all hours worked or paid, maxi- mum 40 hours per week for all bargaining-unit employees to Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, stepparents, spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter). 3 days for death in other family (brother, sister, stepsiblings, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grand- children, brother-in-law, sister- in-law, son-in-law, daughter- in-law). Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at applicable overtime rate. Probationary period: 60 scheduled working days or 4 months of employment, which- ever occurs first. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months in case of verbal or written warning; 18 months in case of suspension. Severance: 1 1/2 week's pay per year of service, maximum 26 years for plant closure. Safety shoes: $130 per year for safety footwear except employ- ees in classifications of refriger- ation, sanitation, distribution, material handlers, fourth-class stationary engineer, industrial mechanic, grade 3 engineer, licensed millwright, licensed electrician. $160 per year for safety footwear for employees in classifications of sanitation, distribution, material handlers, fourth-class stationary engin- eer, industrial mechanic, grade 3 engineer, licensed millwright, licensed electrician, kill depart- ment. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply, launder smocks, coveralls for designated-em- ployees. Employer will replace, when worn out, aprons, gloves, head gear, freezer clothing, sleevelets, wetsuits, coats for designated areas, insulated coveralls where required. Tool allowance: $500 per year for each employee in group classifications 5, 6, 7, 8. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Group 1: $20.60 rising 4 steps to $22 Group 2: $20.65 rising 4 steps to $22.05 Group 3: $20.70 rising 4 steps to $22.10 Group 4: $21.10 rising 4 steps to $22.50 Group 5: $21.35 rising 4 steps to $22.75 Group 6: $23.80 rising 4 steps to $26.05 Group 7: $28.70 rising 4 steps to $30.95 Group 8: $29.15 rising 4 steps to $31.40 Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Students Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $14 Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $15 Editor's notes: Rest time: Employees will not be required to clean aprons, sleeves, knives and gloves during rest and lunch periods. Paid education fund: Employer will contribute $0.02 per hour to UFCW, Local 175 Education and Training Fund for all hours paid to bargaining-unit employees. Attendance-bonus incentive: Employee may qualify for $100 bonus for perfect attendance between June 1 and Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 and May 31. UFCW Leukemia fund: Employer will pay $1,000 to UFCW Leukemia fund, each year on anniversary date (June 3) of agreement. GOVERNMENT District of Kitimat Kitimat, B.C. (120 inside, outside employees) and Unifor, Local 2300 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on March 12, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2.5% Shift premium: $1.35 per hour for all hours when 50% or more of leisure-services employee's regular assigned hours fall between 4 p.m. and 6 a.m. $2.55 for all straight-time hours worked on Sunday. $1 per hour for all hours worked for employees designated as first-aid attendants and holding required first-aid certificate. $1.25 per hour for employees doing sanitary sewer cleaning, repairs of sanitary sewer, sewer and water inspection (including hydrant maintenance), waste- plant work, potable water repairs and dig-ups, hydrovac excavating, work at cemetery or mausoleum interment which exposes employee to noxious substances, clean-up of abnormal amounts of bodily substances, contact with sewer material. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month, maximum 15 days to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 6 years, 25 days after 13 years, 30 days after 20 years, 35 days after 26 years, 36 days after 30 years. Employees with 15 days may hold 5 days into following year, employees with 20 days may hold 10 days into following year. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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