Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS $100,000). Bereavement leave: 40 hours for death of spouse, child, mother, father. 24 hours for death in other family adopted child, stepchild, adoptive par- ent's stepmother, stepfather, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grand- children. In event of winter death, employee will be permit- ted 1 additional day to attend spring internment. Seniority – recall rights: 36 months. Call-in pay: 4 hours' work, or at employer's option, 4 hours' pay at basic hourly rate without be- ing required to work full period. Probationary period: 50 shifts worked. Severance: 80 hours' pay at basic hourly rate for each year of service, maximum 2,080 hours. Safety shoes: $100 per year (previously $75 per year) for safety boots. Tool allowance: $400 per year recognized tradespersons. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Journeyperson worker health and safety representative: $38.67 rising 2 steps to $40.23 Miner 1/support miner 1/ uncertified joumeyperson/ apprentice 1/hoist operator/ shovel operator/crushing conv. maintainer/ground control: $37.25 rising 2 steps to $38.76 Miner 2/support miner 2/ap- prentice 2/mill operator 1/pit driller/tire technician: $34.89 rising 2 steps to $36.30 Cagetender/mill operator 2/ pit equipment operator/tractor trailer operator: $34 rising 2 steps to $35.37 Miner 3/apprentice 3/heavy- equip. op./heavy-duty truck driver/serviceperson: $33.05 rising 2 steps to $34.38 Apprentice 4/mill operator 3: $31.21 rising 2 steps to $32.47 Miner 4/truck driver: $30.32 rising 2 steps to $31 .55 Labourer: $29.41 rising 2 steps to $30.60 Editor's notes: Bargaining-unit work: If supervisor is found to be performing bargaining-unit work, employer will pay $100 to USW Humanity Fund. Prescription safety glasses: Employer will pay 100% of cost of prescription safety glasses and replacement lenses, maximum $325, once per 12-month period for each employee. AUTOMOBILE SERVICING Kal Tire Provincewide, Alberta (130 technicians, mechanics, apprentices) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Local 99 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020. Ratified on March 30, 2017. Signed on March 30, 2017. Shift premium: 1% to journey- man mechanic when mentoring apprentice. Paid holidays: 11 days. 3 or 4 stat holidays per year may be banked. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 2 years, 3 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Meal allowance: $14 when overtime work for more than 2 hours if performed immediately before or after regular shift. Medical benefits: Employees pay 100% of premiums for Al- berta Health Care insurance. Employer pays 100% of pre- miums for Kal Tire Bronze Plan, after 1 year of service. Dental: Kal Tire Bronze plan. Vision: Employer will pay costs of 1 pair of safety lenses and frames excluding any expenses for any photo-grading or tinting of such lenses or any non-stan- dard frames. Employer will pay for 1 eye examination, every 2 years. LTD: Coverage of 66 2/3%, maximum $5,000 per month. Pension: All employees will be enrolled in RSP after 2 years of service. Employers will make 5% contribution, once per year. Employees will contribute 2%. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parents, grandparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, sons, daughters, brothers, sis- ters, or their spouses, nieces, nephews, stepchildren). Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Severance: 1 week's pay after 3 months of service, 2 weeks' pay after 2 years or service, 4 weeks' pay after 4 years of service, 5 weeks' pay after 6 years of ser- vice, 6 weeks' pay after 8 years of service, 8 weeks' pay after 10 years of service. Safety shoes: $250 per year for safety boots and boot-related accessories. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply sufficient coveralls to employees. Employer will supply winter clothing for em- ployees working outside. Tool allowance: 3% or $0.75 per hour for mechanics, ap- prentices. Employer will supply tool insurance coverage of $40,000. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Tire technicians T/S lead-hand: $29.92 T/S tire tech A: $28.05 T/S tire tech B: $26.73 T/S tire tech C: $25.17 T/S tire tech prob.: $22.69 Earthmover T/S and OTR re- pair tech E/M & OTR lead-hand: $47.44 E/M & OTR A: $45.54 E/M & OTR B: $44.12 E/M & OTR C: $42.33 E/M & OTR probation: $40.38 Employees hired after April 1, 2014 T/S tire tech A: $28.05 T/S tire tech B: $25.95 T/S tire tech C: $24.00 T/S tire tech prob.: $22.20 Mechanical Journeyman mechanic: $43.48 Fourth-year apprentice: $40.22 Third-year apprentice: $37.20 Second-year apprentice: $34.41 First-year apprentice: $31.83 Earthmover T/S and OTR re- pair tech E/M & OTR lead-hand: $47.44 E/M & OTR A: $45.54 E/M & OTR B: $42.12 E/M & OTR C: $38.96 E/M & OTR probation: $36.04 Editor's notes: On-call pay: 1 hour at overtime rate each day. Housing subsidy: $1,200 per month from April 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2017. $900 per month from Oct. 1, 2017, to March 31, 2018. $800 per month from April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019. $600 per month from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020. On-call pay: 1 hour at overtime rate each day on-call.

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