Canadian Labour Reporter

August 6, 2018 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Turndown attendant Probation/new hires: $14.50 Step 1: $15 Step 2: $15.50 Step 3: $15.75 Step 4: $16 Step 5: $16.25 Editor's notes: Union insignia: Union buttons and pins can be worn in workplace but they must not be negative or derogatory and no bigger than loonie. Health and safety committee: $500 per year incentive bonus for members on committee. Meal discounts: 35% discount for all food venues while on shift, except for franchised outlets. INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES Aluma Systems Edmonton (7 maintenance support workers) and the Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters (ARCCAW), Local 2010 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive May 1, 2018, to April 30, 2021. Ratified on June 18, 2018. Signed on June 19, 2018. Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for shift work between noon and 4 a.m. for minimum of 2 consecutive work days. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 10% va- cation pay included on weekly pay. Overtime: On 5X8 shift: Time and one-half for work after 8 hours per day, double time after 12 hours. On 4X10 shift: Time and one-half for work after 10 hours per day, double time after 12 hours. Time and one-half for all work on Saturday, Sunday, double time after 12 hours. All employees must have worked 40 hours to be eligible for over- time. Meal allowance: Employer will provide hot meal when em- ployees work extended hours in excess of 11 hours. Employer will pay $40 when hot meal is not possible. Medical benefits: Employer will make contributions to Alberta Carpenters and Allied Workers Health and Wellness Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parents, spouse's parents, chil- dren, siblings, spouse's siblings, grandparents, spouse's grand- parents, spouse). Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $125 per year) for CSA-approved safety boots. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide employees, on as-needed basis, with fire-re- tardant coveralls, CSA-ap- proved hardhat, safety glasses, appropriate gloves and other PPE such as disposable cover- alls, respirators and cartridges, rubber boots at no cost to em- ployee. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.5% increase): Maintenance worker 1 Start rate: $24.19 rising 2 steps to $25.04 1 year: $26.34 rising 2 steps to $27.19 Maintenance worker 2 Start rate: $26.20 rising 2 steps to $27.12 1 year: $28.35 rising 2 steps to $29.27 Maintenance worker foreman Start rate: $28.82 rising 2 steps to $29.83 1 year: $31.18 rising 2 steps to $32.19 HOSPITALITY Sheraton Hamilton Hotel Hamilton, Ont. (120 attendants, maintenance, shipper/receivers, kitchen staff, servers, porters, cashiers) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW), Local 16506-12 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on Jan. 13, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.5% Shift premium: $1 per hour while employee trains another employee. Room service: In room-service department, 15% gratuity will be added to guest's check. 100% of gratuity will go to server. $2.75 per hour (pre- viously $2.50 per hour) gratuity and $2.75 per bag (previously $2.50 per hour) for bell persons. $5.50 for each room cleaned over and above 16 rooms within normal 8-hour shift by attend- ants. Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 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. Accrued but un- paid vacation pay for vacation years prior to current vacation year will be paid to employee on anniversary date of employ- ment. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employ- ee pays 20% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. 100% coverage of basic; 50% coverage for major, orthodontic. Weekly indemnity: 70% of lost daily wages, maximum 3 weeks following initial 3 days lost. AD&D: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employee pays 20% of premiums for coverage of $40,000 (previously $30,000). Pension: Employer will pay $0.45 (previously $0.40) in year 1 and $0.50 in year 2 for each hour worked by each full-time employee to RRSP established by employee. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, parent, child, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, common-law spouse. 1 day for death of broth- er-in-law, sister-in-law, grand- parent. Seniority – recall rights: 12 consecutive months. Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours' pay at regular straight- time hourly wage rate. Probationary period: 60 work- ing days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: $85 per year for safety shoes. Uniforms/clothing: Cost of all uniforms will be borne by employer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5% increase): Hospitality attendant: $13.41 rising 2 steps to $14.09 GSA: $14.58 rising 2 steps to $15.31 Room-attendant/public area: $15.13 rising 2 steps to $15.89 House-person: $15.13 rising 2 steps to $15.89 Shampooer: $16.74 rising 2 steps to $17.59 Bell staff/door-person: $13.36 rising 2 steps to $14.03 Service promise: $13.36 rising 2 steps to $14.03 Maintenance: $18.12 rising 2 steps to $19.04 Maintenance technician: $21 rising 2 steps to $22.07 Shipper/receiving clerk: $14.20 rising 2 steps to $14.91

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