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September 10, 2018 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS coverage of $40,000. Pension: Employer will contribute $1.45 per hour (previously $1.25 per hour) to trust fund of Canadian Commercial Workers Industry Pension Plan, maximum 2,000 hours per year. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, child, stepchild. 3 days for death of brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, grandmother, grandfather, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law. 2 days for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Call-in pay: Time and one-half regular hourly rate or 4 hours of work at regular rate, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 640 hours within 6 consecutive months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for verbal or written warning; 18 months for more severe disciplinary action. Severance: 1 week's pay for each year of service with less than 5 years of service; 2 weeks' pay for each year of service after 5 years of service, maximum 32 weeks. Safety shoes: $180 per year (previously $140 per year). Uniforms/clothing: $180 per year (previously $140 per year) to employees in shipping and full-time material handlers for freezer wear. Employer will purchase 4 jackets per year for use in easer/filler. Company will provide freezer jacket, pants, insulated gloves, toque, neck warmer, fleece under-liner. Tool allowance: Maintenance department employee (with at least 1 year's seniority) will receive $300 gift card during first week of January each year, for replacement of worn-out or lost tools or purchase of new tools. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after $1.50 per hour increase): General utility: $22.65 rising 3 steps to $24.15 Janitor: $22.65 rising 3 steps to $24.15 Frozen filler: $24.30 rising 3 steps to $25.80 Frozen caser: $24.30 rising 3 steps to $25.80 Forklift frozen: $24.30 rising 3 steps to $25.80 Forklift base-blend: $24.30 rising 3 steps to $25.80 Floater: $24.30 rising 3 steps to $25.80 Custodian: $24.30 rising 3 steps to $25.80 Forklift warehouse $24.77 rising 3 steps to $26.27 Shipper/receiver: $25.61 rising 3 steps to $27.11 Frozen reprocessor: $25.61 rising 3 steps to $27.11 Frozen blender: $25.61 rising 3 steps to $27.11 Base-blend blender: $25.61 rising 3 steps to $27.11 Material handler: $25.61 rising 3 steps to $27.11 Maintenance utility: $27.28 rising 3 steps to $28.78 Water treatment coord.: $27.28 rising 3 steps to $28.78 Quality control tech: $27.69 rising 3 steps to $29.19 Quality verification technician: $27.69 rising 3 steps to $29.19 Raw materials technician: $27.69 rising 3 steps to $29.19 Journeyman millwright: $30.38 rising 3 steps to $31.88 Journeyman electrician: $30.38 rising 3 steps to $31.88 Forklift mechanic: $30.38 rising 3 steps to $31.88 PM coordinator: $30.38 rising 3 steps to $31.88 Journeyman millwright: $32.46 rising 3 steps to $33.96 Journeyman electrician: $32.46 rising 3 steps to $33.96 Forklift mechanic: $32.46 rising 3 steps to $33.96 PM coordinator: $32.46 rising 3 steps to $33.96 Lump-sum payment: $1,000 Editor's notes: Education fund: Employer will contribute $0.03 per hour per employee to UFCW, Local 175 Education and Training Fund. Cellphone holder: Refrigeration operators carrying cellphone will be paid $25 for each 8-hour period, or portion thereof, plus call-in pay, if called in. Death benefit: Employer will gift 3 months' pay to surviving estate when death of active employee occurs. Education: Upon successful completion (pass) of workplace- related educational course, preapproved by employer, employee will be reimbursed 50% of tuition cost, maximum $200 per year. CONSTRUCTION Electrical Contractors Association of New Brunswick Provincewide, New Brunswick (150 general foremen, foremen, lead-hands, journeyman construction electricians, registered construction electrician apprentices) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 1555 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2019. Signed on Jan. 1, 2018. Shift premium: $3 per hour for foremen. $4 per hour for general foremen. $0.50 per hour for lead-hands. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 10% of gross earnings. Overtime: Double time for all work outside specified hours. Meal allowance: $15 when more than 1 hour of overtime is being worked. If applicable, hot meals will be supplied at 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. At 4:30 a.m. adequate sandwiches and beverages (milk, hot coffee, tea) will be supplied. Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours' pay at prevailing rates. Employee on residential call-in will be paid time and one-half for first hour. Safety shoes: Employees will provide own CSA-certified safety boots while on job. Boots may be purchased through employer at employer's cost price. Uniforms/clothing: Employees' clothing burned or destroyed as result of accident while being worn by employee will be replaced by employer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Work A classification: $30.05 Work B classification: $28.70 Work C classification: $26.75 Commercial C: $38.04 Commercial B: $40.21 Commercial A: $42.07 Theft, fire insurance: Employer will provide theft insurance covering tools, maximum $500 per claim. Death benefit: Employer will gift 3 months' pay to surviving estate when death of active employee occurs.

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