Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS $40.51 Step 4: $40.73 rising 2 steps to $41.86 Step 5: $42.03 rising 2 steps to $43.20 Step 6: $43.34 rising 2 steps to $44.54 Carpenter Step 1: $36.95 rising 2 steps to $37.97 Step 2: $38.24 rising 2 steps to $39.30 Step 3: $39.63 rising 2 steps to $40.73 Step 4: $40.99 rising 2 steps to $42.12 Step 5: $42.34 rising 2 steps to $43.51 Step 6: $43.71 rising 2 steps to $44.92 Plumber/electrician Step 1: $39.09 rising 2 steps to $40.17 Step 2: $40.50 rising 2 steps to $41.63 Step 3: $41.99 rising 2 steps to $43.15 Step 4: $43.43 rising 2 steps to $44.63 Step 5: $44.88 rising 2 steps to $46.12 Step 6: $46.33 rising 2 steps to $47.61 Maintenance officer Step 1: $32.87 rising 2 steps to $33.78 Step 2: $34.39 rising 2 steps to $35.34 Step 3: $35.57 rising 2 steps to $36.55 Step 4: $36.94 rising 2 steps to $37.96 Step 5: $38.28 rising 2 steps to $39.34 Step 6: $39.63 rising 2 steps to $40.73 Warehouse clerk Step 1: $29.77 rising 2 steps to $30.59 Step 2: $30.68 rising 2 steps to $31.53 Step 3: $31.58 rising 2 steps to $32.45 Step 4: $32.52 rising 2 steps to $33.42 Step 5: $33.44 rising 2 steps to $34.37 Step 6: $34.37 rising 2 steps to $35.32 Trades helper Step 1: $27 rising 2 steps to $27.75 Step 2: $27.89 rising 2 steps to $28.66 Step 3: $28.85 rising 2 steps to $29.65 Step 4: $29.81 rising 2 steps to $30.63 Step 5: $30.72 rising 2 steps to $31.57 Step 6: $31.64 rising 2 steps to $32.52 Sample rates of pay (current): Apprentices 4-year training program (based on journeyman rate) Year 1: 55% Year 2: 65% Year 3: 75% Year 4: 85% 3-year training program (based on journeyman rate) Year 1: 60% Year 2: 70% Year 3: 80% 2-year training program (based on journeyman rate) Year 1: 65% Year 2: 80% 1-year training program (based on journeyman rate) Year 1: 70% Editor's notes: Vacation travel assistance: $2,300 per year. Employee must have applied for vacation leave and be travelling outside of Iqaluit to qualify. Standby: $24 (previously $21) for weekdays; $34 (previously $31) for Saturdays; $42 (previously $39) for Sundays or holidays. Plug-in allowance: Employees who are required to bring employer vehicle home between Nov. 1 and March 31 for standby will be paid $5 per day for employees who reside in public housing, $10 per day for other employees. Bilingual bonus: Where employee is required on job to speak 2 or more of English, Inuktitut, French, employee will be paid $1,000 in 2 lump-sum bonus cheques in mid-July and mid-Decem- ber. Housing allowance: Housing allowance of $575 per month (previously $550 per month), utility allowance of $325 per month (previously $300 per month). POLYETHYLENE FILM MANUFACTURING AT Films Edmonton (52 operators, shippers, electricians, millwrights) and Unifor, Local 21-A Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 14, 2018, to Jan. 10, 2021. Ratified on April 25, 2018. Signed on May 25, 2018. Wage adjustments: Distribution Effective Jan. 14, 2018: 1.75% Effective Jan. 14, 2019: 1.75% Effective Jan. 14, 2020: 1.85% Films Effective Jan. 14, 2018: 1% Effective Jan. 14, 2019: 1.25% Effective Jan. 14, 2020: 1.85% Shift premium: $1.26 per hour for evening shift. $1.43 per hour for 12-hour continuous shifts, plant logistics lead, distribution lead. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1/12 of 3 weeks per month of service to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 3.5 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 19 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Double time for work performed in excess of normal daily hours. Meal allowance: $16 for all overtime after 2 hours beyond regular shift and for every subsequent 4 hours worked thereafter. Medical benefits: Employer pays 70% of premiums, employ- ee pays 30% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 70% of premiums, employee pays 30% of premiums. STD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 70% of premiums, employee pays 30% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 70% of premiums, employee pays 30% of premiums. Pension: Employer will provide employees with RRSP plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, child, stepchild. 3 days for death of mother, father, stepparent, sister, brother, stepsiblings, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchild. 1 day for death of grandmother, grandfather, grandmother-in-law, grand- father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law. 2 additional days when travel time is longer than 5 hours. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 90 work- ing days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 2 weeks' pay plus 2 weeks of pay for each year of service times 1.15 times em- ployee's regular rate of pay at time of severance, after 1 year of service. For employees hired after July 19, 2015: 2 weeks' pay plus 1 week of pay for each year of service times at employee's regular rate of pay at time of severance, maximum 26 weeks. Safety shoes: $235 per year (previously $225 per year), plus GST, for full-time; $164 per year, plus GST, for casual, pro- bationary. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 1 winter coat per employee for length of this Medical notes: Employer will reimburse employees for required medical notes or forms, maximum $100.

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