Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Effective Aug. 1, 2018: 2% Effective Aug. 1, 2019: 2% Effective Aug. 1, 2020: 1.5% Effective Aug. 1, 2021: 2% Shift premium: $0.22 per hour for charge hands. $0.50 per hour for second and third shifts. $0.40 per hour for graders with certificates. $0.30 per hour for all hours worked by tradesmen possessing multiple trades that as part of regular job, applies knowledge of ticketed trades. 75% of base rates for Saturday and Sunday work by weekend clean-up employees. $0.30 per hour for employees who hold valid standard first-aid certifi- cate. $0.75 per hour for employ- ees who hold valid emergency medical-response certificate. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 5% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 7% after 2 years, 4 weeks or 9% after 7 years, 5 weeks or 11% after 15 years, 6 weeks or 13% after 24 years, 7 weeks or 15% after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week or on Saturday. Double time for work on Sunday and more than 11 hours per day. Meal allowance: Employer will provide hot meal, maximum $25 per meal (previously $15 per meal), furnished by local restaurant, for employees work- ing more than 2 hours after regular shift. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Al- berta Health Care Plan, exclud- ing those who are covered by department of national health and welfare group plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 80% for basic dental services (Plan A). 60% for pros- thetics, crown, bridges (plan B). 60% for orthodontics (plan C), lifetime maximum $3,500. Vision: $350 per member or dependant every 24 months. For dependants younger than 14, every 12 months. Paramedical: $750 per year, per member or dependant (in- cluding $250 for massage thera- py) for physiotherapy. $800 per year, per member or dependant for chiropractic. Weekly indemnity: 57.5% of weekly earnings calculated at 40 times employee's hourly straight time for 26 weeks. LTD: 50% of weekly earnings calculated at 40 times employ- ee's hourly straight time rate. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $140,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $140,000. Pension: IWA Forest Industry Pension Plan or DC plan for employees hired after ratifica- tion of Aug. 1, 2012, to July 31, 2017, collective agreement. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, mother, father, broth- ers, sisters, sons, daughters, stepparents, stepchildren, grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents-in-law, sisters- in-law, brothers-in-law, sons- in-law, daughters-in-law, legal guardians, great grandparents). 1 additional day for travel more than 500 kilometres. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year to start; 2 years after 1 year of service. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at time and one-half. Probationary period: 240 paid hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 3 months for verbal warnings; 6 months for written warnings; 12 months for suspensions. Severance: 7 days' pay per year of service, maximum 30 weeks' pay. Safety shoes: $250 (previ- ously $230) per pair, per year, for CSA-approved, safety-toed footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- er will replace lumber mitts, gloves when needed. Employer will reimburse, maximum $200, for insulated coveralls that meet high-visibility requirements of site. Employer will supply weld- ers with fire-resistant coveralls. Tool allowance: Employer will repair or replace tools damaged, broken or lost in performance of regular duties. Employer will provide aprons and power-saw pants, hard hats and liners, eye, ear and nose protective equip- ment. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 7.7% increase): Group 1: $28.96 rising 4 steps to $31.19 2: $29.09 rising 4 steps to $31.33 3: $29.25 rising 4 steps to $31.51 4: $29.44 rising 4 steps to $31.71 5: $29.59 rising 4 steps to $31.87 6: $29.84 rising 4 steps to $32.14 7: $30.01 rising 4 steps to $32.33 8: $30.32 rising 4 steps to $32.66 9: $30.59 rising 4 steps to $32.94 10: $30.85 rising 4 steps to $33.23 11: $31.14 rising 4 steps to $33.54 12: $31.47 rising 4 steps to $33.89 13: $31.79 rising 4 steps to $34.24 14: $32.09 rising 4 steps to $34.57 15: $32.40 rising 4 steps to $34.90 16: $32.84 rising 4 steps to $35.37 17: $33.15 rising 4 steps to $35.71 18: $33.53 rising 4 steps to $36.11 19: $33.83 rising 4 steps to $36.43 20: $34.25 rising 4 steps to $36.89 21: $34.58 rising 4 steps to $37.25 22: $35.02 rising 4 steps to $37.73 23: $35.45 rising 4 steps to $38.19 24: $35.81 rising 4 steps to $38.58 25: $36.64 rising 4 steps to $39.47 26: $37.50 rising 4 steps to $40.40 27: $38.46 rising 4 steps to $41.42 28: $39.37 rising 4 steps to $42.41 Editor's notes: Northern residents' travel assistance: 10% of employee's gross earnings will be designated as travel assistance, maximum $5,000 pursuant to Income Tax Act. Union education fund: Employer will contribute $0.05 per hour to fund. Orthopedic shoes: $500 per year for adults. $300 per year for children. Orthotics: $200 per member or dependant per year. Hearing aids: $550 per member or dependant every 5 years (unless other funds are available). Humanity fund: Employer will contribute $0.02 per hour for all hours worked, maximum 40 straight-time hours per week to United Steelworkers Humanity Fund. MALT PRODUCTION Canada Malting under Bay, Ont. (40 operator, apprentices, maintenance employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020. Signed on Feb. 28, 2018. Shift premium: $1 per hour (previously $0.50 per hour) above classification rate for lead-hands. $0.70 per hour for shift beginning after 4 p.m. or before 4 a.m. $1.15 per hour for all work on Sunday. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work during four-day rest period, double time on fourth day. Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week. Double time for all work after 11 hours per day. Meal allowance: $15 after 2 hours of overtime. Vision: $300 every 24 months per employee and for each of employee's dependants.

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