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November 5, 2018 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS next 2% of employee contribu- tions, maximum match of 5% for RRSP and stock-purchase plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days (previously 3 days) for death of spouse, son, daughter. 3 days for death in immediate family (daughter-in-law, son-in- law, stepchild, brother, sister, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchildren, grandparent, stepbrother, step- sister). 1 day for death of broth- er-in-law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months for employees hired before Jan. 1, 1999; 12 months for employees hired after Jan. 1, 1999 Call-in pay: Applicable hourly rate for unscheduled hours worked or 4 hours of pay at straight-time hourly rate, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 120 days. Safety shoes: $175 per year (previously $450 for term of collective agreement) in years 1 to 3; $180 per year in years 4 to 5 of collective agreement. Uniforms/clothing: Employees with seniority will be provided with uniforms, laundry service. Tool allowance: Maintenance employees — who are required to provide own tools — will have broken, lost, stolen, worn- out tools replaced by employer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 7.2% increase): Operator 1: $26.57 rising 4 steps to $28.48 Operator 2: $25.39 rising 4 steps to $27.22 Utility (current employees): $23.65 rising 4 steps to $25.34 Utility (new employees and new bidders): $20.89 rising 4 steps to $22.40 Maintenance: $31.12 rising 4 steps to $33.35 Training grade: $27.11 rising 4 steps to $29.05 Temporary employees: $14 (re- gardless of job) MATTRESS MANUFACTURING Sealy Canada Edmonton (102 assemblers, seamstresses, operators, receivers, maintenance employees) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rub- ber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW), Local 1-207 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive Dec. 1, 2017, to Nov. 30, 2021. Ratified on Feb. 18, 2018. Signed on Jan. 18, 2018. Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for afternoon-shift workers who start between 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. $0.45 per hour for graveyard-shift workers who start between 10 p.m. and mid- night. $0.15 per hour for 1 em- ployee from each department who holds first-aid certificate. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 12 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or all work on Saturday. Double time for all work on Sunday or all work after 48 hours per week. May be banked, maximum 40 hours. Meal allowance: Employer will provide adequate lunch when overtime of more than 2 hours is worked. Medical benefits: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Plan Coverage. Flexible health spending ac- count: $150 in first and second year of agreement; $200 in third year; $250 in fourth year. Dental: Employer will pay 100% of premiums. Vision: $300 once every 24 months for prescription glasses, contact lens. Paramedical: Employer will pay 100% of costs. $500 per year for physiotherapy. $100 per per- son per year for licensed speech therapists, psychologists. $200 per person per year for massage therapists, chiropractors. Weekly indemnity: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of 67% of weekly earn- ings, maximum $900 per week. Life insurance: Coverage of $40,000 (previously $35,000). Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, legal spouse, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grand- children). 3 days for death of all other family members such as brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: Ac- tual service time with less than 6 months of service; 12 months after 6 months of service; 18 months after 5 years of service. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for absenteeism infrac- tion; 15 months for all other discipline. Severance: $350 per year of service after 2 years of service. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide coveralls, work shirts, pants, winter gear, which includes head coverings and gloves. Employees will be responsible for cleaning and maintaining coveralls, work shirts, pants, winter gear. Tool allowance: $310 per year for each maintenance employee. Mileage: $0.52 per kilometre for over-the-road drivers. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.9% increase): Incentive classifications Seamstress/border assembler: $16.77 rising 3 steps to $17.25 M.N.Q. operator/frame as- sembler: $17.34 rising 3 steps to $17.82 Foundation cell/mattress build- er/pocket coil/UniCase: $17.61 rising 3 steps to $18.09 Tape-edger operator: $17.80 rising 3 steps to $18.28 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.7% increase): Non-incentive classifications Material handler/line sup- plier/wrapper, bagger/receiver: $23.47 rising 3 steps to $24.37 Department coordinator: $24.47 rising 3 steps to $25.37 Cutter/truck driver local and O-T-R: $24.18 rising 3 steps to $25.08 Maintenance: $24.62 rising 3 steps to $25.52 TRANSPORTATION DH Timber Towing and Salvage Multiprovince (4 masters, mates) and the Canadian Merchant Service Guild (CMSG) Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2027. Signed on Aug. 28, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 1, 2017: 2% increase or CPI Effective Oct. 1, 2018: 2% increase or CPI Effective Oct. 1, 2019: 2% increase or CPI Effective Oct. 1, 2020: TBD Effective Oct. 1, 2021: TBD Effective Oct. 1, 2022: TBD Effective Oct. 1, 2023: TBD Effective Oct. 1, 2024: TBD Effective Oct. 1, 2025: TBD Effective Oct. 1, 2026: TBD Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 14 days or 4% after 1 year, 21 days or 6% after 2 years, 28 days or 8% after 7 years, 35 days or 10% after 15 years, 42 days or 12% after 22 years, additional 2% after 30

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