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January 21, 2019

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$0.35 per hour Shift premium: $1 per hour for person in charge when 2 or more employees are working on night shift — where night stocking is in effect — and no premium-rate clerk or manage- ment personnel are in charge. $40 per week when there is no owner or manager on duty for 1 week or longer, then employer will appoint person in charge. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 18 years, 7 weeks after 23 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of basic work week. Cannot be taken as time off in lieu. Double time for all work after 10 hours per day, 48 hours per week. Time worked after 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve will be paid at double time. Meal allowance: $5 after more than 2 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for B.C. Medical Services Plan. Dental: Employer will contribute $0.29 per hour to retail clerks dental plan. Maximum $11.60 per week per employee. $1,750 (previously $1,500) maximum for ortho- dontics coverage. Effective Sunday after ratification depen- dants who have not exceeded $1,750 maximum will have maximum increased to $2,500. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $300 per person every 2 years. $300 per year maximum for dependants younger than 19. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 4 hours for each month of employment, maximum 376 hours. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $25,000. Pension: Employer will con- tribute 7.5% (previously 6%) to Retail Clerks Industry Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: Will be granted at discretion of employ- er for death in immediate family (spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in- law, sister-in-law, brother-in- law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, any relative living in household). Probationary period: 60 days. Severance: 1 week's pay to start, 1 week's pay for every year of service, maximum 20 weeks. Uniforms/clothing: When employee is required to wear uniform or special article of wearing apparel, uniform will be furnished by employer and maintained by employee. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): 0 to 520 hours: minimum wage (MW) rising 2 steps to $11.35 521 to 1,560 hours: MW + $0.25 per hour rising 2 steps to $11.60 1,561 to 2,600 hours: MW + $0.50 per hour rising 2 steps to $11.85 2,601 to 3,640 hours: MW + $0.75 per hour rising 2 steps to $12.10 3,641 to 4,680 hours: MW + $1 per hour rising 2 steps to $12.35 4,681 to 5,720 hours: MW + $1.25 per hour rising 2 steps to $12.60 5,721 to 6,240 hours: MW + $1.75 per hour rising 2 steps to $13.10 6,241 to 6,760 hours: MW + $2 per hour rising 2 steps to $13.35 6,761 + hours: MW + $2.25 ris- ing 2 steps to $13.60 Editor's notes: Posting of schedules: If employer fails to post 2 weeks of schedules at all times, employer will pay fine to Kootenay Market #1671 UFCW Pension Plan: $50 for first offence; $100 for second offence; $150 for third of- fence; $200 for fourth offence. Take-a-break leave: Employees are entitled to apply for take-a-break leave of absence, maximum 3 weeks per year. Hearing aids: $500 per person once every 5 years. Medical reports: Employer will pay fee for medical reports required by employer for sick leave or weekly-indemnity provisions, maximum $20. Health, safety, education fund: Employer agrees to contribute $0.01 per hour for every hour worked to United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1518, Health, Safety and Education Fund. HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT Clean Harbors Canada (Lambton Transportation) Sarnia, Ont. (22 truck drivers) and Unifor, Local 914 Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 13, 2017, to Nov. 12, 2020. Signed on Nov. 13, 2017. Shift premium: One-half applicable hourly rate for highway hours in excess of 10 per day and full hourly rate for hours worked in excess of 12 in that day. $1.23 per hour (previously $1.18 per hour) for afternoon or night shifts. Effective Nov. 13, 2019: $1.28 per hour. $1.02 per hour (previ- ously $0.99 per hour) for lead- hands. $2.50 per hour training premium. $2.50 per hour for sleeper operations. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work as city motor vehicle operator after 9 hours per day or 45 hours per week. Time and one-half for all work as highway motor vehicle operator after 10 hours per day or 60 hours per week. Double time for all work after 12 hours per day. Meal allowance: Employer will provide $130 per month (pre- viously $15 per meal) to replace overtime meal vouchers. Will be paid to all drivers (including bid drivers) at end of each month. Medical benefits: Employ- er pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of pre- miums for coverage under Clean Harbors Canada group benefits program. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Sick leave: 32 hours per year (previously 24 hours per year). Unused sick days at end of each contract year will not be paid out. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 40 hours per year. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employees will be able to participate in group RRSP/DPSP that is administered company-wide. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, child. 3 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild step- parent). 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, grandchild, spouse's grandparents. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Greater of 6 hours pay at regular rate or actual hours worked at applicable rate. For holiday call-ins, greater of 4 hours at double time or actual hours worked at double time. Double time for all hours be- fore regularly dispatched shift. Additional 2 hours at straight time at regular rate for call-in between midnight and 6 a.m. Probationary period: 90 work- ing days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Severance: 6 days or 48 hours of pay per year of service, mini- mum 10 days or 80 hours of pay. Safety shoes: Employer will provide selection of safety boots to choose from, which meet Ontario Safety Associa- tion standards. Boots will be replaced as needed. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply gloves, goggles, safety helmets, other safety 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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