Canadian Labour Reporter

January 21, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 equipment as required. Em- ployer will supply coveralls, shirts, pants in warmer weather. Employer will supply winter parkas every 2 years. Mileage: $0.746 per kilometre (previously $0.728 per kilome- tre). Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Regular rate: $33.36 Shop rate: $25.59 First year: $1,000 lump sum upon ratification Effective Nov. 13, 2018: $1,000 lump sum Effective Nov. 13, 2019: $1,000 lump sum Editor's notes: Standby time: 6 hours' pay at shop rate for each day on standby. Away-from-home living expenses: $55 for cost of food plus lodging for any employee who is required to spend 1 or more nights away from home. Employer will provide employee with fuel credit card. Paid education leave: Employer will pay $0.02 per hour to provide for Unifor Paid Education Leave program. OVERLAY FABRICATION ESCO Canada Edmonton (30 labourers, operators, shipper/receivers, welders, programmers, journeymen) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW), Local 1-207 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2023. Ratified on Feb. 28, 2018. Signed on Feb. 23, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Year 1: 2% Effective Year 2: 2% Effective Year 3: 2.25% Effective Year 4: 2.75% Effective Year 5: 3% Shift premium: $2 per hour for all night-shift hours (shift premiums do not receive over- time). Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 80 hours or 4% to start (time is prorated during first year of service), 120 hours or 6% after 5 years, 160 hours or 8% after 12 years, 200 hours or 10% after 22 years. Overtime: Will be paid in accordance with minimum requirements of Alberta Employment Standards Code. Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, employ- ee pays 20% of premiums. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employee may con- tribute between 2% and 5% to defined contribution retire- ment plan. Employer will match contributions, maximum 5%. Bereavement leave: 3 days (previously 2 days) for death of spouse, child, parent, father-in- law, mother-in-law. 2 days for death of brother, sister, grand- parent, spouse's grandparent, grandchildren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for written warnings; 30 months for suspensions. Safety shoes: $250 once every 24 months (previously $175 per year). Uniforms/clothing: Employ- er will provide gloves, hard hats, safety glasses, hearing protection, welding helmets, winter wear (as required). Tool allowance: Employer will pay full cost of broken or stolen tools from employee's tool list, provided reasonable care and security is taken to prevent damage or loss and inventory and control procedures have been followed. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 10.4% increase): Group SP: $20.54 rising 4 steps to $22.67 1: $22.82 rising 4 steps to $25.19 2: $24.38 rising 4 steps to $26.91 3: $25.60 rising 4 steps to $28.26 4: $27.15 rising 4 steps to $29.97 5: $29.12 rising 4 steps to $32.14 6: $31.10 rising 4 steps to $34.33 7: $32.26 rising 4 steps to $35.61 8: $34.41 rising 4 steps to $37.99 9: $36.08 rising 4 steps to $39.82 10: $37.74 rising 4 steps to $41.66 Apprentice trades (% of journeyman) Year 1: 70% Year 2: 75% Year 3: 85% Year 4: 95% Editor's notes: Prescription safety glasses: $250 once every 24 months. Humanity fund: Employer will deduct $20 from each employee in bargaining unit to be directed towards United Steelworkers charitable fund. Deduction will be made from pay period prior to April 1 of each year. STAFFING SERVICES Nutra 2000 Provincewide, Alberta (993 health-care aides, nurses, drivers, cooks, servers, dishwashers, housekeeper) and the Canadian National Federation of Independent Unions (CNFIU) and LiUNA 3000 Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 1, 2017, to Nov. 30, 2020. Ratified on Jan 30, 2018. Signed on Jan. 30, 2018. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 float holiday. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days or 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 5 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours or 80 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, em- ployee pays 25% of premiums. Lifetime maximum $25,000 combined hospital and drug coverage. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Vision: $300 every 2 years. Sick leave: 7 days per year personal leave, which may be used as sick leave. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $15,000. Pension: Employer matches employee RRSP contributions, maximum 3% (previously 2%). Bereavement leave: 5 shifts for death in immediate family (parent, spouse, child, sibling, stepmother, stepfather). 3 days for death in extended family (current parents-in law, grand- parents, great grandparents, grandchildren, current siblings- in-law, daughter, son-in-law). 1 day to attend funeral of blood- related aunt or uncle. 5 addi- tional unpaid days where it is

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