Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS DAIRY PRODUCTS Parmalat Canada Calgary (61 shipping, production, maintenance employees, electricians, millwrights, engineers) and Teamsters Local 987 Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2018, to April 30, 2021. Ratified on July 21, 2018. Signed on May 1, 2018. Shift premium: $1 per hour for work outside hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Effective May 1, 2019: $1.10 per hour. $1 per hour for all work on Sunday. $1 per hour for lead hands, chief electri- cians, chief millwrights, chief engineers. $0.50 per hour for swing-relief positions. $0.50 per hour for employees working in general plant labour classifi- cation A or B on 4L debagging position. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: Prorated, maximum 2 weeks to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week or 4 days work per week. Medical benefits: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Care. Dental: Employer will pay 100% of premiums. 60% reimburse- ment for major restorative. Maximum $2,000 per year. Vision: Employer will pay 100% of premiums. $250 per 24-month period (previously $175 per 24-month period). Sick leave: 7 days per year, after 1 year of service. Pension: Employer will con- tribute $2.20 per hour to Team- sters Pension Plan. Effective May 1, 2019: $2.25 per hour. Effective May 1, 2020: $2.30 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parents, child, brother, sister, step-father, step-moth- er, step-brother, step-sister, grandparents, mother-in law and father-in law). 2 additional days for travel to funeral outside province. Seniority – recall rights: 9 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at overtime rates for main- tenance employees. Probationary period: 90 days worked (previously 60 days worked). Discipline: Sunset clause is 30 months. Severance: 2 week's pay for each year of service, maximum 20 years of service. Safety shoes: $175 per year (previously $165 per year). Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide and launder, with- out charge, designated outer work-clothing required by plant employees. Tool allowance: $240 per year (previously $230 per year) to all plant maintenance employees who are required to provide own tools. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Pasteurizer operator: $27.58 rising 2 steps to $28.70 Mix maker: $27.58 rising 2 steps to $28.70 Swing relief 1: $27.58 rising 2 steps to $28.70 Bulk milk receiver/grader: $26.63 rising 2 steps to $27.71 Swing relief 2: $26.63 rising 2 steps to $27.71 Filler-machine operator: $26.02 rising 2 steps to $27.07 Caser operator: $26.02 rising 2 steps to $27.07 Shunt driver: $26.02 rising 2 steps to $27.07 Receiver: $26.02 rising 2 steps to $27.07 Picker: $26.02 rising 2 steps to $27.07 Palletizer/loader: $26.02 rising 2 steps to $27.07 General labour A (other expe- rienced employees hired prior to May 16, 2004): $25.42 rising 2 steps to $26.45 General labour B (other expe- rienced employees hired fol- lowing May 16, 2004 and part- time employees): $23.49 rising 2 steps to $24.44 Electrician: $38.22 rising 2 steps to $39.76 Millwright: $38.22 rising 2 steps to $39.76 Third-class engineer: $34.98 rising 2 steps to $36.39 Maintenance man: $34.67 rising 2 steps to $36.07 Fourth-class engineer: $34.67 rising 2 steps to $36.07 Editor's notes: Doctor's notes: Employer will pay for doctor's charge for medical notes, maximum $30 per note. OIL AND GAS SERVICES RothLochston Industrial Fort McMurray, Alta. (30 construction, maintenance employees) and the Canada West Construction Union (CWCU) Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 1, 2018, to July 31, 2021. Ratified on Nov. 27. Signed on Jan. 15, 2019. Shift premium: 5% for all hours worked on night shift. Paid holidays: Employees will receive 4% of base wage rate on each paycheque for all regular hours paid, not including travel time, in lieu of holidays. Vacations with pay: 6% of base wage rate for all regular hours paid (excluding travel time) on each paycheque. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 40 hours per week. Meal allowance: One-half hour paid time or $25 for work beyond 12 hours per day. Medical benefits: Employer will remit $1.42 per hour for all hours worked, maximum 175 hours per month, to union for Construction Industry's Benefit Plan. Pension: Employer will con- tribute 4% of employee's base rate per hour for all hours worked, maximum 175 hours per month, to RRSP plan ad- ministered by union. Bereavement leave: 3 shifts for death in immediate family (spouse, child, grandchild, mother, father, brother, sister, grandparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law). Call-in pay: 2 hours pay at time and one-half regular rate or for all hours worked, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 900 hours worked within 1 year. Tool allowance: When em- ployee breaks personal tool or personal tool is stolen, employ- er will replace tool at no cost to employee. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.8% increase): Journeyperson, trade qualifier (10,000 hours or more)/skilled warehouse person: $38.48 ris- ing 2 steps to $39.54 Fourth-year registered appren- tice with approved documenta- tion apprenticeship program/ intermediate warehouse per- son: $34.63 rising 2 steps to $35.59 Third-year registered appren- tice with approved documenta- tion apprenticeship program: $30.78 rising 2 steps to $31.63 Second-year registered appren- tice with approved documenta- tion apprenticeship program/ entry-level warehouse person: $26.94 rising 2 steps to $27.68 First-year registered apprentice with approved documenta- tion apprenticeship program/ labourer: $23.09 rising 2 steps to $23.72

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