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March 18, 2019 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 2 pair of coveralls will be sup- plied to all employees who work in area that is extremely dirty. Mileage: $0.546 per kilometre. Effective May 1, 2019: Travel- time expense kilometre rate will be adjusted by percentage change in Statistics Canada index, for Manitoba private transportation costs from March to March. When project is located outside 32-kilometre free zone (from Winnipeg Perimeter Highway and boundaries of any city or town), all travel-time expense will be paid from 32-kilometre free zone. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2.5% increase): Journeyman: $40.84 rising 2 steps to $41.86 Apprentice Fifth-year: $38.19 rising 2 steps to $39.14 Fourth-years: $32.67 rising 2 steps to $33.49 Third-year: $28.59 rising 2 steps to $29.30 Second-year: $24.50 rising 2 steps to $25.12 First-year: $20.42 rising 2 steps to $20.93 Plumber/steam worker: $16.34 rising 2 steps to $16.74 Editor's notes: Trust funds: Employer will contribute $0.51 per hour (previously $0.31 per hour), employee will contribute $0.17 per hour to piping industry trust funds. Insurance: When employee resides in construction camp, cost of insurance against loss of personal effects by fire, maximum $2,000, will be paid by employer. FOOD DISTRIBUTION Sysco Edmonton Edmonton (149 shippers, receivers, janitors, yard, stock, freezer, warehouse persons) and Teamsters Local, 987 Renewal agreement: Effective March 26, 2018, to March 25, 2024. Ratified on March 17, 2018. Signed on Sept. 20, 2018. Shift premium: $1.10 per hour for each full hour worked be- tween 4 p.m. and 6 a.m. where schedule calls for shift to begin after 12:01 p.m. and before mid- night. $1.10 per hour for each hour employee works in freezer. Effective March 26, 2019: $1.15 per hour. Effective March 26, 2021: $1.20 per hour. $0.50 per hour to lead-hands. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 80 hours after 1 year, 120 hours after 4 years, 160 hours after 10 years, 200 hours after 17 years, 240 hours after 23 years. Effect- ive Jan. 1, 2020: 80 hours after 1 year, 120 hours after 4 years, 160 hours after 9 years, 200 hours after 16 years, 240 hours after 22 years. Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 1 additional day per year of continued service, maximum 3 days after 26 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time after 3 hours of overtime or 12 hours per day. May be banked. Must be taken by Dec. 31 of current year or will be paid out. Meal allowance: $8.50 when employee works more than 2 hours of overtime immediately following end of scheduled shift Dental: $1,500 maximum per year. Coverage of 75% on crowns, bridges, major restora- tive expenses, complete exam once every 2 years. Vision: $250 every 24 months (previously $150 every 24 months). $60 every 12 months for eye examinations. Paramedical: 80% maximum per visit per person, combined maximum $1,000 per year, for eligible paramedical practi- tioners. Weekly indemnity: Greater of $325 or 50% of weekly earn- ings (employee's rate plus pre- miums, times 40 hours). Sick leave: 8 hours per month, maximum 40 hours, after 6 months of service. LTD: 60% of base wage (regular hourly rate times 173 hours) at time of disability, maximum $1,000 per month. Life insurance: Employer-paid life benefit equal to $45,000. Pension: Teamster Pension Plan. Employer will make a per-hour contribution to fund. Effective March 26, 2018: $2.20 per hour. Effective March 26, 2019: $2.30 per hour. Effective March 26, 2020: $2.40 per hour. Effective March 26, 2021: $2.50 per hour. Effective March 26, 2022: $2.60 per hour. Effective March 26, 2023: $2.70 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, parent, child, stepchild, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: Time equivalent to one-half length of service after 3 months of ser- vice; time equivalent to length of service, maximum 1 year, after 1 year of service. 1 day for em- ployee who acts as pallbearer. Probationary period: 1,040 hours within any 12 consecu- tive months. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for each year of service, maximum 30 weeks. Safety shoes: $100 per year re- deemable at 1 of preferred pro- viders designated by employer; $125 per year for employees in posted freezer position. Unused amount may be carried forward to following year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide coveralls, parkas, mitts, gloves, headwear. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 11.4% in- crease): Repack Start: $20.86 rising 6 steps to $24.26 After 2 years: $24.49 rising 6 steps to $27.89 After 3 years: $25.73 rising 6 steps to $29.13 After 4 years: $28.12 rising 6 steps to $31.52 Shipper Start: $21.66 rising 6 steps to $25.06 After 2 years: $25.29 rising 6 steps to $28.69 After 3 years: $27.32 rising 6 steps to $30.72 After 4 years: $30.08 rising 6 steps to $33.48 Receiver Start: $21.66 rising 6 steps to $25.06 After 2 years: $25.29 rising 6 steps to $28.69 After 3 years: $27.32 rising 6 steps to $30.72 After 4 years: $30.08 rising 6 steps to $33.48 Yard person Start: $21.66 rising 6 steps to $25.06 After 2 years: $25.29 rising 6 steps to $28.69 After 3 years: $27.32 rising 6 steps to $30.72 After 4 years: $30.08 rising 6 steps to $33.48 Quality assurance Start: $21.66 rising 6 steps to $25.06 After 2 years: $25.29 rising 6 steps to $28.69 After 3 years: $27.32 rising 6 steps to $30.72 After 4 years: $30.08 rising 6 steps to $33.48 Stock person Start: $21.16 rising 6 steps to $24.56 After 2 years: $24.80 rising 6 steps to $28.20 After 3 years: $26.03 rising 6 steps to $29.43 After 4 years: $29.80 rising 6 steps to $33.20 Freezer person Start: $21.06 rising 6 steps to $24.46 After 2 years: $24.68 rising 6 steps to $28.08 Safety shoes: $100 per year; $125 per year for employees in freezer position.

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