Canadian Labour Reporter

to $12,162 after 24 years of service; $12,402 rising 2 steps to $12,557 after 25 years of service. Certification: Employer will pay annual renewal for Power Engineer Certificate of Competency or recognized equivalent to each division A employee per month in biweekly installments, maximum of $40.49 rising 2 steps to $41. CHICKEN PROCESSING Maple Leaf Poultry (Brampton) Brampton, Ont. (230 sanitation, cooler, quality control, maintenance employees, shipping/receivers, drivers, labourers, operators, engineers) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175 Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2021. Signed on Dec. 24, 2018. Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for employees working on sec- ond shift (at or after 1:15 p.m. but before 11 p.m.). Effective May 31, 2020: $0.55 per hour for third shift. $0.55 per hour for employees working third shift (at or after 11 p.m. but before 4 a.m.). Effective June 2, 2019: $0.60 per hour for third shift. $0.50 per hour for em- ployee officially designated as TSSA chief engineer. $0.50 per hour for live hangers. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 floating holiday after 1 year of service. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of daily or weekly schedules or on sixth scheduled shift. Double time after 12 hours per day or on sev- enth scheduled shift (other than shifts scheduled to commence Sunday evening). Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer will contrib- ute $0.51 per hour to United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Dental Plan Ontario. Vision: $230 every 24 months (previously $220 every 24 months) for eyeglasses, prescribed safety glasses, laser eye surgery, contact lenses, eye examinations. Effective June 1, 2019: $240. Effective June 1, 2020: $250. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 60% of employee's average weekly wage to EI maximum, maxi- mum 26 weeks. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $30,000. Pension: Employees may join DB pension plan, within 30 days of ratification, or may join DC plan. Employees hired after ratification, must join DC plan. Employer will match employee contributions, maximum 2%. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, spouse, son, daughter). 3 days for death of brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law. 1 day for death of grandparent, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 90 work- ing days accumulated within 6 consecutive months. Safety shoes: $230 for 2 pairs of leather safety boots per year and for shipping employees who require insulated rubber boots for freezer. $200 per year for rubber safety boots for all other plant employees. Em- ployees may purchase 3 pairs of boots per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply aprons, hairnets and gloves where required and laun- derable outer work clothing. Tool allowance: $300 per year for maintenance employees for replacement of broken tool and purchase of tools required by employer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.3% increase): Grade 1 (general labour/heavy lifter) 0 to 6 mos.: $15 rising 2 steps to $15.80 7 to 12 mos.: $15.88 rising 2 steps to $16.68 13 to 18 mos.: $16.76 rising 2 steps to $17.56 19 to 24 mos.: $17.64 rising 2 steps to $18.44 25 to 30 mos.: $18.52 rising 2 steps to $19.32 31 to 36 mos.: $19.40 rising 2 steps to $20.20 37 + mos.: $20.28 rising 2 steps to $21.08 Grade 2 (grading/scale opera- tor/sanitation) 0 to 6 mos.: $15.09 rising 2 steps to $15.89 7 to 12 mos.: $15.97 rising 2 steps to $16.77 13 to 18 mos.: $16.86 rising 2 steps to $17.66 19 to 24 mos.: $17.74 rising 2 steps to $18.54 25 to 30 mos.: $18.63 rising 2 steps to $19.43 31 to 36 mos.: $19.51 rising 2 steps to $20.31 37 + mos.: $20.40 rising 2 steps to $21.20 Grade 3 (cooler help/cut-in- nine saw/detector/operator/ shipping, receiver) 0 to 6 mos.: $15.17 rising 2 steps to $15.97 7 to 12 mos.: $16.06 rising 2 steps to $16.86 13 to 18 mos.: $16.95 rising 2 steps to $17.75 19 to 24 mos.: $17.85 rising 2 steps to $18.65 25 to 30 mos.: $18.74 rising 2 steps to $19.54 31 to 36 mos.: $19.63 rising 2 steps to $20.43 37 + mos.: $20.52 rising 2 steps to $21.32 Grade 5 (quality control/trim- mer) 0 to 6 mos.: $15.42 rising 2 steps to $16.22 7 to 12 mos.: $16.33 rising 2 steps to $17.13 13 to 18 mos.: $17.24 rising 2 steps to $18.04 19 to 24 mos.: $18.15 rising 2 steps to $18.95 25 to 30 mos.: $19.06 rising 2 steps to $19.86 31 to 36 mos.: $19.97 rising 2 steps to $20.77 37 + mos.: $20.88 rising 2 steps to $21.68 Grade 6 (lead-hand) 0 to 6 mos.: $15.51 rising 2 steps to $16.31 7 to 12 mos.: $16.42 rising 2 steps to $17.22 13 to 18 mos.: $17.34 rising 2 steps to $18.14 19 to 24 mos.: $18.25 rising 2 steps to $19.05 25 to 30 mos.: $19.17 rising 2 steps to $19.97 31 to 36 mos.: $20.08 rising 2 steps to $20.88 37 + mos.: $21 rising 2 steps to $21.80 Grade 7 (tractor trailer driver) 0 to 6 mos.: $16.34 rising 2 steps to $17.14 7 to 12 mos.: $17.32 rising 2 steps to $18.12 13 to 18 mos.: $18.29 rising 2 steps to $19.09 19 to 24 mos.: $19.27 rising 2 steps to $20.07 25 to 30 mos.: $20.24 rising 2 steps to $21.04 31 to 36 mos.: $21.22 rising 2 steps to $22.02 37 + mos.: $22.19 rising 2 steps to $22.99 Grade 8 Maintenance A: $30.98 rising 2 steps to $31.98 Maintenance AA: $32 rising 2 steps to $33 Lead-hand maintenance A/AA: $32.75 rising 2 steps to $33.75 Stationary engineer second: 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Medical examinations: Employer will pay for yearly medical exams required for plant employees, including drivers' examinations, once every 3 years.

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