Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS LUMBER PRODUCTION Canadian Forest Products Grande Prairie, Alta. (150 production, cleanup staff, attendants, operators) and Unifor, Local 446 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2022. Ratified on Dec 10, 2017. Signed on Oct. 1, 2017. Wage adjustments: Non-trades Effective Oct. 1, 2017: 1% Effective Oct. 1, 2018: 1% Effective Oct. 1, 2019: 1% Effective Oct. 1, 2020: 1% Effective Oct. 1, 2021: 2.5% All other employees (produc- tion, maintenance) Effective Oct. 1, 2017: 1.5% Effective Oct. 1, 2018: 2% Effective Oct. 1, 2019: 1.5% Effective Oct. 1, 2020: 2% Effective Oct. 1, 2021: 2.5% Effective date of ratification: $1,000 per employee (paid to active employees on or before Dec. 22, 2017) On the first pay day, after Octo- ber 1, 2020: $400 per employee (paid to active employees) Shift premium: $0.60 per hour to tradespersons (including ap- prentices) working graveyard shift. $0.60 per hour to mainte- nance employees working com- pressed weekend schedule. $1 per hour (previously $0.50 per hour) for certified scalers. $0.22 per hour for chargehands. $0.60 per hour to employees working weekday afternoon shift. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 floating holidays, 1 of which will be in lieu of Heritage Day. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 5% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 7% after 2 years, 4 weeks or 9% after 7 weeks, 5 weeks or 11% after 15 years, 6 weeks or 13% after 24 years, 7 weeks or 15% after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, on Sun- day, on employee's designated 2 days of rest. Double time for all work after 11 hours per day, all hours worked on Sunday by employees who have worked 5 shifts during preceding 6 days, all work after 12 hours per day of 12-hour shifts. Meal allowance: Hot meal or $15 payroll credit when em- ployee is notified during normal shift that they will be required to work 2 or more hours over- time beyond shift. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 80% of approved Alberta schedule for basic; 60% of approved Alberta schedule for prosthet- ics crowns and bridges; 60% of approved Alberta schedule for orthodontic, maximum $4,000. Participation in plan is condi- tion of employment. Vision: $400 per member or dependent in any 24-month period for lenses and frames, contact lenses, corrective eye surgery when prescribed by person legally qualified to make such prescription, eye exams. Weekly indemnity: Coverage of 60% of weekly rate, maxi- mum $1,100 per week. LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for coverage of 60% of gross monthly earnings, maximum $4,500 per month. AD&D: $120,000 coverage (previously $110,000). Life insurance: Coverage is condition of employment for new employees. $120,000 cov- erage (previously $110,000). Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, mother, father, broth- ers, sisters, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepparents, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grand- children, sisters-in-law, broth- ers-in-law, stepchildren, legal guardian). Seniority – recall rights: 6 months to start; 1 year plus 1 month per year of service, maximum 6 months, after 1 year of service. 180 days if employee has been transferred to staff position. Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours at time and one-half or work on designated day off, Sunday, statutory holiday, or af- ter having left plant after work- ing regular shift. Probationary period: 30 work- ing days within 90 calendar days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Severance: 1 week's pay per year of service, maximum 30 weeks' pay. Safety shoes: $200 per year for CSA-approved safety-toed footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide aprons, hard hats and liners, eye, ear and nose protective equipment, safety pants (yard buckers). Employer will provide rain suits to em- ployees working on hydraulics or water lines. Tool allowance: Employer will provide insurance, with $50 deductible, for damage or loss caused by fire, flood or theft. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Group 0 Cleanup: $28.91 rising 4 steps to $30.52 Group 1 Paperwrap attendant: $29.30 rising 4 steps to $31.72 Strip attendant: $29.30 rising 4 steps to $31.72 Group 3 Firewatch/cleanup: $29.79 rising 4 steps to $32.26 Group 4 Sorter attendant SM: $30.02 rising 4 steps to $32.49 Chip classifier/cleanup: $30.02 rising 4 steps to $32.49 Group 6 Tilt hoist op/trimmer: $30.53 rising 4 steps to $33.05 Stacker operator SM: $30.53 rising 4 steps to $33.05 Lug loader: $30.53 rising 4 steps to $33.05 Group 7 Strapper/endpress: $30.79 rising 4 steps to $33.33 Stacker operator PM: $30.79 rising 4 steps to $33.33 Group 8 Reman edger optimizer: $31.01 rising 4 steps to $33.56 Trimmer optimizer/unscram- bler: $31.01 rising 4 steps to $33.56 Tilt hoist/planer feeder: $31.01 rising 4 steps to $33.56 Group 9 Forklift op - PM outfeed: $32.46 rising 4 steps to $35.14 Forklift op - SM outfeed: $32.46 rising 4 steps to $35.14 Forklift op - PM infeed: $32.46 rising 4 steps to $35.14 Planer utility: $32.46 rising 4 steps to $35.14 Group 10 Single band resaw SM: $32.72 rising 4 steps to $35.41 Group 12 Forklift op - shipping: $33.25 rising 4 steps to $36 Kiln-forklift operator 1: $33.25 rising 4 steps to $36 Group 13 Debarker operator: $33.48 rising 4 steps to $36.23 Weekend/cleanup Chargehand: $33.48 rising 4 steps to $36.23 Group 14 Log-yard cleanup: $33.75 rising 4 steps to $36.54 Log scaler: $33.75 rising 4 steps to $36.54 Group 15 Kiln-forklift operator 2: $34 rising 4 steps to $36.80 Group 16 Log-loader operator: $34.27 rising 4 steps to $37.09 Group 17 Highdecker/988: $34.50 rising 4 steps to $37.34 Group 18 20" CNS operator: $34.77 rising 4 steps to $37.64 Group 24 Planer quality control: $36.30 rising 4 steps to $39.30 Group 26 28" CNS operator: $36.11 rising 4 steps to $39.08 Miscellaneous Mill handyman: $38.50 rising 4 steps to $41.68 Oiler: $32.79 rising 4 steps to $35.50 Editor's notes: Prescription safety glasses: Employer will provide 1 pair of safety prescription eyewear during term of agreement per employee provided lenses and frames meet current CSA standards for safety eyewear. Paid education leave: Employer will pay $0.03 per hour per employee into Unifor paid education leave program.

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