Canadian Labour Reporter

FLOUR MILLING P&H Milling Group Cambridge, Ont. (80 millers, drivers, operators, electricians, mechanics, millwrights, technicians) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175 Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2018 to Jan. 31, 2021. Ratified on July 7, 2018. Signed on Oct. 31, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 1, 2018: 2% Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 2% Effective Feb. 1, 2020: 2% Shift premium: $0.70 per hour (previously $0.65 per hour) for all hours worked between 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. $1 per hour (previously $0.95 per hour) for all hours worked between 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. $1.20 per hour for all hours worked on continental shift. $2 per hour for lead-hand/relief supervisor. $1 per hour more than certified electrician and milling certi- fied millwright rate of pay for licensed industrial electrician/ milling-certified millwright. $1.20 per hour to all employees working 12-hour continental shifts. $1.20 per hour to all em- ployees working night shifts. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus Dec. 24, Dec. 31; 1 floating holiday in lieu of Remembrance Day. Vacations with pay: 0.83 days per month to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 12 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 18 years. Employee cannot accumulate vacation from 1 cal- endar year to another. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for all work on Saturday for employees not working in continental shift arrangement. Time and one-half for work on first scheduled day off or all work after 8 or 12 hours per day for employees working in con- tinental shift arrangement (mill- ing department). Double time for all work on Sunday for em- ployees not working in contin- ental shift arrangement. Double time for all work on second scheduled day off for employees in a continental shift arrange- ment (milling department). Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of cost of Ontario Employer Health Tax. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Maximum coverage $1,400 per year (previously $1,200 per year). Vision: $300 (previously $280) for employee, spouse every 24 months. $220 for each depend- ant every 12 months for eyeglass lenses and frames (or contact lenses or laser eye surgery, select- ed in place of lenses and frames). Paramedical: $20 per visit, $200 per year. Sick leave: 2 days per year (if employee doesn't use any sick time, 1 more day will be granted). Maximum 3 days total for length of collective agreement. Full pay- out of unused days at end of year. Life insurance: Coverage of $60,000 (previously $55,000). Pension: Pension Plan for Unionized Employees of P&H Milling Group, for employees hired before March 27, 2011. Employees will contribute 6% into plan. Employees hired after March 27, 2011 must join group RRSP after 1 year of employ- ment. Employee must contribute minimum 1% of regular earnings to plan. Employer will match employee's contributions, max- imum 4%. Employees who are a member of pension plan may contribute to group RRSP but will not receive company contri- butions. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, child, mother, stepmother, father, stepfather, stepparents, stepchildren, brother, sister. 3 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in- law, grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law. 1 day for any relative who has been residing in same house- hold. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin or to perform function of pallbear- er. 1 additional day for funeral outside radius of 400 kilometres from Cambridge. Call-in pay: 1 and one-half times normal rate of pay for all hours worked, minimum 2 hours of pay. Probationary period: 90 cal- endar days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for written disci- plinary warnings (including suspensions). Safety shoes: $170 per year (previously $155 per year) to all employees who are required to wear safety shoes at date of ratification. Uniforms/clothing: All em- ployees are required to wear uniforms which will be provid- ed and laundered by employer. Appropriate outer wear will be provided as applicable. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): First miller (qualified): $30.14 rising 2 steps to $31.35 Level 5: $29.87 rising 2 steps to $31.08 Level 4: $29.72 rising 2 steps to $30.92 Level 3: $29.58 rising 2 steps to $30.77 Level 2: $29.43 rising 2 steps to $30.62 Level 1: $29.31 rising 2 steps to $30.50 Second miller (qualified): $27.57 rising 2 steps to $28.68 Level 5: $27.27 rising 2 steps to $28.38 Level 4: $27.15 rising 2 steps to $28.24 Level 3: $27 rising 2 steps to $28.09 Level 2: $26.85 rising 2 steps to $27.94 Level 1: $26.72 rising 2 steps to $27.80 Trainee miller (qualified): $26.36 rising 2 steps to $27.43 Level 5: $26.13 rising 2 steps to $27.18 Level 4: $25.90 rising 2 steps to $26.95 Level 3: $25.67 rising 2 steps to $26.70 Level 2: $25.44 rising 2 steps to $26.47 Level 1: $25.21 rising 2 steps to $26.22 Cleaner: $25.14 rising 2 steps to $26.15 Lift-truck driver: $25.57 rising 2 steps to $26.60 Machine operator/setup: $26.44 rising 2 steps to $27.51 Mixer operator: $25.79 rising 2 steps to $26.84 Material handler: $25.21 rising 2 steps to $26.22 Silo operator: $25.87 rising 2 steps to $26.92 Truck helper: $25.21 rising 2 steps to $26.22 Certified electrician: $32.58 rising 2 steps to $33.89 Millwright mechanic: $30.14 rising 2 steps to $31.35 Milling certified millwright: $32.58 rising 2 steps to $33.89 Licensed industrial electrician/ milling-certified millwright: $33.58 rising 2 steps to $34.89 Laboratory technician: $24.57 rising 2 steps to $25.56 Truck driver: $26.59 rising 2 steps to $27.66 Apprentices First-year apprentice: 75% of electrician or millwright me- chanic Second-year apprentice: 80% of electrician or millwright mechanic Third-year apprentice: 85% of electrician or millwright mechanic Fourth-year apprentice: 90% of electrician or millwright mechanic Editor's notes: Maintenance pager: $40 bonus (10 p.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Saturday); another $40 bonus for maintenance personnel who carry pagers (10 p.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday). Hearing aids: Employer will pay 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Safety shoes: $170 per year (previously $155 per year) to all employees who are required to wear safety shoes.

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