Canadian Labour Reporter

August 19, 2019

Canadian Labour Reporter is the trusted source of information for labour relations professionals. Published weekly, it features news, details on collective agreements and arbitration summaries to help you stay on top of the changing landscape.

Issue link: https://digital.hrreporter.com/i/1155611

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 6 of 7

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS AIRPLANE MANUFACTURING Boeing Canada, Winnipeg Division Winnipeg (1,300 electricians, technicians, HVAC mechanics, inspectors, machinists, operators, welders, shippers, painters, drivers, expeditors, storekeepers) and Unifor, Local 2169 Renewal agreement: Effective June 16, 2018 to June 16, 2023. Signed on June 16, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective June 18, 2018: base rate will be increased $1.09 COLA and then by 2% Effective June 18, 2019: 1.5% Effective June 18, 2020: 2% Effective June 18, 2021: 1.5% Effective June 18, 2022: 2% Shift premium: $1 per hour to all employees on regularly scheduled shift that begins be- tween 1 p.m. and 3 a.m. $1 per hour for employee assigned as lead-hand. $2 per hour for em- ployee assigned as team lead. Paid holidays: 9 hours plus 5 winter-holiday days. Vacations with pay: 80 hours after 1 year, 128 hours af- ter 5 years, 168 hours after 10 years, 176 hours after 25 years. When employee does not use all or part of vacation during year between vacation eligibility dates, employee will receive pay in lieu of any re- maining unused vacation cred- its after reaching next eligibility date. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for all work after 48 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: After 1 year of active service employee will be cred- ited with 3.33 hours of leave for each month of service, maxi- mum 10 days of accumulation. When employee accumulates more than 10 days, employee will be paid amount equal to unused leave on anniversary date. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Retirement Plan for Employees of Boeing Canada Operations Limited or DC plan. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate fam- ily (spouse, same-sex partner, children (children will include miscarriage or stillbirth by employee or current spouse), parents, grandparents, brother, sister, in-laws of same relation- ship to employee's spouse, spouse of brother or sister and children, stepparents, steppar- ent of current spouse, stepchild, stepsister, stepbrother, grand- children of employee). Seniority – recall rights: 5 years for layoffs; 18 months for current non-bargaining unit employees who have bargaining unit seniority rights and after transfer of bargaining-unit em- ployees to non-bargaining-unit positions. Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours' pay at applicable straight-time hourly rate. Probationary period: 90 work- ing days. Severance: 1 week of pay (40 hours at employee's base rate plus cost of living adjust- ment in effect on date of layoff but excluding shift differentials or other premiums) for each year of service, maximum 26 weeks of pay. Safety shoes: $100 per year for approved safety shoes to all employees who require safety shoes in workplace, regardless of work area or work func- tion. Employees may combine 2 years for $200 entitlement. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 7.2% increase): Grade 11 (maintenance electrician, non-destructive inspection technician A) Base-rate minimum: $28.84 rising 4 steps to $30.92 Base-rate maximum: $43.18 rising 4 steps to $46.29 10 (HVAC mechanic, inspector tooling, tooling technician A, machinist, maintenance me- chanic, coordinate measuring machine operator) Base-rate minimum: $27.66 rising 4 steps to $29.64 Base-rate maximum: $40.80 rising 4 steps to $43.73 9 Base-rate minimum: $26.69 rising 4 steps to $28.60 Base-rate maximum: $38.88 rising 4 steps to $41.67 8 (autoclave operator, laborato- ry technician, non-destructive inspection technician B, tooling technician B, welder) Base-rate minimum: $25.83 rising 4 steps to $27.68 Base-rate maximum: $37.25 rising 4 steps to $39.93 7 (inspector) Base-rate minimum: $24.93 rising 4 steps to $26.72 Base-rate maximum: $35.92 rising 4 steps to $38.51 6 (riveting machine operator, shipper, painter, rework techni- cian) Base-rate minimum: $24.27 rising 4 steps to $26.01 Base-rate maximum: $34.97 rising 4 steps to $37.47 5 (driver, expeditor, mainte- nance assistant, N.C. machine operator, N.C. trim and drill operator, technician assembly, rework trainee) Base-rate minimum: $23.57 rising 4 steps to $25.27 Base-rate maximum: $34.23 rising 4 steps to $36.68 4 (crate builder, storekeeper, technician plastic, technician trimming) Base-rate minimum: $22.96 rising 4 steps to $24.61 Base-rate maximum: $33.46 rising 4 steps to $35.86 3 Base-rate minimum: $22.40 rising 4 steps to $24.01 Base-rate maximum: $32.68 rising 4 steps to $35.03 2 Base-rate minimum: $21.91 rising 4 steps to $23.48 Base-rate maximum: $31.92 rising 4 steps to $34.22 1 Base-rate minimum: $21.46 rising 4 steps to $23 Base-rate maximum: $31.22 rising 4 steps to $33.46 All bargaining unit employees at work as of June 17, 2018 (and those on authorized leave of absence as of June 17, 2018 and who return on or before June 16, 2019) will receive 1-time lump-sum production bonus of $10,000, less required min- imum statutory deductions. Editor's notes: Medical documentation reimbursement: Employer will reimburse employee for any employer- required medical documentation, maximum $90 (previously $70). Paid education leave fund: Employer will pay $0.03 per hour per employee for all compensated hours for aerospace paid education leave. Prescription safety glasses: Employer will provide first pair of prescription safety glasses for employees who require prescription safety glasses in workplace for duration of employment. Employer will also replace prescription lenses (basic lenses with no add-ons not required for work) every 2 rolling calendar years. Social justice fund: Employer will pay $0.01 per hour per employee for all compensated hours into Unifor social justice fund. Seniority – recall rights: 5 years for layoffs; 18 months for non-bargaining unit employees who have seniority rights.

Articles in this issue

Archives of this issue

view archives of Canadian Labour Reporter - August 19, 2019