Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Radio DJ: $17.53 rising 2 steps to $18.51 Recreation coordinator: $23.31 rising 2 steps to $24.61 Four-year apprentices Year 1: 55% Year 2: 65% Year 3: 75% Year 4: 85% Editor's notes: Standby: $25 per day for employee on standby Monday to Friday. $50 per day for employee on standby on Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday. Cooling-off period: Employee who willfully terminates employment due to misunderstanding or argument will be allowed to return to work and remain employed if within 3 working days. Cooling-off period permitted once a year. Hunting/fishing leave: Employer will grant 3 days' leave with pay per year to employee in order to meet traditional hunting, fishing or harvesting opportunities. Northern allowance: $21,250 per year (previously $21,000). Effective April 1, 2020: $21,500. $19,911 of allowance will be designated as travel allowance pursuant to Income Tax Act. Term-service recognition: Certificate acknowledging years of service, plus $500 after 5 years' service. Certificate plus $1,000 after 10 years' service. Certificate plus $1,500 after 15 years' service. Certificate plus $2,000 after 20 years' service. Certificate plus $ 2,500 after 25 years' service. Certificate plus return airfare to Montreal or Winnipeg, plus $2,500 after 30 years' service. Certificate plus 2 return tickets to Montreal or Winnipeg, plus $2,500 after 35 years' service. CONSTRUCTION Willbros Facilities and Tanks (Canada) Provincewide, Alberta (720 labourers, boilermakers, electricians, steam fitters, carpenters, scaffolders, operators, gas fitters, mechanics, technicians, millwrights, pipefitters, welders) and the Construction Workers Union, CLAC Local 63 Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 1, 2018 to May 31, 2021. Signed on Sept. 6, 2018. Shift premium: Dual-ticket: $3 per hour when employee is required to perform both duties or hired with that intent. $6 per hour for foreman. $3 per hour for lead-hands. $3 per hour for night shift. $1.50 per hour for steward. $1.50 per hour for steward with tool box 1. $1.50 per hour for steward with tool box 2. $1.50 per hour for stew- ard with tool box 3. $2.75 per hour for chief steward with tool box 1. $2.75 per hour for chief steward with tool box 2. $3 per hour for chief steward with tool box 3. $0.25 per hour for all hours worked with first-aid ticket. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: Employer will consider vacations at times requested by employees and will attempt to grant requested vacation times dependent on business requirements. Em- ployees will receive 6% of base wage rate for all hours worked as vacation pay on each pay- cheque. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Meal allowance: Meal provid- ed by employer for employees who work 12 hours per day. Medical benefits: CLAC Health and Welfare Trust Fund, after 350 hours worked. Dental: 100% coverage, max- imum $2,000 per person per year, for basic services. 50% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year, for compre- hensive services. 50% coverage, maximum $3,000 lifetime max- imum, for child younger than 19 for orthodontics. Vision: $300 per year for chil- dren younger than 21; $300 every 2 years for persons older than 21. STD: Coverage of 60% weekly earnings, maximum $600 per week, payable after first day of accident or hospitalization and 14th day of illness, maximum 119 days (1/14/119). LTD: Coverage of 60% weekly earnings, maximum $2,600 per month, payable after 119 days. AD&D: Coverage of $100,000. Life insurance: Coverage of $100,000. Pension: Employer will con- tribute 2%, employee will con- tribute 2% to union-sponsored group RSP for each employee, for all hours worked. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in family (spouse, common-law spouse, child, legal dependant, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent, grandchild). Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours of pay at appropriate rate. Probationary period: 90 cal- endar days. Safety shoes: $150 per year. All employees will wear appro- priate safety seasonal footwear which is furnished by employee. Safety boots must be CSA- approved and must be high cuffed (no less than 6 inches). Uniforms/clothing: All em- ployees will wear CSA- approved safety hats supplied by employer. All employees will wear CSA-approved non-pre- scription safety glasses to be made available by employer. Employer will supply employees with all safety-relat- ed equipment (including gloves, non-prescription safety glasses, fire-retardant coveralls, if re- quired). Tool allowance: All trades em- ployees will supply own tools common to trade. Specialty and power tools will be provided by employer. Sample rates of pay (current): General Alberta Industrial Boilermaker/steam fitter: $49.25 Carpenter/scaffolder: $46.89 Crane operator: $49.25 Crane operator greater than 100 tons: $51.02 Electrician: $49.25 Equipment operator, entry: $37.67 Equipment operator intermedi- ate: $43.89 Equipment operator principle: $46.89 Gas fitter: $49.25 HD mechanic JM: $49.25 Instrumentation technician: $49.25 Ironworker, journeyman: $49.25 Labourer 1: $25.65 Labourer 2: $28.01 Labourer 3: $31.55 Labourer 4: $33.91 Warehouse, non-journeyman: $41.42 Millwright: $49.25 Pipefitter: $49.25 Tank erector non-journeyman: $41.42 Welder, journeyman: $49.25 Welder B-pressure - SS/CR/TI: $55.15 Welder B- pressure: $50.43 Editor's notes: Driver abstracts: Each employee will be required to produce current driver's abstract at time of hire. Abstract will be considered current if it is no more than 30 days old and contains 3-year history. Employees must provide initial driver's abstract at own cost, but should employer require further abstracts they will be paid for by employer. Prescription safety eyewear: Employer will reimburse any employee 50% of cost of prescription safety eyewear, maximum $300, after 600 hours of seniority. Fresh-air hoods: Employer will reimburse welders 50% of cost of fresh-air hoods, maximum $1,000, after 2,000 hours of seniority.

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