Canadian Labour Reporter

Education officer 6 Salary range minimum: $71,243 rising 5 steps to $74,877 Salary range maximum: $122,991 rising 5 steps to $129,265 Sr econ officer 8 Salary range minimum: $86,906 rising 5 steps to $91,339 Salary range maximum: $133,890 rising 5 steps to $140,719 Arbitrator 8 Salary range minimum: $86,906 rising 5 steps to $91,339 Salary range maximum: $136,137 rising 5 steps to $143,082 Senior project manager 7 Salary range minimum: $76,683 rising 5 steps to $80,595 Salary range maximum: $122,482 rising 5 steps to $128,730 Editor's notes: Hearing aids: $1,200 per person in any 4-year period (previously $2,500 per person in any 5-year period) for purchase, repairs of hearing aids (excluding batteries) prescribed by physician certified as otolaryngologist or by qualified audiologist. Orthopaedic shoes: 75% of cost or repair of 1 pair per year, maximum $500 per year, for custom-made orthopaedic shoes or modifications to off-shelf orthopaedic shoes for employee or dependant. Travel, meal, hospitality expenses: $10 for breakfast; $12.50 for lunch; $22.50 for dinner. POULTRY PRODUCTION Rossdown Farms and Natural Foods Abbotsford, B.C. (226 maintenance, production, shipping employees, drivers) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Canada, Local 1518 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 25, 2019 to Jan. 24, 2021. Ratified on Jan. 19, 2019. Signed on Feb. 2, 2019. (First agree- ment) Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for designation level 1 first-aid attendants; $1 per hour for designation level 2 first-aid attendants. $0.50 per hour worked for employees working afternoon shift (any shift that begins at 1:30 p.m. or later). $1 per hour for qualified stick- ers who perform function in live end. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 10 days or 4% after 1 year, 15 days or 6% after 5 years, 20 days or 8% after 10 years. There will be no carry over of vacation from 1 calen- dar year to next. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 or 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week; for all work on Saturday (unless on flex- ible work schedule). Double time for all hours worked after 12 hours worked. Medical benefits: Employer pays 70% of premiums, employ- ee pays 30% of premiums for Pacific Blue Cross Plan, which is mandatory for employees. After 6 months of service, em- ployer pays 50% of MSP (Med- ical Services Plan) premium, while such premiums continue to exist. Vision: $250 every 24 months for prescription work safety glasses. Sick leave: 3 days per year for those employed prior to certifi- cation of union. Pension: Employer will con- tribute to existing RRSP pro- gram. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, grand- father, grandmother, grand- father-in-law, grandmother-in- law, grandson, granddaughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepmother, stepfather, step- children of employee). Employ- ee may extend their leave for up to 7 unpaid working days, if attending funeral out-of-prov- ince. Seniority – recall rights: 5 workdays. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours at regular rate or for hours worked at applicable overtime rate, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 3 months. Safety shoes: $200 per year for steel-toed safety footwear for maintenance employees; $180 per year for steel-toed safety footwear for drivers, regular shipping department employ- ees. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Evis Ratification Level 1: $15.50 Level 2: $17.50 Level 3: $19 1 year later Level 1: $16 Level 2: $18 Level 3: $19.50 C and P Ratification Level 1: $14.50 Level 2: $15 Level 3: $16.50 Level 4: $18.50 Level 5: $33 1 year later Level 1: $15 Level 2: $15.50 Level 3: $17 Level 4: $19.50 Level 5: $33.50 Live end Ratification Level 1: $16 Level 2: $17 Level 3: $18 1 year later Level 1: $16.50 Level 2: $17.50 Level 3: $18.50 Shipping Ratification Level 1: $17.50 Level 2: $19 1 year later Level 1: $18 Level 2: $19.50 Driving Ratification Level 1 (class 5): $20 Level 2 (class 1): $22 1 year later Level 1 (class 5): $21 Level 2 (class 1): $23 QC Ratification Level 1: $18 1 year later Level 1: $18.50 Maintenance Ratification Level 1: $16 Level 2: $20.50 Level 3: $23.50 Level 4: $26.50 Level 5: $30 Level 6: $31.50 Level 7: $33.50 1 year later Level 1: $16.50 Level 2: $21 Level 3: $24 Level 4: $27 Level 5: $31 Level 6: $32 Level 7: $34 Employees who are above wage scale on ratification will receive $0.30 per hour off-scale increase effective first Monday following ratification. Employees who are above wage scale at start of second year of agreement, will receive $0.35-per-hour wage increase. Editor's notes: Doctor's notes: Employer will pay physician fee, maximum $55, for report when employer requires employee to provide physician's note to substantiate absence due to sickness or injury. Refreshments: Employer will provide coffee, tea, hot water, sugar, milk powder in employee lunchroom. 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Sick leave: 3 days per year for those employed prior to certification of union.

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