Canadian Labour Reporter

September 23, 2019 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS 6 NATURAL GAS SemCAMS Midstream Fox Creek, Alta. (55 operators, maintenance employees) and Unifor, Local 909 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Feb. 1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2023. Ratified on Aug 14, 2019. Signed on July 30, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 2.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2020: 2.75% Effective Feb. 1, 2021: 3% Effective Feb. 1, 2022: 3.5% Shift premium: 13% for shift employees temporarily as- signed to 9.37-hour day assign- ments. 1 hour of overtime if employee climbs incinerator stack as part of duties. 15% for employee assigned responsi- bilities of shift engineer. $1.22 per hour for day shift (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $1.25 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $1.29 per hour. Ef- fective Feb. 1, 2022: $1.34 per hour. $2.78 per hour for night shift (7 p.m.to 7 a.m.). Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $2.85 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $2.94 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $3.04 per hour. $2.12 per hour for third-class steam ticket. Ef- fective Feb. 1, 2020: $2.18 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $2.25 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $2.32 per hour. $4.24 per hour for second-class steam ticket. Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $4.36 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $4.49 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $4.65 per hour. $5.65 per hour for first-class steam ticket. Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $5.80 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $5.98 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $6.19 per hour. $1.60 per hour for dual ticket. Effective Feb. 1, 2020: $1.64 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2021: $1.69 per hour. Effective Feb. 1, 2022: $1.75 per hour. Paid holidays: 11 days (extra holiday will be observed on day designated by employer). Shift employees may bank up to 8 statutory holidays to be taken at later date, maximum amount that employee may bank in any 1 year in combination of overtime and statutory holiday banks is 50 hours double-time, or 100 hours straight-time. Vacations with pay: Pro- rated against 3 weeks based on service proration (37.5- hour week) to start, 3 weeks or 112.5 hours after 1 year, 4 weeks or 150 hours after 10 years, 5 weeks or 187.5 hours after 19 years, 6 weeks or 225 hours after 25 years for employees assigned to work schedule C. Prorated against 3 weeks based on service prora- tion (40-hour week) to start, 3 weeks or 120 hours after 1 year, 4 weeks or 160 hours after 10 years, 5 weeks or 200 hours after 19 years, 6 weeks or 240 hours after 25 years for employees working in plant operations and assigned to work schedule B. Vacations are non-cumulative. At employee's option, 1 week of vacation may be carried over into next year (week carried over must be taken within 1 year of its carry over). Failure to take vacation week carried over will result in automatic forfeiture by em- ployee. Overtime: Double time for hours worked in excess of regu- lar work schedule; for hours worked on regular scheduled day off. May be banked and carried over from year to year. 2 hours overtime will be paid upon cancellation of scheduled overtime shift with less than 24 hours' notice. Meal allowance: $20 for em- ployee who works more than 2 hours beyond scheduled quitting time; $20 for employee who is called for call-out duty with less than 8 hours' notice if employee works more than 4 hours. $20 for every 4-hour period that follows. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months for layoff. Call-in pay: Paid at double time, minimum 2 hours. If work does not continue from call-out into employee's regular shift, time will be computed from time they leave home (within 100-kilometre radius of plant) until time they return home. Probationary period: 180 days. Severance: 2 weeks' pay plus 2 weeks' pay for each year of service multiplied by 1.3, after 1 year of service. Employer will reimburse employee for training/moving costs incurred within 2 years of termination, maximum $2,000. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 9.6% increase): Operator 10: $57.99 rising 3 steps to $63.53 Maintenance 10: $53.96 rising 3 steps to $59.10 Operator 9: $53.85 rising 3 steps to $58.99 Maintenance 9: $53.08 rising 3 steps to $58.15 Maintenance 8: $51.10 rising 3 steps to $55.97 Operator 8: $49.10 rising 3 steps to $53.78 Maintenance 7: $48.74 rising 3 steps to $53.39 Operator 7: $47.23 rising 3 steps to $51.74 Operator 6/maintenance 6: $46.04 rising 3 steps to $50.43 Operator 5/maintenance 5: $43.39 rising 3 steps to $47.53 Operator 4/maintenance 4: $40.86 rising 3 steps to $44.75 Operator 3/maintenance 3: $37.79 rising 3 steps to $41.40 Operator 2/maintenance 2: $35.45 rising 3 steps to $38.84 Operator 1/maintenance 1: $33.16 rising 3 steps to $36.32 Editor's notes: Transportation allowance: Employee will pay employees three-quarters of hour at straight-time rate for each day of work at Kaybob south #3 gas plant or any other location. Humanitarian fund: Employee will pay $20 for each employee to Unifor Humanitarian Fund. Union will also contribute $20 for each employee to fund. Community fund: Employee will pay $0.03 for each employee's regular hours of work to Unifor Canadian Community Fund. Paid education leave fund: Employee will pay $0.05 for each employee's regular hours of work to Unifor Paid Education Leave Program. Training fund: Employee will pay $60 per year for each member of bargaining unit to safety, health and industrial relations training fund established by union. Severance: 2 weeks' pay plus 2 weeks' pay for each year of service multiplied by 1.3. Employer will reimburse employee for costs incurred within 2 years, maximum $2,000.

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