Canadian Labour Reporter

80% attendance record in each of 2 years to qualify for amnesty). Severance: 1 week after 1 year; 2 weeks after 2 years; 4 weeks after 4 years; 5 weeks after 7 years; 6 weeks after 8 years; 8 weeks after 10 years; $4,360 after 17 years rising to $13,930 after 40 years. Safety shoes: $150 per year or $260 (previously $250) every 2 years in year 2 or $275 every 2 years in year 4 of contract for new safety boots (after 6 months of seniority). Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide free laundry service for work clothes and employer will make necessary repairs to work clothes. Personal protective equipment (new helmet, safety eye-protection, hearing protec- tion, steel-toed rubber boots) will be issued without charge to employees (previously new employees were charged $60 for first set). $30 every 3 years for employees (with more than 6 months of seniority) who purchase quilted vest or liner through employer for use on job. Tool allowance: $200 per year per employee for workers in maintenance or engineering departments. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Part-time production Level 1: $15 Level 2: $15.10 Level 3: $15.20 Level 3a: $15.30 Level 4: $15.40 Level 5: $15.50 Full-time production Level 1: $15 rising 3 steps to $16.80 Level 2: $15.10 rising 3 steps to $17.10 Level 3: $15.90 rising 3 steps to $17.80 Level 3a: $16.85 rising 3 steps to $18.55 Level 4: $18.95 rising 3 steps to $20.85 Level 5: $19.95 rising 3 steps to $21.85 Level 6: $22.35 Maintenance and engineering Greaser and oiler: $16.70 rising 3 steps to $18.60 Mechanic assistant: $20.45 rising 3 steps to $22.35 Licensed electrician: $37.05 Licensed plumber: $37.05 Licensed millwright: $37.05 Licensed welder: $37.05 Licensed heavy-duty mechanic: $37.05 Third-class stationary engineer: $31.30 Fourth-class stationary engi- neer: $27.80 Sanitation Level 1: $15 rising 3 steps to $16.10 Level 2: $16.85 rising 3 steps to $18.60 2A: $17.60 rising 3 steps to $19.30 2B: $18.60 rising 3 steps to $20.30 2C: $19.85 rising 3 steps to $21.55 Editor's notes: Licenses: Employer will reimburse employees for renewal of required licences. Retention bonus: All employees on payroll at end of each year (during life of collective agreement) will receive additional $0.50 per hour for all straight-time hours worked and vacation hours taken. Amount will be made payable to qualified employees in lump sum (less statutory deductions) by Jan. 30 following year completed. Orthotics: 1 pair of orthotics every 2 years, maximum $200. PORT AND HARBOUR OPERATIONS St. Lawrence Seaway Management Cornwall, Ont./St. Catharines, Ont./St. Lambert, Que. (450 port, harbour employees) and Unifor, Locals 4212, 4320, 4323 Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2021. Signed on April 1, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2018: 2% Effective April 1, 2019: 2% Effective April 1, 2020: 2% Shift premium: $1 per hour (previously $0.90 per hour) worked on third shift (4 p.m. to midnight). $1.20 per hour (pre- viously $1.10 per hour) worked on first shift (midnight to 8 a.m.). 10% for maintenance- team leaders when working team-lead position. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus Fête nationale (Quebec only), Civic Day (Ontario only). Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 25 years, 7 weeks after 35 years. Employees will receive $50 per week of leave entitle- ment for that year (payment will be made in April). Employ- ees may carry over 10 days or one-half of previous year's leave entitlement, to next year. 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 scheduled first day of rest; double time for all work on scheduled second day of rest. Employees required to perform emergency work on overtime basis on days of rest may choose to substitute hours of overtime, maximum 5 days time off in lieu per year. Meal allowance: Meal or $20 after 2 hours of overtime and every subsequent 4 hours (excluding the meal carried by employee on scheduled overtime or by shift employee on overtime offered on day of rest). $20 per meal entitlement for employees on-board float- ing plant with food, heating, cooling facilities, except on long voyages where meals and cook are provided. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 1 1/4 days for each completed month of service. After employee has had 2 years of service, employee may be given advance on credits to be earned in future (1 year's sick- leave accumulation). LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: SLSMC Private Pen- sion Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse (including common-law spouse resident with employee for at least 1 year), parents, children, sis- ters, brothers. 3 days for death of grandchild, grandparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, any relative residing in em- ployee's household. 2 additional days for associated related be- reavement purposes when spe- cial circumstances arise from death in family. Seniority – recall rights: 3 years (1 year after promotion; 2 years to reflect non-accrual of seniority). 24 months for layoffs. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at regular rate, if is greater amount than overtime pay would otherwise be. 1 addi- tional hour of pay for return to home from work. Probationary period: 90 days worked or any combination of 720 scheduled hours worked other than unscheduled over- time. 500 hours of employment for apprentices. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for all disciplinary actions notes, letters, corre- spondence. 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2019 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Paid holidays: 11 days, plus Fête nationale (Quebec only), Civic Day (Ontario only).

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