Canadian Labour Reporter

Effective March 10, 2022: 2.7% Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for continental shift schedule and midnight shift Monday to Friday. $0.75 per hour for afternoon shift Mon- day to Friday. Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: Prorated to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years. Overtime: Time and one- half for any hours worked in excess of regularly scheduled shifts per week or on statutory holidays. Employees are only eligible for overtime when all base hours are worked in reg- ular workweek. Time may be banked, maximum 80 hours. May not be carried over into following year or will be paid out (employee may use banked overtime from pre- vious calendar year during March shutdown). Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $290 every 24 months. Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $400 for chiropractor, massage therapy. Sick leave: 48 hours per year. Any unused leave will be paid out. Pension: DC pension plan. Employee contributes 3% of earnings, matched by em- ployer. Option of contributing 3.5% with employer matching. Bereavement leave: 4 paid days for death of spouse, child, stepchild, foster-child, parent, sibling, stepparent, parent-in-law, child-in-law. 3 paid days for death of sibling- in-law, grandparent, grand- child, spouse's grandparent. 1 paid day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, great- grandparent, great-grandpar- ent-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months for layoffs (sooner if employee elects to receive termination or severance pay pursuant to Employment Standards Act) or for em- ployee who is displaced from classification due to reduction in workforce. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at regular rate if called in outside of regular hours. Minimum 4 hours' pay at time and one-half for main- tenance employees. Probationary period: 520 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Safety shoes: $150 per cal- endar year. $175 per year for employees requiring water- proof footwear. Skilled trades and shipping and receiving co-ordinators receive second pair. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- er supplies any uniform or protective equipment (exclud- ing safety shoes and prescrip- tion safety glasses) required to be worn. $150 per year for prescription safety glasses. Skilled trades, shipping and receiving coordinator, and housekeepers supplied with all-weather coats. Sample rates of pay: Pharmaceutical packaging technical operator: $19 rising 4 steps to $21.23 Pharmaceutical packaging operator, housekeeper: $16.50 rising 4 steps to $19.15 Pharmaceutical manufactur- ing GU/CU/Encaps operator: $20 rising 4 steps to $22.97 Pharmaceutical manufactur- ing finishing operator: $16.50 rising 4 steps to $19.15 Encaps lead-hand: $23.14 ris- ing in 3 steps to $24.64 GCU lead-hand: $22.05 rising in 3 steps to $23.55 Finishing lead-hand: $19.99 rising in 3 steps to $21.49 Packaging lead-hand: $19.73 rising in 3 steps to $21.23 Shipping and receiving co- ordinator/stockroom attend- ant: $18.50 rising 4 steps to $21.75 Skilled trades: $36.60 rising in 3 steps to $38 Apprentices First 1,000 hours: Minimum 65% of skilled tradesperson wage rate Second 1,000 hours: Mini- mum 70% of skilled trades- person wage rate Third 1,000 hours: Minimum 75% of skilled tradesperson wage rate Fourth 1,000 hours: Minimum 80% of skilled tradesperson wage rate Fifth 1,000 hours: Minimum 85% of skilled tradesperson wage rate Sixth 1,000 hours: Minimum 90% of skilled tradesperson wage rate Seventh 1,000 hours: Mini- mum 95% of skilled trades- person wage rate Eighth 1,000 hours: Minimum 100% of skilled tradesperson wage rate Signing bonus: $500 Editor's notes: Shutdown: During plant shutdown, employees have option of using vacation time. Education and train- ing: Employer pays full cost of all courses and seminars which it requires employees to take relating to job. Employer will reimburse cost of courses and seminars taken by choice that are related to position with employer up to $1,250 per year. Gratitude days: Employer will recognize 3 paid gratitude days for each employee per year. Maintenance, housekeeping employees that are required to work on gratitude days over Christmas shutdown will be given option to receive pay in lieu or bank time to be used later at time and one-half. Safety training: 2 worker representatives will complete health and safety certification training, first aid, CPR training within 3 months of joining joint health and safety committee. Employer will pay full cost of certification training including lost time, course fees and materials, and approved expenses. Prescription safety glasses: $150 every 24 months provided employer requires employee to wear safety glasses. Hearing aids: $1,000 every 5 years. VEHICLE RENTALS/LEASING Diamond International Trucks Edmonton (28 technicians, mechanics, drivers, parts employees) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Local 1722 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022. Ratified on Nov. 14, 2019. Signed on Nov. 6, 2019. Wage adjustments: (For mechanics, labourers, technicians, shipper receivers, inventory control clerks, tem- porary employees) Effective April 1, 2019: 0% Effective March 31, 2020: 1% Effective April 1, 2020: 1% Effective April 1, 2021: Alberta CPI% Shift premium: $1 per hour for service technicians who have completed online courses from International. $0.75 per hour for service technicians who hold valid CVI license. $0.75 per hour for service technicians who hold valid endorsement class 1 or 3 (with air) licenses. $2.50 per hour for service line foreman. $1.10 per hour for service lead-hand. $3 per hour for all regular hours worked after 6 p.m. Monday to Friday; all hours worked on Saturday or Sunday. $2 per hour for hours worked offsite (training, internal travel ex- cluded). Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 5 weeks plus 1 day after 21 years, 5 weeks plus 2 days after 22 years, 5 weeks plus 3 days after 23 years, 5 weeks plus 4 days after 24 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. In case of death, unpaid < from pg. 1 3 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

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