Canadian Labour Reporter

Level G (328 to 377) Casual: $32.77 rising 2 steps to $34.10 0: $37.78 rising 2 steps to $39.31 1: $39.31 rising 2 steps to $40.90 2: $40.85 rising 2 steps to $42.50 3: $42.47 rising 2 steps to $44.19 4: $44.19 rising 2 steps to $45.97 5: $45.94 rising 2 steps to $47.80 Level H (378 to 435) Casual: $36.03 rising 2 steps to $37.48 0: $41.53 rising 2 steps to $43.21 1: $43.20 rising 2 steps to $44.94 2: $44.93 rising 2 steps to $46.75 3: $46.76 rising 2 steps to $48.65 4: $48.64 rising 2 steps to $50.61 5: $50.56 rising 2 steps to $52.60 Level I (436 to 501) Casual: $39.63 rising 2 steps to $41.23 0: $45.68 rising 2 steps to $47.52 1: $47.51 rising 2 steps to $49.43 2: $49.41 rising 2 steps to $51.40 3: $51.40 rising 2 steps to $53.47 4: $53.46 rising 2 steps to $55.62 5: $55.62 rising 2 steps to $57.87 Editor's notes: Vacation travel assistance: $400 for employees (previously $325), $325 for each eligible dependent with September paycheque; $400 for employees (previously $325), $325 for each eligible dependent with June paycheque. Standby: $50 per day (previously $36 per day); $75 on Saturdays, Sundays, designated holidays (previously $44 per day). 2 hours of pay at applicable overtime rate when employee on standby is required to check employer-operated buildings during standby (may be taken as time off in lieu). Employee service recognition: $500 after 5 years; $1,000 after 10 years; $1,500 after 15 years; $2,000 after 20 years; $2,500 after 25 years; $3,000 after 30 years; $3,500 after 35 years. Moving as- sistance: 90% of total cost for furniture and personal belongings will be paid by employer for employees coming to Yel- lowknife. Relocation assistance: $1,500 plus $400 for each year of service; additional $2,000 for employees with 20 years of service. Housing allowance: $475 per month to regular employees. Parking: Employee who arranges with employer to plug in automobile at workplace will pay employer $25. per month between Nov. 1 and March 31 of each year. Any em- ployee wishing to use plug-in for portion of this time period will be charged $40 per month. OIL INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION O.J. Industrial Maintenance Nisku, Alta. (196 construction employees) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 955 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Oct. 5, 2020 to July 31, 2022. Ratified on Oct. 5, 2020. Signed on Oct. 5, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 5, 2020: 2% Effective April 1, 2021: 2% Effective April 1, 2022: 2% Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for all hours worked with first-aid training certificate. $50 per day worked for all em- ployees who live with Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. $2 per hour employees work- ing on other than day shift on 2- or 3-shift operations. 5 hours or straight-time pay as transition pay for employees, subcontractors who move to or from night shift. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 6% of each paycheque. 3 weeks per year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time for all work on Sundays, holidays. No em- ployee will work more than 1 straight-time shift in each consecutive 24-hour period; employee will continue to re- ceive overtime rate after each shift until break of more than 8 consecutive hours occurs. Meal allowance: Employee will be provided with meal, at no cost, when employees work more than 12 hours per day. Additional hot meal every 4 hours. Employee will receive one-half hour of pay for every meal not provided. Medical benefits: Employer will pays $1.85 per hour for each hour worked by each em- ployee to International Union of Operating Engineers Local 955 Health and Wellness and Trust fund. Effective April 1, 2021: $1.90 per hour. Pension: Employer will con- tribute $5.50 per hour to Inter- national Union of Operating Engineers Local 955 Health and Pension Trust fund Bereavement leave: 20 scheduled hours for death in immediate family (mother, father, brother, sister, spouse, children, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchildren, grandparents). Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours of pay at applicable rate. Probationary period: 400 hours. Safety shoes: $0.10 per hour. Uniforms/clothing: All tick- eted trades persons, appren- tices, service men will be sup- plied with coveralls. Ground workers will be supplied with coveralls when conditions dictate. Mileage: $0.52 per highway kilometre for shortest route from Edmonton to point of commencement. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Base rates Foreman 2: $47 rising 2 steps to $48.90 Foreman 1: $45.05 rising 2 steps to $46.87 Certified journeyman/certi- fied boom truck/side boom: $41.59 rising 2 steps to $43.27 Specialty operator: $38.15 ris- ing 2 steps to $39.69 Principal operator serviceman: $37 rising 2 steps to $38.49 Intermediate operator: $29.82 rising 2 steps to $31.02 Ground worker 2: $27.42 ris- ing 2 steps to $28.53 Ground worker 1: $25.58 ris- ing 2 steps to $26.89 Ground worker entry: $24.24 rising 2 steps to $25.22 Editor's notes: Accommodation: Employees whose home is more than 40 kilometres away from marwilling point or yard will be given free room and board. If employee prefers, employee will be given subsistence allowance of $195 for each day worked. Training: Employer will pay $0.21 per hour to Operating Engineers Local 955 Apprenticeship and Education Trust fund. Effective April 1, 2021: $0.26 per hour. February 8, 2021 6 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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