Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Safety shoes: $150 once per year when safety boots are required to perform work as- signments. Additional $175 per year for employees requiring metatarsal guard. All boot al- lowances will increase by $25 per employee in years 1, 3 and 5 of collective agreement. Uniforms/clothing: $250 once every 12 months ($300 for flat- deck, shunt drivers) for cloth- ing is ordered with company or one of its designated suppliers. All uniform allowances will increase by $25 per employee in years 1, 3 and 5 of collective agreement. $120 per year for cleaning of coveralls, for em- ployees who are required to wear coveralls. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.6% increase): Class 1 tractor: $24.84 rising 3 steps to $26.22 Class 3 tandem axel: $22.49 ris- ing 3 steps to $23.76 Class 5 straight truck: $22.03 rising 3 steps to $23.27 Class A dock worker: $18.75 rising 3 steps to $19.80 Swamper (increases by $1 in year 1): $17.74 rising 3 steps to $18.74 Sample rates of per-kilometre pay (current, after increase): Category #1 (300 to 400 miles return trip): $0.522 rising 3 steps to $0.552 stop Category #2 (401+ miles round trip ): $0.496 rising 3 steps to $0.523 stop Team mileage rates (500 to 1,200 miles return trip/1,201 + mile return trip): $0.329 rising 3 steps to $0.348 LCV mileage premiums rocky mountain double: $0.064 rising 3 steps to $0.067 Turnpike double: $0.089 rising 3 steps to $0.094 Sample rates of per-kilometre pay (current): Super B: $0.020 FAST card premium: $0.036 Sample rates of per-day pay (current, after increase): LCV CGY (Mon to Fri): $300.54 rising 3 steps to $317.37 LVC CGY (weekends): $312.80 rising 3 steps to $330.33 CGY single: $220.80 rising 3 steps to $233.16 CGY single (A train): $239.20 rising 3 steps to $252.60 Editor's notes: Driver retention plan: $0.32 per hour (previously $0.30 per hour) after 3 years completed service; $0.42 per hour (previously $0.40 per hour) after 5 years completed service. $0.008 per kilometre (previously $0.006 per kilometre) mileage after 3 years completed service; $0.01 per kilometre (previously $0.008 per kilometre) mileage after 5 years com- pleted service. LOGISTICS Progistix-Solutions Toronto (270 logistic consulting employees) and Unifor Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2023. Ratified in July 2020. Signed on June 29, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2023: 2.5% Shift premium: $0.77 per hour (previously $0.72 cents per hour) for each hour worked between 6 p.m. and midnight. $0.92 per hour (previously $0.87 per hour) for each hour worked between 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. Employees assigned to daily leadership role with respect to bargaining unit em- ployees receive leadership pre- mium of $2 per hour. Employee with specialized forklift truck trainer training receive $2.50 per hour in which they are as- signed to train and certify other in operation of forklift trucks. Paid holidays: 12 days includ- ing 3 floater days. Vacations with pay: 1 day for each completed month of service up to 10 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked beyond 8 in 1 day or 40 in 1 week. Double time for hours in excess of ba- sic hours of work on holiday without 48 hours of notice. If overtime does not immediately precede or follow scheduled shift and there is less than 48 hours of notice, additional 1 hour's pay and minimum of 4 hours' pay in total. Time and one-half for time worked on holiday with 48 hours of notice, or double time if less than 48 hours of notice. Employees scheduled to work 5 days per week who works at least 4 hours on each of successive Saturday paid time and one- half for time worked on second and subsequent consecutive Saturdays. Time and one-half for time worked on Sunday. Meal allowance: $10 for em- ployees required to continue at work for more than 4 hours of overtime beyond regular quit- ting time. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for medical expenses reimburse- ment plan with employee-paid option. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for dental expenses reimbursement plan. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 70% of ba- sic weekly earnings up to 26 weeks, integrated with EI at 16th week. Begins on 8th con- secutive calendar day of sick- ness or injury. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 50% of first $2,000 of basic monthly earn- ings plus 45% of balance of ba- sic monthly earnings. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer contributes 3% of base salary to defined contribution pension plan. Employees who joined prior to Jan. 1, 2010 may contribute up to 6% of base salary, which will be matched by employer at 1/3% for each 1%. Employees who joined after Jan. 1, 2010 may contribute 1 to 2% of base salary, matched by employer. After 5 years of membership, employee can increase contri- butions up to 4% of base salary, to be matched by employer. Bereavement leave: 5 paid days for death of spouse, child, parent, sibling. 3 paid days for death of parent-in-law, grand- parent, grandchild, other rela- tive residing in same residence. Leave may be extended with pay for up to 1 week when em- ployee must leave city in which they are employed. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Employees can waive right to recall after 13 weeks and receive severance or termi- nation allowance. Call-in pay: Employees who carry pager receive 4 hours' pay at regular basic rate of pay for each 1-week period that they carry pager. Probationary period: 640 hours within 12 consecutive months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 2 weeks' pay for employees with less than 2 weeks' service, then 2 weeks for every year of service up to 15 years. Employees with more Pension: After 1 year of service, employees may contribute 2% of gross pay (matched by employer) to pension plan. 5 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021

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