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CONSTRUCTION Terrazzo, Tile and Marble Guild of Ontario Provincewide, Ontario (600 construction contractors) and Brick and Allied Craft Union of Canada (BACU), Local 1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 23, 25, 28 and 31 Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2020 to April 30, 2022. Ratified in June 2020. Signed on April 7, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective June 2020 (ratifica- tion): 3.5% Effective May 1, 2021: 1.75% Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for 4 p.m. to midnight shift. $1 per hour for mid- night to 8 a.m. shift. $2 per hour for working at heights of 50 feet and higher. 10% above journeyperson rate for fore- man. Paid holidays: 10 days. Overtime: Time and one-half during first 3 hours in excess of regular hours of work Mon- day to Friday. Double time minimum wage for work in excess of first 2 hours and all work performed on Saturdays, Sunday, statutory holidays. Time and one-half for main- tenance work that must be performed on weekends. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for lo- cal union benefit plans. Pension: Employer makes contributions to Canadian Bricklayer and Allied Craft Unions Members Pension Trust/Local 6 Pension Trust Fund. Safety shoes: $100 boot al- lowance every 6 months for work done with epoxy chemi- cals. Tool allowance: Employer will supply cutting wheels for tile setters cutting machine. Employer will supply mortar boxes, mortar boards, straight edges, tubs, hoes, buckets, pol- ishing rags, steel wool, power tools (power mixing drill must be on every job where bond- ing materials are mixed); bits, plaster bowls and sponges, any tile cutter longer that 16 inches. Employer will provide lock-up box or security area when re- quired. Mileage: Return public trans- portation costs paid for proj- ects at least 322 kilometres outside boundary of free travel zone. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1.75% in- crease): Local 1 Niagara MM: $39.28 rising 1 step to $39.98 TTM/CM: $39.11 rising 1 step to $39.82 BMO: $38.14 rising 1 step to $38.83 TFMO: $37.88 rising 1 step to $38.57 Helper: $37.86 rising 1 step to $38.55 New helper: $29.75 rising 1 step to $30.29 Local 5 London MTTM: $42.10 rising 1 step to $42.81 BMO: $41.12 rising 1 step to $41.81 Helper: $40.57 rising 1 step to $41.25 New helper: $32.01 rising 1 step to $32.55 Local 6 Windsor Journeyman: $39.53 rising 1 step to $39.93 Helper: $30.21 rising 1 step to $30.45 Local 7 Ottawa Marble mason: $40.50 rising 1 step to $41.17 Tile: $39.89 rising 1 step to $40.55 New helper: $30.65 rising 1 step to $31.15 Local 10 Kingston MM/TTM/CM: $37.77 rising 1 step to $38.34 New helper: $28.39 rising 1 step to $28.79 Local 12 Kitchener MM/TTM/RFM: $38.19 rising 1 step to $38.67 BMO/FMO: $37.25 rising 1 step to $37.72 Helper: $36.85 rising 1 step to $31.79 New helper: $29.48 rising 1 step to $29.81 Local 23 Sarnia MM, TTM: $42.33 rising 1 step to $43.05 BMO, FMO: $41.38 rising 1 step to $42.03 Helper: $40.85 rising 1 step to $41.55 New helper: $32.14 rising 1 step to $32.67 Local 25 Thunder Bay, Local 28 Sudbury MTTM: $38.93 rising 1 step to $39.76 CM: $38.90 rising 1 step to $39.76 BMO: $37.92 rising 1 step to $38.74 FMO: $37.72 rising 1 step to $38.54 New helper: $29.67 rising 1 step to $30.35 Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Local 31 Toronto (no increase) MM: $40.85 TTM: $40.68 BMO: $39.56 TH, MTH: $39.31 New helper: $31.14 For apprentices who com- mence training and are mem- bers of union prior to May 1, 2010 First-term 1,400 hours: 50% of journeyperson rate Second-term 1,400 hours: 65% of journeyperson rate Third-term 1,400 hours: 80% of journeyperson rate Fourth-term 1,400 hours: 90% of journeyperson rate For apprentices who com- mence training and are mem- bers of union on or after may 1, 2010 and are members of locals 1, 6, 7, 12, 25, 28 First-term (1800 hours): 50% of journeyperson rate Second-term (1800 hours): 65% of journeyperson rate Third-term (1800 hours): 80% of journeyperson rate Fourth-term (1800 hours): 90% of journeyperson rate Editor's notes: Trade school: $30 per week as employer's participation in wages while apprentice is attending trade school. Travel costs: For apprentices travelling more than 75 kilometres from trade school, employer will compensate apprentice: $100 per week for those living between 75 to 150 kilometres away; $200 per week for those living between 150 to 250 kilometres away; $300 per week for those living between 250 to 400 kilometres away; $400 per week for those living more than 400 kilometres away. Parking: $18 per day (previously $17 per day). Effective May 1, 2021: Max- imum $19 per day for Toronto; $14 per day for all other locations. Board allowance: $115 per day. Contributions: Each employer will contribute $0.80 per hour ($0.64 per hour will be allocated to Terrazzo, Tile and Marble Guild of On- tario; $0.15 per hour to Terrazzo, Tile and Marble Trade School; $0.01 per hour to Ontario Construction Secretariat). Trade school: $30 per week as employer's participation in wages while apprentice is attending trade school. 7 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021