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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS per month (previously $1,800 per month). Pension: Employer will con- tribute $1.45 per hour for all hours worked to Canadian Commercial Workers' Indus- try Pension Plan (CCWIPP). Employee will contribute $0.22 per hour after 2 years of service; $0.40 per hour after 8 years of service. Bereavement leave: 1 week for death of spouse, parent, child. Time off (to be deter- mined by employer) for death of stepparent, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandmother- in-law, grandfather, grandfa- ther-in-law, grandchildren, any relative living in house- hold of employee. 1 day to at- tend funeral for death of aunt, uncle, nephew, niece. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoffs. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months for discipline notices. Severance: 1 week of pay to start; 1 week's pay for every year of service, maximum 20 weeks, after 2 years of service for per- manent store closure. Uniforms/clothing: Em- ployer will furnish and launder smocks, cotton aprons, lug- ger coats for each meat cutter. Employer will furnish choice of either vinyl or cotton apron for meat, fish, deli clerks. Ap- propriate coats will be provided for employees when working in holding coolers or freezing units. Rubber boots will be pro- vided for clean-up operations of meat department. Employer will provide 2 shirts to each em- ployee upon hire and 1 replace- ment shirt per year. Mileage: $0.47 per kilometre, or bus fare, when employee is transferred to another store during work shift. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Sales/service clerks (hired after May 14th, 2015) Hours 0 to 499: $15 500 to 999: $15.10 1,000 to 1,499: $15.20 1,500 to 1,999: $15.30 2,000 to 2,499: $15.40 2,500 to 2,999: $15.50 3,000 to 3,499: $15.60 3,500 to 3,999: $15.70 4,000 to 4,499: $15.80 4,500 to 4,999: $15.90 5,000 to 5,499: $16 5,500 to 5,999: $16.10 6,000 to 6,499: $16.20 6,500 to 6,999: $16.30 7,000 to 7,499: $16.55 7,500 to 7,999 : $16.90 8,000 to 8,499: $17.25 8,500 to 8,999: $17.60 9,000 to 9,499: $17.95 9,500 to 9,999: $18.30 10,000+: $21.21 Meat clerks/fish clerks/deli clerks/Chinese kitchen cooks/ sushi chefs Hours pre-June 21, 2003 Meat cutter 10,000+ hours: $26.49 Overscale: $27.30 Journeyman w/certification: $26.75 Meat cutters 0: $16.50 500: $16.85 1,000: $17.35 1,500: $17.85 2,000: $18.35 2,500+: $24.82 Overscale: $25.63 Clerks 0: $15 500: $15.10 1,000: $15.20 1,500: $15.30 2,000: $15.40 2,500: $15.50 3,000: $15.60 3,500: $15.70 4,000: $15.80 4,500+: $22.79 Overscale: $23.60 10,000+: $24.41 Overscale: $25.22 Head meat cutter: $29.30 Assistant head meat cutter: $28.57 Deli manager: $28.59 Fish department manager: $25.73 Chinese kitchen manager: $25.73 Grand Prairie/Fort McMurray (meat clerks, fish clerks, deli clerks, Chinese kitchen cooks and sushi chefs) Sales/service clerks (hired after March 12, 2015) 0 to 499: $15 500 to 999: $15.10 1,000 to 1,499: $15.20 1,500 to 1,999: $15.30 2,000 to 2,499: $15.40 2,500 to 2,999: $15.50 3,000 to 3,499: $15.60 3,500 to 3,999: $15.85 4,000 to 4,499: $16.20 4,500 to 4,999: $16.55 5,000 to 5,499: $16.90 5,500 to 5,999: $17.25 6,000 to 6,499: $17.60 6,500 to 6,999: $17.95 7,000 to 7,499: $18.30 7,500 to 7,999: $18.65 8,000 to 8,499: $19 8,500 to 8,999: $19.35 9,000 to 9,499: $19.70 9,500 to 9,999: $20.05 10,000+: $22.96 Lump-sum payment (signing bonus): 2% (based on all regular hours worked or paid between March 19, 2017 until Aug. 15, 2020) Lump-sum payment: 1% for all hours worked or paid in 52 weeks prior to Aug. 6, 2021 for all active top to rated or over to scale employees Lump-sum payment: 1% for all hours worked or paid in 52 weeks prior to Aug. 6, 2022 for all active top to rated or over to scale employees Editor's notes: Hearing aids: $350 every 4 years. Physical examinations: When employer requires employee, or applicant for employment, to take physical examination, or related examinations, doctor's fees for examinations will be paid by employer. Medical reports: Employer will cover full cost for report required by employer for weekly indemnity benefits, maximum $50 (maximum 3 reports related to specific claim). Education fund: Employer will contribute $0.13 per hour to UFCW, Local 401 education and training fund. WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste Connections of Canada (Simcoe) Mississauga, Ont. (165 waste-processing workers) and Teamsters, Local 419 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Dec. 20, 2019 to Dec. 10, 2022. Ratified on Dec. 19, 2019. Signed on Dec. 20, 2019. Wage adjustments: Effective Dec. 10, 2020: 2.25% Effective Dec. 10, 2021: 2.25% Shift premium: $3 per hour for shift starting between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. $1 per hour for lead- hand mechanic. Vacations with pay: 1 day per completed month of service or 4%, up to 10 days to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for time worked after 9 hours in 1 day or 44 hours in 1 week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for group insurance benefits. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $250 per year plus $100 per year for eye exam. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer matches employee contributions of 3% of gross earnings to company Mileage: $0.47 per kilometre, or bus fare, when employee is transferred to another store during shift. 5 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER Canadian HR Reporter, a Key Media Canada (HR) Ltd. business 2021