Canadian Labour Reporter

JANUARY 6, 2014 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2013 Safety shoes: $675 over the 3-year agreement. Uniforms/clothing: 11 sets of coveralls or smocks provided every 2 weeks. Winter coveralls and winter gloves provided for each service truck. 3 parkas and 2 sets of winter cov- eralls for service department. 1 pair of gloves per year for technicians. 2 parkas and 1 pair of winter gloves for parts department. Tool allowance: $500 per year for mechanics. Other em- ployees to supply personal tools, with the exception of any specialty tools (supplied by employer). Up to $30,000 in tool insurance, $100 deductible per item. Sample rates of pay, current: Journeyman parts person: $36.78 per hour Journeyman mechanic: $40.65 Red Deer field service technician: $40.65 Shipper/Receiver: $25.04 Pick-up driver: $20.89 Labour/maintenance: $17.98 Warehouse person: $18.11 Apprentice parts person: $27.82, rising in 3 steps to $34.94 Apprentice mechanic: $26.84, rising in 3 steps to $34.76 Editor's notes: Quitting smoking: 1 stop smoking patch, hypnosis or acupuncture treatment paid for 1 year after treatment starts, provided employee stops smoking for the entire year. n MANUFACTURING Oakgroup Automotive Corporation MISSISSAUGA, ONT. (150 labourers) and Teamsters Canada Local 879. Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 22, 2013, to Sept. 30, 2016. Signed on Sept. 23, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 30, 2014: 50¢ per hour Effective Sept. 30, 2015: 50¢ per hour Calculated by CLR Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 4% of wages to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years and 4 weeks after 12 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Medical benefits: $150 per day for up to 120 days for hos- pitalization in Canada. $500 every 5 years for hearing aids. Dental: 80% of basic and preventative services and 50% of major restorative services. Vision: $200 every 24 months for adults and $200 every 12 months for children. $50 every 12 months for eye exams. AD&D: $20,000. 50% reduction at 65. Life insurance: $20,000. 50% reduction at 65. Pension: Employer contributes 25¢ per hour worked towards the Teamsters, Hamilton and Vicinity Ready-Mix Producers Pension Plan Trust Fund. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's father, mother, spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex partner, child, step- child, brother, sister, grandchild, mother-in-law or father-in- law. 1 day for employee's grandparent, brother-in-law or sister- in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: At least 3 hours at regular rate or overtime for all hours worked, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 3 months. Safety shoes: $80 per year. Sample rates of pay, current: Assembler/Trim/General Labour: $14.50 per hour Material Handler: $16 Quality Tech: $16 Team Leader: $16.50 Editor's notes: Personal leave: Up to 30 days without pay. n EQUIPMENT Alberta Exchanger EDMONTON (500 employees) and the International Brotherhood of Boiler- makers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmith, Forgers and Helpers (IBB) Local Lodge 146. Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2013, to Aug. 31, 2016. Signed on Nov. 6, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2013: 3% Effective Sept. 1, 2014: 3% Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 3% Paid holidays: 11 days. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve days off without pay. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours in excess of 8 per day, double time for all hours after that. Time and one-half for first 8 hours worked on a Saturday, double time after that. Medical benefits: 100% coverage for generic drugs. Dental: 100% coverage, up to $2,000 per year for basic and major services. 50% coverage up to $2,000 per year for ortho- dontics. Vision: $375 per year for lenses, $100 every 2 years for frames. $250 per year for industrial safety glasses. $140 ev- ery 2 years for lenses, $100 every 2 years for frames for dependants. Weekly indemnity: $435 per week. LTD: $1,500 per month. AD&D: $50,000. Life insurance: $50,000. Pension: Boilermakers' National Pension Plan. $1.75 contrib- uted per hour. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family, including mother, father, sister, brother, step-mother, step-father, daugh- ter, son, wife, husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law and com- mon-law spouse. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Sample rates of pay, current:

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