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April 28, 2014

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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements paid holidays: 11 days. Double time for all hours worked on a statutory holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year of service, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day, Monday to Satur- day. Double time for all hours worked on Sundays. Meal allowance: $15 or a hot meal provided after first 2 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: Prairie Teamsters Health and Welfare Plan: $265 per each month of service per employee contribut- ed by employer. Any additional costs above and beyond that amount to be paid by employee. pension: $2.65 contributed by employer per hour worked, ef- fective upon ratification. $3.07 per hour effective Feb. 1, 2014. $3.44 per hour effective Feb. 1, 2015. New hires: $2 per hour after 6 months of service, $2.50 per hour after 1 year, $3 per hour after 2 years. After 3 years of service, pension plan con- tributions to become current amounts. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family. That includes spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, step- mother, step-father, son, daugh- ter, step-son, step-daughter, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandmother, grandfather and grandchildren. Call-in pay: Double time for all hours worked. probationary period: 3 months. safety shoes: $180 per year for CSA-approved boots. Uniforms/clothing: Company to provide adequate number of coveralls for each employee. Cleaning costs absorbed by em- ployer. Appropriate outer cloth- ing provided for yard, truck and wash-bay personnel. sample rates of pay, current: Mechanic: $52.53 per hour Electrician: $45.60 Welder: $45.60 Gas fitter, small engine: $45.60 Mechanic, non-certified: $40.09 Parts person: $37.61 Customer service: $35.34 Driver: $33.77 Shipper/Receiver: $32.22 Yardworker/Utility: $26.67 editor's notes: Monthly allowance: $1,500 effective Feb. 1, 2013. Reporting pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at straight time. Employees who work more than 4 hours, but less than 8 will be paid a minimum of 8 hours at straight rates. Stand-by: $25 meal ticket per day. CONSTRUCTION saint John Construction association saint John County, n.B. (300 carpenters) and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) Local 1386. Renewal agreement: Effective March 24, 2014, to June 30, 2016. Signed on March 24, 2014. Wage adjustments: Red Seal Carpenters Effective July 1, 2014: 2.8% Effective July 1, 2015: 2.8% ISM Effective July 1, 2014: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2015: 1.5% Journeyman Carpenter Effective July 1, 2014: 3% Effective July 1, 2015: 3% Calculated by CLR shift premium: $4 per hour for foremen. paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: Vacation pay in accordance with the New Brunswick Vacation Pay Act, payable at 10% during the life of the collective agreement and paid weekly. overtime: Time and one-half. Bereavement leave: 7 days for employee's spouse, child, mother or father. 4 days for employee's brother, sister, grandparent or grandchild. Uniforms/clothing: Raincoats, rubber boots, safety helmets and safety goggles will be provided by the em- ployer when necessary. tool allowance: Power tools, patent mitre boxes and staplers supplied by the employer. sample rates of pay, current: Red Seal Carpenters: $23.60 per hour ISM: $24.14 Journeyman Carpenters: $22.34 editor's notes: Clean-up: Employees will have 5 minutes before quitting time to pick up and store tools. Union dues: 3.5% per basic hourly rate for all hours worked by the employees. Travel, room and board: $90 per day worked. saint John Construction (300 carpenters) and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Effective March 24, 2014, to June 30, Vacation pay in accordance with the New Brunswick Vacation Pay Act, payable at 10% during 7 days for employee's spouse, child, Employees will have

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