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May 20, 2014

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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 May 20, 2014 ColleCtive Agreements FOOD MANUFACTURING horizon milling saskatoon, sask. (110 mill and office employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers of Canada (UFCW). renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 1, 2013, to Nov. 30, 2016. Settled in January of 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Dec. 1, 2013: 3% Effective Dec. 1, 2014: 3% Effective Dec. 1, 2015: 3% shift premium: $1.30 per hour for maintenance planners who obtain journeyman's papers in traders applicable to plant op- erators. 50¢ per hour for robot operator duties performed on second and third shifts. paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 floater. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks earned after 1 year of service, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 6 weeks after 26 years. Employees hired after July 1, 2008 not eligible to ac- cumulate 6 weeks of vacation. Effective upon ratification, employees who have accrued more than 3 weeks of vacation allowed to request pay out of the balance. meal allowance: $15, previ- ously $12, when employee is re- quired to work 3 or more hours beyond regular 8-hour shift. Call-in pay: Time and one-half for travel and adjustment time when employee is called back to work, previously paid at straight time. safety shoes: $170 per year, up from $160. Uniforms/clothing: $200 for safety glasses, effective upon ratification. sample rates of pay, current: Warehouse utility: $27.72 per hour Lift truck operator: $28.07 Elevator operator: $28.41 Mill operator: $30.18 Maintenance tradesman: $35.46 editor's notes: Paid break: Effective upon ratification, 5-minute paid break to shower and change for all plant em- ployees prior to the end of the shift. License renewal: 1 paid day for the purpose of taking or writing exams. AIRLINE Corps Canadien des Commissionnaires Division du Quebec Quebec City, Que. (65 security guards) and the United Steel Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW) Local 8922. renewal agreement: Effective March 5, 2014, to Nov. 5, 2016. Signed on March 5, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 2, 2014: 55¢ Effective Nov. 1, 2015: 50¢ Effective Nov. 6, 2016: 50¢ Calculated by CLR shift premium: 40¢ per hour for patrol agents handling gly- col valves between Nov. 15 and March 15. paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month to a maximum of 10 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years and 4 weeks after 15 years. overtime: Time and one-half. meal allowance: The em- ployer will provide a reasonable amount of money for meals and lodging when employees are required to travel for work. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child or spouse's child. 3 days for em- ployee's father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law or mother- in-law. 2 days for employee's grandfather, grandmother, son- in-law or daughter-in-law. seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. safety shoes: Provided by em- ployer. Uniforms/clothing: Provided by employer. Uniforms include 4 shirts, 2 pairs of pants, 1 all-season coat with reflective bands and 1 hat. Employer pro- vides maternity uniforms for pregnant employees. mileage: 50¢ per km sample rates of pay, current: CCOS: $19.50 per hour Patrol Agent: $19 Access Control: $17.50 Escort: $16.65 editor's notes: Time change: Employees will be paid for actual hours worked when time changes in fall and spring. Wedding day: 1 paid day for employee's marriage or civil union. 1 unpaid day for the marriage or civil union of the employee's child, father, mother, brother, sister or partner's child. Birth: 5 days for the birth or adoption of the em- ployee's child. First 2 days are paid. Family emergency: 10 unpaid days. Jury duty: The employer will pay the difference between jury fees and employee's salary. Maternity leave: 18 weeks. ADMINIsTRATION La société des Établissements de plein Air du Quebec province-wide, Quebec (800 administrative and program services employees) and the Syndicat de la Fonction Publique du Quebec (SFPQ). renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Dec. 18, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2013: 1.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 1% paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to start, 20 days after 1 year, 21 days after 17 years, 22 days after 19 years, 23 days after 21 years, 24 days after 23 years and 25 days after 25 years. overtime: Time and one-half. sick leave: 6 days. Bereavement leave: 7 days for employee's spouse or child. 4 days for the child of employee's spouse. 3 days for employee's father, mother, brother or sister. 3 days for employee's father-in- law, mother-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren or grandparents. 1 additional day for travel if ceremony takes place more than 241 km from employee's residence. seniority – recall rights: 1 year. probationary period: 6 months.

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