Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements CPI Effective May 1, 2017: 2.5% Shift premium: 75¢ per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2015, for all afternoon shifts. $1 per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2015, for grave- yard shift. $1.15 per hour, effec- tive May 1, 2014, for early shifts. Lead hand and charge hand: $1.25 per hour, $1.70 effective Jan. 1, 2015. Paid holidays: 12 days. vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years. overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours worked after 8 per day. Double time for all hours worked after 10. Time and one-half for first 8 hours worked on a Saturday, double time for all hours worked after that. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday and Sundays. Medical benefits: Construc- tion and Specialized Workers' Medical and Benefit Plan of British Columbia. $2.25 per hour contributed by employer into RRSP. $2.30 effective May 1, 2015, $2.35 effective May 1, 2016, $2.45 effective May 1, 2017. Pension: Employer contributes $1 per hour after employee completes 45-day probation. $1.50 per hour effective May 1, 2015. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 45 days. Uniforms/clothing: Employer supplies gloves. Coveralls per- sonally allocated, 1 exchange al- lowed per week. 50% of invoice cost paid by employer, balance paid by employee through pay- roll reduction. Tool allowance: $250 per year effective March 1, 2015, provid- ed mechanic has at least 1 year of service. Employer to replace carpenter's and electrician's tools broken or worn through necessary use. Mileage: 54¢ per km Sample rates of pay, current: Labourer: $20.33 per hour Trainee I: $21.74 Trainee II: $23.80 Steel tier: $25.86 Swamper: $25.86 Vibrator man: $25.86 Architectural finisher: $26.77 Boiler operator: $26.77 Bender operator: $26.77 Cutter operator: $26.77 Flat welder: $26.77 Mobile equipment operator: $26.77 Sand blaster: $26.77 Spiral machine operator: $26.77 Structural finisher: $26.77 Tack welder: $26.77 Top dresser: $26.77 Voids maker: $26.77 Benchman: $27.66 Checker: $27.66 Boiler operator: $27.66 Electrician: $27.66 Mechanic: $27.66 Mixerman: $27.66 Receiver: $27.66 Straddle operator: $27.66 Stud welder operator: $27.66 Technician: $27.66 MANUFACTURING inland Concrete edmonton (40 truck drivers) and the Teamsters, Local Union 362 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2016. Signed on June 24, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2% Shift premium: $8 per hour for employees required to lead training sessions. Paid holidays: 11 days. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 12 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours after 8 per day, Monday to Friday. Double time for all hours worked in excess of 12 per day. Time and one-half for first 10 hours worked on a Saturday, double time for all hours worked after that. Double time for all hours worked on a Sunday. Meal allowance: $15 after 12 hours. vision: $150 every 2 years for prescription safety glasses. Pension: Effective Jan. 1, 2012: $3.95 per hour. Effective Jan. 1, 2014: $4.30. Effective Jan. 1, 2015: $4.65. Effective Jan. 1, 2016: $5. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 3 months. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year, 2 years for employees with less than 5 years of service. Safety shoes: $300 every year for CSA-approved boots. Uniforms/clothing: $250 every year for clothing, inclusive of reflective striping. Mileage: 54¢ per km for travel beyond 8 km outside of the city. Sample rates of pay, current: Trailer mixer units: $32.68 per hour Five axle units: $32.43 Four axle units: $32.23 Three axle units: $32.08 CONSTRUCTION Mykon electric Woodbridge, ont. (20 employees) and the Construction Workers Local 52, affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017. Signed on Aug. 28, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2015: 3.3% Effective July 1, 2016: 3.2% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for all work that occurs past 6 p.m. Paid holidays: 10 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 9 per day or 44 per week. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a Sunday or Satur- day. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of a spouse, common- law spouse, parent, parent- in-law, child, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 9 months. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for letters of discipline, 2 years for suspensions, provided no further discipline has oc- curred. Mileage: $45 per day for em- ployees required to stay over- night while working on a jobsite 120 km or more from the shop and provided hotel accommo- dation by the employer. Sample rates of pay, current: Journeyperson: $33.60 per hour editor's notes: Danger pay: $1.50 per hour when employee is required to work in an environment that requires pro- tective clothing, breathing apparatuses or removal of asbestos. < from pg. 1

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