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May-11-2015

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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements medical benefits: $6 cap on dispensing fee with drug card. life insurance: Employer pays premiums for the Group Insur- ance benefits except for a $25 fee per month per employee. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, son, daugh- ter, father or mother. 3 days for employee's brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. 1 day for employee's son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. seniority – recall rights: A period of time equal to the em- ployee's length of seniority to a maximum of 30 months. call-in pay: Time and one-half or four hours at regular rate, whichever is greater. $20 each time an employee travels from home to the mine and back in his own vehicle in response to a call-out. Discipline: Sunset clause is 9 months for a verbal or written reprimand. 18 months for a disciplinary suspension of less than 3 days. 2 years for a disci- plinary suspension of 3 days or more. Uniforms/clothing: $100 per year for the purchase of per- sonal protective equipment and clothing. sample rates of pay, current: Lead miner: $31.70 per hour Miner I: $30.39 Miner II: $29.19 Miner III: $27.78 Miner IV: $26.21 Maintenance leader: $32.22 Maintenance I: $31.18 Maintenance II: $29.35 Maintenance III: $26.21 Surface operator I: $28.04 Surface operator II: $25.43 editor's notes: Humanity fund: 1¢ per hour per employee will be deducted and remitted to the union for the Steelwork- ers Humanity Fund. MANUFACTURING Amherst Quarries Amherstburg, Ont. (16 employees) and Unifor Local 1959 renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 3, 2013, to Nov. 2, 2016. Signed on May 1, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective March 11, 2013: $1 Effective March 11, 2014: $1 shift premium: 90¢ per hour for all time worked before mid- night on any shift starting later than 3 p.m. $1.10 per hour for all time worked after midnight on any shift starting later than 3 p.m. paid holidays: 12 days and 5 floating holidays. vacations with pay: 4% of total earnings to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day. Time and one- half for all hours worked on Sat- urday. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday. medical benefits: Green Shield Prescription Plan with $2 co- pay with product selection. The employer pays $100 annual drug plan co-pay for retirees. Drug plan subject to $9 cap on the dispensing fee. Dental: Green Shield Dental Care Plan covers crowns and bridges to a maximum of $1,000 per year with a 50% co-pay. Or- thodontics increased to $2,500. vision: $300 every 2 years. Em- ployer pays $75 of 1 eye exam every 2 years. $300 can be used towards laser eye surgery. stD: $750. Benefits begin on the day of accident or on the 4th day of illness. 52 weeks. ltD: $1,800. Benefits begin after 52 weeks. AD&D: $65,000 payable to age 65. $15,000 after age 65. life insurance: $65,000 pay- able to age 65. $15,000 after age 65. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse or child. 3 days for employee's father, mother, brother, sister, grand- parent, stepfather or step- mother. 1 day when employees is acting as a pallbearer. call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at applicable overtime rate. probationary period: 60 days worked in a 1-year period. sample rates of pay (current, after $1 increase): Licensed heavy duty mechanic: $32.75 per hour Welder: $31.75 Drill operator blaster: $31.65 Plant operator: $31.50 Loader operator: $31.40 Excavator operator: $31.35 Truck driver A: $31.25 Truck driver B: $30.30 General labour: $29.30 TPT: $24 editor's notes: Wash-up period: 5 minutes before the end of each half of each shift. Rest period: 10 minutes in the first half of each shift. Lump sum: $400 lump sum payment to all current retirees in January of each year of the collective agree- ment. CONSTRUCTION capital paving Brant county, Ont. (25 employees) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 793 renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2016. Signed on July 2, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective April 26, 2013: $1 Effective Jan. 1, 2014: $1 Effective Jan. 1, 2015: $1 Effective Jan. 1, 2016: $1 shift premium: $1 per hour for all hours worked on a shift start- ing after 6 p.m. paid holidays: 10 days. vacations with pay: Statutory holiday and vacation pay will be paid at the rate of 10% of gross wages earned. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours performed in excess of 10 hours per day or 50 hours per week exclusive of travel. Time and one-half for all hours worked on Satur- day. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday. meal allowance: $15 for em- ployees working beyond an unscheduled 12-hour shift. life insurance: $9.34 per hour per employee contributed to the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793 Members Life and Health Ben- efit Trust. pension: $9.34 per hour per employee contributed to the In- ternational Union of Operating Engineers Local 793 Members Pension Benefit Trust. safety shoes: Every employee will be required to own and wear suitable protective foot- wear. Uniforms/clothing: The em- ployer provides 3 pairs of cover- alls per week. The employer will provide safety helmets which will be paid for by the employee at cost at the time it is supplied. Special clothing required under abnormal conditions or during inclement weather will be sup- plied by the employer at cost to

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