Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements a $2,200 lifetime maximum for bridge repair. Vision: $215 yearly maximum for prescription eyeglasses. Ad&d: $39,000. Life insurance: $39,000. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child or stepchild. 3 days for employee's parent, stepparent, parent-in- law, grandchild, brother, sister or grandparent. 1 day (day of funeral) for employee's grand- parent-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months for employees with less than 1 year of seniority. 3 years for employees with 1 year or more of seniority. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at applicable rate. Probationary period: 60 days. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for employees under final warning of discharge and 18 months for employees instruct- ed to leave the plant pending an investigation. Safety shoes: $105. Sample rates of pay, current: Lift truck operator: $21 per hour Building maintenance: $21 Stockroom inventory control- ler: $21 Quality assurance technician: $17.94 rising in 3 steps to $22 Zone operator: $21 Maintenance equipment tech- nician: $18.33 rising in 1 step to $22.10 Zone technician: $18.33 rising in 3 steps to $23 Electrician: $28 Electrical maintenance: $22.50 rising in 3 steps to $24.51 editor's notes: Wash-up time: 5 minutes at the end of the shift will be provided for the purpose of washing up. Inventory: Employees selected to take inventory will be paid at their regular hourly rates. TRANSPORTATION e essex terminal railway Company Windsor, Ont. (8 warehouse employees) and Teamsters Canada Local 879 renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Jan. 1, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective 2015: $500 signing bonus Effective 2016: 20¢ Effective 2017: 20¢ Effective 2018: 20¢ Shift premium: $1 per hour for lead hands. Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on paid holidays. Dou- ble time for all hours worked on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 19 years and 6 weeks after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half when employees are required to work more than 8 hours per day. Medical benefits: 80/20 co-pay for the Extended Health Care Plan. dental: 80/20 co-pay plan for the Preventative Dental Plan. Plan covers checkups, clean- ing, fillings, extractions, X-rays, root canals periodontal and endodontal services to a maxi- mum of $1,200 per family mem- ber per year. Vision: Employer pays $200 per person per year. Ad&d: Employer pays 100% of premiums to a maximum of $30,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums to a maxi- mum of $30,000. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, common- law partner, child, parent, broth- er, sister, stepparent, father-in- law, mother-in-law, stepchild, grandchild or grandparent. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at time and one-half. Probationary period: 120 days worked in a period of 35 con- secutive weeks. uniforms/clothing: $200 for protective clothing. Sample rates of pay, current: Warehouse employees hired be- fore Jan. 1, 2009: $23.25 per hour Warehouse employees hired after Dec. 31, 2008: $18.84 editor's notes: Union initiation fee: The union's initiation fee shall be paid in $25 installments per pay period after com- pletion of the probationary period. Medical exams: The employer will pay for any required medical examinations. Em- ployees required to submit to medical examination outside of regular working hours will be paid 2 hours at their regular rate of pay. Loss and damage: Employees will not be required to contribute financially to offset any claim for lost or dam- aged cargo or equipment. Break: A 5-minute break will be allowed prior to lunch and quitting time. MANUFACTURING Mammoet Canada Western Multiprovince (1 mechanic) and Teamsters Canada Local 362 renewal agreement: Effec- tive March 17, 2015, to June 30, 2017. Signed on March 17, 2015. Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all time worked on a paid holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 10 years and 6 weeks after 16 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 9 hours per day or 45 hours per week. Time and one-half for all hours worked on Sat. or Sun. Medical benefits: Employer pays $265 per employee to the Health Insurance Plan. Pension: The employer will contribute $6 per hour worked per employee to the Teamsters Prairie Provinces Pension Plan. $7 per hour worked per em- ployee effective July 1, 2016. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1 additional day may be granted if travel is required. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Sample rates of pay, current: Superintendent: $48.31 per hour Supervisor: $45.68 Foreman: $35.82 Senior truck driver: $43.06 Truck driver: $41.73 Senior hydraulic trailer opera- tor/SPMT operator: $43.06 Hydraulic trailer operator/ SPMT operator: $41.73 Hydraulic trailer operator trainee/SPMT operator trainee: $32.90 Picker truck driver: $39.30 Picker truck apprentice: $32.90 Senior labourer: $30.47 Labourer: $27.84 Junior labourer: $24.78 Pilot car: $43.41 Work shop foreman (heavy duty mechanic): $22.29 Heavy duty mechanics & weld-

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