Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 FJanuary 12, 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS February 22, 2016 person per year. 50% coverage for major restoration work, 50% coverage for orthodontic work, up to $3,000 lifetime maximum. Vision: $250 every 2 years for glasses or contact lenses. Paramedical: $350 per person per practitioner per year. Weekly indemnity: 66.67% of weekly earnings up to 52 weeks. LTD: 66.67% of monthly earnings up to $2,600 per month for up to 24 months. AD&D: $100,000. Life insurance: $100,000. Pension: Defined benefit pension. Company contributes 7.5% of employee earnings. Employees may opt to make additional contributions of either 1.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2% or 2.5% of earnings. Company will match those contributions up to 2.5%. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an employee's spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, children, brother and sister. 3 days for the death of a grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law or guardian. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years for employees with at least 1 year of service, 3 years for employees with more than 5 years of service. Time equal to length of service for employees with less than 1 year of service. Call-in pay: 3 hours' pay. One- half normal shift pay when an employee reports for duty but wasn't notified no work was available. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year given that no further discipline has occurred. Severance: 1 week's pay per year of service up to 26 weeks. Safety shoes: $120 per pair. Employees allowed 2 pairs per year. Uniforms/clothing: Company to furnish as necessary: leather welding gloves, regular gloves every 2 months, insulated boots and outer garments, rubber boots and rain gear, 3 pairs of coveralls. Sample rates of pay, current: Mat handler I: $15.05 per hour, rising to $20.34 Mat handler II: $16.42, rising to $21.71 Mat handler III: $18.53, rising to $24.45 Receiver: $21.71, rising to $26.41 Shipping I: $15.37, rising to $20.65 Shipping II: $18, rising to $23.29 Coil assembly I: $15.37, rising to $20.65 Coil assembly II: $18, rising to $23.29 Coil assembly III: $19.17, rising to $24.45 Core shear operator I: $18, rising to $23.29 Core shear operator II: $20.54, rising to $25.81 Core assembly I: $15.05, rising to $20.34 Core assembly II: $18, rising to $24.45 Oil processor I: $15.89, rising to $21.18 Oil processor II: $18, rising to $23.29 Oil processor III: $20.54, rising to $25.81 Internal assembly I: $15.89, rising to $21.18 Internal assembly II: $18, rising to $23.29 Internal assembly III: $20.54, rising to $25.81 Controls assembly I: $15.05, rising to $20.34 Controls assembly III: $20.54, rising to $25.81 External assembly I: $15.05, rising to $20.34 External assembly III: $20.54, rising to $25.81 Winder I: $15.89, rising to $21.18 Winder III: $20.54, rising to $25.81 Test technician I: $18, rising to $23.29 Test technician III: $24.08, rising to $26.77 Painter I: $15.37, rising to $20.65 Painter II: $18, rising to $23.29 Welder I: $17.16, rising to $22.45 Welder II: $19.60, rising to $24.88 Plasma operator I: $18.85, rising to $24.13 Plasma operator II: $21.47, rising to $26.75 Machinist (with ticket): $22.76, rising to $28.05 Millwright (with ticket): $23.29, rising to $32.24 Electrician (with ticket): $23.29, rising to $32.24 Janitor: $13.78, rising to $19.07 MAINTENANCE General Motors Woodstock, Ont. (420 service and maintenance employees) and Unifor Local 636 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 18, 2012, to Sept. 19, 2016 Shift premium: 25¢ per hour premium for work done on Saturday and Sunday. 50¢ per hour for all time worked between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. $1 per hour for all time worked between 7 p.m. and 4:45 a.m. $1 per hour for all time worked between 4:45 a.m. and 6 a.m. Paid holidays: 16 days. Vacations with pay: 44 hours after 1 year of seniority, 88 hours after 3 years, 108 hours after 5 years, 128 hours after 10 years, 148 hours after 15 years and 188 hours after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for all hour worked on the 6th day of work. Double time for all hours worked on the 7th day of work. Bereavement leave: 4 days for employee's spouse, parent, child, brother or sister. 3 days for employee's stepparent, grandparent, stepchild, grandchild, stepbrother, half brother, stepsister, half sister, spouse's parent, spouse's stepparent, spouse's grandparent, son-in-law or daughter-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months to start. 3 years for employees with 1 year of seniority. Probationary period: 90 days. Safety shoes: $100 per year. Tool allowance: $135. Sample rates of pay (current, after ? increase): Editor's notes: Relocation allowance: $3,000 for employees moving to a plant 80-159 km away. $3,300 for employees moving to a plant 160-479 km away. $3,600 for employees moving to a plant 480-799 km away. $3,900 for employees moving 800-1,599 km away. $4,200 for employees moving to a plant more than 1,600 km away. Cost-of-living allow- ance: 33¢ per hour. Gender neutral agreement language: The parties agreed, during negotiations, to continue the process of converting the language in the collective agreement from the masculine gender to gender neutral. Tuition assistance: Up to $1,300 per eligible child per year. Pregnancy leave: 17 weeks. Minute of silence: Every year on April 28 at 11 a.m. a minute of silence will be observed in memory of employees who have died in industrial accidents. Sunset clause is 1 year given no further discipline occurs.

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