Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS April 11, 2016 MANUFACTURING Saputo Dairy Products Saskatoon, Sask. (200 plant and maintenance employees) and Teamsters Canada Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2019. Signed on Dec. 1, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective April 2016: 2% Effective April 2017: 2% Effective April 2018: 2% Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for time worked on statutory holidays. Vacations with pay: One and one-quarter days for each full month of employment to start until Jan. 1 after date of hire, 120 hours after one year of service, 160 hours after 8 years, 200 hours after 15 years and 240 hours after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 2 hours worked in excess of normally scheduled hours, and double time for hours worked thereafter. Dental: 100% for basic services, 60% major restorative, 50% orthodontics (18 and under, annual maximum $1,750 per person). Vision: $200 every 24 months for glasses and contacts. Eye exam covered separately under plan. Paramedical: 100% coverage, $25 annual deductible. Weekly indemnity: 66 2/3 % of gross weekly salary. Sick leave: 54 hours per year. Unused sick leave at the end of the year will be paid at the regu- lar rate of pay. LTD: 66 2/3 % of gross monthly salary up to $2,500 per month. AD&D: $45,000 for each em- ployee. Life insurance: $45,000 for each employee. Pension: The employer will contribute an amount equal to 8% of the earnings of each em- ployee who has worked at least 1 year with the employer to the Teamsters/RWDSU General Workers Union Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 paid days and 2 unpaid days (if requested) in the event of the death of a member of employee's immedi- ate family (including in-laws). Seniority – recall rights: 60 days Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours of overtime at overtime rates of pay. Severance: In the event of an amalgamation, permanent closure of a plant or depart- ment, or automation causing loss of jobs, employees who have 5 years of service will be paid 2 weeks' pay for each year of service to a maximum of 20 years of service. Senior employ- ees affected by the same may voluntarily terminate their em- ployment and received 1 week's pay for each year of service, to a maximum of 20 years' service. Safety shoes: $145 per year or $290 every 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: Employer supplies uniforms for shipping department: 3 pairs of trou- sers, 4 shirts, 2 windbreakers, 1 winter cap and 1 summer cap (where requested) every 2 years. Employer supplies all work clothing (T-shirts, overalls, coveralls, trousers for plant employees; parkas, mitts, boots for cold storage work) for all employees requiring them. Employer responsible for laun- dering/dry cleaning all work clothing. Sample rates of pay (current): Office, general plant help: $18.38 per hour, rising in 3 steps to $25.13 Cottage cheesemaker, machine operator, case wash: $18.98, ris- ing in 3 steps to $25.99 CIP wash-up, bulk tank un- loader/washer, shipper: $19.41, rising in 3 steps to $26.64 Laboratory technician, cheese process operator, evaporator/ dryer operator, pasteurizer, lead cooler/fridge person: $20.07, rising in 3 steps to $27.62 Laboratory relief, plant relief: $20.30, rising in 3 steps to $27.96 Electrician, millwright/indus- trial engineer, engineer: $36.02 Head engineer, two ticket main- tenance: $37.22 Editor's notes: Special leave: Special leaves of absence may be granted for educational purposes, personal and com- passionate reasons, extra time off with vacations, or official union business. TRANSPORTATION Toronto Terminals Railway Delta, B.C. (37 locomotive engineers) and Unifor Local 101-R Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on Dec. 18, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 3% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: 75¢ per hour for employees whose shifts start between 1:30 p.m. and 9:29 p.m. $1 per hour for employees whose shifts start between 9:30 p.m. and 5:29 a.m. $4 per hour spent training a student loco- motive engineer. Paid holidays: 10 days and 1 floating holiday until Heritage Day is declared by the federal government. Following the dec- laration, 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 5 years and 5 weeks after 10 years Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Meal allowance: Hot meal provided following 2 hours of overtime. AD&D: Employer matches em- ployee's contributions at 75¢ on each dollar to a maximum of 4% of the employee's earnings. Life insurance: Employer matches employee's contribu- tions at 75¢ on each dollar to a maximum of 4% of the em- ployee's earnings. Pension: Employer matches employee's contributions at 75¢ on each dollar to a maximum of 4% of the employee's earnings. Bereavement leave: 5 days for spouse, child, stepchild or par- ent. 3 days for all other imme- diate family, with 2 additional days if death occurs outside of the province. Probationary period: 50 days Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $175 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides safety vests, safety glasses and gloves. Sample rates of pay, current: Locomotive engineers: $36.01 per hour Editor's notes: Human error: Employer pays $500 benefit to employees who complete 1 full calendar year without being involved in an incident caused by human error and which result in damages over $7,500 or more. $1,000 will be paid to each employee if the entire workforce completes 1 full calendar without such incident. Dual-qualified: Em- ployees must be dual-qualified within 3 years of their date of hire or they may be dismissed.

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