Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 after 4 years and 4 weeks after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 80 hours in one payroll period. Medical benefits: After 3 continuous months' employ- ment, employees are eligible to participate in the Porter insured benefit plan. Employees pay 10% and employer pays 90% of premiums. Employees are eligible for drug coverage, ex- tended health care, dental care, STD, LTD, basic member life and AD&D, basic dependant life and optional member/spou- sal life. Sick leave: 40 hours per year. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, child, spouse's child, parent, guardian, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, broth- er or sister. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay. Probationary period: 6 calen- dar months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 30 months. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides uniforms. Winter par- kas will be provided once every 3 years. Sample rates of pay, current: Customer service representa- tive: $12.25 per hour rising in 7 steps to $18.13 Customer service ambassador: $11.25 rising in 1 step to $11.35 Customer service representa- tive (hired after date of ratifica- tion): $11.40 rising in 7 steps to $18.13 Editor's notes: Paternity leave: 1 paid day for the birth or adoption of a child upon request. MANUFACTURING A & D Prevost Richelieu, Que. (120 plant and manufacturing employees) and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9419 Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2015, to Jan. 31, 2020. Signed on Aug. 21, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 1, 2016: 1.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2017: 1.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2018: 1.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 1.5% Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for lead hand. 85¢ per hour for all time worked during the evening shift. 95¢ per hour for all time worked during the night shift. $3.50 per hour for time spent performing repairs or installations outside of the worksite. 65¢ per hour for door fitters and window fitters re- quired to do welding work. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to a maximum of 2 weeks to start, 2 weeks after 1 years, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 23 years. Meal allowance: $12 after 3 hours' overtime. Weekly indemnity: 4% of an- nual salary to start, 9.5% after 750 hours of continuous work, 11.5% after 5 years, 14% after 10 years and 16.5% after 23 years. Life insurance: Employer pays 62% of premiums and employee pays 38%. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child or spouse's child. 3 days for em- ployee's father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother- in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother or stepsister. 1 day for employee's brother-in-law, sister-in-law or grandparent. 1 unpaid day for employee's son-in-law or daughter-in- law. 5 days available when the employee is required to travel more than 300 km. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year to start, 18 months after 1 year and 2 years after 5 years. Probationary period: 750 hours of work. Mileage: 45¢ per km. Sample rates of pay: General assistant: $13.90 per hour rising in 4 steps to $17.50 Assistant fitter: $13.90 rising in 7 steps to $20.81 Assembler: $20.81 Assistant mechanic: $21.55 Maintenance: $21.94 Anodizing worker: $22.16 Warehouseman: $22.24 Anodizing auditor: $22.24 Rolling bridge operator: $22.53 Window fitter: $22.66 Door fitter: $22.66 Soaker operator: $22.67 Machine programmer: $23.28 Driver: $23.44 Maintenance engineer B: $24.11 Maintenance engineer A: $25.55 Editor's notes: Marriage: 1 paid day for employee's marriage. 1 unpaid day for the marriage of the employee's child, father, mother, brother, sister or spouse's child. Birth or adoption: 5 days for the birth or adoption of the employee's child. Maternity leave: 18 unpaid weeks. Parental leave: 52 unpaid weeks. Family obligations: 10 unpaid days. MANUFACTURING AT Limited Partnership Plaster Rock, N.B. (Logging employees) and Unifor Local 114N Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2015, to April 30, 2019. Signed on Oct. 21, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2016: 2% Effective May 1, 2017: 2% Effective May 1, 2018: 2% Calculated by CLR. Paid holidays: 8 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 17 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. 3 floating holidays af- ter 1 year of continuous service (previously 2). Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 9 hours per day or 45 hours per week. Time and one-half for all hours worked between 7 a.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a statutory holiday, in addition to holiday pay. Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums. $300 per year for chiropractic treat- ments, providing for 80% of fees. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Plan provides for 80% of dentist's usual and cus- tomary fees. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums to a maximum of $150 every 2 years. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 75% of premiums and em- ployees pay 25%. AD&D: $25,000 per eligible employee. Life insurance: $25,000 per eligible employee. Retiring em- ployee 60 years of age or older will maintain $2,500 life insur- ance paid fully by the employer. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child or stepchild. 3 days for employee's father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law,

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