Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for workers on 10 hours, 4 days per week shift; on the 5 th day, double time for work on the 6 th day. Time and one-half for workers on 5 hours, 5 days per week shift; on the 6 th day, dou- ble time for work on subsequent days. Double time for workers on 4 12-hour shifts; on the 5 th day, double time for any hours worked after the 12 th straight hour. Time and one-half for any hours worked after the 8 th straight hour, double time for any hours worked after the 11 th straight hour. Time and one- half for any hours worked in ex- cess of 10 hours per day, double time for any hours worked in excess of 13 hours per day. Meal allowance: $12 for more than 2 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: 100% semi- private coverage. Costco drug coverage 100% or 90% else- where. Dental: 100% coverage after $25 deductible. $2,500 maxi- mum per year. 50-50 coinsur- ance for orthodontic with life- time maximum of $1,500. 60-40 coinsurance for major restor- ative with lifetime maximum of $5,000. Vision: $275 every 24 months. Weekly indemnity: 70% of earnings, maximum $750 per week. Sick leave: 4 hours per month each Jan. 1 into bank. Unused hours paid 100% each Jan. 15, 66 2/3% for each hour used. Unused hours converted to va- cation days next year, to a maxi- mum of 48 hours. AD&D: $25,000 per employee. $5,000 per spouse or child. Life insurance: $25,000. Pension: Teamster Canada Pension Trust Fund. Payments made by employer 6.25% effec- tive Feb. 1, 2016, increasing to 6.5% effective Feb. 1, 2017. Bereavement leave: 5 days for immediate family (spouse, daughters or sons, parents, grandparents, brothers or sis- ters, father-in-law and mother- in-law). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 1,000 hours worked over 12 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Safety shoes: $250 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- ees receive credits to purchase various items of clothing. 1 new winter jacket every 3 years. Tool allowance: $500 per year. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.5% and 2% increase): Seasonal: $15.58 rising in 2 steps to $16.13. Probationary: $18.64 rising in 2 steps to $19.30. General soft drink worker: $24.93 rising in 2 steps to $25.81. Forklift operator: $26.88 rising in 2 steps to $27.83. Driver/shunt: $23.55 rising in 2 steps to $24.38. Raw materials handler: $27.91 rising in 2 steps to $28.90. Machine operator: $26.88 rising in 2 steps to $27.83. Shipper/receiver: $26.88 rising in 2 steps to $27.83. Q.C./microbiology techni- cian: $28.05 rising in 2 steps to $29.04. Syrup/concentrate maker: $28.05 rising in 2 steps to $29.04. Sanitation technician: $27.17 rising in 2 steps to $28.13. General mechanic: $30.78 ris- ing in 2 steps to $31.86. Licensed mechanic/licensed technician: $36.65 rising in 2 steps to $37.94. Electromechanic: $39.02 rising in 2 steps to $40.40. PLC programmer and automa- tion technician: $40.82 rising in 2 steps to $42.27. Editor's notes: Beverages: 2 free cases of canned soft drink each month. MANUFACTURING Aecon Mining, a division of Aecon Construction Group Fort McMurray, Alta. (300 mine employees) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (AFL-CIO / CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 27, 2015, to April 30, 2020. Signed on Nov. 27, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective May 7, 2016: Average percentage change in the Al- berta "All Items" CPI calculated over the period from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 of the prior calendar year. Effective first Sunday in May 2017: Percentage change in Al- berta CPI. Effective first Sunday in May 2018: Percentage change in Al- berta CPI. Effective first Sunday in May 2019: Percentage change in Al- berta CPI. Shift premium: Night shift be- tween 4 p.m. and 5 a.m.: $1.20 per hour. Lead hand mechanic $2.50 per hour, lead hand welder $2 per hour, lead hand service/tire technician $1.50 per hour. Equipment operator training premium $1 per hour. Paid holidays: 11 days. Em- ployees working on any holi- days shall be paid 1 and one-half times regular hourly rate of pay. Employer pays premium of 8 hours' regular pay for work per- formed on Labour Day, Christ- mas Day, and New Year's Day except for FOM work. Overtime: One and one-half times for more than 8 hours per day, 40 hours per wek. Meal allowance: When camp is not provided, daily meal al- lowance. Pension: Group 1: $4.46; Group 2: $4.10; Group 3: $3.90; Group 4: $3.39; Group 5: $2.76; Group 6: $2.48; Group 7: $2.40. Bereavement leave: 36 hours for death of employee's im- mediate family (employee's mother, father, brother, sister, spouse, common law part- ner, children, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchildren and grandparents) provided the employee is directly involved in making funeral arrangements or attending the funeral. Call-in pay: 3 hours at the ap- plicable rate. Probationary period: 400 hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: Allowance of $0.10 per hour for all hours worked, to a maximum of $225 per year. Tool allowance: Joumeyper- son mechanics and apprentice mechanics: $1 per hour; jour- neyperson welders, electricians and service technicians: $0.50 per hour. Mileage: $0.51 per kilometre. Sample rates of pay (current after CPI increase of 1.1%, calculated by CLR): Group 1: $42.10 Group 2: $38.74 Group 3: $36.86 Group 4: $31.97 Group 5: $26.02 Group 6: $25.02 Group 7: $24.26 Editor's notes: Premiums: Health and wellness: $1.55 per hour, increasing by $0.05 in the first Sunday in May of each year; training: $0.07 per hour. Inconvenience allowance: $10 per day.

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