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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS October 10, 2016 Pension: O.P.C.M.I.A. Pension Plan of Alberta. Probationary period: 1 month. Uniforms/clothing: Fully sup- plied by the employer. Tool allowance: Employees shall be issued: 2 trowels, chan- nel lock cutters, 2 pair side cutters (snips), float, hawk, hammer, 1 pair end cutters (nips), tool belt, margin trowel, lockable tool box and lock, 25 foot tape measure, knee pads. Sample rates of pay (current): Journeyperson: $49.04 Third-year apprentice (80% of journeyperson base wage): $39.31 Second-year apprentice (67.5% of journeyperson base wage): $32.86 First-year apprentice (55% of journeyperson base wage): $27.09 Trainee (45% of journeyperson base wage): $21.39 Editor's notes: Alcohol/drug work rule: Employee shall not report to work with an alcohol level equal to or in excess of 0.04 grams per 210 litres of breath or drug level set out in Canadian model. Layoff notice: When employee is laid off or discharged, 1 hour's notice shall be sufficient. 1 hour's pay may be given in lieu of notice. Training fund: $0.30 per hour for the plasterers' apprenticeship training fund. WASTE MANAGEMENT Clean Harbors Canada Mississauga, Ont. (21 plant and maintenance employees) and Teamsters, Local 419 Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2016, to Jan. 31, 2020. Signed on May 16, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective ratification: Lump sum of $250. Effective Feb. 1, 2017: Lump sum of $750. Effective Feb. 1, 2018: Lump sum of $750. Effective Feb. 1, 2019: 2% Shift premium: $0.85 per hour for shifts starting after 10 p.m. High haz tech: $2 per hour. High haz foreman: $2.50 per hour. High haz foreman 1: $3 per hour. Paid holidays: 10 days, 1 floater day, 2 half-days (Dec. 24, Dec. 31). Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half after 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for all transporta- tion group workers, who work on Saturday or Sunday. Double time for work on a holiday. Meal allowance: $15 if employ- ee works 2 hours of overtime. Vision: 1 pair of safety glasses, 1 pair of sunglasses every 2 years. Sick leave: 3 days. STD: 100% premiums covered by employer. LTD: 100% premiums covered by employer. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, spouse, child). 3 days for death in extended fam- ily (brother, sister, mother-in- law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent, step-grandparent). Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours. Probationary period: 180 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months or 18 months if suspen- sion issued. Severance: 5 days per year, minimum 8 days. Safety shoes: $220 for safety boots. Uniforms/clothing: 1 winter parka once every 2 years. Mileage: $0.43 per kilometre. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Tech driver/A/chemist: $31.61 rising 3 steps to $32.24 Tech driver A: $30.52 rising 3 steps to $31.13 Tech driver B: $28.81 rising 3 steps to $29.39 Tech driver/C /chemist: $28.35 rising 3 steps to $28.92 Tech driver C: $27.26 rising 3 steps to $27.81 Driver A: $30.27 rising 3 steps to $30.88 Driver B: $28.54 rising 3 steps to $29.11 Mechanic A: $34.11 rising 3 steps to $34.79 Mechanic B: $28.24 rising 3 steps to $28.80 Yardman/driver: $28.03 rising 3 steps to $28.59 Millwright: $34.11 rising 3 steps to $34.79 Leadhand: $32.52 rising 3 steps to $33.17 Maintenance A: $32.37 rising 3 steps to $33.02 Operator: $30.27 rising 3 steps to $30.88 Driver: $30.27 rising 3 steps to $30.88 Maintenance B: $28.24 rising 3 steps to $28.80 Utility: $28.24 rising 3 steps to $28.80 General labourer: $22.34 rising 3 steps to $22.79 Receiving/chemist: $26.35 ris- ing 3 steps to $26.88 Editor's notes: Layover pay: Company drivers who elect to spend the night in the sleeper berth and to provide their own meals will receive a per diem of $55 per night. TRANSPORTATION Aeroplan Multiprovince (490 customer service employees) and Unifor, Local 2002 Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 15, 2015, to Nov. 14, 2018. Signed on April 7, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 15, 2015: 2% Effective Nov. 15, 2016: 2% Effective Nov. 15, 2017: 2% Shift premium: Lead customer sales and service agents/let- ter writer premium: First 12 months, 8% of employee's cur- rent rate. After 12 months, 10% of employee's current rate. Paid holidays: 9 days (Saint- Jean-Baptiste day: Quebec; August civic holiday: other Layover pay: Drivers who spend the night in the sleeper berth and provide their own meals will receive a per diem of $55 per night.