Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS December 12, 2016 time for all hours worked on a holiday. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 6% pay. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Safety shoes: Employer will provide CSA-approved steel- toed boots. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide CSA-approved hardhats, work gloves, high-vis- ibility apparel, and for employ- ees working at height, personal harnesses and lanyards. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Steward: $30.02 Head carpenter: $30.02 Stage hand: $27.13 HD flyman: $30.02 Flyloader/flyman: $27.13 Warehouseman: $28.15 Truck loader: $28.16 Head electric: $30.02 Lighting hand: $27.13 Houselight op: $30.02 Certified electrician: $35.89 Spotlight op: $30.02 Head of audio: $30.02 Audio hand: $27.13 Head monitor mix: $30.02 High rigger: $37.31 Ground rigger: $30.02 Climber: $35 Scaffolder: $35 Head audio visual: $30.02 Audio visual hand: $27.13 Projectionist: $38.89 Camera op ENG etc.: $35.89 Senior pyro technician: $30.02 Pyro technician: $27.13 Head of props: $30.02 Props hand: $27.13 Props buyer: $27.13 Head scenic artist: $30.02 Scenic painter: $27.13 Painter: $27.13 Head of wardrobe: $30.02 Wardrobe: $27.13 Laundry: $27.13 Stitcher: $27.13 Dresser: $27.13 Kit rental: $65 Head of hair: $30.02 Head of wigs: $30.02 Stylist: $27.13 Hair/wigs assist: $27.13 Head of makeup: $30.02 Assistant makeup: $27.13 Prosthetics: $30.02 Lift truck ops – class 4 & 5: $30.02 Aerial platform: $30.02 Telehandler – class 7: $30.02 Scissor lift: $30.02 Stacker – class 3, code 5: $30.02 Editor's notes: Minimum crew: Minimum crew required for any of the company's events shall be 2 union personnel. For events requiring rigging personnel, the minimum personnel shall include 2 high riggers and 1 ground rigger to ensure proper safety compliance. Insurance coverage: The union must maintain general liability insurance with cov- erage of at least $5 million. MANUFACTURING - METALS Russel Metals Edmonton (66 metal fabricating workers) and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW), Local I-207 Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2016, to May 31, 2018. Signed on May 18, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective June 1, 2017: 3% Shift premium: First-aid at- tendants: $0.25 per hour. Back- up first-aid/CPR attendants: $0.10 per hour. First-aid/CPR certification: $0.10 per hour. Afternoon/night shifts: $0.90 per hour. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day for each month, maximum 10 days to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 16 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked after 8 hours per day and the first 4 hours on a Saturday. All other hours, dou- ble time. Time may be banked. Medical benefits: Health-care spending account: $350 per year for individuals, $500 per year for families. Dental: 100% for basic services, 50% for major services, maxi- mum $1,500 per person per year. $1,000 lifetime orthodon- tic coverage. Vision: $250 per person every 2 years for glasses, $75 every 2 years for eye exams. Paramedical: Chiropractor, osteopath, naturopath, chi- ropodist/podiatrist, psycholo- gist, speech therapist, massage therapist: $350 per per year. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 66 2/3% of earnings maximum $850 per week. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 5% of earnings maxi- mum $10,000 per month. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage is greater of annual salary or $60,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage is greater of annual salary or $60,000. Pension: Employer pays 100% of contributions. Bereavement leave: 5 days (4 days for 10- or 12-hour shift workers) for death of employee's spouse or child. 3 days for death of extended family (parent, brother, sister, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in- law). 1 day to attend funeral of brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at double time if employee doesn't receive 24 hours' ad- vance notice. Time and one-half if employee receives notice. Probationary period: 480 hours. Safety shoes: Company will pro- vide: metatarsal safety footwear (maximum $185, rubber boots with metatarsal protection). Uniforms/clothing: Company will provide: goggles, safety goggles, gloves for welding and gas cutting operations, safety helmets, welding helmets, pre- scription safety glasses, gloves, adequate hearing protection, calibrated measuring tapes, winter wear. Sample rates of pay (current, after 3% increase): 2 (temporary student em- ployee): $17.49 rising 1 step to $18.01 4 (warehouse and shop helper -first 6 months, machine helper - new hire): $19.04 rising 1 step to $19.61 6 (warehouse and shop helper - 6 months experience): $25.62 rising 1 step to $26.39 7 (machine helper - 6 months' experience): $27.60 rising 1 step to $28.43 8 (warehouseman, multi-torch trainee, brake trainee, plate-roll operator trainee, saw operator trainee, shear operator trainee, laser operator trainee, kinetic operator trainee, beveller train- ee, cab-crane operator trainee): $28.01 rising 1 step to $28.85 9 (conventional and tractor- trailer under 40 feet truck driver, machine operator/ironworker): $28.42 rising 1 step to $29.27 10 (tractor-trailer driver, shear operator, saw operator): $28.82 rising 1 step to $29.68 11 (cab-operated crane opera- tor, shop floor receiving/ship- ping inspector): $29.24 rising 1 step to $30.12 12 (shipper - 99th street): $29.67 rising 1 step to $30.56 13: $30.09 rising 1 step to $30.99 14 (brake operator & setup, multi-torch operator & setup): $30.50 rising 1 step to $31.42 16 (beveller operator): $31.31 rising 1 step to $32.25 17 (plate-roll operator, ad- vanced brake operator): $31.72 rising 1 step to $32.67 18 (laser operator): $32.14 rising 1 step to $33.10 19 (kinetic operator): $32.56 ris- ing 1 step to $33.54 20: $32.97 rising 1 step to $33.96 21: $33.40 rising 1 step to $34.40 22 (advanced plate-roll opera- tor, advanced kinetic operator): $33.82 rising 1 step to $34.83 23: $34.24 rising 1 step to $35.27 24: $34.66 rising 1 step to $35.70 Editor's notes: Hearing aids: $400 every 5 years. Custom-made orthotics: 2 pairs per year.

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