Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Ont., city hall): $48 per day. For work more than 40 kilometres away from London, Ont., city hall: $0.53 per kilometre, to and from city hall to the jobsite. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): Basic labourers: $26.02 rising 3 steps to $27.22 Skilled labourers: $28.42 rising 3 steps to $29.62 Editor's notes: Training requirements: Employees will be required to obtain certificates within 6 months of hir- ing: Standard First Aid; Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety Act; Propane Handling, Storage and Use; Cranes, Hoisting and Rigging; Working at Heights. Training fund: Employer will contribute $0.25 per hour to the Labourers' International Union of North America Local 1059 Training Trust Fund. Room and board: $125 per day or suitable lodging for all work in the London, Ont., area, when employee is unable to return home each evening. BUSINESS SERVICES Commercial Cleaning Services Toronto (9 cleaning staff ) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 2 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2019. Signed on July 14, 2016. Wage adjustments: All workers: $0.25 increase upon ratification Effective Oct. 1, 2016: $0.25 Effective April 1, 2017: $0.25 Effective Oct. 1, 2017: $0.25 Effective April 1, 2018: $0.25 Effective Oct. 1, 2018: $0.25 Shift premium: Lead hand: $0.50. Midnight shift: $0.50. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 4 float days, maximum 8 banked. Vacations with pay: 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 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 44 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer will make monthly contribu- tion to the Service Employees International Union Local 1 and 2 Health and Welfare Benefit Trust Fund. Effective Oct. 1, 2016: $115, plus tax. Effective Oct. 1, 2017: $120, plus tax. Ef- fective Oct. 1, 2018: $125, plus tax. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate fam- ily (spouse, child, stepchild, stepparent, mother, father, sister, brother, grandparent, grandchild). 2 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law. 1 day for death of spouse's grand- parents, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, sister-in-law, brother- in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 60 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $100 every 2 years for anti-slip shoes. Ad- ditional $40 for workers who perform floor-finishing work (stripping, waxing). Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply 3 shirts or blouses, 2 pairs of pants or skirts, dispos- able gloves. Winter coat, gloves for employees who must work outside. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 10% increase): Employees who receive benefits Light duty cleaner: $12.10 rising 5 steps to $13.35 Heavy duty cleaner: $13.20 ris- ing 5 steps to $14.45 Employees not in the benefit plan Light duty cleaner: $12.40 rising 5 steps to $13.65 Heavy duty cleaner: $13.65 ris- ing 5 steps to $14.90 Editor's notes: Canadian citizenship: 1 day leave of absence with pay to obtain citizenship. CONSTRUCTION Construction Labour Relations Association of Manitoba Provincewide, Manitoba (1,100 workers, carpenters) and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2020. Signed on May 1, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2017: $0.90 per hour (journeyman, lead hand), $1.13 per hour (foreman) Effective May 1, 2018: $1.05 per hour (journeyman, lead hand), $1.23 per hour (foreman) Effective May 1, 2019: $1.10 per hour (journeyman, lead hand), $1.30 per hour (foreman) Shift premium: 1.142 times the regular rate for any hours on a shift past midnight and all hours of a shift where 4 or more hours are between midnight and 6 a.m. Carpenter foreman receives 18% above qualified journeyman rate. Lead hand receives $2 per hour above base journeyman rate. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 6% per hour. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours worked beyond 8 in a shift; double-time for hours worked beyond 10 in one day. Time and one-half on Saturdays up to 8 hours; double time for hours beyond 8 on Saturday. Double-time for all hours worked on Sundays and holi- days. Meal allowance: $15 after 2 overtime hours are worked if more than 1 hour remains and every 4 hours thereafter. Medical benefits: Employer contributes $0.83 per employee hour worked to the Local Union 343 Welfare Trust Fund. Em- ployee contributes $0.33 per hour worked. Pension: Employer contrib- utes $3.69 per employee hour worked to Carpentry Trade Pension Trust Fund. Employee contributes $1.16 per hour worked, rising to $1.31 on May 1, 2019. Bereavement leave: Up to 7 calendar days for death of im- mediate family member (in- cluding in-laws). Tool allowance: Employer will replace tools it supplies when broken, worn, destroyed by fire, stolen. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Journeyman carpenter: $34.58 Journeyman carpenter (en- hanced): $35.58 Lead hand: $36.58 Lead hand (enhanced): $37.48 Foreman: $40.80 Foreman (enhanced): $41.70 First-year apprentice: 55% of journeyman Second-year apprentice: 65% of journeyman Third-year apprentice: 75% of journeyman Fourth-year apprentice: 90% of journeyman Editor's notes: Height premium: 4% per cent for employees working on swing stages or bosun chairs. Hearing test services: The union will ensure that all employees will have their hearing tested once per year on company time.

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