Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS February 6, 2017 AGRICULTURE Port Colborne Grain Terminal Port Colborne, Ont. (6 grain elevator employees) and United Steelworkers (USW), Local 948 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Signed on April 27, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: $0.40 per hour Effective Jan. 1, 2017: $0.40 per hour Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $0.40 per hour Shift premium: Fumigation license: $0.40 per hour. Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 2 floating days. Vacations with pay: 4% after 1 year, 6% after 5 years, 8% after 10 years, 10% after 19 years, 12% after 29 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after regular hours. Double time after 12 hours per day. Time and one-half for first 8 hours on Saturday, double time after. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 4 days per year — may be car- ried over — maximum 6 days in bank. Pension: Employer will contribute $0.45 per hour — employee will contribute $0.90 per hour — for employee-sponsored group RRSP. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in im- mediate family (father, mother, brother, sis- ter, spouse, child, father-in-law, mother-in- law, grandparents, grandchildren, relatives residing with the employee). 1 day for death in extended family (son-in-law, daughter- in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, spouse's grandparent). 1 day to act as a pallbearer. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months, 24 months for 5-year employees. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Time and one-half for work on Saturdays, double time for Sundays. Probationary period: 120 days within 1-year period. Safety shoes: $175. Uniforms/clothing: Employees will re- ceive summer, winter and special gloves; rain gear. Tool allowance: Company will replace sto- len or unserviceable tools. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after $0.80 per hour increase): Lead hand: $29.24 rising 2 steps to $30.04 Operator 1: $27.74 rising 2 steps to $28.54 Operator 2: $25.85 rising 2 steps to $26.65 Operator 3: $22.80 rising 2 steps to $23.60 Part-time (trained): $22.80 rising 2 steps to $23.60 Part-time: $17.30 rising 2 steps to $18.10 Editor's notes: Training costs: Company will pay 100% costs of a course, including tuition, books, if course is recom- mended by the manager. For 25 years, The Annotated Canada Labour Code has been the authoritative resource labour relations professionals rely on to help them interpret and apply the Canada Labour Code. New in this edition • Commentary on the CIRB's interpretation and application of the Employees' Voting Rights Act • Case law and commentary on the Board's review of how union membership fees are paid in determining the strength of certifi cation applications, commentary on the duty of fair representation owed by employer representatives to their member companies, the rights of litigants to be represented by legal counsel at arbitration proceedings, and further explanation of how the "maintenance of activities provisions" of the Code will be applied • Cases offering insight into when "violence in the workplace" complaints must be investigated and the role of employee representatives in "refusal to work" complaints • Digests covering the noted 2016 Supreme Court of Canada judgment in Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., 2016 SCC 29, 2016 CSC 29, which dealt with what constitutes an "unjust dismissal," as well as other cases dealing with issues of whether paternity leave can be sought, what constitutes the date of dismissal for s. 240 purposes, as well as consideration of the "arguably relevant" test for the production of documents New Edition The 2017 Annotated Canada Labour Code, 25th Anniversary Edition Ronald M. Snyder Available risk-free for 30 days Order online: www.carswell.com Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 | In Toronto: 416-609-3800 Order # 987131-65203 $167 Softcover approx. 1900 pages December 2016 978-0-7798-7131-5 Shipping and handling are extra. 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