Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 foreman: 20%. Crane/drill- ing operator: $0.20/10 ton for +121 ton. Steward: $1 per hour. Steward w/ tool box 1: $1 per hour. Steward w/ tool box 2: $1 per hour. Steward w/ tool box 3: $1.75 per hour. Chief steward w/ tool box 1: $2.25 per hour. Chief steward w/ tool box 2: $2.25 per hour. Chief steward w/ tool box 3: $3 per hour. First aid ticket w/CPR: $0.25 per hour. Welder CWB: $0.50 per hour. Night shift: $1.25 per hour. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 6% pay on each cheque. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 8 hours per day or 44 hours per week. Dental: Basic services: 100% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Comprehen- sive: 50% coverage, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Orthodontic: 50% coverage, maximum $3,000 lifetime maximum per child younger than 19. Vision: Younger than 21: $300 per year. Older than 21: $300 every two years. STD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $600 per week, maximum 119 days. LTD: 60% weekly earnings, maximum $2,600 per month, after 119 days. AD&D: $100,000 coverage. Life insurance: $100,000 cov- erage. Pension: CLAC Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, child, legal dependant, parents, parents-in-law, legal guardian, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren). Probationary period: 3 months. Uniforms/clothing: Em- ployer will supply gloves, non- prescription safety glasses, fire-retardant coveralls, hearing protection, shields, goggles, particulate masks, breathing apparatuses, fall-arrest equip- ment, raingear. $250 maximum coverage for 50% of prescrip- tion safety eye glasses. Tool allowance: Specialty tools will be supplied by employer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Commercial and infrastructure projects (provincewide) Carpenter A: $39.90 Cement mason A: $39.90 Operator A: $31 .87 Operator B: $38.74 Operator C: $41.94 Operator D: $36.42 Operator E: $41.94 Operator F: $42.22 Operator G: $43.38 Serviceman: $34.69 Mechanic A: $39.90 Mechanic B: $41.94 Welder: $41 .94 Labourer A: $23.44 Labourer B: $25.98 Labourer C: $28.99 Labourer D: $30.62 Labourer E: $33.33 Labourer F: $36.04 Ironworker A: $41.94 Ironworker B: $37.50 Alberta plant site and industrial projects Carpenter A: $44.16 Cement mason A: $44.16 Operator A: $33.47 Operator B: $44.15 Operator C: $46.47 Operator D: $38.17 Operator E: $46.47 Operator F: $46.76 Operator G: $47.92 Serviceman: $34.69 Mechanic A: $44.15 Mechanic B: $46.47 Welder: $44.15 Labourer A: $23.44 Labourer B: $25.98 Labourer C: $28.99 Labourer D: $32.16 Labourer E: $35.01 Labourer F: $37.84 Ironworker A: $46.47 Ironworker B: $41.53 Wood Buffalo plant site and in- dustrial projects Carpenter A: $46.35 Cement mason A: $46.35 Operator A: $35.16 Operator B: $45.42 Operator C: $48.13 Operator D: $39.90 Operator E: $48.70 Operator F: $48.98 Operator G: $50.14 Serviceman: $34.69 Mechanic A: $46.35 Mechanic B: $48.70 Welder: $46.35 Labourer A: $24.67 Labourer B: $27.34 Labourer C: $30.51 Labourer D: $33.86 Labourer E: $36.86 Labourer F: $39.87 Ironworker A: $48.70 Ironworker B: $43.51 Editor's notes: Religious accommodation: Employer agrees to respect employee's wishes with regards to not working certain days of the week or, certain hours of the day, because of religious convictions. MANUFACTURING Koch Fertilizer Canada Brandon, Man. (140 workers, plant and maintenance employees) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (AFL-CIO/CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2019. Signed on July 1, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2016: 1 to 1.8% Effective July 1, 2017: 1.5 to 2% Effective July 1, 2018: 1.5 to 2% Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for shift scheduled to start after 2 p.m. $1.50 per hour for 12- hour night shift starting after 6 p.m. $0.75 per hour for all hours worked by continuous shift workers. $0.25 per hour for all hours worked on lab continu- ous shift. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month up to 10 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours in excess of regular shift hours. Maximum 12 continu- ous hours except where lives are threatened or there is a danger of damage to company prop- erty, or where the employee volunteers. Meal allowance: 1 hot meal for employees called in more than 2 hours ahead of normal start time and every 4 hours there- after. 1 hot meal for every 4 hours of continuous overtime. Medical benefits: Company pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Company pays 100% of premiums. STD: Company pays 100% of premiums. 70% of weekly base earnings for 13 weeks, 80% for next 13 weeks. LTD: Company pays 50% of premiums. 70% of base wages, maximum $3,500. AD&D: Company pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Company pays 100% of premiums. $80,000 per employee. Pension: Company pays 50% into defined contribution plan. Bereavement leave: 5 consecu- tive days for death of immediate family member. 1 day for death of grandparent, spouse's grand- Emergency crew: Each member of the Koch Emergency Services Crew will receive bonuses for responding to fires.

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