Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS ing 3 steps to $24.44 NDE inspector gr. 1 rt. 1: $27.41 rising 3 steps to $29.02 Die sinker gr.1 rt. 1: $26.54 ris- ing 3 steps to $28.09 Tool maker gr.1 rt. 1: 26.426 ris- ing 3 steps to $27.98 Editor's notes: Safety prescription glasses: $175 per year (previously $150). Health and safety training: Each employ- ee will receive 16 hours of a joint safety training program, using company and union trainer. National Day of Mourn- ing: On April 28, of each year — in recognition of workers who have sustained injuries in industrial establishments — the plant flag will be lowered to half-mast for the day. HEALTHCARE Lamont County Housing Foundation Lamont, Alta. (43 seniors' home workers) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Local 47, Chapter 26 Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2018. Ratified on June 1, 2016. Signed on June 17, 2016. (First agree- ment) Wage adjustments: Activity coordinators, students Effective first year: 1.5% Effective second year: 2.5% Effective third year: 2.5% Kitchen, maintenance Effective first year: 5% Effective second year: 2.5% Effective third year: 2.5% Shift premium: $1.25 per hour when majority of hours are between 3 p.m. and midnight. $1.50 per hour when majority of hours are between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1.50 per hour when working between 6 a.m. Satur- day and 6 a.m. Monday. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: Full-time: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 11 years, 5 weeks after 21 years, 6 weeks after 26 years. Part-time: 4% to start, 6% after 4 years, 8% after 11 years, 10% after 21 years, 12% after 26 years. Cas- ual: 4%. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 7.5 hours per day, or 8 hours per day. Dental: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employee pays 40%. Basic: 80% coverage. Orthodon- tic: 50% coverage, maximum $1,500 per person lifetime. Maximum $1,500 per person per year for extensive services. Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 60 days' credit. AD&D: 2 times annual salary. Life insurance: 2 times annual salary. Pension: RRSP group plan. Em- ployer will contribute matching funds, maximum 5% gross salary. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, fiancé, legal guardian, child, parent, spouse's parent, step- parent, brother, sister, step- brother, stepsister, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, grandchild). 2 additional days if employee has to travel more than 300 kilo- metres for funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Probationary period: 488 hours for those working 7.5- hour days; 522 hours for those working 8-hour days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.6% increase): Activity coordinator (certified) Step 1: $19.10 rising 3 steps to $20.37 Step 2: $20.19 rising 3 steps to $21.53 Step 3: $20.95 rising 3 steps to $22.33 Step 4: $21.75 rising 3 steps to $23.20 Step 5: $23.07 rising 3 steps to $24.60 Activity coordinator (uncerti- fied) Step 1: $16.15 rising 3 steps to $17.22 Step 2: $16.75 rising 3 steps to $17.87 Step 3: $17.16 rising 3 steps to $18.31 Step 4: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.82 Step 5: $19.31 rising 3 steps to $20.59 Student Step 1: $12.75 rising 3 steps to $13.59 Sample rates of pay (current, after 10% increase): Cook Step 1: $17.43 rising 3 steps to $19.23 Step 2: $17.77 rising 3 steps to $19.61 Step 3: $18.05 rising 3 steps to $19.91 Step 4: $18.46 rising 3 steps to $20.36 Cook (certificate) Step 1: $19.36 rising 3 steps to $21.36 Kitchen/housekeeping (GSW) Step 1: $15.41 rising 3 steps to $16.99 Step 2: $15.67 rising 3 steps to $17.28 Step 3: $15.96 rising 3 steps to $17.61 Step 4: $16.40 rising 3 steps to $18.09 Maintenance Step 1: $20.23 rising 3 steps to $22.31 Step 2: $21.19 rising 3 steps to $23.38 Step 3: $22.56 rising 3 steps to $24.89 Step 4: $23.72 rising 3 steps to $26.17 Editor's notes: AUPE pin: Employees can wear 1 AUPE union lapel pin during working hours provided that it does not interfere with their duties. CONCRETE MANUFACTURING Sarnia Concrete Products Sarnia, Ont. (12 operators, maintenance workers, mechanics) and Teamsters, Local 879 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive June 1, 2016, to May 31, 2019. Ratified on May 14, 2016. Signed on July 27, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective June 1, 2016: $0.15 per hour Effective June 1, 2017: $0.20 per hour Effective June 1, 2018: $0.25 per hour Shift premium: $0.25 per hour for all hours worked between 4 p.m. to midnight. Working foreman: $0.25 per hour. Em- ployees operating a conveyor- equipped ready-mix truck will be paid a flat premium $10. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 4.5 weeks or 9% after 20 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 25

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