Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS February 27, 2017 Editor's notes: Social justice fund: The employer will contribute $0.02 per hour per employee to the Unifor Social Justice Fund. Prescription safety glasses: $250 every 2 years. National Day of Mourning: Each year on April 28, 1 min- ute of silence will be observed in memory of workers killed or injured on the job. Remembrance Day: The employer will allow employees 2 minutes of silence at 11 a.m. on Remembrance Day each year. Hearing aid: 75% of the cost, maximum $1,000 per ear once every three years. TRANSPORTATION Rapid Delivery London, Ont. (10 drivers) and Teamsters Canada, Local 879 Renewal agreement: Effective June 30, 2016, to June 29, 2018. Signed on June 30, 2016. Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 6 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours after 60 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, em- ployee 25%. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee 25%. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law partner, children, children of common- law partner, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, grandparents, father, mother of the spouse, common-law partner. Any relative of the employee who resides with the employee). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): DZ year 1 Start: $14.50 3 months: $15 2 years: $16.25 DZ year 2 Start: $15 3 months: $16.25 AZ year 1 Start: $18 3 months: $18.50 2 years: $19 AZ year 2 Start: $18 3 months: $19 Editor's notes: Elections: Employees eligible to vote in a federal, provincial or municipal election will have up to 4 consecutive hours off work during the hours in which the polls are open to cast a vote. TRANSPORTATION Canada Cartage System (Winnipeg Division) Winnipeg (100 workers, truck drivers) and Unifor (CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective May 14, 2016, to May 13, 2019. Signed on Oct. 11, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective May 14, 2017: 2% Effective May 14, 2018: 1.5% Shift premium: Hourly driv- ers receive $0.60 per hour for all hours worked when start- ing work between 4 p.m. and 4 a.m. Flat/mileage rated drivers receive $0.60 per hour for all hours between 4 p.m. and 4 a.m. $0.75 per hour for general flat deck/straight truck tandem axle highway work. $1 per hour for Super Bs/B trains/flat-deck driving and handbombing. $0.02 per mile mileage for all miles on a trip to or from the United States. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 10 days upon completion of 12 months of service; 15 days after 5 years; 20 days after 12 years. No more than 10% of workforce will be granted vacation at one time based on seniority. Overtime: Time and one-half for hours in excess of regular workday and all hours worked on a statutory holiday. Medical benefits: Premiums shared equally between com- pany and employees. Dental: Up to $1,500 annual coverage per family member. 50% coverage for major dental. Premiums shared equally be- tween company and employees. AD&D: $35,000. Premiums shared equally between com- pany and employees. Life insurance: $35,000. Pre- miums shared equally between company and employees. Pension: Employees pay 2% of gross pay matched by company to annual maximum of $700. Bereavement leave: 3 paid working days for death of par- ent, spouse, child, grandchild, sibling, parent-in-law, steppar- ent, stepchild. 1 paid working day for death of grandparent or sibling-in-law. Up to 7 addi- tional days without pay may be granted. Probationary period: 5 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: $150 per year al- lowance for safety boots, can be carried over one year. Uniforms/clothing: $250 per year uniform allowance. Com- pany provides coveralls. Mileage: 325 to 450 miles return trip: $0.4258 per mile, rising to $0.43 per mile on May 14, 2017. 451 miles or more return trip: $0.4195 per mile, rising to $0.4279 per mile on May 14, 2017. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Straight truck driver: $16.60 per hour Tractor/tandem axle truck driver: $18.62 per hour Editor's notes: Overtime refusal: A driver will be removed from the overtime list if he refuses overtime 3 times or fails to show up for scheduled overtime 3 times. Logs review: Drivers must notify the company immediately when their logs are taken for review or copied at any inspection point, or by any government or regulatory body (excluding Canada Revenue Agency). Safety equipment: All vehicles will be equipped with a fire extinguisher. All highway ve- hicles will be equipped with a first-aid kit. Education fund: The company will contribute $500 annually to the Unifor Training Fund for paid education leave.

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