Canadian Labour Reporter

July 24, 2017

Canadian Labour Reporter is the trusted source of information for labour relations professionals. Published weekly, it features news, details on collective agreements and arbitration summaries to help you stay on top of the changing landscape.

Issue link: https://digital.hrreporter.com/i/850936

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 3 of 7

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS July 24, 2017 STEEL PRODUCTION ArcelorMittal Montreal Hamilton East Hamilton, Ont. (130 factory workers) and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Intl. Union (USW), Local 5328 Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 1, 2016, to July 31, 2021. Signed on July 13, 2016. Shift premium: Turn pre- mium: $0.60 per hour (previ- ously $0.55 per hour) for hours worked on regularly scheduled second turn (3 p.m. to 11 p.m.); $0.70 per hour (previ- ously $0.65 per hour) for hours worked on regularly scheduled third turn (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.). $0.85 cents per hour (previously $0.75 per hour) for all hours worked over an interval of 24 hours between 7 a.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. $1.25 per hour when working Saturday or Sunday and not being paid overtime. Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 5 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 22 years, 7 weeks after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after stan- dard day or standard week. Meal allowance: Overtime meal allowance is $9. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of costs. Dental: Employer pays 100% of costs. Vision: Employer pays 100% of costs. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of costs. LTD: Employer pays 100% of costs. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of costs. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of costs. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, stepmother, stepfa- ther, stepson, stepdaughter). 3 days for death in extended family (brother, sister, step- brother, stepsister, father-in- law, mother-in-law, grandson, granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law). Seniority – recall rights: Less than 2 years' service: 24 months; 2 years' service: 30 months; 3 years' service: 36 months; 4 years' service: 42 months; 5 or more years' ser- vice: 48 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 3 months. Severance: 2 weeks' pay per year of service, maximum 52 weeks. Safety shoes: Employer will pay for 100% of cost of safety boots with metatarsal protec- tors. When work is required in damp areas such as oil temper and cleaning line, employer will pay 100% of cost of any subse- quent pair of boots or shoes in 12-month period. Tool allowance: Company will pay 50% of cost of tool broken in normal duties by trade and craft or assigned maintenance employee when cost equals or exceeds $200 and where cost of broken tool exceeds $10 up to total annual cost of $150. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Job class 1: $24.47 2: $24.76 3: $25.04 4: $25.33 5: $25.61 6: $25.90 7: $26.18 8: $26.47 9: $26.75 10: $27.04 11: $27.32 12: $27.61 13: $27.89 14: $28.18 15: $28.46 16: $28.75 17: $29.03 18: $29.32 19: $29.70 20: $30.01 21: $30.31 22: $30.62 23: $30.92 24: $31.23 25: $31.53 26: $31.84 27: $32.14 28: $32.45 Editor's notes: Veterans: Service will include service formerly granted for time spent in Her Majesty's forces. Such service may be applied for purposes of employment, continuation of employment and promotion only. Day of Mourning: The employer will lower Canadian flag to half-mast on official Day of Mourning as identified by union health and safety co-chair and observe 1 minute of silence. UTILITIES Manitoba Hydro Provincewide, Manitoba (890 workers, natural and applied sciences and related occupations) and the Association of Manitoba Hydro Staff and Supervisory Employees (Independent-local) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on Nov. 1, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 0% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1.25% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1.5% Shift premium: $1.31 per hour for shifts between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. Monday to Friday. $3.73 per hour for shifts with any hours on Saturdays, Sundays and corporation holidays. Paid holidays: 11 1/2 days (half-day on Christmas Eve). Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years. After 29 years, up to 5 days of long-service recog- nition credits per year. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked beyond 7.92 per day. When scheduled overtime is cancelled, employees will be paid 2 hours at their basic rate. Double time for working on corporation holiday. Hours can be banked to a maximum of 80 hours per year. Medical benefits: Company pays 100% of the costs of ex- tended health and drug plans. Dental: Company pays 100% of the costs. Veterans: Service will include service formerly granted for time spent in Her Majesty's forces.

Articles in this issue

Archives of this issue

view archives of Canadian Labour Reporter - July 24, 2017