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September 11, 2017

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 for all work between noon and 5:59 p.m. $0.50 per hour for all work between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Effective Feb. 1, 2018: both premiums increase by $0.10 per hour. $1.50 per hour for approved training instructors. Effective Feb. 1, 2018: premium will increase by $0.25. $1.25 per hour for facility employees who possess valid automotive or heavy-duty diesel certificate. Effective Feb. 1, 2018: premium will increase by $0.25. $1.25 per hour for lead hands. $0.60 per hour for any lead who carries pager and is available on call for duty. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Medical benefits: Prairie Teamsters Health and Welfare Plan. Cost of the plan: 90 days' to 2 years' service: 65% em- ployer, 35% employee; 2 years' to end of 3 years' service: 70% employer, 30% employee; 4 years' to 5 years' service: 75% employer, 25% employee; 5 years' to 7 years' service: 80% employer, 20% employee; ore than 8 years' service: 85% em- ployer, 15% employee. Dental: 90% coverage for diag- nostic, preventative, restorative services; 60% coverage for elective procedures, (crowns, bridges, dentures); 50% cover- age for orthodontia (certain limitations). STD: $413 per week to a maxi- mum of 26 weeks. AD&D: $20,000 coverage. Life insurance: $20,000 cover- age. Pension: Employer will con- tribute maximum 3% of em- ployee's wages to RSP. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (wife (common-law and same-sex), husband (common-law and same-sex), son, stepson, daugh- ter, stepdaughter, father, step- father, mother, stepmother). 4 days for death in extended family (sister, brother, mother- in-law, father-in-law, grand- parents, spouse's grandparents, grandchildren). Additional 5 days if needed for travel. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 120 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months, 18 months for suspen- sions. Safety shoes: $125 per year after 1 year of service, $150 per year after 3 years of service. Uniforms/clothing: Protective clothing will be supplied by em- ployer consisting of raincoats, rain pants and noise suppressor. 2 pairs of leather gloves will be issued in spring for summer use; 2 pairs of leather mitts with liners will be issued in fall for winter use. 7 sets of coveralls will be issued to fuelling/utility and facility personnel. Mutu- ally acceptable winter parka or insulated coveralls will be paid for by employer and replaced every 24 months. Employer will bear cost of dry cleaning parkas/insulated coveralls for use at work, maximum 2 times per year. Employer will supply a spring/fall jacket replaced every 24 months. Tool allowance: Tool insurance covering fire and theft with maximum $2,000 per facility person, $100 deductible, will be provided by employer. Mileage: $0.50 per kilometre. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Hire rate Fuelers FT/PT: $13.47 rising 1 step to $13.72 Maintenance/facility: $16.23 rising 1 step to $16.48 Editor's notes: Personal safety: Employees will not be discharged or suspended if employee refuses to work in area involving bomb scares or hijackings. If recognized airport authorities decide any area is unsafe, area will be included under this clause. ROAD MAINTENANCE Cher-Noble Enterprises Hinton, Alta. (11 labourers, equipment operators) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union(USW), Local 1-207 Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 1, 2016, to Nov. 30, 2020. Ratified on Feb 3, 2017. Signed on Feb 3, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective Dec. 1, 2016: 2% Effective Dec. 1, 2017: 2% Effective Dec. 1, 2018: 2% Effective Dec. 1, 2019: 2% Effective Dec. 1, 2020: 2% Shift premium: Lead hand: 3%. Paid holidays: 12 days. 1 float- ing holiday per year after 5 years' service; 2 floating holi- days per year after 10 years' ser- vice; 3 floating holidays per year after 20 years' service. Vacations with pay: To start (days before cut-off date): 1 day after 30 to 36 days; 2 days after 37 to 73 days; 3 days after 74 to 110 days; 4 days after 111 to 147 days; 5 days after 148 to 184 days; 6 days after 185 to 220 days; 7 days after 221 to 257 days; 8 days after 258 to 294 days; 9 days after 295 to 331 days; 10 days after 332 to 365 days. 2 weeks or 5% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 7% after 2 years, 4 weeks or 9% after 7 years, 5 weeks or 11% after 15 years, 6 weeks or 13% after 24 years, 7 weeks or 15% after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or for all work on Saturday or Sunday. May be banked, maximum 120 hours per year. Medical benefits: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for Alberta Health Care Plan if re- instated by the Alberta govern- ment as an employer-funded health-care plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Lifetime maximum limit for orthodontics is $3,000 per person. Vision: $400 per person (previ- ously $350 per person) every 24 months. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for cov- erage of 70% of average earn- ings per week, payable on first day of disability due to non- occupational accidents, first day of disability due to hospital- ization, fourth day of disability due to sickness, maximum 52 weeks. LTD: Employer pays 85% of premiums, employee pays 15% premiums for coverage of 60% of first $833.33 plus 40% of re- mainder, maximum $2,400 per month. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $106,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $106,000. Pension: Company will con- tribute $2.68 per employee per hour, employee will contribute $1.63 per employee per hour to I.W.A. Forest Industry Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, common-law, wife, common- law husband, father-in-law, CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Medical forms: Employer will reimburse for medical forms requested by insurance carrier or employer, maximum $15 per form.

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