Canadian Labour Reporter

December 4, 2017 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS FIRE-FIGHTING Pro-Tec Fire Services of Canada Wabush, N.L. (3 firefighters) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Local 90940 Renewal agreement: Effective April 28, 2017, to June 30, 2019. Signed on April 28, 2017. Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 144 hours after 1 year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after regularly scheduled hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 60% of premiums, employ- ee pays 40% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Sick leave: 10 hours per month, maximum 288 hours. LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of wages. Pension: Employer will match employee's contributions to pension plan, maximum 3%. Bereavement leave: 2 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law partner, parent, child, sister, brother, grandparent, grandchild, par- ent-in-law, relative/person with whom employee has experi- enced very close relationship). Additional time for travel will not be unreasonably withheld. Call-in pay: Time and one- half for all hours worked or minimum 3 hours, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 12 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 30 months. Safety shoes: $200 per year for CSA-approved safety footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide uniforms and re- place after normal wear and tear. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase): New recruit: $42.25 rising 2 steps to $43.96 12 months: $44.25 rising 2 steps to $45.96 24 months: $46.25 rising 2 steps to $47.96 30 months: $46.82 rising 2 steps to $48.71 Editor's notes: Parking: Employer will provide parking with electrical plug-ins at no cost to employees provided employer receives same from Wabush airport. Northern allowance: Employees will be entitled to northern allowance benefit of $4,000 per year. Vacation-travel allowance: Employer will pay to each employee on April 1 of each year va- cation travel allowance of $1,250 for each employee and $1,000 for spouse and each dependant of employee. FOOD PRODUCTION Agropur Cooperative Edmonton (105 maintenance, general plant, quality assurance employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union (UFCW), Local 401 Renewal agreement: Effective May 8, 2016, to May 28, 2021. Ratified on July 10, 2017. Signed on May 8, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective May, 8, 2016: 1.25% Effective May 14, 2017: 1.5% Effective May 13, 2018: 2% Effective May 12, 2019: 2.25% Effective May 17, 2020: 2.25% Shift premium: $0.85 per hour (previously $0.80 per hour) for work between 1 p.m. and 5 a.m. $0.85 per hour (previously $0.80 per hour) for work be- tween 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. $1 per hour for work on Sunday. $1 per hour for lead hands. $1.50 per hour above highest rate in de- partment for relief supervisors. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 18 years, 7 weeks after 23 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day, double time for work after 10 hours per day. Meal allowance: $7.50 after 2 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Al- berta Health Care and Sun Life Health Services Plan. Dental: Employer will contrib- ute $0.44 per hour (previously $0.43 per hour) into United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union, Local No. 401 Dental Care Plan. Effective May 13th, 2018: $0.45 per hour. Vision: $200 per person every 24 months. Paramedical: Massage therapy: $200 maximum per year, reim- bursed at 80%. Chiropractic/ physiotherapy: $250 maximum per year, reimbursed at 80%. Weekly indemnity: Coverage of 70% of weekly wage. Sick leave: 4 hours per month, maximum 208 hours. LTD: Coverage of 50% of week- ly earnings, maximum $1,800 per month (previously $1,400 per month). Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer will con- tribute $1.25 per hour into Can- adian Commercial Workers' Industry Pension Plan. Bereavement leave: 1 week for death in immediate family (spouse, parent, stepparent, child, brother, sister, mother-in- law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in- law, son-in-law, grandmother, grandmother-in-law, grand- father, grandfather-in-law, grandchildren, any relative liv- ing in household of employee). 1 day for death of uncle, aunt, nephew, niece. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 360 hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Severance: 1 week's pay for up to 2 years of service; 1 week's pay per year of service after 2 years of service, maximum 15 weeks. Safety shoes: $150 per year. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 10% increase): Full-time employee Blow-mold operator, filler op- erator, palletizer/case operator, shipper, receiver, janitor (0 to 1,000 hours): $23.05 rising 4 steps to $25.45 Blow-mold operator, filler op- erator, palletizer/case operator, shipper, receiver, janitor (1,001 to 2,000 hours): $24.05 rising 4 steps to $26.45 Blow-mold operator, filler operator, palletizer/case opera- tor, shipper, receiver, janitor (2,001+ hours): $25.05 rising 5 steps to $27.45 Break relief floater, CIP opera- tor (0 to 1,000 hours): $23.61 rising 4 steps to $26.07 Education and training fund: Employer will contribute $0.04 per hour into UFCW fund.

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