Canadian Labour Reporter

April 16, 2018 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS chiropractic, registered mas- sage therapist (medical referral required). STD: 66 2/3% of regular wages, maximum 20 weeks. After 1 year of service: $260 per week or 80% of regular wages, which- ever is greater, maximum 26 weeks and 50% of regular wages for further maximum 26 weeks. LTD: $2,700 per month. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for all active members of mine-rescue team, maximum of 20 persons, for coverage of $65,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for all active members of mine-rescue team, maximum of 20 persons for coverage of $65,000. Coverage of $51,000 for all non-skilled- trades employees and skilled- trades employees. Employer will pay premium on $49,500 of face value of policy. Pension: K+S Windsor Salt Ltd. Employees' Pension Plan. Employee may elect to make optional contributions of maximum 2% of employee's compensation to DC plan. Em- ployer will contribute 50% of employee's contribution, max- imum 1%. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of child, current spouse, stepchild of current spouse, parent, stepparent, parent, stepparent of current spouse. 3 days for death of brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchild, grandchild of cur- rent spouse. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, grandparents, aunt, uncle, grandparents of current spouse. Seniority – recall rights: 36 months or period equal to ac- cumulated seniority, whichever is greater. Call-in pay: Time and one-half for work on Monday to Satur- day, double time for work on Sunday or maximum 3 hours at straight-time rate, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 600 straight-time hours (exclusive of overtime hours) during any 12-month period. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for counselling, verbal or written warnings, 24 months for prior infractions. Safety shoes: $210 per year (previously $205 per year). Ef- fective Feb. 16, 2019: $215 per year. Employer will provide sur- face-maintenance employees 1 pair of winter boots during term of collective agreement. Uniforms/clothing: Employ- er will pay full cost of miners' belts, hard hats and hearing protection required. Employer will provide waterproof cover- alls for employees engaged in mixing blue treatment and mucking in sump; regular coveralls for powdermen, permanent undercutter oper- ators, permanent jumbo oper- ators, employees engaged in excavation work in new under- ground construction, roof-bolt drilling, jack-leg drilling, fuel- ers, oilers, greasers. Employer will provide skilled-trade em- ployees in surface-maintenance department with 1 winter coat per year. Employer will provide shaft mechanics with 1 winter coat during term of collective agreement. Employer will pro- vide 9-pair cycle for all classi- fied skilled-trades employees. Tool allowance: Employer will supply metric, specialized tools for use by skilled-trades em- ployees when required. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Skilled trades (maintenance dept.) Carpenter, electrician, machine repairperson, painter, welder: $38.52 rising 3 steps to $39.87 Non-skilled (maintenance dept.) Supplemental employee: $34.92 rising 3 steps to $35.87 Stockkeeper: $34.59 rising 3 steps to $35.59 Assistant stockkeeper: $34.39 rising 3 steps to $35.39 U/G maintenance labourer: $34.36 rising 3 steps to $35.31 Truck driver: $34.21 rising 3 steps to $35.16 Labourer: $34.14 rising 3 steps to $35.09 Mine dept. Shaftperson: $38.52 rising 3 steps to $39.87 Hoistperson: $38.52 rising 3 steps to $39.87 Shaftperson helper: $35.03 ris- ing 3 steps to $36.18 Utility: $34.67 rising 3 steps to $35.62 Jumbo operator: $34.51 rising 3 steps to $35.46 LHD operator: $34.51 rising 3 steps to $35.46 LHD operator (relief ): $34.51 rising 3 steps to $35.46 Mechanical scaler operator: $34.51 rising 3 steps to $35.46 Undercutter operator: $34.51 rising 3 steps to $35.46 Powderman/blaster/missed hole: $34.51 rising 3 steps to $35.46 Roof bolter: $34.51 rising 3 steps to $35.46 Prep crew: $34.45 rising 3 steps to $35.45 Fueler/greaser: $34.40 rising 3 steps to $35.35 Jackleg operator: $34.38 rising 3 steps to $35.33 Clean-up operator: $34.38 ris- ing 3 steps to $35.33 Equipment washer: $34.33 ris- ing 3 steps to $35.28 Skip tender: $34.25 rising 3 steps to $35.20 Grader/cagetender/skip tender relief: $34.25 rising 3 steps to $35.20 Clean-up work: $34.23 rising 3 steps to $35.18 Janitor: $34.14 rising 3 steps to $35.14 Mill dept. Dispatcher leader: $34.64 rising 3 steps to $35.59 Dispatcher: $34.51 rising 3 steps to $35.46 Bag warehouse leader: $34.50 rising 3 steps to $35.45 Utility: $34.45 rising 3 steps to $35.40 Analyst: $34.44 rising 3 steps to $35.39 Fork-lift operator: $34.40 rising 3 steps to $35.35 Heavy-equipment operator: $34.28 rising 3 steps to $35.23 Labourer: $34.21 rising 3 steps to $35.16 10 kg. bagger: $34.21 rising 3 steps to $35.16 Warehouse general: $34.21 ris- ing 3 steps to $35.16 Greaser: $34.21 rising 3 steps to $35.16 Bulk loader: $34.13 rising 3 steps to $35.13 Warehouse tender: $34.13 ris- ing 3 steps to $35.13 Trackmobile operator: $34.16 rising 3 steps to $35.11 Janitor: $34.09 rising 3 steps to $35.09 Bin tender: $34.13 rising 3 steps to $35.08 Bagger: $34.13 rising 3 steps to $35.08 Miner (3 to 6 years): $31.47 ris- ing 2 steps to $32.06 Miner (2 to 4 years): $27.98 ris- ing 2 steps to $28.50 Miner (1 to 2 years): $26.23 ris- ing 2 steps to $26.72 Development miner: $39.02 ris- ing 2 steps to $39.87 Mill (3 to 6 years): $31.28 rising 2 steps to $3 1.86 Mill (2 to 4 years): $27.80 rising 2 steps to $28.32 Mill (1 to 2 years): $26.06 rising 2 steps to $26.55 Editor's notes: Education fund: Employer will submit $0.02 per hour per employee for all hours worked to Unifor Paid Educational Leave Training Program. Licences: $150 per year per person for skilled-trades licenses required in performance of duties. Training hours: Employer will provide minimum of 6,500 hours of training per year (exclusive of common-core training). Up to 640 hours of this training will be offered to non-skilled maintenance employees to train in another department. Training hours: Employer will provide minimum of 6,500 hours of training per year. Up to 640 hours will be offered to non-skilled maintenance employees.

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