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7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS NATURAL GAS Enbridge Gas Distribution Provincewide, Ontario (650 technicians, maintenance, drivers, construction, administrative employees) and Unifor, Local 975 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2019. Ratified on July 26, 2017. Signed on July 13, 2017. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 10 years, 25 days after 20 years, 30 days after 30 years. Maximum 2 weeks may be carried over. Addition- al 8 floater days (previously 7 floater days), plus 1 more effect- ive Jan. 1, 2019. Meal allowance: Employees who work 3 or more hours will be paid amount equal to 35% of operations technician 1 rate for meal and each successive 4 hours for meal. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $13.91. STD: Less than 1 year of ser- vice: Full pay for 6 weeks, 60% pay after 20 weeks. 1 year to 5 years of service: Full pay for 6 weeks, 60% pay after 20 weeks. 5 years to 10 years of service: Full pay for 13 weeks, 60% after 13 weeks. 10 years of service: Full pay for 26 weeks. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (brother, sister, spouse, parents, parent-in-law, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, other relative living in home of employee). 1 day for death of aunts, uncles, brother- in-law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: 2 weeks' pay per year of service, maximum 52, minimum 6 weeks. Employees who are 50 or more at time of layoff, will be entitled to addi- tional 8 weeks of pay. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide service for clean- ing or repairing uniforms or employer will provide clothing cleaning allowance of $2.50 per week. Employer will also make washer and dryer available at each depot. Tool allowance: Employees will be supplied with replace- ment of necessary tools, worn out, broken or lost doing com- pany work. $600 per year (pre- viously $500 per year) for auto mechanic/heavy-equipment tool allowance. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase): Construction and maintenance Lead-hand: $40 rising 2 steps to $41.21 Operations technician 1: $38.57 rising 2 steps to $39.74 Operations technician 2: $35.70 rising 2 steps to $36.78 Gas-tech welder: $39.35 rising 2 steps to $40.54 Gas-tech 1/machine operator: $38.57 rising 2 steps to $39.74 Gas-technician – first-class: $36.49 rising 2 steps to $37.60 Gas-technician – second-class: $32.92 rising 2 steps to $33.91 Gas-distribution fitter: $32.73 rising 2 steps to $33.72 Utility fitter 1: $37.49 rising 2 steps to $38.62 Utility fitter 2: $35.48 rising 2 steps to $36.55 Utility fitter 3: $32.92 rising 2 steps to $33.91 Fitter-in-training: $31.31 rising 2 steps to $32.26 Tractor-trailer driver: $38.27 rising 2 steps to $39.42 Machine operator: $38.27 rising 2 steps to $39.42 Truck driver: $32.05 rising 2 steps to $33.02 Leak surveyor: $32.92 rising 2 steps to $33.91 Yard/stockkeeper: $32.92 rising 2 steps to $33.91 Labourer entry-level: $27.98 rising 2 steps to $28.83 Labourer: $30.53 rising 2 steps to $31.45 Student: $20.07 rising 2 steps to $20.68 Field measurement hand step 1: $29.39 rising 2 steps to $30.28 Field measurement hand step 5: $37.25 rising 2 steps to $38.38 Pipeline welder: $37.83 rising 2 steps to $38.98 Material and logistics Special repairer: $37.26 rising 2 steps to $38.39 First-class repairer after 12 months: $34.10 rising 2 steps to $35.13 Second-class repairer after 6 months: $32.30 rising 2 steps to $33.27 Special repairer reclamation: $37.26 rising 2 steps to $38.39 Stock keeper: $32.89 rising 2 steps to $33.88 Appliance adjuster and tester: $32.21 rising 2 steps to $33.18 Appliance repairer: $34.47 ris- ing 2 steps to $35.51 Control repairer: $35.35 rising 2 steps to $36.42 Shipper/receiver: $32.89 rising 2 steps to $33.88 Facilities management Utility-hand: $32.21 rising 2 steps to $33.18 Plant maintenance operator: $37.48 rising 2 steps to $38.61 Carpenter: $37.48 rising 2 steps to $38.61 Painter: $37.48 rising 2 steps to $38.61 Plumber: $37.48 rising 2 steps to $38.61 Electrician: $37.48 rising 2 steps to $38.61 Utility-hand horticulturist: $34.72 rising 2 steps to $35.77 Utility-hand stations: $34.72 rising 2 steps to $35.77 Building maintenance techni- cian: $37.48 rising 2 steps to $38.61 Fleet services Auto mechanic: $37.49 rising 2 steps to $38.62 Tire-hand: $35.35 rising 2 steps to $36.42 Garage attendant: $31.15 rising 2 steps to $32.09 Automotive stock keeper: $32.89 rising 2 steps to $33.88 Utility hand: $32.21 rising 2 steps to $33.18 Heavy-equipment mechanic: $38.27 rising 2 steps to $39.42 Editor's notes: Marriage leave: 3 paid days off, provided employee has completed 3 months of service. Overnight expenses: Employer will compensate employee who stays out of town on company business $80 (previously $75) per overnight stay. Standby pay: 150% of one hour of operations technician rate for each 24-hour period of standby coverage. 300% of one hour of operations technician rate for each 24-hour period of standby coverage on public holi- days. Justice fund: Employer will contribute $27,040 per year to Unifor Social Justice Fund. Overnight expenses: Employer will compensate employee who stays out of town on business $80 (previously $75) per stay.

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