Canadian Labour Reporter

May 28, 2018 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS person per year. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $320 every 2 years (previously $295 every 2 years) which may used for eye examinations or glasses. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of straight-time hourly earnings. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of straight-time hourly earnings, maximum $2,000 per month. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $47,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $47,000. Pension: Canada-Wide Indus- trial Pension Plan. Employer contributes $1.32 per hour (previously $1.22 per hour), employee contributes $0.55 per hour (previously $0.50 per hour). Effective Jan. 12, 2019: Employer contributes $1.42 per hour, employee contributes $0.60 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (mother, father, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, mother- in-law, father-in-law). 2 days for death of grandparents, grand- children, stepparents. 1 day for death of foster-parents, son-in- law, daughter-in-law, brother- in-law, sister-in-law. In event of death of member of immediate family when employee cannot attend funeral outside of On- tario, employer will grant 2 days compassionate leave with pay at time of funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at straight-time rates. Probationary period: 600 hours worked; 900 hours for maintenance employees and die correctors. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for warnings, 18 months for suspensions, demo- tions. Safety shoes: Employer will pay 100% of cost of 1 pair of safety boots selected from list ap- proved by joint health and safe- ty committee. Second pair of boots per year will be provided on as-needed basis determined by co-chairs of joint health and safety committee. Tool allowance: Employer will replace, at equal value, tools that are broken or worn in course of maintenance depart- ment work. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.5% increase): For employees hired before Jan. 12, 2011 Extrusion Lead-hand: $27.18 rising 2 steps to $28.14 Press operator: $26.16 rising 2 steps to $27.09 Asst. press operator: $25.19 ris- ing 2 steps to $26.08 Fr. stretch operator: $25.19 ris- ing 2 steps to $26.08 Ticker writer/saw operator: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Die corrector L.H.: $30.93 ris- ing 2 steps to $32.02 Die corrector A: $29.17 rising 2 steps to $30.20 Die corrector B: $27.12 rising 2 steps to $28.08 Die handler: $26.16 rising 2 steps to $27.09 Crane operator/lift truck: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Production helper: $21.39 ris- ing 2 steps to $22.14 Paint line Saw operator: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Lead-hand: $27.18 rising 2 steps to $28.14 Painter: $26.16 rising 2 steps to $27.09 Material handler: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Ticker writer: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Production helper: $21.39 ris- ing 2 steps to $22.14 Crane operator/lift truck: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Shipping/packaging Lead-hand: $27.18 rising 2 steps to $28.14 Tractor trailer driver: $26.68 rising 2 steps to $27.63 Box or stake tr. driver: $25.58 rising 2 steps to $26.48 Crane operator/lift truck: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Material coordinator: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Strapper/ticket writer: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Production helper: $21.39 ris- ing 2 steps to $22.14 Maintenance Maintenance lead-hand: $38.55 rising 2 steps to $39.91 Maintenance mechanic: $30.99 rising 2 steps to $32.08 Maintenance mechanic B: $33.43 rising 2 steps to $34.61 Maintenance mechanic A: $36.35 rising 2 steps to $37.64 Maintenance electrician: $30.99 rising 2 steps to $32.08 Electrical technician B: $33.43 rising 2 steps to $34.61 Electrical technician A: $36.35 rising 2 steps to $37.64 Maintenance labour: $25.19 ris- ing 2 steps to $26.08 Housekeeping: $21.39 rising 2 steps to $22.14 Fabrication Lead-hand: $27.18 rising 2 steps to $28.14 Set-up person: $26.68 rising 2 steps to $27.63 Material coordinator: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Machine operator: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Production helper: $21.39 ris- ing 2 steps to $22.14 Saw operator: $25.19 rising 2 steps to $26.08 Red-circled rate: $24.61 rising 2 steps to $25.48 Editor's notes: Canadian citizenship: Employer will provide 16-hour paid leave of absence to employees who wish to take Canadian citizenship test. Truck drivers: On return trip to Montreal, drivers will be given $255 to cover wages, meals and overnight accommodation. For each additional delivery in Montreal area, employer will pay extra $21. CONSTRUCTION Saint John Construction Association Saint John, N.B. (300 carpenters, apprentices, foreman, tradesmen) and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC), Local 1386 Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 12, 2017, to June 30, 2020. Signed on Nov. 12, 2017. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 10% each paycheque. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 50 hours per week and on Saturday and Sun- day. Medical benefits: Employer will pay $4.66 per hour ($4.46 per hour for ISM workers) into New Brunswick Carpenters Health Insurance Trust Fund. Pension: Employer will pay $1.50 per hour ($1.25 per hour for ISM workers) into New Brunswick Carpenters Health Insurance Trust Fund. Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of wife, child, moth- er, father. 4 days for death of brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide where necessary, raincoats, rubber boots, safety helmets, safety goggles. Tool allowance: Employer will provide secure building for em- ployees to store tools and is re- sponsible for compensation or replacement of tools by "brand name" destroyed or damaged by fire or lost by theft. Liability will not exceed value of tools or $1,000 whichever is lesser. If power tools, patent mitre boxes, staplers are required, they will be supplied by employer. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.3% increase): Red Seal carpenters: $25.74 ris- ing 2 steps to $27.10 ISM: $25.59 rising 2 steps to $26.95 Journeyman carpenter: $24.48 rising 2 steps to $25.85 Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Foreman: $4 above current journeyman or Red Seal journeyman basic hourly rate First year (12 months): 75% of journeyman's rate First sector completed: 80% of journeyman's rate Second sector completed: 85% of journeyman's rate

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